Chapter 200: Lu Wu's Attributes
In the Heritage Ground, within the Trial Tower.
At this moment, Lu Wu had no time to spare for Little Skeleton's situation.
His focus was entirely on himself, more precisely, on his heart that was pounding furiously.
Before today, he never knew his heart could beat so fast, as if a powerful engine had been installed within him.
As his heart raced, Lu Wu felt his body heating up.
It was scorching hot!
This was the feedback from the Overlord Stage, the final step before ascending to a new profession.
Lu Wu had already familiarized himself with this process before entering, so he was mentally prepared and knew how to handle it.
Right now, Lu Wu didn't think about anything else and focused solely on the sound of his heartbeat.
Listening to his own pulse, he quietly awaited the end of the feedback.
The feedback didn't last long.
Just as fifteen minutes of light shone upon Little Skeleton in the fifth round, the feedback on Lu Wu's side also concluded.
His heart rate gradually slowed, returning to its previous pace.
At the same time, Lu Wu felt as if something had been added to his mind.
Before he could ponder this further, a more astonishing event occurred—Lu Wu discovered he could see attributes.
To be precise, he could see his own attributes.
Lu Wu was momentarily stunned but quickly realized that the system must have upgraded again.
Without further thought, he directed his attention to his attributes.
...
Name: Lu Wu
Level: Summoner
Summoned Beasts: Little Skeleton (Overlord 1-Star) Little Goldfish (Elite 3-Star) Hahahaa (Elite 1-Star)
Skills: Charge (Unmastered)
Summoner Talent: Unawakened
Description: Though still a novice, he now possesses some combat prowess.
...
"It's actually the Charge skill?!"
Looking at his attribute panel, Lu Wu was both surprised and delighted, as this outcome was nearly the best possible result.
Among all of Little Skeleton's skills, the Charge skill was the most versatile and powerful.
Even now, it remained the core skill of Little Skeleton! Mastering it would allow Lu Wu to outrun his opponents even if he couldn't defeat them.
The only disappointment for Lu Wu was the unawakened Summoner Talent.
However, there was nothing he could do about it, as the awakening of Summoner Talents was purely based on luck. Having one person out of a thousand awaken a Summoner Talent was already considered impressive.
Lu Wu didn't dwell on this and instead shifted his gaze to Little Skeleton, wanting to observe any changes after its evolution.
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Name: Little Skeleton the Spear-Wielding Mage (First Evolution)
Rank: 1-Star (Overlord)
Quality: Bronze (Improved) (One Tier)
Attributes: Undead, Lightning, Netherfire
Status: Excited (Little Skeleton is ready for action!)
Skills:
Basic Melee: Charge (Mastered) Block (Mastered) Evade (Mastered) Heavy Slash (Mastered)
Basic Spells: Bone Fang (Mastered) Bone Shield (Mastered) Corrosive Hand (Mastered) Bone Prison (Mastered) Bone Spear (Mastered)
Special Skills: Charge (Mastered)
Advanced Spells: Ghost Flame (Mastered) Thunder Strike (Mastered)
Advanced Skills: Lightning Spear (Beginner)
Talents: One Mind, Two Uses, Spell Enhancement (Intermediate)
Weakness: Light
Companion Gear: Mysterious Bone Staff, Mage Robe, Little Skeleton Phone
Description: It has become an Overlord, and it's time for you to consider its evolution.
...
Little Skeleton's attributes didn't undergo significant changes in this evolution.
Its Talent had improved from (Beginner) to (Intermediate), and it gained the Lightning Spear skill.
While no other changes were apparent, Lu Wu could sense that Little Skeleton's strength had indeed increased, and the improvement was substantial.
As for the exact outcome of this enhancement, it was hard to say, but it would soon become clear as the seventh round of trials commenced.
Within the Trial Tower, seven figures slowly materialized.
This time, they were seven Gogoknights.
Among them, one stood out as noticeably different from the others. Lu Wu's eyes scanned them, and their attributes appeared before him.
...
