**Chapter 76: Earn More Than 3 Million Psionic Coins from Blood!**
Three seconds may seem very short, but for a warrior fighting for their life, it can make all the difference.
Tina gathered her remaining strength, and with a flash of cold light, the tip of her lance pierced into Li Er's abdomen, accompanied by a sharp, piercing sound.
Bell instinctively wanted to raise her lance to defend herself.
But to her shock, she realized she had lost control of her body and couldn't even lift a finger!
With a sickening *thud*, the lance drove through Li Er's abdomen, the tremendous inertia lifting her into the air before pinning her to the ground beneath Tina.
The unicorn, taken completely by surprise, neighed in horror.
In a desperate attempt to save its rider, it cast [Healing] on Li Er while trying to strike Tina with its sharp horns.
But it was futile.
Tina swiftly withdrew her lance from Li Er and then executed a spinning thrust, driving the weapon into the unicorn's chest.
With a graceful arc, the tip of the lance stopped just a few centimeters from Li Er's neck.
"I… I lost," Li Er admitted, facing the imminent threat of death.
Though she didn't understand why she had been rendered immobile moments before, the arena's rules were clear: only survival counted as victory, regardless of the means.
In the Grand Arena's auditorium, the audience was stunned into silence by the sudden turn of events.
After a moment, a thunderous roar erupted from the crowd:
"This must be a fixed match! It has to be fake!"
"Why didn't the unicorn knight dodge or parry? She just stood there and got stabbed!"
"Shady! This time, the bets are off!"
Just moments ago, the residents had cheered for Tina; now, they turned against her, shouting in outrage.
After all, their support for Tina had been mere words, overshadowed by their financial stakes. Nobody wanted to see their own interests harmed.
On the viewing platform, the leaders of the Unicorn Knights stood, wide-eyed and aghast at Tina's unexpected victory.
Their shock was accompanied by a wave of frustration as they realized the implications for their wallets.
Many had placed their bets on Li Er, and now, with her defeat, all their money was lost.
Despite their power, none of the high-ranking leaders understood that [the best sword in the village] had changed the course of the battle; they attributed the loss solely to Li Er's carelessness, their frustration growing by the moment.
Meanwhile, Su Yu hurried to the betting station, excitement bubbling within him.
The village chief of Novice Village was formidable, as evidenced by his ability to withstand the pressure of the [Star Casting Dragon King] and the esteem in which the princess held him.
If the village chief had gone undefeated for a decade with his sword, then there was no way Tina would lose against anyone wielding it.
With this knowledge, Su Yu stood to gain a substantial amount from the game.
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A goblin merchant named Vina Black Gold managed the bets, and his face went pale as Su Yu approached.
With a smile, Su Yu said, "I bet 1 million psionic coins on Tina to win. Based on the odds, I should receive 3.6 million, right?"
"Ai, the years are unkind!" Vina Black Gold lamented, his expression darkening. He fished out a black magic crystal card and handed it to Su Yu.
"I had planned to return to my hometown to marry after this bet, but now it looks like I won't just be broke; I'll owe you hundreds of thousands! Young man, are you sent by the goblin god to punish me?"
Ignoring the merchant's lament, Su Yu examined the black magic crystal card.
The card, a pure black construct made from magic spar, displayed the amount "3.34 million" in white text. (The deduction of 260,000 was for commissions and taxes.)
Using the [Insight] spell, Su Yu checked the card's attributes:
**[Black Magic Crystal Card]**
*Special Items*
*Amount of stored psionic currency: 3.34 million/100 million*
*Remarks: Endorsed by Goblin Bank, usable worldwide!*
Su Yu stored the black magic crystal card in his backpack, which instantly increased his psionic coin total by 3.34 million!
"Making money off NPCs is so easy! Unlike the broke fools fighting over prices with Emperor Blood, a single scroll of [Lethal Strike] goes for more than 8,000 psionic coins," Su Yu mused with satisfaction.
Not long ago, he had spent a total of 150,000 psionic coins to upgrade his skills and the [Village Chief's Staff]. Now, he had recouped that investment in one go and added significantly to his psionic coin stash.
With a quick glance, he saw his total had reached 7,381,926,502 psionic coins.
Feeling elated, he smiled at Vina Black Gold, "I'm very pleased with my profit this time. Are you still in the betting business? When will the next wager open?"
"There's no next time!" Vina Black Gold snapped, pulling down the curtain in front of him, cutting off Su Yu.
Unfazed, Su Yu returned to the arena, leaving the merchant's black magic crystal card behind, having decided to take it as a token of his victory.
After all, such a card, capable of storing 100 million psionic coins, was a rare treasure! Selling it could net him at least 10,000 psionic coins—definitely worth taking.
As he passed through the angry crowd, Su Yu spotted Tina, who was half-kneeling in the center of the arena.
Tina was gravely injured, blood flowing from her body and staining the ground crimson.
Nearby, only one priest was casting [Healing] on her, barely managing to stabilize her wounds.
As for Tima, she lay nearby in a pool of her own blood, gasping for breath and on the brink of death.
Su Yu rushed toward the area occupied by the forces of the [Temple of Light] in the stands.
[The Temple of Light] was one of the country's premier powers, comprised mostly of paladins and priests.
At that moment, these paladins and priests were caught up in their own lamentations, saying things like "I lost a fortune" and "I did worse than you" until Su Yu arrived.
He approached the stand and called out loudly to the priests, "Masters, please help! That little mare under the stage is dying!"
The priests turned to look at Su Yu. Upon seeing the [Senior Scholar Badge] he wore, their expressions twisted with disdain.
"A senior scholar? A heretic without faith?"
"Don't scholars crave only knowledge? Use that knowledge to save the beast!"
"Why should we, priests of high standing, save a mere animal?"
"Right! She deserves what she got for her failure!"
The priests dismissed him, unwilling to help. To them, a scholar without belief was more repugnant than a pagan.
Su Yu smiled slightly, unfazed by their contempt.
He took out the black magic crystal card and transferred 100,000 psionic coins into it.
Then, he raised the card high, pointing it at the priests while proclaiming, "Help me save the little mare. I'll pay 10,000 psionic coins per person!"
"I need ten priests. Who's in?"
*(End of this chapter)*