Chapter 708: Combination Technique, Human Cannon, A Sword Descending from the Heavens

Chanisi's complexion was gloomy; he felt his authority as the Familia Captain had been challenged, and by a nobody he had never even considered.

"Good, good, since you're so eager to seek death, then I shall grant your wish!"

The Wine Guardian laughed in extreme anger, stepping down from the second-floor platform.

He landed, knees bending slightly, and steadied his stance.

"I, Chanes Lustra, current Captain of the Soma Familia, accept your challenge."

Chanisi likewise drew the sword at his waist, pointing it at the Pallum girl opposite him.

"This makes for a fine drinking snack!"

The Soma Familia members attending the Divine Wine Banquet immediately cleared enough space for the two to fight freely.

Although most people didn't believe the Pallum girl, a Supporter, could defeat Captain Chanisi, they were still filled with interest in the battle about to unfold.

When drinking, without snacks the flavor always lacks a bit, but with them, even cheap wine might become tasty.

"Then, witnessed by the Familia members, let us decide by victory or defeat who the next Soma Familia Captain shall be!"

Liliruca spoke in a loud voice.

"Heh, I'll make this overconfident bastard experience true despair!"

Battle was imminent; Liliruca took the initiative, crouching low and sprinting forward.

Her opening move was the Sword God Style's commonly used Swift Step Horizontal Slash technique.

This swift speed startled Chanisi.

But the Level 2 level advantage still allowed the opponent to react in time.

Chanisi held his sword horizontally, blocking Liliruca's horizontal slash.

But since the Pallum girl opened with the Sword God Style, she naturally intended to press a fast attack.

One strike failing, she swiftly changed moves.

The clanging *ding-ling-dang-lang* of clashing swords rapidly rang out in the Soma Familia headquarters hall.

"Broly-san, can Miss Lili win?"

At the hall's edge, Bell wearing a hoodie looked somewhat worried, asking the Saiyan boy beside him.

"Guaranteed win."

Broly answered with considerable confidence; before seeing Chanisi move he might not have been able to give such a definite reply, but after seeing the opponent act, Broly could be one hundred percent certain the final victory of this challenge duel would belong to his girl.

In this world, Level 2 does indeed pull a numerical gap from Level 1, but this numerical gap has not reached the degree of forming a qualitative crush.

If compared by Combat Strength, it's like a Combat Strength of one versus ten, a tenfold gap, but the actual Combat Strength difference is only nine points.

And a thousand versus ten thousand Combat Strength, also a tenfold gap, but the actual Combat Strength difference is nine thousand points.

The former can use technique to close a nine-point Combat Strength gap, while the latter can hardly close a nine-thousand-point Combat Strength gap.

The numerical gap between Liliruca and her Familia Captain equals the former; excellent combat technique can completely compensate for this kind of low numerical gap.

Moreover, the numerical gap between Liliruca and Chanisi hasn't even reached one-to-ten; at most it's around one-to-one-point-five.

The strength sublimation formed by leveling up only makes Chanisi's base numerical values slightly higher than Liliruca's.

And reflected in actual combat, that is the Pallum girl originally not favored by the Soma Familia members now almost pressing her own Captain to fight, as if the Pallum girl were the Level 2 and the Wine Guardian Captain the Level 1.

"Ah, how is this possible, why are you so strong?"

Chanisi completely couldn't understand; less than a minute since the battle started, his robes already had multiple tears, even if there might be some gap in equipment, a Level 1 Supporter, and a Pallum girl at that, pressing a Level 2 human like this was simply too absurd.

"Why can't I be stronger than you, you cowardly rat, how long has it been since you personally entered the Dungeon to adventure, and how long since you fought someone head-on?

Footwork floaty, movements full of openings, swordsmanship mediocre; before I was still worried this bastard would be hard to deal with, but now it seems I overestimated you.

Hehe, you bastard scum who dared feed a six-year-old child Divine Wine, now die for me!"

Liliruca entrusted all the suffering she had endured onto her sword, venting it onto Chanisi, the concrete enemy who caused her suffering, the Soma Familia Captain.

