Zhao Chi hesitated no longer and took Gu Qing’s hand.

It was warm and soft.

But the next moment, Gu Qing squeezed his hand back firmly. He could feel something both soft and hard.

Zhao Chi immediately felt a pull.

Gu Qing chuckled. "How is it, my lord? Can you keep your balance?"

"No problem. Let’s go!"

Gu Qing nodded. "Alright, full speed ahead! Destroy their Territory Stone!"

"Understood!"

Suddenly, a wind rose from the flat ground.

Light flashed from Gu Qing’s other hand.

She directed the wind to blow continuously at the backs of the Female Soldiers, making them even faster.

Not wanting to slow them down too much, Zhao Chi began to activate the energy of Paradise Fury.

’I have plenty of Energy, and it will recover after the battle anyway. It’s fine even if I use it all up.’

A strange glow appeared all over his body.

This twisting, clamping sensation... He didn’t even need to think about it to know this energy was from Gu Qing.

All of Zhao Chi’s Attributes received a +1 bonus, temporarily reaching the Basic Attributes of the Female Soldiers.

But Zhao Chi didn’t have the speed bonus from the Silk Stockings, so his overall speed was still much slower than theirs.

However, Gu Qing’s Power was immense and her speed was breakneck; by pulling Zhao Chi, she could indeed match the speed of the Female Soldiers.

At the very front was Qi Yue.

Since it was a forward assault, Qi Yue didn’t wait for the others.

Relying on her 8 points of agility, she quickly broke away from the group and charged ahead.

Tang Ruan led the Female Gunners, rushing back as reinforcements at flying speed.

They didn’t have any charge-type Skills, so they could only consume their Physical Strength and run with all their might.

A few minutes later, Tang Ruan returned to the front of the Territory Stone.

The Shadow Leopards hadn’t arrived yet.

After all, Tang Ruan had taken a straight path, the shortest distance. Cao Feng’s Shadow Leopards were flanking from both sides, taking a curved, longer route.

Tang Ruan gasped for breath. "Take your medicine!"

"Yes!" The Female Soldiers, also panting, swallowed their medicine.

THUMP-THUMP-THUMP-THUMP-THUMP-THUMP-THUMP-THUMP!

Just over ten seconds later.

The sound of numerous footsteps approached.

Dozens of pitch-black Shadow Leopards charged out of the forest.

Tang Ruan commanded, "Hold this position at all costs! Don’t let the enemy attack the Territory Stone! I’ll draw some of them away."

"Understood."

Tang Ruan charged back into the forest, leaving three streaks of purple light in her wake.

The light shot out, covering Cao Feng’s entire army.

The Shadow Leopards screeched to a halt, staring at Tang Ruan in surprise.

Cao Feng roared, "Still fucking using Taunt? Dispel it!"

"Yes!" Cao Feng’s Female Elf Hero dispelled the Taunt.

The Shadow Leopards hesitated for a moment, then turned their gazes back to the Territory Stone.

But soon, three more streaks of purple light appeared.

Cao Feng raged, "Dispel it! Attack the Territory Stone, quickly! Hurry up!"

The Female Elf dispelled it again.

But Tang Ruan cast it once more.

The two Female Heroes continuously used Taunt and dispelled Taunt.

The Shadow Leopards kept switching their focus, one moment staring at Tang Ruan, the next at the Territory Stone.

Hesitating, they were completely unable to attack their target.

Cao Feng was about to lose his mind.

"Motherfucker, what the hell is going on? Four of you, go bite that woman to death! The rest of you, attack the Territory Stone for me!"

"AWOO!!"

Only then did the Shadow Leopards split into two groups.

Four of them charged angrily toward Tang Ruan.

Tang Ruan sneered and activated Genetic Enhancement.

Her entire body trembled as her palms tightened around her Iron Spear.

"Just four of them? Heh!"

The Shadow Leopards’ speed was indeed excellent, and they were quite skilled in close-quarters combat.

But no matter how excellent, they couldn’t compare to the Frenzied Ghouls.

Just moments ago, Tang Ruan had killed five Frenzied Ghouls while her Genetic Enhancement was active.

These four Shadow Leopards were simply no match for her.

PFFT!

The Iron Spear pierced a brain.

Like cracking a walnut.

PFFT! PFFT! PFFT!

One Shadow Leopard per second. All four were dead within four seconds.

The purple light flashed again, and the Shadow Leopards turned their heads once more.

Cao Feng couldn’t take it anymore.

"Fucking hell, what’s with that woman? You two, go get her! Kill her! The rest of you, charge and destroy the Territory Stone as fast as you can!"

"Alright."

The Beastman Hero and the Shadow Leopard Hero charged toward Tang Ruan.

Cao Feng looked around nervously.

But the forest was completely silent.

"Dammit, Zhao Chi must have gone to attack my Territory Stone too! We have to be faster!"

Cao Feng stood in his territory and roared.