Name: Gogoknight Warrior (First Evolution)
Rank: 1-Star (Overlord)
Quality: Common (Improved)
Attribute: None
Status: Slaughter (Emotionless)
Weakness: Magic
Skills: Block (Mastered) Evade (Mastered) Charge (Mastered)
Advanced Skills: Cross Slash (Mastered) (A standard offensive skill)
Talent: Block Mastery (Intermediate)
Description: Don't underestimate it; you might not even land a hit!
...
Name: Gogoknight Priest (First Evolution)
Rank: 1-Star (Overlord)
Attribute: Common (Improved)
Attribute: Fire
Status: Slaughter (Also Emotionless)
Weakness: Melee
Skills: Cheer (Mastered) Heal (Mastered) Speed Boost (Mastered) Fireball (Mastered) Chain Fireball (Mastered)
Advanced Spells: Fire Sea (Mastered)
Advanced Skills: Gogoknight Dance (Mastered) (If the Gogoknight Priest starts dancing, you'll face six invigorated Gogoknight Warriors!)
Description: A support-type Summoned Beast. If you don't give it the attention it deserves, it will show you the meaning of trouble!
...
"Little Skeleton, let your pigs out to play!"
At this moment, Lu Wu had to bring out Little Skeleton's pigs.
Right now, he couldn't afford to concentrate his resources anymore. Even with more resources, it would be challenging for Little Skeleton to take on nine opponents.
After all, not all opponents were as formidable as those bulls, so Lu Wu had to deploy all his summoned beasts to utilize these resources. He needed to enhance their combat abilities to make them more useful in the upcoming battles.
At Lu Wu's command, Little Skeleton brought out his three pigs. Now, on one side were seven Gorgons, and on the other, three pigs, two little skeletons, a fish, and a bird, also totaling seven summoned beasts.
Although Lu Wu's side only had a Commander 1-Star Little Skeleton, the formation, at the very least, exuded an aura that wasn't inferior to their opponents.
As Lu Wu's summoned beasts took their positions, he instantly devised a tactical plan.
Dealing with these unintelligent, instinct-driven summoned beasts seemed relatively easy for Lu Wu.
"Do you understand?" Lu Wu asked after giving detailed instructions.
The Little Skeleton and Little Goldfish in front of him nodded vigorously.
These two understood, and the silly one beside them also nodded along.
The silly one was merely following the others, nodding for the fun of it, and Lu Wu didn't expect it to comprehend anything anyway.
It was just there to make up the numbers and gain some experience.
"If you understand, then go!" At Lu Wu's command, the Little Skeleton, holding a spear, mounted one of the pigs.
Peppa One, standing nearby, also found a pig to ride.
Lu Wu had always planned to train Peppa One as a Skeleton Knight, so riding a pig was part of its daily training.
Consequently, it looked quite adept as it climbed onto the pig.
With the two little skeletons on their pigs, at Lu Wu's signal, the Little Skeleton's bones flashed with electricity, and the pig charged forward, leading the way towards the group of Gorgons!
As the Little Skeleton moved, the battle commenced.
Six Gorgon Warriors lined up, and the two in front raised their hands, executing a Cross Slash! The old swords in their hands slashed out with a cross-shaped blade aimed directly at the Little Skeleton.
The Little Skeleton focused on two tasks at once.
In the nick of time, it summoned two bone shields to block the sword blades. Although the blades shattered the shields, the Little Skeleton didn't mind. Its bones flashed with electricity, and it swept its silver spear forward.
Electricity erupted.
The Little Skeleton, empowered by the charge, combined the momentum of the pig, and the resilience of its spear to shatter those two sword blades.
However, before the Little Skeleton could catch its breath, two more sword blades were already upon it, dangerously close.
At this moment, the Ironbone Boar beneath the Little Skeleton activated its Iron Bone Form, maximizing its defensive capabilities, and then, with a leap, used its bones to block the incoming sword blades.
But how could a Commander-level attack be so easily deflected?
The two attacks landed simultaneously on the pig, shattering most of its bones.
Fortunately, the pig was undead; otherwise, this strike could have taken it out of the fight.
Nevertheless, its injuries weren't in vain. As the pig was struck, the Little Skeleton's bones flashed with electricity, and it stepped on the pig's back, using it as a springboard to leap towards the Gorgons.
