Chapter 55: To Decide Both Superiority And Life Or Death
“Fischer looks like she is going to get serious.”
“Flo, is this okay?”
Pap of the Winged Tribe, with a modular spear on his back, looked at Fischer, whose battle saber had left its sheath and whose gaze had turned sharp. His expression showed slight concern as he could not help looking toward Flo beside him.
As an advanced apprentice, once Fischer became serious, never mind taking down a beginner apprentice in three moves, even killing a beginner apprentice in three moves would be no problem at all.
But they had come to talk cooperation, not to cause trouble.
“Since they agreed to decide both victory and life or death, I can feel that man is serious. We don’t need to interfere.” Flo waved his hand, glanced at Lin Qi in the distance, and said with emotion, “No wonder these Gray Robe Gang people dared to attack the White Feather Gang’s planting base. With such fearless experts, how could those cowardly, life-loving White Feather Gang people possibly block them?”
“True, it was my offense.” Pap looked at Yi Ye Fu Yun, who had set his stance, and felt he really had insulted Yi Ye Fu Yun’s will to fight.
While Flo and Pap cast looks of respect, on the other side among the players, one after another cast looks of disdain.
“Damn, this guy is such a poser.”
“I’ve wanted to say that for a long time, and he said it first.”
“No way, if I run into enemies in the future, I’m going to say something before the fight too.”
The players looked at the currently posing Yi Ye Fu Yun, then at the admiring gazes on the opposite side. Besides disdain, each of them felt they could learn from Yi Ye Fu Yun in the future. Otherwise, if they had suffered so much without even putting on a show, wouldn’t it be a waste?
“Come on!”
Yi Ye Fu Yun looked at Fischer, who was serious with a trace of respect, and felt unbelievably pleased. He had not expected that a single sentence could win so much favor from npc allies; if he had known, he would have learned more lines.
“Facing an expert like you, I won’t hold back either.”
After drawing the pitch-black battle saber, Fischer held it upright before her. With each breath, a faint blazing heat came out, and the skin all over her body began to gradually redden.
“Scorching Moon!”
With just a low whisper, Fischer suddenly charged at Yi Ye Fu Yun, her battle saber slashing horizontally.
Apprentice-level saber technique Scorching Moon!
This strike focused on being both fast and ruthless. Not only did the speed directly double, but strength also increased by 50%, allowing Fischer’s slash to reach over 900 kilograms of force, easily cutting a tricycle in half with one stroke.
“Good timing!”
Yi Ye Fu Yun had long been waiting. His spear thrust out as he stepped forward, his whole body rotating with the spear.
Martial Artist-level spear technique Spiral Demon Spear Kill!
In an instant, a streak of black light blasted into the incoming red light.
Boom!
The two clashed and separated in a single instant. Both of their weapons were sent flying, and the two of them retreated more than ten meters before stabilizing their bodies.
“They bounced off?”
“You!”
Fischer looked in confusion at the battle saber that had been knocked against the wall, then at Yi Ye Fu Yun, whose whole body had burst open with blood. The shock in her heart was beyond measure.
Her Scorching Moon strike would injure even a quasi-martial artist who took it head-on, yet Yi Ye Fu Yun, a beginner apprentice, had taken it directly. Not only survived, but with his whole body nearly turned into a blood man and seemingly on the verge of death, he could still stand up and go pick up his weapon. This was clearly someone ignoring death and intending to continue fighting.
Moreover, it was fortunate she had used Scorching Moon just now. A spear technique with such power was simply “wound the enemy a thousand, harm oneself eight hundred,” the style of a madman who did not care about his life.
“Come on! Let’s continue the battle!”
Yi Ye Fu Yun picked up the black steel spear and once again took a stance toward Fischer, planning to use Spiral Demon Spear Kill a second time.
In the past few days, thanks to the improvement in his physical fitness and the guidance of Instructor One, the backlash of his Spiral Demon Spear Kill had greatly lessened. He could barely use it twice. But if he used it a second time, he would definitely die. Even so, this was enough to satisfy Yi Ye Fu Yun.
At this moment, although Fischer had not suffered any heavy internal injuries, both her arms had multiple torn muscles from the shock, and her aura had clearly declined a lot. If they clashed again, he would die, but Fischer would definitely not be unscathed.
Fischer also sensed Yi Ye Fu Yun’s resolve for a death match. Besides shock, she felt even more respect. Just as she went to pick up her fallen battle saber, a deep voice suddenly echoed through the entire training ground.
“No need to continue.”
“We will count this match as our loss.”
As the words fell, Fischer and Pap both immediately turned to Flo, their eyes full of confusion.
