Chapter 101: End of the Event

Unfortunately, while the idea was beautiful, the reality was harsh. During this kill arena event, Wu Shaochen knew his talents had been exposed, so he stopped hiding them and simply moved rapidly through the crowd. Every time someone tried to engage him, he would quickly dodge, cutting through the masses. The impromptu group of players, who had no coordination, was chaotic, unable to mount an effective counterattack. Some of them dealt less damage to him than his Yinming Pearl could heal.

“Everyone, scatter! Don’t stay grouped together! Shield soldiers, move to the front and block his path. Mages and archers, retreat and increase the distance,” shouted Ao Shi Tian Xia as he stepped forward to direct the battle. If this continued, the group would be wiped out without ever defeating Wu Shaochen.

Though Ao Shi Tian Xia could sometimes be slow to react, he was the leader of a guild with tens of thousands of members, so he knew the basics of leading a battle.

Unfortunately, not all of these people were from his guild, Ao Shi Qun Xiong. While many understood the strategy, more people were unwilling to follow the command. Their sole purpose was the points on Wu Shaochen’s head. As for killing the boss, it was just an excuse to justify their actions. Many didn’t want to back off, fearing someone else would steal the points if they didn’t act quickly.

Seeing the situation, Ao Shi Tian Xia gritted his teeth in frustration. Wu Shaochen moved swiftly through the crowd, and no one could form an effective attack.

“Damn, these idiots,” Ao Shi Tian Xia cursed, turning to his Ao Shi Qun Xiong members. “Any shields with control abilities, get in there. If we can hold him down, no matter how many heads he has, he’ll still die!”

Soon, a group of Ao Shi Qun Xiong’s shield soldiers rushed forward. Unfortunately, there were so many people that they couldn’t get through the crowd. After struggling for a while, their formation was broken.

“Damn it, it’s worse than useless,” Ao Shi Tian Xia nearly lost his temper, thinking to himself that he should have led his group personally instead of relying on these people.

Wu Shaochen glanced at Ao Shi Tian Xia, “This guy is getting a bit too cocky.” He noticed his Blink skill had over a minute left on cooldown and decided not to rush it, letting the guy jump around for another minute.

The battle raged on, and many people struck Wu Shaochen, but they barely made a dent in his health. Some thought the fight wasn’t so difficult, and their courage grew. However, as they pressed forward, they quickly fell, none of them lasting five seconds. Wu Shaochen himself had taken quite a bit of damage, but with the healing from the Yinming Pearl and the potions he was consuming, plus over 900 Yinming power, it would take hundreds of people attacking at once to even stand a chance at killing him.

Soon, Wu Shaochen’s Blink skill cooled down. He saw Ao Shi Tian Xia still directing the mages and archers to attack him. A cold smile appeared on his face as he used Blink to appear right in front of Ao Shi Tian Xia.

However, Ao Shi Tian Xia, with a sly grin, revealed that he had been waiting for this moment. He crushed a scroll in his hand, and suddenly, Wu Shaochen found himself trapped in a pitch-black space, unable to move. His life was draining at a rate of 5000 per second.

Ao Shi Tian Xia laughed coldly, “I was already prepared for your tricks. This Hell Cage scroll has been reserved just for you.”

When he had killed the boss and received this scroll as a drop, he had kept it with the intention of using it against Wu Shaochen. Now, Ao Shi Tian Xia’s face showed an eager expression, believing that with this scroll, Wu Shaochen would surely perish. The Hell Cage caused a steady 5000 damage per second for 10 seconds, totaling 50,000 damage. He didn’t believe Wu Shaochen could survive that.

But reality was often cruel. After 10 seconds, the Hell Cage vanished, and Wu Shaochen stood before him, unscathed.

“How is this possible?!” Ao Shi Tian Xia’s eyes widened in disbelief.

Wu Shaochen looked at Ao Shi Tian Xia with a cold smile and said, “Nice scroll, but its damage is too low.” Had he not acquired the Yinming Pearl, Wu Shaochen would have indeed been killed by that scroll. But with the Yinming Pearl’s healing and consuming a bit of Yinming power, he only lost around 300 points.

“Hmph, control him!” Ao Shi Tian Xia shouted to his Ao Shi Qun Xiong members, who had been stocking up on control abilities for this very moment.

Quickly, his members moved in, launching an array of control skills at Wu Shaochen.

Wu Shaochen sneered, “You’ve made it too easy for me!”

Before Ao Shi Tian Xia could react, Wu Shaochen activated his Shadow Seven-Slash skill. Truthfully, using this skill on Ao Shi Tian Xia felt like using a sledgehammer to kill a chicken, but the skill allowed Wu Shaochen to evade attacks while killing, making it the perfect time to use it.

As expected, Ao Shi Tian Xia collapsed after taking four slashes. He was even weaker than the Hell Messenger, and Wu Shaochen’s three million points were enough to push him to over 100,000 points.

After killing Ao Shi Tian Xia, Wu Shaochen continued cutting through the crowd. As more and more players turned into white lights, panic set in. Many realized they couldn’t defeat Wu Shaochen and began to flee. The escaping players triggered a chain reaction, and soon, the majority were running.

But with Wu Shaochen’s 1,000 movement speed, there was no escaping. He relentlessly pursued them, killing nearly 2,000 people in just over 10 minutes.

Afterward, these players began spamming the public channels and forums, cursing Wu Shaochen, accusing him of stealing kills and senselessly slaughtering players. They even called for a full-scale online hunt to punish him.

Wu Shaochen paid no attention to any of it. With just a few minutes left until the event ended, he was waiting, staring at the scoreboard.

At the moment, he held the number one spot with an overwhelming 110,000 points. Wu Ziyin, in second place, had 55,000 points, though the rankings seemed to be changing, especially with the third-place player, Shen Wang, who had been steadily climbing. His score had reached 51,240 points, closing in on Wu Ziyin.

“Who is this Feng Yin’er? How does she have so many points?” someone asked.

“Are you stupid? She’s obviously with Wu Shaochen. I saw him kill the Slayer, and her points shot up afterward.”

“This name looks like a girl’s. Lucky for her to be with Wu Shaochen. She’s practically riding his coattails.”

“Wu Shaochen, care to have a new girlfriend? I’m sweet and spicy!” someone joked.

In a corner of the forest, a woman stared at Feng Yin’er’s score on the rankings, muttering in disbelief, “Ziyin’s brother is actually Wu Shaochen?”

A few minutes later, a system notification echoed in everyone’s ears.

Ding! The kill event has ended. Thank you all for participating. The system will reward players based on their rankings.

As the notification sounded, everyone was transported out of the kill arena.

Wu Shaochen was sent back to Jinling City, where another system prompt sounded in his ear.

Ding! Congratulations on securing first place in the Kill Event. You have been rewarded with three chances to draw from the prize pool.

At this moment, Wu Ziyin’s voice rang out beside him.

“Brother, I’m third! I got one chance to draw!”

“Third?” Wu Shaochen was stunned. He checked the rankings again and found that at the last moment, Shen Wang’s score had surged to 55,210, surpassing Wu Ziyin.

“This guy’s pretty sneaky,” Wu Shaochen muttered to himself.