Chapter 669

Jiang Die stared blankly at the sky, her right hand still mechanically pulling at an empty bowstring.

Of course, she couldn't pull anything.

My hand… is broken?

My treasured armor was just shattered by her like that?

Why is she so strong?

She was clearly so fragile, just one more second, just one more second!!

The pain came crashing in like a tide.

Jiang Die screamed at the top of her lungs: "Ah—my hand!"

Qi Yue could no longer see clearly.

Too much blood lost, darkness before her eyes.

She could hold on no longer and collapsed heavily.

"My lord… I've completed the mission, haven't I?"

"Qi Yue!!"

Suddenly a gentle light descended, illuminating Qi Yue's eyes.

Then a stream of blood came spraying with the wind, exploding onto Qi Yue like a water bomb.

Gu Qing's legs trembled, her whole body shaking, as the genetic enhancement made her attributes surge wildly.

Qi Yue smiled weakly: "Sister Gu Qing… this is only a virtual battle… you don't have to…"

The healing technique and Gu Qing's bodily fluids could no longer save Qi Yue.

After all, her injuries were too severe.

The next second, Qi Yue was teleported back to the territory.

The virtual battlefield only left behind Qi Yue's virtual corpse.

Gu Qing charged forward with an iron blade: "Die, Lian Wu!"

"No, don't, stop!"

Jiang Die panicked and turned to flee, but how could she possibly escape Gu Qing's grasp?

In her genetic-enhanced state, Gu Qing was a superwoman.

Gu Qing raised her blade and said: "You're already finished. I'm just helping Qi Yue finish things off."

Thud thud thud!

Three solid strikes.

Jiang Die is dead.

Battle over.

Zhao Chi, of course, had no idea about the heart-stopping events ahead.

He had been standing guard in front of the Territory Stone the whole time.

Suddenly he heard a huge wave of cheers.

Immediately followed by a system notification:

【Battle ended, you have achieved victory. You may stay and interact with the audience, or click to return.】

The tall walls drew closer, growing shorter.

The audience that had been far away on the horizon was now right before his eyes.

A mountain-shaking, sea-roaring cheer rolled in.

Applause and whistles, unending.

The on-site audience had actually surpassed ten thousand.

There shouldn't have been this many just now, right? What happened?

Zhao Chi stared blankly at the audience.

But of course, where there were cheers, there were also those who stayed silent.

Those people were not few in number. They sat in their seats, watching Zhao Chi with complicated expressions.

No need to think—they must have bet on Jiang Die.

But that had nothing to do with Zhao Chi.

Zhao Chi wasn't in the mood to interact with the audience either, so he clicked return directly.

"My lord, you're back."

Qi Yue suddenly hugged him.

Zhao Chi was rather baffled.

He didn't know what was wrong with Qi Yue.

Gu Qing smiled and said: "Qi Yue performed extremely well in this battle, and also experienced a life-and-death simulation. Although we all have the Fearless talent, there are still things we're afraid of losing."

Zhao Chi listened, utterly confused.

But vaguely, he seemed to understand a little.

"It's alright, Qi Yue. Even if it weren't the virtual space, you could still revive in reality. You haven't forgotten that you can revive, have you?"

Qi Yue shook her head in his arms.

"I haven't forgotten, but there's still this strange feeling in my heart. My lord, you don't think I'm a bother, do you?"

Zhao Chi shook his head: "Of course not. Being sentimental means you're emotionally rich—it's perfectly normal."

Qi Yue nodded with a smile and stepped out of Zhao Chi's embrace.

Tang Ruan also came over with a grin.

Zhao Chi looked at her excited smile, knowing this was probably boosted by her talent for masochism — it seemed she'd taken quite a beating in this battle too.

So he spread his arms and gave her a big hug in return.

This battle was of high difficulty, and also the only match Zhao Chi hadn't watched in its entirety.

But as a participant, he had the match replay.

Zhao Chi sped up the replay and quickly watched the entire match.

Only now did he learn what had happened on the earlier battlefield.

A mere 50-person showdown, yet it could still be fought like this.

One could say it was quite spectacular.

This Jiang Die really was more than just talk.

This was also the first match Zhao Chi had fought with nearly half his forces lost.

Jiang Die's army really was strong.

He wondered who the next opponent would be.

A notification sounded:

【Settling the semifinals…】

【You have earned a total of 98 points, currently ranked 1st in points】

The system also gave a high score for the battle with Jiang Die.

The ranking was still first.

But these points weren't of much use to Zhao Chi.

For a contestant like Jiang Die who lost in the semifinals, they would be of some help.

With the semifinals over, Jiang Die and the loser of the other semifinal wouldn't play a match.

So third and fourth place would both be decided entirely by points.

While the champion and runner-up wouldn't.

Zhao Chi had already locked in the top two; his worst result was still runner-up.

But this one had been a tough fight — he didn't know if he could keep winning in the next.

Soon, another message was sent out.

【Finals contestants confirmed】

【Battlefield】 Battlefield No. 1

【Time】 7 PM

【Duration】 120 minutes

【Contestant】 1. Zhao Chi of Xili Village