Chapter 670

【Contestant】 2. Yuan Zhao of Beiliu Village

It really is Yuan Zhao!

That guy really is the final opponent.

Yuan Zhao's race is Vampire.

Vampire... the noble Zhao Ji that was killed earlier, his race was also Vampire.

The Vampire race's talent is blood-sucking.

Can recover through blood-sucking.

Apart from that, their stats are also higher than the default 5 races.

Moreover, they are very adept at fighting at night.

But when fighting Zhao Ji earlier, I actually didn't feel the Vampire race was that strong.

The reason is that these female soldiers under Zhao Chi are all Taoyuan Humans, whose stats are a full 4 points higher than the default race.

Also higher than the Vampire race.

So at that time the fight wasn't at a disadvantage; on the contrary, we even held the racial advantage.

Moreover, Zhao Ji was very overconfident, which let Zhao Chi seize the chance to win.

And although Zhao Ji was a noble, he didn't seem to be a very important one.

There's a saying: "Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix."

Although Yuan Zhao is not a noble, his clan is willing to invest massive resources to train him, so he may well not be worse than a noble.

He might even be stronger than those ragtag nobles.

Although this competition is called the Rookie Tournament, every opponent Zhao Chi has met so far has had real strength.

In the first match, Xiao Rui's skeletons explode upon death, spraying bone spikes, able to catch enemies off guard and deal heavy damage.

In the second match, Qi Yu's treants are like catapults, and can also use their root systems to restrain and attack — very well-rounded.

In the third match, Wei Li's ghouls were ferociously strong, with excellent overall stats, charging and brawling with savage ferocity.

In the quarterfinal, Cao Feng was a bit of a pushover, but his shadow panther's third eye must have some effect — pity his tactical choice was wrong, and he fell easily.

In the quarterfinal, Lang Hu's tiger-men were extremely fierce, the very epitome of head-on combat. Combined with Lang Hu himself being able to transform into a giant tiger, it was nearly unbeatable.

In the semifinal, Wei Li's strength was just experienced firsthand — those elves, although of the default race, had devastating killing power. They could also transform into trees to hide themselves and ambush enemies.

These opponents are all quite strong.

And the later ones are stronger... that seems like stating the obvious.

But Yuan Zhao's journey must have been the same — fighting all the way to the finals, he should have run into very tough enemies too.

Yet he cut them all down and reached the finals.

Fighting Yuan Zhao, one must be mentally prepared.

For the next match, should I field 100 female soldiers?

According to prior intel, Yuan Zhao's Vampires can field 80 troops.

If I still field only 50 female soldiers, it could be a serious disadvantage.

But the only problem is, how do I explain it.

Yuan Zhao daring to field 80 means he possesses a fully legal secondary territory.

Although given his status, he shouldn't yet qualify for one.

But with the Yuan family's strength, nothing is really impossible.

As for Zhao Chi... absolutely impossible.

Moreover, Penglai Village is my absolute trump card, and the source of the World Stone was obtained from killing Zhao Ji, so it definitely cannot be revealed.

Looks like in the finals I can still only field 50 female soldiers.

Really tied hand and foot.

But there's no helping it.

Given Zhao Chi's family background, being able to achieve his current result is already good enough.

Even second place would be the Zhao family's best result in many recent years.

Maybe after going back the clan will even give a reward.

If I get second place, I won't need to claim the golden treasure chest from Zhao Quan either.

That way I won't owe Zhao Quan too much favor, won't be locked in by him — that's fine too.

But...

Zhao Chi is unwilling to accept it.

After all, the purpose of entering this tournament is the championship.

It's to obtain the 3 items, and the priority acquisition right.

Damn it!

No, I still have to take the championship.

"M-My lord, why are you squeezing my waist so hard? It hurts, but it feels so good." Tang Ruan panted softly in his arms.

Only then did Zhao Chi come back to his senses — when he had just made his resolve, his hand had been resting on her waist and unconsciously tightened.

Squeezing Tang Ruan's soft waist until it deformed.