Published: February 12, 2025
A handful of dirt was picked up from the ground by a life form that had no nose but had an area filled with small round holes. It sniffed the dirt and then swallowed it, sitting on the ground with its eyes closed and focusing. The sparse hair on its head swayed with the gentle breeze.
Dressed in tattered rags that barely covered its body, its slimy blue skin was visible from every angle.
The first impression this life form gave was one of disgust.
At this moment, eight people were silently observing it with serious expressions.
Soon, an unclear image appeared above this disgusting creature's head; it showed two individuals fighting against three parasites, one large and two small.
The image lasted for about three seconds before disappearing.
The creature opened its eyes and stood up, speaking with a sound reminiscent of metal scraping: "That was an image from just a few hours ago; they have been gone for a while."
Its meaning was clear; although it had found some clues, tracking down the target wouldn't be easy.
"Kumar, don't worry. Once I find him, I will immediately give you ten points; I keep my word," said a man clad in golden armor, his tone filled with hatred.
The disgusting creature named Kumar nodded. "What if I help you kill him? How many points will you give me?"
This question attracted the attention of the others nearby, who were equally interested.
If finding someone would earn ten points, how many would helping to kill someone earn?
The golden-armored man fell silent for a moment before responding, "I will kill him myself."
"No, it will be me!"
A woman spoke from the side, dressed in a beautiful purple battle armor similar in style to the man's golden armor.
Surprisingly, the man, who clearly held significant authority, remained silent, simply staring blankly at the bundle the woman was cradling in her arms.
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After Ye Zhongming and Jie Kui felt better, they both stood up to clean the battlefield.
As for the potions, they couldn’t bear to drink them.
It was only the first day of the twenty-one-day battlefield cycle; what would they do once they ran out? With the intensity displayed today, it was likely that future potions would need to be bought with points.
"You go ahead and skin it; I’ll handle the rest," Ye Zhongming assigned, as the most crucial material, the horn of the spirit fire heavy rhinoceros, needed his personal attention—it would take some time and skill.
Jie Kui didn’t mind and immediately started skinning. Previously, on his home planet, he would never have done such a thing, but now he felt pleasantly satisfied. Looking at the numerous corpses, especially those of the ninth-level creatures, he felt a surge of accomplishment.
Back on his home planet, it was impossible to kill four ninth-level creatures in a single battle.
What delighted Jie Kui even more was the change in his points.
He had three points before, and now he had thirty-five.
Thirty-five points may not seem like much, but Jie Kui knew that in the store, he could buy many things with that amount, and it would be even more valuable in personal trades.
With this realization, recollecting the dangerous battle earlier didn’t instill any fear or dissatisfaction.
Fortunes are found in dangers; it’s the same everywhere.
"Ye, how many points do you have?"
Ye Zhongming, having just dug out the horn and magic crystal from the spirit fire heavy rhinoceros king, casually replied, "Fifty-two."
Jie Kui calculated that Ye Zhongming must have earned forty-eight points from this battle.
Compared to his own thirty-two points, that was a difference of sixteen points.
However, Jie Kui felt no jealousy or discontent, as he clearly understood who was the key player in this battle.
The exquisite traps, the bizarre short-distance teleportation ability, the enhanced strength punches, the ability to promote plant growth, and the terrifying mountain giant shadow all testified to this person's strength.