Chapter 2112: Implication

That bunch of disgusting hyenas hasn't given up yet, has it!!

At the forefront of the troop, flying like a red meteor, Ka Lian frequently turned her head, her eyes filled with hatred as she looked toward the Rear sandstorm.

Only to see in the midst of one sandstorm after another, there were a great number of hulking elemental beings, resembling giant divine soldiers.

Although the pursuers' appearance bore no resemblance to hyenas, in Ka Lian's heart she would rather self-destruct than fight these guys!

The reason is simple; these elemental beings appear to excel at frontal combat.

But in reality they prefer to turn into invisible elemental winds, burrowing directly into the target's body!

Especially the earth elemental behind Ka Lian.

This group of Fifth Stage earth elementals excels at disguising themselves as the ground; once an Awakened One passes over their heads, they suddenly erupt, launching an attack from beneath the target.

Not long ago, two Fifth Stage members of Ka Lian's troop died under the 'dig*'; those two poor War Star Individuals were literally forced to have these earth elementals burrow into their *gate, swelling until they burst.

Your Highness! Hold on a little longer! We'll be able to rendezvous with the others soon!

As long as we're willing to call for help! Believe that, out of kinship, those Black Armor folks will surely help us!

Following behind Ka Lian, a middle-aged War Star urgently spoke up, trying to boost morale.

"Call for help? You mean asking them to help me?"

"Damn it! If it weren't for that gang of War Slaves betraying me, I wouldn't need help!"

Clenching her fists, Ka Lian's face instantly darkened.

She had brought few people to begin with, and the betrayal of Lin An and the others almost left her as a bare-bones commander. Without War Slaves as cannon fodder, she wouldn't dare clash with other troops!

Just thinking that her current predicament was all thanks to Lin An, Ka Lian's heart burned with rage, wishing to burn that damned War Slave Lin An to ashes.

Oh, right!

And Qing Kai! This gang of War Slaves must have been sent by others, that bastard Qing Kai also betrayed her!

"Your Highness, calm your anger! You still bear a great mission; you are the hope of our Red Armor lineage!"

"I beg you, Your Highness! Even if you see those War Slaves appearing in their ranks, you must not act impulsively!"

With earnest advice, seeing Ka Lian's desire to devour the traitors alive, the middle-aged War Star couldn't help but bitterly smile.

He could understand why Your Highness was so furious.

As early as three days ago they had noticed that, among the batch of War Slaves they brought, the one named Zhang Tie suddenly saw his ranking surge.

Anyone could tell that this group of War Slaves must have hidden their strength, and after betraying them they directly sought out others to join forces.

In short, this batch of War Slaves are either Black Armor or Gold Armor people, pretending to follow them just to save slots!

Ka Man, I know what to do!

"I just can't figure out how that War Slave named Zhang Tie could earn so many points, and that guy Lin An looks like the leader of that bunch!"

"When did the Alliance acquire these Fourth Stage beings comparable to God Ascendants? I always feel something's off!"

Although Lin An had closed his personal ranking, Ka Lian still didn't know his current points.

But she clearly remembered that, before the closure, Zhang Tie's ranking was astonishingly high, and yet such a powerful War Slave was led by Lin An.

Faced with Ka Lian's doubt, the middle-aged War Star blinked, then instinctively replied:

"Your Highness.. perhaps they aren't Fourth Stage?"

"Saying that makes me recall a detail; do you remember how the resistance was obviously abnormal when we entered the Star Gate?"

"I think among that batch of War Slaves, someone is not Fourth Stage but Fifth Stage. It's just that Black Armor used special means to let them come along."

"Wait..? That also doesn't seem right..?"

As he spoke, the middle-aged War Star frowned, suddenly realizing he had misspoken.

The system's level judgment cannot be wrong; Lin An and the others must be Fourth Stage!

"That.. maybe.."

"Maybe it wasn't them who killed the person?! Could it be that Black Armor deliberately let them take the head?"

Ka Man racked his brains, thinking of another possibility.

"Maybe Black Armor wanted to earn more points, so they had these War Slaves finish off the kills? Killing a higher rank gives extra rewards; later, as long as they transfer the points, Black Armor can still get the ranking!"

"Exactly! That's it! This also explains why those War Slaves hid their information!"

"Because War Slaves don't need to be bet on; outside bets must be placed on the Alliance!"

That's a very reasonable explanation.

After hearing this, Ka Lian couldn't help but nod, feeling this was very likely the truth.

To be frank, although she found Lin An a bit strange, no matter what, that damned bunch of War Slaves are still Fourth Stage. Even if the Body System has an advantage in combat, no matter how strong, it couldn't surpass her.

If she herself couldn't earn that many points, then Lin An and the others could never achieve it!

But...

Do the Black Armor folks really have that much strength? Able to spare energy in battle and still let a Fourth Stage finish off the kill? Logic also has some issues..

Before Ka Lian could ponder further, suddenly a shout cut off her thoughts.

"Ka Lian, Your Highness! Not good! Enemies have also appeared on our left flank! It seems they're also coming for us!"

As the words fell, Ka Lian, flying at high speed, abruptly turned her head.

Only to see, at some point, on the plain to their left, a Fifth Stage squad had suddenly appeared. Moreover, in their spiritual sense perception, enemies also seemed to appear in the other two directions! Just like being surrounded by a wolf pack, they found themselves inexplicably encircled!

"Damn it! How could this happen?! Why are there suddenly so many people?!"

Filled with shock and anger, already exhausted from the relentless pursuit, facing such a dire situation, Ka Lian felt as if the heavens had collapsed!

Even if just a squad of earth elementals were chasing them, how could Ka Lian possibly have provoked so many pursuers!?

Heavens, what misery! It's not that she looks down on herself; it's that the points on her are simply not worth being targeted!

"Where exactly did the problem arise?! Exactly where did the problem arise?!"

However, blessings come in pairs, misfortunes never come alone.

In the midst of Ka Lian's panic, she only wanted to contact Heijia again.

A message from the Heijia team came through on its own:

Ka Lian! What the hell have you provoked?! Damn it! Why am I being targeted too?! Who the hell have you killed?!

You still want to hide your strength? You want to get me killed?!

Over the comms, Heijia's voice was flustered, even angry.

In his view, Ka Lian's earlier plea for help was nothing but a conspiracy; thus, after receiving the message, he never responded.

Unlike Ka Lian, who was being hunted, he had not yet had a chance to check the rankings.

He, who had arrived early at the Eternal Summit, had noticed the alliance rankings suddenly rise fifteen minutes earlier.

No surprise—this must be Ka Lian hiding her strength, having taken out quite a few people just now! Although he doesn't know how she did it, he remembers that the War Slave named Zhang Tie was one of her subordinates!

Now it's fine—the opposing large force has arrived, and this damned bitch still wants to trick him into going to die for her!

Hearing Heijia's angry questioning, Ka Lian froze, feeling the situation had become utterly bizarre.

What hidden strength? Isn't it Heijia and his group who are hiding their strength?

Heijia, what nonsense are you spouting?! I—!

His thoughts were a tangled mess, not waiting for Ka Lian to angrily retort.

The next second, Heijia over the comms let out a sudden shriek before the connection was completely cut off.