Chapter 596

He could only leave in embarrassment.

That bit of risk didn't amount to much anymore.

In any case, Zhao Chi felt utterly exhilarated at this moment.

Besides, he now had a trump card — at worst, he could take refuge in Penglai Village.

A staff member said cautiously, "We have other uses for this place in a bit. If you two are finished, shall we teleport you to the battlefield?"

Zhao Jiao said, "Lu Hong's match is on Battlefield 7, it's about to start. Let's go."

The three were instantly teleported.

The staff members all breathed a sigh of relief.

Then they began discussing in low voices.

"Damn, I almost died laughing just now. Were those guys in their fifties from the Xiao family?"

"Hahaha, me too. There should be two from the Xiao family and two from the Qi family — all big clans in Stream Village."

"That guy called Zhao Chi really has guts, daring to clash head-on. The Zhao family only seems to have sent three young people."

"You don't get it, do you? The weaker you are, the harder you have to fight!"

"Makes sense. Then let's go confront the supervisor today — maybe we'll finally get paid for the last few months of work."

"... Damn, forget it."

"Then what about our wages?"

"No worries, it's only been delayed three months, right? We'll definitely get some this month. Why don't you go ask for our wages and try?"

"Forget it, I'll wait."

Battlefield 7.

Lu Hong's match was underway.

This time his opponent was a beastman race, and Lu Hong was having a very hard fight.

After all, beastmen were known for their brute courage.

A horde of beastmen came charging with wild howls — it was indeed somewhat shocking.

But in the end Lu Hong still won on defense; his human-race equipment was a bit better than the beastmen's.

The opposing lord was probably also a commoner with no extra enhancements, and ultimately fell short by a little.

Lu Hong won by a narrow margin.

He excitedly waved from off the field.

Zhao Chi and the others applauded him.

Lu Hong's battle ended, and Zhao Chi's turn came next.

"Go get 'em, Zhao Chi. I bet on you for my second match too. If you win this one, I'll make a bit more." Zhao Huai said expectantly.

Zhao Jiao laughed, "Me too. I bet on you for three matches. If you can win two, I'll have my stake back and even make a small profit. Win all three and it's even better."

Zhao Chi nodded, "Don't worry. Against Qi Yu, I can't possibly lose."

Back at the territory.

Gu Qing and the others were fully geared and ready for battle.

【The second round of battle is about to begin. Teleportation will commence shortly. Please prepare yourselves.】

"How is it? Battle's about to start — are you ready?"

Gu Qing smiled, "Don't worry, my lord. We've been ready for a long time."

Good. Teleport.

Once again arriving at the battlefield.

The surrounding walls once again towered into the clouds.

Beneath their feet was grassland, surrounded by woods.

The woods blocked the view.

That wasn't great.

【Countdown: 1 minute...】

The host's voice came through.

This time it was a female voice:

"Dear friends.

"The match on Battlefield 1 is about to begin. Friends who haven't placed their bets yet, please pay attention and place your bets.

"Without further ado, let me introduce both sides' competitors.

"On the left is Qi Yu from Stream Village, race: the uncommon treant.

"His performance last match really brightened our eyes. We don't know if he can keep winning this time.

"On the right is Zhao Chi from Stream Village, race: human.

"Competitor Zhao Chi's soldiers are all female — that's quite rare.

"But these women aren't as delicate as they look; they're actually very strong.

"Unfortunately, they're all wearing face masks, so we can't catch a glimpse of their true faces. We don't know what they'll show us this time.

"Next, please enjoy.

"Match, begin!"

【Match Start!】

The air wall vanished.

"Advance!"

GLOSSARY:

【Zhao Chi, Zhao Huai, Zhao Jiao, Lu Hong, Gu Qing, Penglai Village, Stream Village, Xiao family, Qi family, Qi Yu】

Zhao Chi's army advanced in full force.

This time the host was still encouraging people to place bets.

And it had been like this from the very start—every match, every battlefield, every host the same.

Perhaps the tickets weren't the main source of income at all.

The real income was probably this betting segment.

After all that fuss, the joint tournament held by the five villages had been directly exploited by the nobility.

The five villages built the stage, the nobility put on the show.

But it didn't matter—it had nothing to do with him anyway.

According to the host's introduction, Qi Yu's race was Treant.

Zhao Chi didn't really know much about Treants.

He only knew that Treants were weak against fire-element spiritual techniques, but had decent resistance to water-element and earth-element spiritual techniques.

Treants weren't very agile, but had high constitution.

They made excellent meat shields.

Encountering a new race as an opponent was a good thing.

After all, this was virtual combat now—safe and a great way to gain experience.

Five minutes later, Zhao Chi's army burst out of the forest.

They saw a stretch of rocky wasteland ahead.

Stones of all sizes were scattered everywhere.

Weeds grew in wild profusion.

There were a few scattered trees in the distance, but overall the view was extremely open.

One could see very far.

Although the battlefield was huge, this was only a one-on-one match, with each side numbering no more than a hundred or two hundred people.

Such a vast expanse wouldn't be put to use.

The fighting was mainly concentrated in the central area.

The two Territory Stones weren't too far apart either.

Overall, although the battlefield was large, the area actually usable wasn't much.

Zhao Chi could see a blue light far in the distance.

That was Qi Yu's Territory Stone.

But Zhao Chi couldn't find Qi Yu or his Treants.

Gu Qing pointed at the small trees in the distance: "My lord, could those be the enemy's Treant soldiers?"