“I have already witnessed your gang’s strength. If we continue, it will only consume your gang’s combat power, which would be a pity.” Flo gave a brief explanation, then looked at Lin Qi and said, “Esteemed Leader, although I cannot agree to 20 people taking 20% of the share, if your gang can send 30 apprentice-level experts, I can make the decision to grant your gang 20% ownership of the Crimson Moon Mountain energy vein.”
“Otherwise, if your gang only sends twenty people, the most I can offer is 12% ownership.”
“Thirty people are required?” After hearing this, Lin Qi could not help falling into thought.
At present, he could mobilize only about thirty players. If he sent all thirty at once, the entire Obsidian Martial Arts Hall would be empty.
The Obsidian Martial Arts Hall was no longer the impoverished place it used to be. The hall now stored many valuable items that needed to be guarded long-term.
“Correct. If you want 20% of the share, you must send thirty people.” Flo nodded, the corners of his mouth slightly raised. “This is absolute, non-negotiable.”
This move was advancing by retreating. The Gray Robe Gang’s strength was good, but being able to field twenty apprentice-level experts was likely already their limit. There was no way they could field thirty.
In this situation, he only had to pay an extra 2% ownership, yet he would gain ten more apprentice-level experts participating in the death match. This would save the equivalent of a mid-sized wilderness gang’s numbers, and he could still gain a bit more ownership.
“Fine, thirty it is.” Lin Qi thought for a moment and decided to secure more ownership of the energy vein.
An energy vein was a good thing. Ordinary wilderness gangs normally had no qualification to get involved.
And an energy vein was not only valuable. Simply paving the martial arts hall’s floors with energy ore or using it to build training rooms could greatly enhance training effectiveness.
Although the improvement brought by the Fitness Breathing Technique was astonishing, long-term exercise with the Fitness Breathing Technique would also quietly improve physical fitness. Especially when aiming to break through and become a martial artist, it was not enough to simply fully master a Fitness Breathing Technique, not to mention he only had half a manual.
If they built training rooms with energy ore, they could definitely become martial artists faster. After all, whether it was the Martial Artist Association in the City of Light Chasing or the factions living in the city center, all used energy ore to build training rooms for the sake of becoming martial artists more effectively.
“Esteemed Leader, are you sure?” Flo looked at Lin Qi with some surprise.
Thirty apprentice-level experts was no small number. Even for the Green Sparrow Gang it would be a heavy strain. It was hard to imagine that the newly risen Gray Robe Gang could have so many apprentice-level experts.
“Of course I’m sure. Could it be that you intended to mock me just now, Flo?” Lin Qi’s voice suddenly sank.
“Of course not.” Flo smiled, took out a pen, and began filling in a new contract. “If you, Esteemed Leader, have no objections, we can sign it now.”
“Alright.” Lin Qi checked the new contract, and after confirming there was no problem, he signed his name.
After the contract was signed, Flo said no more and quietly left the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall with Fischer and Pap, while the players in the training ground burst into cheers.
“Brother Ye is awesome, he actually overfulfilled the task.”
“Thirty slots. Doesn’t that mean that as long as we become apprentices within twelve days, we can participate in the death match directly?”
“It shouldn’t be that easy. It’s a new large-scale dungeon quest that everyone can join. Do you think the game manufacturer is that kind?”
“Don’t jinx it. Don’t slander the game manufacturer. The game manufacturer loves giving everyone welfare the most!”
As everyone celebrated, some players felt that this increase in dungeon slots definitely was not that simple. This made the originally happy players fall silent, afraid the game manufacturer would pull some unexpected trick again.
And their concerns were exactly what Lin Qi was thinking. If all thirty people left, the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall would be empty. That was absolutely unacceptable. They had to increase the player count.
“Yi Ye Fu Yun, you performed very well and perfectly completed the task the martial arts hall gave you.” Lin Qi came to the blood-soaked Yi Ye Fu Yun and said with a smile, “I, as hall master, have decided to reward you with 1,000 contribution and 10,000 points. In addition, any disciple whose skill reaches rank five will directly be promoted to inner disciple. I hope you will continue to work hard and win glory for the martial arts hall.”
Hearing the reward of one thousand contribution, Yi Ye Fu Yun was excited at first. With this, his contribution would reach three thousand, allowing him to become a glorious inner disciple.
But now he could not feel happy.
If reaching rank five skill level meant automatic promotion to inner disciple, then he did not need contribution at all to become an inner disciple.
Moreover, besides him, whether it was Luo Wu Shang or Zhang Qing Wei, both were already close to rank five skill. They had only held back in recent days to accumulate contribution instead of improving their skills. If they stopped holding back, they would probably reach rank five soon.
“Rank five skill, huh?”
Luo Wu Shang glanced at the Point Star data she had previously recorded, and her eyes could not help but shine.
Rank four, 89%!
