Chapter 115-1: Hidden Quest, Map Update (1) |
Death Arena.
On the third day, Gu Chen’s second round of combat arrived as scheduled.
As the energy rune patterns on the floor of the room lit up, Gu Chen was teleported to the Giant Sword Arena on the second level of the Heavenly Ladder.
This time, his opponent was a warrior of an alien race who carried weapons.
It had blue-and-white interlaced striped skin, two huge eyes that looked just like the ET aliens in sci-fi movies, a thin and small frame, and a circular weapon with serrated edges in each hand.
Through analysis scanning, Gu Chen obtained the opponent’s information.
[Sanshe]
Hunt Level: 24
Target Introduction: A member of the Yicong race, from Thorn Rose Island in the Azure Star Sea Region, one of the few remaining warriors of the Yicong race.
After reading the analysis, Gu Chen instantly let out a breath of relief.
According to Guide’s analysis, while the probability of encountering a powerful enemy early on was low, it was not zero.
But this alien with Hunt Level 24 was clearly not among the strong. He felt he would most likely win this battle.
As the voice of the Barbarian Thrall rang out overhead, the restriction wristband automatically unlocked.
This time Gu Chen had learned his lesson. He decisively summoned the Force Savage Axe and took the initiative to launch an attack on Sanshe.
Trait ability activated. The golden axe blade was plated with a faint blue layer of energy. This was precisely the Shatter Blade’s trait enhancement.
“Kill!”
With a shout to bolster himself, the Force Savage Axe suddenly cleaved down toward Sanshe.
Clang!
A metallic clash rang out as the weapons collided. With the boost from inherited attributes, Gu Chen knocked Sanshe back with a single strike, making him slide three meters.
Sensing Gu Chen’s strength, Sanshe’s expression became extremely tense, clearly realizing he had met an opponent who completely overwhelmed him in power.
Seeing this, the friends-and-family group in the livestream all cheered him on.
A new round of exchanges followed.
In technique, Gu Chen still did not hold any advantage and was completely getting toyed with one-sidedly.
But in bodily strength he held an absolute edge. The Force Savage Axe and the Shatter Blade were both level 25. With the dual inherited soul attribute bonuses, he was able in every collision to knock Sanshe back, shocking his tiger’s mouth numb.
In less than three minutes of fighting, Gu Chen was a man of blood, his body covered in wounds cut by the circular rings.
Sanshe’s condition was not much better.
He tried to dodge, only to find his speed was inferior. Each time the axe came down, he could only choose to parry and then counterattack.
His tiger’s mouth split open from the repeated clashes, his forearms trembled uncontrollably, and strong fear surfaced in his eyes.
His breathing rhythm quickened under the sway of emotion.
But what followed was a hysterical offensive. The serrated rings whirled into an impenetrable net, constantly carving wounds deep to the bone on Gu Chen’s chest and arms.
During this, Gu Chen cleverly protected his neck, head, and other vital spots.
As long as the key areas did not suffer heavy damage, he still had the strength to continue fighting, to wear the opponent down to death on the arena platform.
When the battle reached the 9th minute, Gu Chen seized an opening and decisively switched the inherited Shatter Blade soul to the level 1 Extreme Speed inherited soul.
A weakened feeling from reduced physical aptitude swept over him. Gu Chen stepped forward several paces and suddenly raised the Force Savage Axe to chop at Sanshe’s neck.
Having already grown familiar with Gu Chen’s attack rhythm and just about to assume a parrying stance, Sanshe was completely unable to defend against the sudden acceleration. Terror instantly flooded his heart, and he blurted out on instinct.
“Ah!”
Crack.
Blood sprayed in all directions. The head flew off and landed on the arena.
“Damn, I am exhausted.”
With his stamina spent, Gu Chen propped himself up with the savage axe, swept his gaze to the headless Sanshe, and could not help dry heaving.
“Does it have to be this realistic… at least I still won.”
The battle ended at this moment. The Barbarian Thrall’s voice rang out overhead, and spatial rune patterns surfaced on the ground.
After the weightless feeling passed, Gu Chen returned to his room.
He raised his head to look out the window and found the outside scene had changed again. The Giant Sword Arena had become a Flame Arena, with raging flames encircling the platform.
The room’s area expanded again. In addition to the wooden bed, there was now a table with quite a bit of food placed on top.
Plopping down on the floor, gulping for breath, Gu Chen’s gaze swept over the spatial rune patterns on the ground.
While he waited, the Barbarian Thrall’s cold voice sounded.
“Blessing of the Ancient Gods. Two win reward: two Low Martial Soul Beads. Remaining rest time is 69 hours 39 minutes (time translated into hours).”
The spatial rune patterns on the ground lit up, and two Low Martial Soul Beads floated out from within.
Seeing this, Gu Chen’s livestream exploded.
Two Low Martial Soul Beads meant a gain of 4,268 sacrificial power. After two bouts, Gu Chen had already earned 6,402 sacrificial power.
This was way more profitable than grinding in the Emperor’s Mound Mountain Range.
Stowing the Low Martial Soul Beads into his inventory, Gu Chen could not help bursting into hearty laughter, and he gave a thumbs-up to the camera.
“Beast, you beast. First you contained a Second-Generation Primordial, then it was a hidden quest. How come the benefits never come to me? I am grinding my teeth to pieces. Life is impossible like this. We are all players, so why are all the benefits yours.”
“Please, please, let him face a big boss in the third round. I am not staying in the livestream to watch him earn sacrificial power. I just want him to hurry up and roll back to suffer poverty with us. He cannot keep earning like this. At this rate of reward increase, a third-round victory might give three of them. That would be 6,402 sacrificial power. I will not allow him to earn like this.”
“What, the second round was won this easily? Feels even easier than the first round. Is this how you please the Ancient God?”
“Ancient God, I beg you, quickly arrange a strong enemy who can smack his head off with one slap. If his next opponent is still this weak, I… I am going to flame in the livestream.”
“You dog, you went too far. You said you were going on vacation to the Colorful Mist Coast. Look what you did behind our backs. You are basically bringing a sack to stuff money. Hurry up and send another red packet in the guild channel. I am about to be pissed to death.”
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After downing five bottles of healing potion in a row, the wounds on his body vanished at a speed visible to the naked eye.
He then took out another bottle of Stamina Recovery Potion and downed it in one gulp. The speed of his heartbeat immediately slowed, and the soreness and swelling in his muscles gradually faded.
After his level increased, Gu Chen found that the number of Healing Potions needed to repair injuries was rising.
This was related to the increase in the life bar’s value. Healing Potions restore a fixed amount of life value.
At this rate, Primary Healing Potions would no longer meet his healing needs later on. He would need to purchase the pricier Intermediate Healing Potions or Advanced Healing Potions in the item shop.
Still, with this round’s victory, he made a killing, so he naturally did not feel bad about the potion loss.
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