Chapter 165 165 Chapter - Instant Kill, Promoted To General!
165 Chapter - Instant Kill, Promoted To General!
Bai Cheng, not far away, watched everything unfold with an expressionless face.
“Let’s see who can out-act whom.”
For Bai Cheng, she wanted to know the opponent’s exact strength, and for Ye Liangchen, it was no different.
The reason neither side wanted to go all out was simple: they both wanted to probe each other’s true capabilities.
And this led to one outcome: as long as neither side used its full power, the Elder Treant before them could never be killed.
The problem was that Zi Yuan’s acting was truly terrible, and Ye Liangchen was not foolish; he quickly realized their objective and began to act as well.
Thus, both sides remained in a stalemate with the Station BOSS, each challenging the other’s tolerance, as time ticked by.
Finally, outside the arena, the sounds of other Survivors conversing with Goblins could be heard.
Bai Cheng, Ye Liangchen, and Zi Yuan in the arena almost simultaneously changed their expressions.
Other Survivors had arrived!
The battle could no longer be prolonged!
Almost at the same moment, Zi Yuan and Ye Liangchen instantly switched to their battle-ready faces.
Zi Yuan’s palm brushed over her blade, and a purple light instantly suffused it; Ye Liangchen also held his blade with both hands, and an unparalleled black energy surged upwards from the blade.
The next second, both their figures leaped up simultaneously.
Purple and black blade lights intertwined, and the towering Elder Treant hadn’t even reacted before its massive body was split into three sections by two slashes.
Its body, constructed of deadwood, lost balance and began to fall from mid-air, and before it could fully hit the ground, Zi Yuan and Ye Liangchen’s next attacks followed in quick succession.
This time, they directly and firmly pierced the core of the Elder Treant’s upper body, instantly killing it with a single strike from both of them.
Boom!
The massive deadwood body crashed heavily onto the already ruined altar, stirring up a large amount of smoke and dust.
Bai Cheng, who was not far away, was initially worried that this fellow would also have a second stage like the Crimson Blood Magic Deer, but then her body was suddenly filled with an incredibly comfortable energy.
She couldn’t help but let out a soft hum; her aura was now steadily rising, almost instantly breaking through the Elite-grade bottleneck, and her strength leaped to War General-level.
Feeling the change in strength brought by the body enhancement, Bai Cheng was filled with joy.
“War General-level, I’m finally not a nobody anymore!”
Thump-thump!
A hurried sound of footsteps came from not far behind, as several Survivors rushed into the arena, only to freeze at the entrance the next second.
“They actually solved it!” The several people were all greatly astonished, their faces full of disbelief.
They had rushed towards Deadwood City the moment they received news that the Advancement Platform had opened!
But they hadn’t expected to be so slow; by the time they arrived, the BOSS had already been slain.
And just now!
“Damn it, if only we were a second faster!” someone cursed angrily.
At this moment, almost all the Survivors gathered at the entrance fixed their gazes on Bai Cheng and the others, their eyes filled with undisguised anger and killing intent.
In reality, these Survivors could only tell at a glance that Bai Cheng herself was a Survivor because she was in a completely safe position.
Furthermore, Ye Liangchen was dressed in black general’s armor, causing everyone to almost subconsciously mistake him for an employee.
But then, Ye Liangchen voluntarily removed his armor.
This action seemed to be telling everyone directly that the Elder Treant was not defeated by one Survivor, but by two.
He held his blade in a reverse grip behind his back and then walked towards Bai Cheng, a faint smile on his face.
However, at this moment, it looked more like a provocation to those Survivors.
“Good, it didn’t take too long.”
“Let’s go, let’s explore the city.” Bai Cheng also directly ignored the Survivors blocking the arena entrance.
But when the two, accompanied by their employees, arrived there, these people did not tactfully move aside; instead, they all glared with wide, angry eyes.
“What, do you want to fight in the city?” Ye Liangchen sneered, completely unafraid.
And no sooner had he spoken than the Goblins outside the arena, seemingly anticipating a conflict, had already dispatched a large number of troops.
They swarmed forward, each wearing uniform armor and with killing intent in their eyes.
Among them, several War General-level Goblins even unreservedly released their auras, issuing a final warning.
Everyone present, including Ye Liangchen and Bai Cheng, was slightly surprised; it turned out that the strength of the Goblins in Deadwood City was not as weak as they had imagined.
At least, a single Survivor would absolutely be unable to shake them.
And these people immediately realized the situation was unfavorable.
If they impulsively made a move now, they would face not only two Survivors who had already completed their Advancement but also several War General-level Goblins.
Even if the few people present united, they would absolutely not be a match and would die.
None of the Survivors who had made it this far were fools; they could only suppress their killing intent, let out a cold snort, and make way for the two.
“Hmph, one stinky white-haired guy and one little brat, I, Ma Baogu from Channel 5, remember you two!”
“And I, Xu Kun from Channel 25, you’d better pray you don’t run into me during a mission!”
They could only vent their impotent rage and make threats.
However, these were not merely empty threats; these guys indeed possessed some strength.
Seeing that no conflict arose, these Goblin soldiers naturally did not continue to trouble the crowd, actively made way, and then dispersed.
As the few watched Bai Cheng and Ye Liangchen’s retreating figures, one person finally couldn’t help but ask curiously.
“How did they manage to advance to Elite-grade Nine in such a short time?”
“Such crucial resources as magic crystals should surely all be used to cultivate one employee; where would there be any surplus for oneself to absorb?”
The few looked at each other, a hint of confusion flashing in their eyes.
They couldn’t understand, because all their resources had been used to cultivate their strongest employee.
Otherwise, if they absorbed the magic crystals themselves, anyone could start the Advancement mission on the very first day of entering the Deathly Rainforest.
They did not believe there was a problem with their development method.
After all, even if some people hadn’t cultivated a War General-level employee by now, they had generally reached high Elite-grade, which was the main reason why these few were not afraid even when facing two Survivors who had just completed their Advancement.
Ultimately, only the Survivor themselves broke through; the employee would not undergo a transformation because of it, so they completely had the strength to fight.
“Hmph, be glad this is Goblin territory!”
Meanwhile, Bai Cheng and Ye Liangchen went directly to the core area of Deadwood City.
Along the way, the two implicitly avoided mentioning the matter of holding back during the BOSS fight, and instead, Ye Liangchen even proactively brought up the bet.
“A bet is a bet; I will give you a small gift to show my sincerity, but I don’t have it with me and need to return to the train to get it.”
“Alright,” Bai Cheng casually agreed.
After speaking, Ye Liangchen turned and left, and Zi Yuan beside her couldn’t help but ask curiously.
“Miss, this guy isn’t going to trick us and run off, is he?”
Bai Cheng waved her hand: “It doesn’t matter.”
The fact that he proactively showed up in the arena to help her share the aggro of other Survivors was already righteous enough.
Of course, it also didn’t rule out the possibility that Ye Liangchen wanted to show off.
But all in all, once it was confirmed that the two would not become enemies, that was enough.
As for the bet, the gift, and such, to be honest, Bai Cheng hadn’t cared about them at all.
She just hadn’t expected Ye Liangchen to return quickly with the item, and Bai Cheng couldn’t help but show a hint of surprise at the sight.
“Huh? Why do you, at such a young age, act like an old man?”
“Who gives this kind of gift, seriously?!”
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