Chapter 142 (2/2)
It if wasn’t for ‘Old Han’ and his team standing up at the critical moment, there might’ve been more challengers eaten.
The challengers who didn’t take part in the shark hunt in the afternoon couldn’t help reflecting. This time, there was a great G.o.d who took them to win but what would happen in the future? If they couldn’t gather courage and overcome psychological barriers to fight these fierce creatures, would they have to keep on relying on others to win?
***
At the same time, the absolute field.
Lu Jiuchuan stood on the sea with a smile on his face, a woman standing 10 metres away from him. This woman was tall and dressed in black, a silver mask on her face and ponytail tied up high behind her back. She seemed neat and capable. She had a pair of knee-high leather boots on her feet and a blood-red dagger hung from the boots, flas.h.i.+ng coldly in the moonlight.
Lu Jiuchuan wondered, “How about it? Did you see the strength of the team?”
The woman’s voice was calm. “If they can’t even cope with a clumsy group of sharks then they simply aren’t qualified to go to S-grade secret rooms.”
Lu Jiuchuan said, “Your demands for people are really high.”
The woman spoke coldly, “Yu Hanjiang is your brother, not mine. If you want me to accept his team, they have to come up with real strength. I don’t want a repeat of J of Clubs and to be once again destroyed in there.”
Lu Jiuchuan replied, “I understand, I don’t want that either.”
The two people wearing masks stared at each other. Lu Jiuchuan’s eyes were smiling but the woman’s eyes were as cold as ice. As she turned around and left, Lu Jiuchuan suddenly spoke. “Huaying, trust me one more time.”
Chu Huaying stopped and didn’t look back. “Trust that you can take us through the instances?”
“I know my brother. I believe that this time, he will take us through the instances.”
Chu Huaying raised her eyebrows. “You mean, this time you want your brother to lead the team?” She turned and stared coldly at Lu Jiuchuan. “You, the captain of a special operations unit, couldn’t handle it. Can he do it?”
Lu Jiuchuan laughed. “Speaking of actual combat experience, my brother is actually more experienced than me. You don’t know it but he was thrown to the border by this father to act as an anti-drug police officer for two years. He fought with the most vicious drug dealers and walked on the tip of a knife every day. He has many scars on his body from that period of time. Then he led his team every day to catch murderers. He is far better than me when it comes to these things.”
Chu Huaying was silent.
Lu Jiuchuan continued, “How many sharks did he kill today? You also see it, don’t you?”
This man’s gaze was very firm. After a long time, Chu Huaying just nodded. “There is still time. Before he reaches the S-grade secret rooms, I will observe him again to make sure that he has the ability. Then we will take about forming a team again.”
Lu Jiuchuan smiled. “Well, he won’t let you down.”
Chu Huaying waved her hand and turned away.
At this moment, there was an abnormal fluctuation in the absolute field. Yu Hanjiang had entered after the card skill refreshed out of worry for his brother. He thought that Lu Jiuchuan wouldn’t be here and hadn’t expected to see his brother as soon as he entered.
He hesitated. “Brother Jiu, you’re still here.”
Lu Jiuchuan said, “My true ident.i.ty is a challenge. In order to complete this World Weekly, I also have to stay at sea for seven days. I naturally can’t leave this sea area.” He looked at his brother with appreciation. “You killed dozens of sharks today. You did a good job.”
Yu Hanjiang was slightly stunned. “You know about it?”
Lu Jiuchuan smiled. “In fact, I have been watching you from nearby. Your team is immature but can keep up with your commands. This is actually very rare. After all, this is your first time cooperating and the tacit understanding between you needs to be increased.”
Yu Hanjiang nodded. “It’s natural. They are ordinary people and haven’t experienced b.l.o.o.d.y scenes. However, today they didn’t flinch. They were brave enough to kill the sharks with me. I believe they will become stronger and stronger.”
He paused before asking, “Will the Hunter’s League make it hard for you?”
Lu Jiuchuan explained, “I found a master and acted a play. Rest a.s.sured, this mission failure will be reasonable. The league side won’t doubt my ability. They’ll only feel it was my bad luck to encounter the Spider G.o.ddess.”
Yu Hanjiang was surprised. “Spider G.o.ddess? Is that the boss of Luoying Pavilion?”
Lu Jiuchuan nodded. “She is called Chu Huaying and she is the most powerful among my previous teammates. I have a contract with her in advance and pulled her into this room to help. The heads of the three hunters have been cut off by her and a special spider mark left on their bodies. Once the Hunter’s League discovers the bodies, they will judge that this was done by the Spider G.o.ddess rather than me.”
