Chapter 267 - 247: Rookie Tournament (26)
Chapter 267: Chapter 247: Rookie Tournament (26)
"Qi Yue!!"
Suddenly, a soft light descended, illuminating Qi Yue’s eyes.
A spray of blood, carried by the wind, also shot out, exploding against Qi Yue’s body like a Water Bullet.
Gu Qing’s legs were shaking and her whole body trembled as Genetic Enhancement caused her Attributes to skyrocket.
Qi Yue smiled faintly. "Sister Gu Qing... this is just a virtual battle... you don’t have to do this..."
The Healing Skill and Gu Qing’s bodily fluids could no longer heal Qi Yue.
After all, her injuries were too severe.
The next second, Qi Yue was teleported back to the territory.
Only Qi Yue’s virtual corpse remained on the virtual battlefield.
Gu Qing charged forward with her Iron Saber. "Die, Continuous Dance!"
"No, stop! Don’t do it!"
Jiang Die turned and fled in a panic, but how could she possibly escape from Gu Qing’s grasp?
In her Genetic Enhancement State, Gu Qing was a superwoman.
Gu Qing raised her saber. "You’re already finished. I’m just cleaning up for Qi Yue."
SHNK! SHNK! SHNK!
Jiang Die died.
The battle was over.
Of course, Zhao Chi knew nothing of the thrilling drama unfolding at the front.
He had been standing guard in front of the Territory Stone the entire time.
Suddenly, he heard a massive wave of cheers.
It was immediately followed by a system notification:
[The battle has ended. You have achieved victory. You may remain here to interact with the audience or click to return.]
The high walls drew closer and shrank in height.
The audience, once far off in the distance, was now right before his eyes.
A roar of cheers like a mountain collapsing or a tsunami crashing washed over him.
Applause and whistles were continuous.
The number of spectators in the venue had actually surpassed ten thousand.
’There weren’t this many people just now, were there? What’s going on?’
Zhao Chi stared blankly at the crowd.
But for all the cheering, there were naturally some who remained silent.
There was a considerable number of them, sitting in their seats and watching Zhao Chi with complicated expressions.
’No doubt about it, they must have bet on Jiang Die.’
But that had nothing to do with Zhao Chi.
Zhao Chi wasn’t in the mood to interact with the audience and directly clicked to return.
"My Lord, you’re back."
Qi Yue suddenly threw herself into his arms.
Zhao Chi was a bit bewildered.
’What’s wrong with Qi Yue?’
Gu Qing smiled. "Qi Yue performed exceptionally well in this battle. She also experienced a simulated life-and-death situation. Even though we all have the Fearless Talent, there are still things we’re afraid to lose."
Zhao Chi was completely fogged by what she said.
But he vaguely understood.
"It’s okay, Qi Yue. Even if it weren’t in Virtual Space, you can be resurrected in reality. You haven’t forgotten that you can be revived, have you?"
Qi Yue shook her head in his embrace.
"I haven’t forgotten, but I just have this strange feeling in my heart. My Lord, you don’t find me troublesome, do you?"
Zhao Chi shook his head. "Of course not. Being sentimental just means you have rich emotions. It’s very normal."
Qi Yue nodded with a small smile and stepped out of his embrace.
Tang Ruan came over with a wide grin.
Zhao Chi looked at her excited, smiling face and knew it was most likely a Bonus from her masochistic Talent. It seemed she had probably taken quite a beating in this battle as well.
So he opened his arms and gave her a big hug too.
The Combat Difficulty of this battle was quite high, and it was also the only match Zhao Chi hadn’t followed from start to finish.
However, as a competitor, he had access to the match replay.
Zhao Chi sped up the replay and quickly watched the entire match.
Only then did he find out what had happened on the front lines.
A duel between just 50 people could actually turn out like this.
It was, one could say, quite spectacular.
This Jiang Die really wasn’t all talk.
This was the first match where Zhao Chi had suffered nearly 50% casualties.
The Jiang Die Army was truly strong.
’I wonder who the next opponent will be.’
A notification sounded:
[Calculating semi-final results...]
[You have received a total of 98 points. Your current rank is 1st.]
The system had also given him a high score for the battle against Jiang Die.
His rank was still number one.
However, these points weren’t very useful to Zhao Chi.
They were of some use to contestants like Jiang Die, who had lost in the semi-finals.
After the semi-finals, Jiang Die and the loser of the other semi-final match would not compete again.
Therefore, third and fourth place were decided entirely by points.
But the champion and runner-up were not.
Zhao Chi had already locked in a spot in the top two. His worst possible result was runner-up.
But this match had been quite difficult. He didn’t know if he could continue to win the next one.