Before long, several more wounds appeared on Chanisi's body, his white formal wear soaked and stained red with blood; he directly experienced the despair he had spoken of before the battle began.

"What are you doing, hurry up and come help me!"

The Wine Guardian lost his original composure, shouting at his confidant subordinates.

His confidants subconsciously wanted to obey the order, but the burly human Chandra blocked their path.

"This is a battle for the Captain's position; no one may interfere."

Seeing this scene, Chanisi shouted in panic and rage: "Chandra, you bastard, are you trying to betray me?"

"Betrayal, I wouldn't dare; isn't this a battle you agreed to yourself, Captain? I'm merely helping maintain the fairness and justice of this challenge duel."

And just at the moment Chanisi was distracted cursing in anger, Liliruca's sword slashed across his left arm, tearing open the white sleeve and cutting the forearm skin beneath, blood instantly dyeing that arm's sleeve red.

"Ah, damn it, whoever helps kill Ed, I'll supply them unlimited Divine Wine from now on!"

Chanisi directly named his price, and the temptation of Divine Wine made the Soma Familia members, who after the initial shock were just schadenfreude-watching their bastard Captain's misfortune, instantly become eager; for alcoholics, nothing is more tempting than unlimited Divine Wine supply.

"Heh, without you Chanisi, would we be unable to drink Divine Wine? To put it bluntly, limited Divine Wine supply is a scheme you cooked up specifically to jack up prices; perhaps once Ed becomes the new Captain, the selling price of Divine Wine might even drop!"

Chandra added a sentence, calming the eager Familia members back down.

The money they have to pay to buy Divine Wine is several times higher than the cost of brewing the Divine Wine itself.

"Captain Chanisi, helping you is fine, but you have to pay more."

These words nearly made the Wine Guardian grind his back molars to dust.

"Fine, from now on buying Divine Wine, all at cost price, hurry up and help."

However, as soon as these words came out, the Soma Familia members didn't rush to act.

"Miss Ed, Captain Chanisi has bid; do you want to bid? As long as your price matches his, we likewise won't interfere in your battle."

This is playing both sides; everyone can clearly see Liliruca isn't to be trifled with, but they can't just give up the benefit of drinking Divine Wine because fighting the opponent is dangerous, so someone at the side eggs on the Pallum girl to also offer some benefits.

"Same, cost price."

Liliruca shouted without the slightest hesitation.

"Free, I'll supply the Divine Wine for free."

Just as the Pallum girl's words fell, Chanisi, who had nearly had his remaining sword hand slashed, immediately called out a new price.

This man had already been struggling to fight on since getting injured; if no one came to help soon, he might just get singled out and eaten alive by the Pallum girl.

And once defeated, everything would be too late, because there were many bastards in the Familia who sought profit and avoided harm; at that time, even if she named a price, it was estimated no one would be willing to fight Liliruca Arde.

The offer of free Divine Wine supply made the breath of the many drunkards catch for a moment; one must know that even at cost price, the brewing cost of Divine Wine wasn't cheap, and if it could be supplied in unlimited quantities, that was no different from a gold mountain that would pay out money to oneself.

"Free supply of Divine Wine, cut the bullshit, you're saying that because you're worried you'll lose; what if you win and then go back on your word?"

Chandra was one to sabotage things, making a portion of the people calm down again.

"Miss Arde, what about you? What's your price?"

But there were also those who didn't calm down, urgently asking.

"..."

Liliruca didn't reply; she intended to knock the people down first, then speak.

"If you don't make a move, and I lose, you'll have no qualification to haggle."

Chanisi shouted loudly.

Right at this time, a wine bottle was finally hurled with force toward Liliruca's direction by a drunkard.

"That's right, can't let them decide the win/loss."

These words gained the agreement of quite a few drunkards; these people were itching to act, preparing to interfere with this Captain position challenge match first.

"What are you all waiting for, stop them."

Chandra roared; the Soma Familia members he had originally rallied and contacted, who found Chanisi displeasing, merely hesitated a moment before also stepping out to confront that group of Soma Familia members who were itching to interfere with the challenge match battle.