With this leap, the Little Skeleton closed the distance to within three meters of the Gorgons.
At this range, the Gorgons stopped using Cross Slash and charged forward with their swords. Three of them surrounded the Little Skeleton.
Just as the Little Skeleton was about to be trapped, it took out a Little Goldfish from its chest and tossed it towards the Gorgon Priest. The Little Skeleton then ignored the fish.
Holding the spear with both hands, it intensified its attack, causing the spear to emit electricity before violently thrusting it into the ground.
The electricity spread along the ground, shocking the three Gorgon Warriors and causing them to stiffen. Seizing the opportunity, the Little Skeleton thrust its spear, impaling one of them.
Just as the Little Skeleton prepared to finish off the remaining two, a strange and eerie song began to play, indicating that the Gorgon Priest was casting a spell.
The Gorgon Warrior that had been paralyzed by electricity suddenly snapped out of it, its strength surging as it swung its sword towards the Little Skeleton.
Although the Little Skeleton reacted swiftly and raised its spear to defend, it was still forced back several meters by the two Gorgon Warriors.
At the same time, on the other side, the Little Goldfish, having been thrown by the Little Skeleton, took advantage of its small size and slipped through the three Gorgon Warriors' defenses while their attention was focused on the Little Skeleton.
Then, with a leap, it swung its tail, aiming directly at the face of one of the Gorgons.
The Gorgon Priest, busy casting Inspire to remove the negative status effects from the two Gorgon Warriors and buffing them, didn't notice such a small creature.
The Little Goldfish's tail struck the Gorgon Priest's face directly.
With this swing, the Little Goldfish fully unleashed the power of the master-level advanced skill, Draw Lu Wu. The Gorgon Priest's head was instantly smashed by the blow.
It was only then that Lu Wu realized how violent this skill of his Little Goldfish was and how much it loved him.
Afternoon visit to the matchmaker, three chapters if I make it back, otherwise, an evening chapter.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 201: Little Goldfish's Breakthrough
At the Heritage Ground, within the Trial Tower.
As the Gogoknight Priest's head was blown apart, the battle began to tilt in Li Wu's favor.
The two Gogoknight Warriors, who seemed to have been injected with chicken blood, had their momentum instantly suppressed.
Seizing the opportunity, the Little Skeleton unleashed its power once more, directly unleashing its newly acquired skill, Lightning Spear.
Lightning Spear was a close-range single-target ability.
The skill followed a high-burst path, with lightning energy highly concentrated and extremely fast, causing immense destruction.
The targeted Gogoknight Warrior could only lift its longsword before being pierced through the skull by the Little Skeleton's spear, turning into light and vanishing.
However, this allowed the other Gogoknight Warrior to seize the moment, pouncing forward and slashing with its longsword at the Little Skeleton's head.
The head was the Little Skeleton's weak point.
An attack elsewhere might not have caused much harm, but a hit to the head could be fatal.
Fortunately, the Little Skeleton was not just a summoned beast.
As the Gogoknight Warrior struck, Piggie One, riding on an Ironbone Boar, charged forward and unleashed its advanced skill, Heart Piercing Spear, which it had been charging up.
The combination of the advanced skill and the boar's impact resulted in the Gogoknight Warrior being impaled and freeing the Little Skeleton from its predicament.
Seizing the opportunity, the Little Skeleton raised its spear and impaled the Gogoknight Warrior's head, instantly defeating it.
With this, four out of the seven summoned beasts had perished, while the remaining three continued their pursuit of the Little Goldfish, who had killed the Gogoknight Priest with a tail slap.
The Little Skeleton switched from close combat to long-range, utilizing its One Mind, Two Uses talent once more, summoning two Bone Spears that it fired at the Gogoknight Warrior.
This was the first time the Little Skeleton had used a spell since reaching the Leader rank.
However, the results were not as satisfying as expected.
The targeted Gogoknight Warrior immediately turned around and slashed at the first Bone Spear, destroying it. Although the Little Skeleton's second spear quickly followed, the Gogoknight blocked it as well.
But as the warrior blocked the Bone Spears, the Little Goldfish, unseen, sneaked up behind it and struck again, shattering the warrior's head with a direct blow.
