novelbest Chapter 247 - 144: Blood-Colored Qilin, the War for Points
Chapter 247 - 144: Blood-Colored Qilin, the War for Points
BANG!
A loud bang shattered Lin Ye’s train of thought.
In the center of the field, the young man wielding a battle-axe had paid a terrible price: a fractured right arm.
But he had finally seized upon a tiny opening, and with all his strength, he viciously cleaved his axe deep into the puppet’s skull.
The crimson light in the puppet’s eyes flickered a few times before fading completely.
Its towering body crashed to the ground.
The young man panted heavily, wiping blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes glinting with the exhilaration of having survived the ordeal.
’Four points, in the bag!’
With someone having been the first to test the waters, the atmosphere on the field was instantly ignited.
No one had forgotten Su Yunjin’s words: ’The number of puppets is limited.’
’This means the total number of points is fixed!’
’A moment’s delay could mean missing the twenty points needed to pass and facing immediate elimination!’
The next moment, a figure shot forward like an arrow released from a bow!
His target was none other than the only puppet on the field marked for 20 points!
Defeat it, and he could secure his advancement in one fell swoop!
However, he was far from the only one with his eyes on this prime prize.
At the very instant he moved, two other figures also transformed into swift blurs, lunging for the same target from different directions!
Their gazes met in midair, and in that fleeting instant, each saw the ruthless determination in the others’ eyes.
"Get out of my way!"
"You’re courting death!"
"This puppet is mine!"
The furious shouts erupted almost simultaneously, and the tension in the air instantly thickened to an extreme.
But Su Yunjin’s warning—"Fighting amongst yourselves is strictly forbidden"—still rang in their ears. Even though Yin Liulan had later said to pretend the rule didn’t exist, no one wanted to make enemies until the situation was clearer.
In the end, all three attacks struck the 20-point puppet in unison.
This scene was like the spark that lit a powder keg.
The crowd watching from the sidelines could no longer remain calm.
Figures rushed out one after another, each searching for their own target.
Some formed small groups, joining forces to besiege the higher-point puppets.
Others chose to fight alone, picking off the seemingly weaker, low-point puppets.
In an instant, the entire, vast underground space devolved into a chaotic battlefield.
The clash of weapons and furious roars were endless.
Yet, Lin Ye still hadn’t moved.
His gaze swept calmly over those already enmeshed in the chaotic battle, finally landing on the few other figures who also remained still, their auras the most profound.
’What are they waiting for?’
Lin Ye didn’t know what the others were thinking, but he himself was pondering a crucial question.
’If multiple people attack a single puppet, how exactly are the points distributed?’
’Does the person who lands the final blow get everything, or are they split based on contribution?’
However, before he could find an answer to his question, the situation on the field took an abrupt turn!
The attacks from the three prodigies who had first besieged the 20-point puppet all found their mark.
But faced with the assault of three late-stage Vein Opening Realm Martial Artists, the puppet merely swayed.
Only three shallow white marks were left on its alloy shell.
The next moment, a horrifying light erupted from the puppet’s eyes.
Its figure suddenly blurred.
It moved!
And it was unbelievably fast!
The three who had been besieging it were, at almost the same instant, sent flying as if they had been hit head-on by a speeding train!
Three dull thuds echoed in succession.
The three prodigies, each of whom could be considered a top dog in their own city, violently spewed mouthfuls of blood.
Their bodies collapsed to the ground like broken sacks, instantly knocked unconscious and completely out of the fight!
This scene was like a bucket of ice water poured over their heads.
Most of the people who were fighting, as well as those preparing to enter the fray, froze in unison, their faces etched with horrified disbelief.
Wiped out in a single move!
Three late-stage Vein Opening Realm Martial Artists, taken out in one move!
However, this was only the beginning.
After effortlessly dispatching its three challengers, the 20-point puppet did not stop.
Its gaze swept toward the others on the field, all entangled in battles with their own puppets.
The next moment, another figure locked in a fierce battle with a 3-point puppet was struck without warning by a black afterimage that attacked from the side!
The person didn’t even have time to scream before their body was sent flying high, crashing heavily against the distant alloy wall with a loud bang before sliding slowly to the ground, their condition unknown.
"It’s attacking indiscriminately!"
Terrified screams rose one after another.
The situation on the field instantly devolved from a free-for-all scramble for points into a one-sided, bloody hunt!
The 20-point puppet had become the battlefield’s Grim Reaper.
It was so fast that it was just a blur, and every time it appeared, another participant was severely wounded and taken out of the fight.
The crowd, which had been eager to join in, was now filled with nothing but terror. Who would dare step onto the field now?
As for those already caught in the fighting, they were scared witless.
Some, on the verge of defeating their targets, were forced to give up resentfully and scramble back to the safe area.
Strangely, once all the participants had retreated from the combat zone, the puppets truly did stop.
They didn’t return to their original positions. Instead, they began to roam about the vast field like wild beasts Patrolling Territory.
Pairs of crimson cybernetic eyes flickered with a chilling light, locked dead on the people at the edge of the field.
Lin Ye’s gaze also fell upon the 20-point puppet, the one that gave him the most intense feeling of threat.
[Miao Yifeng]
This was the name etched onto the puppet’s chest.