Of course, if the Pallum girl hadn't already displayed strength capable of suppressing Chanisi, they would never have clearly taken sides.

"Arde, you raise the price too, balance the situation in front of you, and you win."

Chandra urged.

"I don't say things I can't do."

Supplying Divine Wine for free — what difference was that from Chanisi controlling others through Divine Wine? And she wasn't seeking promotion to become a second Chanisi; she sought promotion to...

Ugh, it seemed originally it was just to solve the situation where Kanu and the others disappeared, and she herself might be troubled by the Soma Familia after leaving the Familia.

But that wasn't important; what was important was that she now already had the strength to change the original Familia's wind qi environment.

If she followed Chanisi in calling a price now, and later went back on her word, what difference would there be between her and Chanisi? How could she change the Familia's terrible wind qi?

"I won't raise the price. I want to change the Soma Familia's terrible wind qi. Those with the same idea, feel free to follow me and stand on my side; those with different ideas, feel free to step out and resist me. I'll clean you all out of the Soma Familia along with Chanisi."

Knowing she had someone backing her, Liliruca spoke with extreme confidence, making the Soma Familia members present face each other in dismay.

But once they reacted, people with different ideas showed different behaviors: a portion of Soma Familia members felt a Pallum was being too arrogant and prepared to help Chanisi; a portion felt her words made sense and prepared to help her; and another portion belonged to the neutral side, intending to help neither.

The scene became chaotic; Soma Familia members with different ideas brawled together in a melee, a group wanting to drink free Divine Wine and a group planning to follow Liliruca to change the Familia directly started trading fists and feet, and it was only because today was the Divine Wine Banquet that not many people brought weapons, otherwise the scene could have been even more bloody and brutal.

Of course, hurling wine bottles at each other's heads, picking up tables and chairs to smash onto people's bodies — these were standard operating procedure; obscenities flew back and forth from each other's mouths.

In a short span of time, the parents of the Soma Familia members present had been cuckolded by each other many times over, and even relatives and friends had been warmly greeted several times over — if they had parents and relatives and friends, that is.

Chanisi was still being chased and beaten by Liliruca, but the chaotic scene gave him a chance to slip away; he was seen approaching the front door, and taking advantage of Liliruca being blocked by the brawling Familia members, he directly pulled open the gate and ran outside.

"Take down the Pallum behind me, anyone can become an Official Member of the Soma Familia, drink free Divine Wine."

The Wine Guardian who had come outside, under the dazed look of the gatekeeping members, directly shouted loudly at the peripheral members waiting eagerly outside.

The peripheral members who had originally been brought by Broly and the others to pressure him now seemed to be utilized by the Wine Guardian; upon hearing there was free Divine Wine to drink, those peripheral members' eyes seemed to turn red, looking toward the Pallum girl chasing over.

"Broly-san, the situation seems somewhat bad."

Bell, looking at the crowd surrounding the Pallum girl like zombies swarming a person, said somewhat anxiously to the Saiyan boy beside him.

"Shouldn't be. Didn't they all drink the Divine Wine addiction cure potion? Why is it still not working by now?"

Broly scratched his head; the Soma Familia Captain had always used Divine Wine to incite people's hearts, and he had initially thought it was because the potion effects hadn't taken effect yet.

But looking at it now, even the people who drank the Divine Wine addiction cure potion 【Rational Wine】 mixed in earlier seemed to be lured into action by the Divine Wine; this was somewhat strange.

Could it be that God Miach's Divine Wine addiction cure potion has a problem, or the special wine God Soma prepared has a problem?

Broly couldn't figure it out, but over there Liliruca had already been surrounded by a group of Soma Familia peripheral members.

"Haha, Arde, you can beat me, but what use is that? These drunkards are still under my manipulation; they'll go after you to drink Divine Wine. Your Pallum physical strength — can you handle this many people? Once your stamina is exhausted, I'll fight you fair and square!"

Chanisi laughed loudly while hiding behind the crowd.

"Broly-san, that guy is so arrogant, what do we do?"