The remaining two Gogoknight Warriors were no match for the Little Skeleton's team. With all seven summoned beasts working together, they easily prevailed.
As the last Gogoknight Warrior vanished into light, the reward phase commenced, and seven beams of light illuminated the area.
With the appearance of the light, Li Wu's heart began to race once more.
He had experienced this sensation not long ago, and this time, he felt more prepared. However, it seemed that experience didn't matter in this situation; it was all up to luck.
Twenty minutes later, the rewards ceased, and Li Wu's feedback period ended.
The second wave of feedback made Li Wu feel even stronger, and he vaguely sensed an additional surge of energy within him.
Additionally, Li Wu checked his attribute panel.
This time, he still hadn't awakened the Summoner Talent, and the randomly acquired skills left him with mixed feelings.
One of them was the Master-level skill, Draw Lu Wu, belonging to the Little Goldfish.
"Is this really the skill I got?"
It was a versatile and powerful skill, but its name made him cringe.
However, Li Wu quickly realized that as long as he didn't mention it, no one would know his skill was called Draw Lu Wu. With this thought, Li Wu felt much better and shifted his attention to the Little Goldfish.
...
Name: Golden Carp (First Evolution)
Rank: 1-Star (Leader)
Quality: ??? (Don't ask)
Attribute: Water
Status: Frustrated (It's tough without my little brothers. The Little Goldfish isn't as powerful anymore.)
Weakness: None
Basic Skills: Tail Sweep (Mastered) Glow (Mastered) Illuminate (Mastered) Transform to Water (Mastered) ...
Advanced Skills: Soda Jet (Mastered) Draw Lu Wu (Master)
Advanced Spells: Tsunami (Mastered) (Can create a temporary false ocean)
Talents: Son of the Ocean, Master of Aquatic Creatures
Moderate Spell Power Boost (Intermediate) Moderate Water Spell Power Boost (Intermediate)
??? ???
Description: It's clear that it's cheating again.
...
Li Wu stared at the Tsunami skill on the Little Goldfish's attribute panel, dumbfounded.
"Is this cheating a bit too obvious?"
Li Wu suddenly felt that this trial seemed to be a breeze for him.
In high spirits, Li Wu checked the progress of his other summoned beasts.
The Little Skeleton remained at the Leader 1-Star rank, and the pig that had almost been slashed to death earlier had recovered. All the little brothers had leveled up, reaching the Elite 3-Star rank, some even peaking at the 3-Star pinnacle.
Even Hahahaa had leveled up twice, reaching Elite 3-Star.
"If there's another wave, all my summoned beasts will become Leaders!"
As if on cue, the eighth round of trials began just as Li Wu spoke.
Following the previous pattern, the eighth round's summoned beasts were Leader 2-Star rank, with eight in total, all of them Gogoknights like the previous round.
This time, there were six Gogoknight Warriors and two Gogoknight Priests.
Looking at their attributes, they seemed slightly stronger than before, but Lu Wu seemed more relaxed when facing this group.
He knew that this round would be easier to handle than the seventh round.
At the same time, on the other side of the Trial Tower.
Kong Yi lay comfortably in his armchair, sipping a drink, watching Lu Wu's situation, and chatting idly with Lin Jianying.
"You know, your buddy here is quite something. I thought he wouldn't make it through the Elite Stage."
"He needed life-saving items, but I never expected him to pull through so easily, and even gain a Commander-level Summoned Beast under his command. That's impressive!"
Lin Jianying ignored him, his entire being lost and dispirited.
Kong Yi, seeing this, tried to console him: "Don't be like that. It's just killing someone, no need to be so down. Young man, this isn't the attitude you should have towards life. You need to be brave and strong, or you'll break down one day."
Listening to these words, one might think they were from a life coach.
Unfortunately, this person wasn't a life coach but a psychopath with issues.
Seeing that Lin Jianying wasn't reacting emotionally, Kong Yi stood up and whispered in his ear: "Think about your parents, think about Lu Wu who will soon lose Dudu, think about Dudu who will be killed by you, and then think about the endless darkness you will face in life. Who gave you all this? Don't you want to take revenge on me? Don't you want to kill me? Don't you want to see the person who manipulates your life, living well? I'm sure you don't want that, right? So, you need to cheer up, live on with boundless hatred for me, and grow at all costs."