Yu Hanjiang heard this and couldn’t help admiring Brother Jiu. Not only did he team up with Chu Huaying to clear the World Weekly, he also covered up his ident.i.ty, giving a perfect reason for the failure of his task. In other words, Chu Huaying appeared in front of the hunters. Once he saw the situation wasn’t good, he ran away and the Hunter’s League wouldn’t doubt him.
Yu Hanjiang asked, “Will you stay in the World Weekly secret room for seven days before returning to continue undercover in the Hunter’s League?”
“Yes, there are some things I need to continue to investigate.”
Yu Hanjiang nodded. “I understand. Be careful.”
Lu Jiuchuan smiled. “This time, nothing else should happen in this secret room.”
YU Hanjiang raised his eyebrows. “Are you sure?”
Lu Jiuchuan told him, “I spent three years in the Card World. The elimination rate of the World Weekly is generally around 10% and will reach 80% if hunters are encountered. However, this time you promptly disposed of the hunters and 380 out of 500 people are left. Diarrhea, the sinking s.h.i.+p and sea monsters, you have pa.s.sed through three crises and it should be the end. After all, this is the World Weekly and it won’t reach the S-grade difficulty of the secret rooms.”
Yu Hanjiang heard this and was slightly relieved. “There are still two days left.”
“During these two days at sea, think about the next plan.”
Yu Hanjiang nodded. “Okay, Brother Jiu. Goodbye.”
He didn’t feel much nostalgia and simply left the absolute field. He believed in his brother, just as his brother believed in him.
Back on the boat, Xiao Lou saw this person looked relaxed and asked in his mind, “Brother Jiu is okay?”
“Yes, I shouldn’t look down on him. Since he dared to meet us in the secret room, he must’ve left a good way for himself. He pulled in a strong teammate and Spider G.o.ddess Chu Huaying came in to help with the aftermath.”
Xiao Lou said, “I think so as well. Brother Jiu has a lot of experienced and won’t let himself fall into danger. By the way, did you see the legendary Spider G.o.ddess?”
Yu Hanjiang shook his head. “No, she had left by the time I entered the absolute field.”
Xiao Lou was very curious about this person. “I want to know her. She should be strong.”
“There will always be a chance.”
***
For the next two days, as Lu Jiuchuan guessed, there were no accidents.
The challengers drifted at sea for two days. Then on the early hours of the seventh day, a prompt appeared on everyone’s floating boxes.
[Endless Sea, day seven, 00:00]
[Congratulations to the 384 challengers for pa.s.sing the instance, the World Weekly. All of you will receive the World Weekly’s secret room. Please check your card pack.]
Everyone opened their card pack to take a look.
[Item Card: Sunscreen]
Rarity: C
Description: A fixed reward of the World Weekly secret room, Endless Seas.
Effect: Avoid being sunburned by a strong ultraviolet light.
[Equipment Card: Wetsuit]
Rarity: B
Description: A fixed reward of the World Weekly secret room, Endless Seas.
Effect: You can dive into the deep sea by putting on a special wetsuit. The wetsuit comes with an oxygen tank and the diving state can be maintained for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, you must rise to the surface or you will suffocate and die.
Durability: 10/10. Durability will be decreased by one with every use. Once it reaches zero, the diving suit is damaged.
Both cards were very practical. After experiencing the sun at sea, everyone was very satisfied with the Sunscreen reward. Meanwhile, the wetsuit couldn’t be compared to Water Ghost but everyone had received one. They could dive into the deep sea when necessary.
They had spent a thrilling time during the seven days in this secret room. Back at the dock, the people glanced at each other and there was a happy feeling in their heart.
Xiao Lou took a deep breath and smiled. “We have returned to the main city. How about we first go to eat hot pot?”
Shao Qingge added, “Yes, I’ll treat you!”
The group cheerfully went to find a good hot pot store. The secret room had been cruel and dangerous and their spirits had been tight. In these seven days, they encountered diarrhea, a sinking s.h.i.+p and heavy rain. They fought with hunters and killed many sharks.
Everyone was really tired and needed to relax.
Eight people took two taxis and set off for the food city introduced by Old Mo.
Xie Qi was excited. “I want to eat lamb. I can clear three plates alone!”
Long Sen added, “I like beef but also duck blood, pig skin, golden needle mushrooms…”
He spoke a bunch of dishes and everyone became hungry.
Yu Hanjiang sat in the back and frown. Just then, Xiao Lou’s voice was heard in his mind. “Group Leader Yu, you had a hard time. Don’t think too much. First, have a good sleep and sleep. Tomorrow, we can find Old Gui.”
This gentle and considerate voice made Yu Hanjiang feel slightly warm. He finally put down the heavy burden in his heart and said, “Yes, we also need to rest. We will do as you say.”
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