"Since he's not following the script, we don't need to follow the script either."

Broly rapidly chanted the transformation magic spell in his heart.

"Then we'll go too."

Bell drew his sword, preparing to go out and beat people too.

"No, I'll go alone."

Then, his shoulder was pressed down.

"Eh, Miss Lili?"

Bell widened his eyes, looking at the Pallum girl who had appeared beside him.

"I'm Broly, just used magic to transform into Lili's appearance."

Broly explained one sentence, then rushed out.

And the robe on his body, under the effect of the transformation magic, also changed into the exact same equipment as that on the Pallum girl over there.

Of course, this was just the change effect brought by magic; the actual equipment on his body didn't have much protective capability, but he didn't need protective capability either.

"Chanisi, you're despicable, but it doesn't matter. The guys you're relying on to exhaust my stamina are nothing but a bunch of clay chickens and tile dogs who haven't even received a God's Blessing. I'll knock them all down, then personally go before you and deliver a definite, unmistakable defeat!"

Broly arrived beside the Pallum girl, and using Liliruca's image and voice, spoke his lines to that Wine Guardian over there who thought he had reversed the situation.

"No, two Erd?"

Chanisi looked shocked, rubbed his eyes, and after confirming he hadn't seen wrong, he said: "Clone magic, I didn't expect you to still have such a trump card, but what use is that? These guys are indeed chickens and dogs, but they're enough to exhaust your stamina."

"Broly-san..."

Liliruca shouted softly at the 'herself' beside her.

"Lili, I'll throw you over."

Broly said, grabbing the belt outside the Pallum girl's armor skirt.

"Chanisi, let me show you our combination technique."

He wore the Pallum girl's appearance and showed a cold smile toward the Wine Guardian over there.

"Liliruca, Ren Jian Great Cannon, prepare to fire!"

Wind Spirit Sprint, arm strength, s Stats fully deployed, the Pallum girl was directly thrown over.

"Bastard, take this sword art falling from the sky!"

Liliruca shouted, raising her sword to slash at Chanisi.

"No, this works?"

Chanisi stared, subconsciously raised his sword to block, but made a very wrong judgment; his long sword was directly cut off by the flying Pallum girl's sword, the sword strike's momentum undiminished, and it chopped off his right hand.

"Ah..."

The Wine Guardian's complexion was pained as he knelt on the ground, covering his severed hand, almost shouting 【My King's Power】 to recreate the classic scene.

"Although I don't know why the God of Wine alcohol addiction potion didn't take effect, since you surrounded me, then you should be psychologically prepared, right?"

Turning to see the Xin Guan Zu members whose arms Chanisi had cut off, after hearing the 'Pallum girl's' words behind them, they subconsciously swallowed their saliva; before anyone inside could explain anything, they heard the Pallum girl shout: "Feel the pain, Extreme Pain Finger!"

Broly, transformed into Liliruca, like a tiger entering a sheep flock, practiced his finger technique on everyone regardless of age or gender.

"Ah!"

Cries of pain rang out like firecrackers; a moment later, over a hundred people fell in the courtyard of the Soma Familia Headquarters, everyone's complexions twisted in pain, writhing on the ground like maggots.

The Soma Familia members fighting inside the Faction Residence also stopped their hands amidst the wailing cries of pain outside.

After peering outside and seeing Liliruca standing among a large group of people lying on the ground like maggots, and the Pallum girl standing before the former Faction Regiment Leader who knelt begging for mercy but had fallen unconscious from excessive blood loss, they fell silent one by one.

【No, with the strength to take down so many people, what exactly are you acting at?】

【Could it be, you're deliberately watching which side we stand on?】

Thinking of this possibility, those who chose to stand on Chanisi's side had ugly complexions.

Those who chose neutrality were somewhat worried and uneasy.

Only a few Soma Familia members who chose to stand on Liliruca's side showed joyful expressions.

"From now on, I am the new Regiment Leader of the Soma Familia!"

Liliruca announced.

"Chandra, carry Chanisi inside to stop the bleeding, don't let him die, he's still useful."

(Chapter End)