Chapter 40: The Aggressive Elites of the Dragon Kingdom, All Swept Away in One Fell Swoop!

In the Pitfall Forest of District 388, within a Level 5 ferocious beast zone, Shi Feng stared in shock at the faction battle’s point progression.

Blue Team: 489
Red Team: 416

"The Red Team was only at 188 points a moment ago. How did it suddenly jump to 316 in just these few minutes?"

"Could it be because of that person from District 118 named Ye Chuyun?"

Their own Novice Village, District 388, had a total score of only over 100 points, 50 percent of which had been contributed by Shi Feng himself. Originally, Shi Feng had assumed the Red Team was destined to lose this time, but he never expected such a sudden turn of events.

The corners of Shi Feng’s mouth curled upward as he recalled what Ye Chuyun had said earlier. "It seems I’ve managed to latch onto a golden thigh this time. We in District 388 can’t afford to lose face for the Dragon Kingdom, either."

*Roar!*

At that very moment, two white tigers, each three zhang tall, charged out of the woods. Upon seeing that Shi Feng was alone, they cast contemptuous glances at him. Shi Feng noticed them as well, a mocking look appearing in his own eyes.

"Heh, I was just worrying about where to find beasts, and here they are, delivering themselves to my doorstep."

"Martial God Possession!"

With a thunderous roar from Shi Feng, a massive phantom five zhang tall abruptly manifested behind him. He threw a punch, and the phantom followed suit.

*Boom!*

The two Level 5 beasts were instantly pulverized into meat paste by the blow.

***

In the Misty Forest of District 25, Xu Meng stood indifferently behind a dozen men and women, facing a group of bizarre-looking beasts.

"Leader, should we strike?" asked a handsome man holding a massive shield.

Xu Meng, who had been staring at the point progression in shock, exited the channel and nodded. "Strike!"

As soon as the command was given, the group behind her let out roars and charged at the beasts. Xu Meng, remaining behind them, shouted loudly:

"Power of the stars, heed my command!"

"Seven Kill Star, descend!"

Countless red-tinted stars rained down upon the dozen men and women, merging into their bodies.

"Kill!"

Suddenly, the group seemed injected with adrenaline; their strength surged, and their momentum skyrocketed. In just a few minutes, they slaughtered every single beast in front of them.

***

Compared to Districts 388 and 25, District 366 was in a state of bewilderment.

Feng Tao: "Holy cow, the tables have turned, brothers! The Red Team’s points just skyrocketed."

Huang Zhize: "My god, I thought we were done for. I never expected this, I really didn't."

Lu Yu: "Uh, our District 366 only has about 50 points. We're definitely dragging the team down."

Meng Qi: "Good grief, this is what you call a 'carried' victory."

Feng Tao: "We mustn't slack off just because of this! We need to get moving; we can't let the big shots look down on District 366!!!"

While the Red Team was in harmony, the Blue Team was falling apart.

Regional Chat Channel:

District 55, Sharma Rafi: "You bunch of losers! How did you let the Red Team catch up like this? Are you even trying to hunt the beasts?"

District 55, Sharma Rafi: "Our District 55 has contributed 88 points. Who is slacking off??"

District 44, Sam: "F***, our District 44 isn't doing bad either, we've contributed over 80 points. It must be District 346 slacking off. Don't they only have one Level 5? How many points can they possibly get with that?"

District 346, Kitahara Sosuke: "Baka! We've been hunting with our lives on the line to wash away our shame, and we have over 60 points! How dare you blame us?"

District 156, Nakamura Den: "We've been working hard too, we have over 80 points. You guys are the ones slacking off—hey, Kimchi Country, is that you?"

District 28, Park Jung-chan: "Sibal! What nonsense are you spouting? We've been working hard too, we have over 70 points."

District 44, Sam: "Sharma, how dare you talk? Don't your 'India' districts have three Level 6s? How do you only have this many points?"

District 55, Sharma Rafi: "Hmph, we are noble Brahmins. How could we possibly do the bitter and tiring work of hunting beasts? We leave that to the Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras."

Upon checking, the highest contributor on the Blue Team was India with only 88 points, and other countries were even worse, with some having as few as 10 points.

District 118, Cai Kun: "Laughing my head off. You're still talking about Brahmins at a time like this? You deserve to lose, you bunch of slacking trash!"

District 346, Kitahara Sosuke: "Kuso! We are ten against four, and you're all just slacking off? I don't accept this!!!"

District 44, Sam: "F***! Stop slacking and go hunt the beasts!"

District 55, Sharma Rafi: "Hmph, I am a Brahmin. I have to wait for those people to drive the beasts to me."

District 28, Park Jung-chan: "Sibal, we're doomed!!"

***

One hour later, inside a cave in the Poison Mist Swamp.

*Rumble!*

The entire cave was trembling violently. Ye Chuyun, drenched in sweat, darted through the labyrinthine tunnels of the cave, his speed so great he was nearly a blur. Behind him, over seventy fire lizards were in hot pursuit.

The cave paths were chaotic and intricate, seemingly endless. He had to constantly observe his map to choose the optimal path and evade the lizards. The fire lizards chased him in a fury, their breath scorching the cave walls and creating a crackling sound.

Initially, after Ye Chuyun entered from the leftmost fork, he found the fire lizards were spread out—only two or three in each passage. With at least thirty or forty passages in the cave, the efficiency was too low; clearing five passages had already taken him too much time.

Looking at the remaining paths, Ye Chuyun gritted his teeth and decided to lure all the fire lizards together to finish them off in one go. This led to his current situation of being hunted by dozens of them. Faced with such a pursuit, even Ye Chuyun felt his scalp tingle.

Checking the map, he realized there were few lizards left; he had drawn almost the entire cave's population toward him.

"Do or die!"

Ye Chuyun gritted his teeth and lured them all toward the entrance of the cave. As soon as he reached it, he stopped dead in his tracks. The fire lizards behind him accelerated, seeing their chance. This detestable human had led them on a wild chase for most of the area, and they swore they would burn him to a crisp!

Ye Chuyun turned back, looked at the menacing group, and took a deep breath. Water vapor began to rise from his body, and mist gradually manifested around him.

"Wrath of the Sea King!" Ye Chuyun whispered to himself.