Soon, another message was issued.
[Finalists have been decided.]
[Battlefield] Battlefield 1
[Time] 7:00 PM
[Duration] 120 minutes
[Contestant] 1. Zhao Chi of Stream Village
[Contestant] 2. Yuan Zhao of Beiliu Village
’It really is Yuan Zhao!’
’That guy really is the final opponent.’
Yuan Zhao’s Race is Blood Race.
’Blood Race... That noble I killed before, Zhao Ji, his Race was also Blood Race.’
The Talent of the Blood Race is Vampirism.
They can use it to recover health by sucking blood.
Besides that, their Attributes are also higher than the five default Races.
And they are extremely skilled at fighting at night.
But when I fought Zhao Ji before, I didn’t actually feel the Blood Race was all that strong.
The reason for this was that Zhao Chi’s Female Soldiers were all of the Peach Blossom Human Race, whose Attributes were a full 4 points higher than the default Races.
They were also higher than the Blood Race’s.
So, he wasn’t at a disadvantage in that fight; on the contrary, he held the racial advantage.
Moreover, Zhao Ji had severely underestimated his enemy, allowing Zhao Chi to seize the opportunity for victory.
In addition, although Zhao Ji was a noble, he didn’t seem to be a very important one.
There’s a saying: "Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix."
Although Yuan Zhao isn’t a noble, his family is willing to invest vast resources in training him. He might not be any weaker than a noble.
In fact, he’s very likely even stronger than those second-rate nobles.
Although this was called the Newcomer Competition, all the opponents Zhao Chi had faced had some real strength.
First match, Xiao Rui’s Skeletons would explode upon death, spraying Bone Nails and dealing massive, unexpected Damage to his enemies.
Second match, Qi Yu’s Tree Men acted like Catapults and could also use their roots to restrain and Attack, making them very versatile.
Third match, Wei Li’s Ghouls were incredibly ferocious. Their overall Attributes were very high, and their fierce, relentless charges were extremely vicious.
In the Round of 16, Cao Feng was a bit of a pushover, but his Shadow Leopard’s third eye definitely had some use. Unfortunately, his choice of tactics was wrong, and he was easily defeated.
In the Quarter-finals, Lang Hu’s tiger men were extremely fierce, a perfect example of head-on combat. On top of that, Lang Hu himself could transform into a giant tiger, making him nearly unbeatable.
In the Semi-finals, he had just experienced Jiang Die’s strength. Her Elves, despite being a default Race, had extremely high killing power. They could also transform into trees to hide and ambush their enemies.
All these opponents were quite strong.
And the later the opponent, the stronger they were... which seemed like stating the obvious.
But Yuan Zhao’s experience must have been the same. To fight his way to the finals, he must have also encountered some very tricky enemies.
But he too had cut down all his foes to reach the finals.
Fighting Yuan Zhao would require thorough mental preparation.
’For the next match, should I deploy 100 Female Soldiers?’
According to previous information, Yuan Zhao’s Blood Race could field 80 people.
If he still only fielded 50 Female Soldiers, he would likely be at a great disadvantage.
’But the only problem is, how would I explain it?’
Yuan Zhao daring to field 80 people meant he possessed a completely legitimate sub-territory.
Although based on his Identity, he shouldn’t be qualified to have one yet.
But with the power of Yuan Zhao’s Family, it wasn’t impossible.
But for Zhao Chi... it was absolutely impossible.
Furthermore, Penglai Village was his absolute trump card. The World Stone’s source was also from killing Zhao Ji, so it definitely couldn’t be made public.
’Looks like I can still only field 50 Female Soldiers in the finals.’
It was really restrictive.
But there was nothing to be done about it.
Given Zhao Chi’s family background, achieving his current results was actually already good enough.
Even being the runner-up would be the Zhao Family’s best result in many years.
Perhaps the family would even give him a reward when he returned.
If he got runner-up, he wouldn’t have to collect the Golden Treasure Chest from Zhao Quan’s side either.
That way, he wouldn’t be too indebted to Zhao Quan and wouldn’t be locked down by him, which was also pretty good.
But...
Zhao Chi was not content.
’After all, the whole point of entering this competition was to become the champion.’
’It was to get the three items and the priority acquisition rights.’
Damn it!
’No, I still have to take the championship.’
"My... My Lord, why are you squeezing my waist so hard? It hurts, but... it feels so good," Tang Ruan gasped softly in his arms.
Only then did Zhao Chi realize that when he had made his resolve, his hand, resting on her waist, had squeezed unconsciously.
He had squeezed Tang Ruan’s soft waist until it was misshapen.