Beside him were the Shadow Leopards and three Heroes.

Farther out were his Buildings.

???

Cao Feng was completely bewildered.

This is...

"How the fuck did I get back here?"

He looked at the familiar Buildings and the familiar environment, utterly astonished.

The Female Elf asked, "My lord... did we fail?"

Cao Feng clenched his fists.

The veins on his forehead bulged.

"FUCK YOU, ZHAO CHI!! How is he so fast? How is that possible? He must be cheating!!"

’Cheating again...’

But Cao Feng genuinely believed Zhao Chi was cheating.

After all, in an ordinary person’s mind, no matter how fast a woman was, she couldn’t possibly be faster than a leopard, let alone a Shadow Leopard.

Especially not a Shadow Leopard that had been buffed with a speed Skill.

This time, Cao Feng was truly unreconciled to his defeat.

He had spent a fortune to give all his Shadow Leopards Genetic Improvement, thinking he could finally look down on Zhao Chi.

After all, in terms of Attributes, Shadow Leopards were simply stronger than Humans.

Moreover, Genetic Improvement wasn’t something an ordinary person could afford.

It required dismantling a Racial Bloodline.

That kind of thing was priceless.

This point alone was a barrier for the vast majority of commoners.

Even if they spent a fortune to buy a bloodline and were actually willing to dismantle it...

...the result wasn’t guaranteed to yield any useful Genes.

Even if they obtained useful Genes, success wasn’t guaranteed due to the compatibility rating restriction.

Only after passing all these hurdles could the improvement be completed.

Cao Feng had completed the improvement.

All his Shadow Leopards had been enhanced.

His confidence had swelled to unprecedented levels.

When he learned that Zhao Chi was also participating in the rookie tournament, he was extremely excited.

He watched every single one of Zhao Chi’s battles.

Even when there was a scheduling conflict, he had his family give him a detailed recount.

When he heard that Zhao Chi had defeated Xiao Rui and Qi Yu back-to-back without taking any damage, a bad premonition arose in his heart.

It wasn’t until he saw the battle between Zhao Chi and Wei Li.

’Dammit... I can’t win.’

Sitting in the stands, Cao Feng’s confidence was completely shattered.

Although he was hot-tempered and arrogant, his basic intelligence was still there.

The Zhao Chi Army could defeat Wei Li’s Frenzied Ghouls in a head-on battle, which meant dealing with Shadow Leopards frontally would be a piece of cake.

Therefore...

...his only path to victory was through speed.

From the very beginning, Cao Feng never planned to fight Zhao Chi directly.

But in the end, he couldn’t even compete in speed.

Now, looking at his three-eyed Shadow Leopards, Cao Feng only felt shame.

"What fucking use are you? What good are three eyes? Useless trash!"

The Shadow Leopards looked at Cao Feng, confused.

Zhao Chi also didn’t know what the Shadow Leopards’ three eyes were for.

He had been thinking about it and analyzing it on the way.

But time was limited, so he focused on rushing to his destination.

He was pulled along by Gu Qing the entire way.

...until they arrived in front of Cao Feng’s Territory Stone.

From a distance, he could see the flashing of moonlight.

Qi Yue’s blade flashed endlessly as she slashed again and again and again and again!

From far away, she had activated her Continuous Dance Combat Skill and simultaneously used the Moon Blade Spirit Slaying Technique.

Forty-five Moon Blades poured out.

Her Exclusive Ripping ability stacked 45 times instantly.

Before she even reached the Territory Stone, she had already gained an additional 225% Attack Power.

By the time Gu Qing arrived with Zhao Chi and the Female Soldiers in tow, Qi Yue had already landed hundreds more frenzied slashes.

The accumulated bonus Attack Power was extremely high.

With the final slash, the blade shattered.

The Territory Stone exploded.

Fragments of the blue Territory Stone flew everywhere.

[The battle has ended. You are victorious. You may remain to interact with the audience or click to return.]

’The battle... is over?’

Zhao Chi hadn’t even processed it.

The entire battle lasted only ten-odd minutes, but most of that was just travel time.

It was almost his fastest victory yet.

The surrounding walls had already lowered, and over 2,000 spectators were cheering.

Many people were shouting Zhao Chi’s name.

He still wasn’t quite used to it.

But he knew they weren’t cheering for him; they were cheering because their bets had paid off.

’These people aren’t important.’

’What’s important is that Gongsun Ning is smiling at me from a distance.’

Her face was gorgeous, her smile friendly.

But the two noblewomen behind Gongsun Ning both wore sour expressions.

’I’m afraid their expressions reflect what Gongsun Ning is truly feeling.’

’With over 2,000 people betting, Gongsun Ning probably lost a lot of money.’

’No... she earned a lot less money than she could have.’

’Looks like I’ve offended this noblewoman.’

’What’s done is done. I just have to look forward.’

On the other side, Zhao Quan was smiling and applauding.

It was clear that Zhao Quan had made a hefty profit.

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