Kong Yi continued, "Until one day you become strong enough to stand before me."
He paused and then smiled, "And then, I'll slap you to death!"
"I'll kill you!" Lin Jianying's eyes turned crimson with murderous intent.
"I swear, if you don't kill me now, I will kill you! Even if I can't kill you, I'll tell Lu Wu everything that happened here, so he knows who harmed Dudu. Lu Wu will also kill you then!"
The Goblin beside him ignited with blood-red flames.
Unfortunately, before Kong Yi, they were like two cute little bunnies.
The more they acted like this, the happier Kong Yi became.
"Good, good, this is how you should be, this is how you become likable. I like your murderous intent, but I don't like what you said.
Rely on Lu Wu? Why rely on him when you can't do it yourself? Do you think you're useless, that you don't have the potential to kill me? It seems I need to give you some confidence to kill me."
As Kong Yi spoke, he took out two drops of fresh blood, as red as gems, from his pocket. He then effortlessly pierced the chests of Lin Jianying and the Goblin with his fingers and placed the drops into their hearts.
As the blood entered their hearts, Lin Jianying and the Goblin were enveloped in bloodlight, and their hearts began to beat violently.
Their auras changed with every heartbeat.
In less than a few minutes, the Goblin broke through, advancing from Elite Rank 3 to Commander Rank 1, and Lin Jianying also reached the Professional Level.
However, their eyes were now bloodshot, making them look extremely terrifying.
Lin Jianying could feel his heart pounding, his mind foggy.
An unnamed rage burned in his heart.
He felt like he couldn't control himself, as the desire to kill and destroy filled his mind.
This terrified Lin Jianying.
"You...what did you do to me..."
"What did I do? I unleashed the beast within you, gave you the capital to become stronger, and prepared for what's to come.
After all, misunderstandings make the plot more dramatic, and drama makes the plot more interesting, right?
So, I need to erase any chance of you clearing up misunderstandings.
Enjoy the taste of the beast's roar, and I'll go over to watch the show."
Eight Commander Rank 2 Summoned Beasts, two Commander Rank 1, and five Elite Rank 3—this should be an exciting battle, one I can't miss..."
As Kong Yi spoke, he froze, his face full of disbelief as he looked at Lu Wu's side: "What's going on? The battle is over?
They won? How is that possible?
How long has it been? Did Lu Wu use his life-saving items?"
As Kong Yi stood there, stunned, on Lu Wu's side, all the Summoned Beasts were enveloped in golden light.
Lu Wu's little heart also began to beat violently, and the third feedback from the Commander Stage began. This time, Lu Wu felt a little different...
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 202: Kong Yi's Misfortune
Li Wu's eighth round ended even faster than the seventh, primarily due to an unexpected collision.
Just as Little Goldfish was about to break through, a new skill appeared, and they collided head-on.
Little Goldfish immediately pounced and unleashed a [Tsunami], creating a three-minute illusion of a false ocean.
This skill would be useless for anyone else, but for Little Goldfish, it was incredibly useful.
As the false ocean appeared, Little Goldfish's Talent, [Son of the Ocean], was triggered, and their strength soared from Commander 1-Star to Leader 1-Star.
Although it could only last for three minutes, three minutes was already a considerable duration, enough for some people to accomplish several tasks.
Little Goldfish accomplished this in less than two minutes.
While Kong Yi was still busy destroying others, Li Wu had already finished the battle and was enjoying his rewards.
The rewards from the eighth round directly promoted Little Skeleton and Little Goldfish to Commander 2-Star, an even faster upgrade than when they were at the Common level.
Hanhan also reached the Commander level alongside them.
As Hanhan broke through, Li Wu experienced his third Leader feedback.
This feedback was slightly different from the previous ones; his heart rate slowed down, but the entire organ felt like it was being peeled open and painfully modified.
Li Wu had never experienced such agony before, and he almost died from the pain.
However, after enduring it, he surprisingly felt a sense of comfort.
