Chapter 66

Zhao Chi was stunned.

He saw Tang Ruan wearing white cloth clothes and pants, with silk stockings on her feet.

Hugging him tightly and softly.

Zhao Chi only felt softness and warmth all over his body.

He asked in surprise: "What's wrong with you? Why are you hugging me? Did you equip the cloth clothes and pants in the fashion slot? Hurry up and change to equipment mode, this isn't safe."

As he said this, he hurriedly looked around.

Fortunately, no specters were approaching.

Tang Ruan was pressed tightly against his chest, looking up at him with a shy face.

"Sister Gu asked me to do this, saying that this would distract you, and you might not be afraid anymore. Sister Gu said if there weren't outsiders who could see, she would have let me take it all off before hugging."

Why does Gu Qing have so many bad ideas?

However...

"...It seems, it really is a bit better."

"Hehe, that's good."

Tang Ruan hugged him tighter, her two trembling prides squeezed out of shape.

Zhao Chi didn't refuse her kindness and let her hug him.

Tang Ruan leaned against his chest, listening to his violently beating heart.

The screaming soon became sparse.

The specters were all scattered.

The system also sent a notification.

[Fifth round cleared]

[Defeated] 50 specters

[Time taken] 4 minutes 42 seconds

[Score] 75 points

[Total score] 298 points

[Ranking] 31st

Zhao Chi's ranking didn't show up immediately.

Instead, it showed up after a few more minutes.

This can also prove from the side that his time to clear the round was much shorter than most students.

Unexpectedly, after this round, Zhao Chi's ranking advanced by 17 places directly.

It seems the specters' screams indeed caused significant obstacles for other students.

The specters' combat power is average.

But their bodies are in a transparent state half the time, making them impossible to hit.

Coupled with the scream that can evoke fear, it can make the players' soldiers timid and afraid to attack.

Even if they attack, it's in a panic, easily missing or lacking power.

Although everyone knows in their hearts that this is a skill effect.

But it's like drinking alcohol.

People who have never been drunk cannot imagine being drunk.

They think they can stay sober by concentrating.

That they can never get drunk.

But the fact is that everyone thinks too much; humans cannot fight against objective laws.

Eating salt will make you feel salty.

Getting cut will hurt.

Reasoning with yourself cannot fight it.

In addition, although the specters' attacks aren't very strong, they shouldn't be underestimated.

Getting hit solidly by them will still cause injury, or even be fatal.

Gu Qing and the others all gathered around.

It could be seen that they all looked relaxed.

Gu Qing giggled and leaned close to Zhao Chi: "Tang Ruan, the battle is over, why haven't you let go of the Lord yet? How long do you want to hug?"

"Ah! It's over?" Tang Ruan was dazed, and only then let go of Zhao Chi.

Gu Qing covered her mouth and smiled: "Why are you so reluctant to let go once you hug? Next time there's an opportunity like this, I'll let you do it."

Tang Ruan pursed her lips and didn't speak.

But she thought about it and shook her head: "No, I promised the Lord that I would be his strongest shield, and I've strengthened my defense, while Sister Gu, you've strengthened your spiritual power, so let me go in the future. I don't have much experience, but I can work hard."

Gu Qing smiled: "Okay, you'll have your time to shine in a moment. Don't worry, with me here, I'll heal you in time."

Tang Ruan nodded heavily.

Zhao Chi asked: "How are you all? Is anyone injured?"

Gu Qing nodded, pointing to a few female soldiers nearby: "Everyone took a few hits, but with leather armor blocking and the fact that everyone strengthened their defense, not much life was consumed. Only 9 female artisans consumed 9 elixirs."

Zhao Chi said: "That's good. It seems this time was not bad. We cleared the fifth round smoothly in less than 5 minutes. Everyone rest quickly; this time we have more than 20 minutes of rest."

The female soldiers and artisans immediately sat and lay down to recover their stamina.

Gu Qing sat in front of Zhao Chi.

She said with a smile: "My lord, listen to me scream and see if it has any effect."

"Scream? Scream what?"

"Hehe, ah——!!"

Gu Qing suddenly opened her small mouth and screamed.

"Hmm??" Zhao Chi felt inexplicable.

Gu Qing tilted her head and asked: "My lord, did any feeling of fear arise in your heart?"

Zhao Chi smiled.

"No, I just think your voice sounds very nice."

Gu Qing deliberately imitated the specter's scream, but her tone wasn't that shrill, piercing sound, but a very magnetic, soft, and charming female voice.

Even if she screamed, it was completely different from the specter's scream.

It was like a woman's scream when being tickled by a lover.

Gu Qing smiled: "My lord likes to hear my voice?"

"Hmm, I like it."

"Then I'll talk and chat with you more in the future, as long as you don't find it annoying."

Zhao Chi smiled: "How could I, it's just that I might not have enough time."

Gu Qing asked in confusion: "Why? In the future, with us in the territory, you don't need to work hard, my lord. Just command us to work, right?"

Zhao Chi shook his head: "How is that possible? I also need to keep improving, but fortunately with you all, I can free up more time to learn and improve myself."

Gu Qing nodded.

She agreed with Zhao Chi's words.

"Hmm, right, my lord, just rest assured and learn. Leave other things to me, I will definitely try my best to handle them well for you."

Tang Ruan interjected: "I will also work hard."

Gu Qing smiled: "That's right, of course your strength is indispensable."

Zhao Chi smiled: "Gu Qing, you can always say what I want to say in advance."

Gu Qing was stunned, feeling a bit guilty.

"Oh my... sorry, my lord, did I... overstep again? I will definitely pay attention."

Zhao Chi shook his head: "Don't make it sound so serious. I just wanted to express... you think the same as I do. I meant to say I appreciate you."

Gu Qing was overjoyed.

Her beautiful mouth curled up again.

Zhao Chi opened the ranking:

[Real-time test ranking]

[1st place] Class 5: Pei Pei Yuanxiu

[2nd place] Class 3: Xiao Liu

[3rd place] Class 8: Wei Wei Jinlong

[4th place] Class 9: Zhou Lue

[5th place] Class 1: Hua Hua Yuyin

The top five are still those few people.

There's no way around that.

Their strength was already strong, and they accumulated a lot of points in the first few rounds.

This round might have caused them some trouble, but it caused even more trouble for other students.

This just widened the gap between them and others.

This time, Pei Pei Yuanxiu of Class 5 still firmly occupied the first place.

In the fourth round, Zhao Chi speculated that his race was not afraid of lightning.

It seems his race is also not afraid of fear; it's estimated that it really is a race like gargoyles, golems, or puppets.

Xiao Liu's ranking jumped directly.

Perhaps he is also a similar race, or simply the skeleton race.

Wei Wei Jinlong and Hua Hua Yuyin are on the list again.

They are all combat-type lords, and it's estimated that their subordinates are either quite fierce or have high morale, able to endure the fear and kill the specters.

When morale is high, even if they are afraid, they will endure it and fight the enemy to the death.