Chapter 2836

Although these people were not lords, their strength was clearly extremely powerful, and their individual combat ability was absolutely top-tier.

Moreover, a lord's identity could not entirely determine one's strength.

Some martial practitioners had no interest in becoming lords; they preferred to hone their own martial skills and spiritual techniques.

It was somewhat like the difference between a General and a duelist.

A General might not necessarily be weak in single combat, but a duelist was definitely not weak in single combat.

That squad of werewolves was extremely strong in single combat.

Moreover, their status was also very high.

That squad of 10 looked small in number, but was absolutely extremely strong.

Moreover, their levels were very high, and their experience was extremely rich.

If he summoned Tang Ruan and Qi Yue and the others to fight, he didn't know whether they would win, but there was definitely a risk of failure.

But Zhao Chi didn't want to gamble.

He had never crossed hands with enemies of this level before; it was better not to take risks.

Moreover, with levels that high, they definitely had many other means.

Summoning other werewolves was routine; they might also have giant beast tokens, able to summon giant beasts.

They had no territory, and there was no way to forcibly link them through territory.

If he wanted the army to surround and attack them, he could only summon a large number of soldiers to fight, but the formation's energy was not abundant, and he couldn't summon too many soldiers.

Moreover, they would definitely use high-tier spiritual techniques, and it would not be good if they got bogged down.

Zhao Chi and the others could escape back to the territory to take shelter and summon friendly forces, but that was too passive.

If a werewolf lord arrived first, and only one werewolf of a mid-captain level came, Zhao Chi would be in a very difficult spot.

In short…

Strength unknown.

Too many variables.

Cannot fight!

Zhao Chi retreated at full speed.

And kept looking back repeatedly to confirm.

Fortunately, those werewolves only chased for a moment before giving up, then also rapidly departed in another direction.

Zhao Chi immediately informed Li Ruanyu and Shangguan Ting of this situation, and at the same time told the three women beside him.

Su Qin and the others were all extremely surprised.

It seemed the werewolves who had infiltrated were not only ordinary scouts and lords, but also martial practitioners with top-tier strength.

Beyond the front lines was truly not safe either; danger was everywhere.

For the remaining journey, Zhao Chi kept his perception fully open, carefully observing the surroundings.

The three women also stopped talking, all closely following Zhao Chi.

Fortunately, nothing happened on the remaining road.

After another hour, approaching Copper Rock Town, World Breaker Army patrol squads and lords gradually appeared around, and only then did Zhao Chi feel at ease.

It wasn't until around 3 PM that the four safely returned to Iron Bridge Village.

The alert level around Iron Bridge Village had clearly been raised quite a bit.

The number of patrol and alert personnel on the outskirts had doubled compared to when they left.

Instead, there were fewer people inside the village, after all, they had all gone out to patrol.

It should have been arranged by Li Ruanyu.

The moment the few of them entered the village entrance, Su Qin left to submit the mission.

By rough calculation, Zhao Chi could obtain close to 2,100 contribution points.

Not a small amount.

After all, he had led the team to annihilate an enemy lord squad of 177,000.

But Zhao Chi still had over a million contribution points unused; these 2,100 points didn't make him feel anything in particular.

Su Qin had a bit less, roughly around 670 contribution points.

Lu Yi and Wei Li each had roughly 300 contribution points.

The two of them were very happy.

Contribution points were not that easy to obtain; they all had to be earned through real combat.

Zhao Chi had previously received the Best Newcomer award, and that was only 300 contribution points. A collective first-class honor medal was also only 300 contribution points.

The two of them could obtain 300 points without any losses, so of course they were overjoyed.

Although they hadn't actually received it yet, the two of them had already started being happy in advance.

Su Qin left.

Lu Yi and Wei Li stood in place without moving.

Wei Li said happily: "Zhao Chi, my clan uncle just told me, there's no separate Butterfly Blade improvement manual or super improvement manual, but there is a complete set of blueprints, including the Butterfly Blade blueprints. I've already had them hold onto it. Dengwoyi Society I'll go back and get it for you."

"Great, it's all the same. How much?"

"Didn't I already say? No money."

"It's fine, I…"

Before Zhao Chi could finish speaking, Wei Li had already run off.

She waved her hand as she ran, saying: "Ah, really, no need."

After saying that, she ran off into the distance.

Now only Lu Yi was left standing beside him.

Lu Yi was both happy and a little awkward.

Her whole body was taut, and she kept staring in the direction Wei Li had left.

Wei Li had long since vanished from sight, and no one knew what she was looking at.

Zhao Chi noticed she was very nervous.

What did she have to be nervous about?

Was it because his current strength was too great?

Or was it because they were alone together?

This was completely different from when she had originally called him over to her place to explain problems.

Zhao Chi found it a little amusing: "What's the matter, Lu Yi? You seem very nervous."

"N-nothing, nothing, I have to go too."

"Mm, then next time we get the chance, let's fight together again."

Lu Yi gave a little smile and turned around reluctantly.

But the moment she turned, she turned right back again.

"Um… Zhao Chi."

"Mm?"

"It's nothing…"

Zhao Chi laughed and said: "What on earth is the matter? You're hemming and hawing — if you have something to say, just say it. Do we still need to beat around the bush with each other?"

Lu Yi said: "I… I… I don't even know how to put it."

"Just say it straight."

"Okay… this battle… it really shook me. Originally our strength was clearly very close, but now… the gap between us is just too big. There are some things… I really don't know how to bring up."

She fidgeted shyly, even blushing.

Very cute.

Zhao Chi didn't interrupt, and listened as she went on: "This time I know you didn't fight at full strength, otherwise I could never have gotten 9% of the contribution value. In that 9%, your contribution actually made up the greater part. Actually, what I wanted to tell you is…"

She's been emphasizing contribution value this whole time?

Does she want a bigger share of the spoils?

Right!

The spoils haven't been divided yet!

Zhao Chi scratched his head: "Oops, sorry…"

The half-sentence Lu Yi hadn't yet finished suddenly stuck in her throat, and she stared wide-eyed: "Sorry? Wh-why are you apologizing?"