"What's going on? No way!"
Li Wu had a foreboding feeling and immediately checked his attribute panel.
To his surprise, he found a skill called [Indomitable Growth] in his skill list.
"Did they really give me this skill as feedback?"
Li Wu was speechless, "Why give me this skill? I'm not into masochism!
This skill is useless to me!"
This skill only activates when taking a beating, but would Li Wu ever let himself be beaten? No way, it was a joke!
Besides, there was no need for him to endure beatings, was there?
He was a Summoner; as long as his subordinates improved, his strength would increase!
So, this broken skill was utterly useless to him, right? But since he had received the skill, he couldn't return it; he had to bear with it.
Li Wu felt depressed.
Meanwhile, Kong Yi was also in a foul mood.
He couldn't believe that while he had briefly lost focus, Li Wu had already completed the eighth round of trials.
How long had he been distracted for? It hadn't even been five minutes in total!
In such a short time, how had Li Wu managed to defeat eight Commander 2-Stars with just two Commander 1-Star summoned beasts?
Kong Yi racked his brains and could only think of one possibility: Li Wu had used his life-saving item.
Of course, it might not be the case, and Li Wu's summoned beasts could be exceptionally strong.
But he couldn't take that chance.
What if Li Wu had used his life-saving item?
If he had, then Jiang Yuesheng, Li Wu's backer, might already know about the situation, and the show wouldn't go on as planned.
This wouldn't do!
"It seems I'll have to slightly speed things up and bring forward our grand performance."
After a brief hesitation, Kong Yi made his decision.
"Wait for me, I'll go and bring that fat girl over."
He was preparing to start the show right away.
With a wave of his hand, a gateway appeared, and he stepped through.
On the other side was the Trial Tower.
Yes, this Trial Tower was a special item that could create separate spaces for different individuals.
And Kong Yi had arrived in Dudu's space.
At this moment, Dudu's Tuan Tuan and Green Cub were in the midst of a battle.
Dudu's progress was significantly slower than Li Wu's; while Li Wu had already completed eight rounds, she was only on the fifth, although she was about to finish it.
Kong Yi's timing was perfect; just as he arrived, Tuan Tuan defeated the last Elite 2-Star summoned beast.
Two beams of golden light descended, and both Tuan Tuan and Green Cub advanced.
With Tuan Tuan's guidance, Green Cub directly reached Elite 3-Star, and Tuan Tuan broke through to the Leader level in the golden light, while Dudu also advanced to the Professional Level.
"Oh, you've broken through?"
Kong Yi's eerie voice suddenly startled Dudu, who was in the midst of her breakthrough.
When she turned and saw who was speaking, her face paled instantly.
"Li Wu is the weirdo from Squad 003!"
Faced with danger, Dudu's first thought was to seek Li Wu's help.
But remembering that Li Wu wasn't with her, Dudu could only rely on her pet pig.
She ran towards Tuan Tuan, hiding her small frame behind the two-fist-sized pig, and threatened with a shaky voice, "Don't come any closer! My Tuan Tuan is super powerful! If you dare to come closer, I'll have Tuan Tuan ram you to death!"
Coincidentally, Tuan Tuan had just finished its advancement and heard the threat. It snorted and grunted, signaling its exceptional strength and willingness to ram the person in front of them.
However, the opponent showed no fear of this unintimidating threat.
"Oh really? So powerful? Come, let it ram me to death then!"
As he spoke, he approached Dudu, terrifying her.
Dudu was scared out of her wits and was on the verge of tears.
"Tuan Tuan, ram him to death!"
She entrusted Tuan Tuan with the task, and in an instant, Tuan Tuan grew in size and pounced towards the human in front of them.
This scene amused Kong Yi, and he couldn't help but laugh.
"What's this? Using the most cowardly posture to speak the harshest words? That's interesting, but if you want to kill me with that pig, it won't be easy!"
As Kong Yi spoke, he stretched out his hand.
At that moment, Tuan Tuan had already rushed to Kong Yi's front.
The advanced skills [Gravity] and [Cuddly Pig Trample] struck together, and Tuan Tuan's combat power skyrocketed after becoming a Leader.
The combined force of the two skills was terrifying.
In a flash, Kong Yi easily deflected the attack as if it were a gentle breeze.
The originally giant pig was reduced to its original form with a single palm strike from Kong Yi.
After effortlessly dealing with Tuan Tuan, Kong Yi continued to smile as he approached Dudu.
"It seems your pig can't protect you. What now? Are you relying on that green ball of fur in your arms?"
"You... you... you stay away! If you come any closer, I'll beat you to death! I'm powerful now; I can feel it!" Dudu clenched her soft, chubby fist, attempting to intimidate Kong Yi.
But she was on the verge of tears, while Kong Yi remained unmoved and continued approaching her.
Dudu was terrified.
Instinctively, she unleashed the power she had just gained.
"I told you not to come closer! Can't you hear me?!" Dudu's fist, filled with urgency and anger, flew towards Kong Yi. As she swung her fist, it instantly swelled to over ten times its size, transforming into a massive arm that smashed towards Kong Yi.
Seeing this, Kong Yi laughed.
"You can use the feedback you just gained, your Talent is impressive. But please, use your brain, won't you?
Your power comes from your pig's feedback. Its Leader-level combat power couldn't harm me, and your combat power, having just gained feedback, might not even reach the Elite level. Even if I stand here motionless, you can't do anything to me... Oh crap!"
Kong Yi's words were abruptly cut short as his expression changed.
At that moment, he sensed a terrifying power erupting from Dudu.
This power originated from the ring Li Wu had given to Dudu, one of its several functions being [Rich Lady's Power].
Though [Rich Lady's Power] was a random name Li Wu had given it, its effect was similar to his naming, allowing one to borrow the power of the Rich Lady for attacks during crises.
"How did Jiang Yuesheng's power erupt from her body?"
Kong Yi was utterly bewildered, but he quickly gathered his strength to defend against Dudu's punch.
However, due to his previous showboating, he reacted a beat too late. Although he managed to gather his strength to defend just before Dudu's strike, it was still too hasty, and his defense was shattered by her punch.
But the worst was yet to come. Dudu was in a state of sheer terror, and her attacks were ferocious as she punched Kong Yi relentlessly, disregarding everything else.
Kong Yi blocked the first punch but was hit by the second, sending him flying and even drawing blood.
"Damn!"
Injured, Kong Yi's face turned ashen. He knew he had no chance of capturing Dudu, so without another word, he turned and fled back to Lin Jianying's space.
Upon returning to Lin Jianying's side, Kong Yi grew increasingly furious.
He had calculated everything, but he had overlooked one detail—Li Wu had given the power to protect himself to this little fat girl, Dudu.
This not only resulted in his injury but also ruined his original plan and offended Jiang Yuesheng.
"Since I've offended them, I might as well offend them thoroughly."
Kong Yi grabbed Lin Jianying and said, "I originally intended for you to torment the fat girl, but due to this unexpected turn of events, I have no choice but to change the game. Wait for it; I'll bring Li Wu here for you to torment!"
Kong Yi opened a gateway and stepped through, entering Li Wu's space.
After being injured earlier, he was in no mood for chitchat and rushed straight towards Li Wu.
He moved incredibly fast.
Li Wu barely had time to see what it was.
He only caught a glimpse of something zipping past him and then disappearing.
"What just happened? Was that a giant black rat that just flew by?"
Li Wu was utterly confused, clueless about the situation.
Meanwhile, in Lin Jianying's space, Kong Yi, who had narrowly escaped from Li Wu, held his neck. His mind was filled with the image of that graceful, ethereal figure that had just appeared.
His face was etched with fear, and he couldn't utter a single word.
It was at this moment that he realized the true nature of the being he had provoked, the one he had intended to manipulate like a chess piece. Or, to put it another way, he finally understood the extent of their connections and how formidable their backing was.
Even a psychopath like him felt regret at that moment.
But it was too late, too late. His throat was slit, and the cold seeped into his body. He couldn't survive.
He was unwilling! He refused to die like this! In his final moments, he turned his gaze towards Lin Jianying, and then his body turned to ashes, but a bloodlight surged from his remains and flowed into Lin Jianying's body.
(End)