Quadruple split.

Chapter 2686 0.26%
We lost!

At least two minutes later than the bystander Yin Tian, ​​Kala realized the problem, but it was too late to save him. He was punched hard in the chest by A Liang. Although he also slashed at the former’s shoulder with his longsword at the same time, his health had already dropped to 3.5%.

"you win."

Kala, who neither took out a life-saving potion from his bag nor continued to put up a stubborn resistance, raised his hands and said with a bitter smile as A Liang stepped forward again, "I'm out of blood."

call--

So, Ah Liang's fist stopped about five centimeters away from Kala's nose. The sharp energy swept across both sides of Kala's cheeks, making him feel a tingling pain, but it did not damage his life value in the slightest.

"it is good."

Ah Liang slowly withdrew his fist, dissipating the battle aura that had gradually turned from crimson to blood red. He looked up at Kala, who was at least thirty centimeters taller than him, and asked, "How much blood do you have left?"

"3.5%, there's a high chance it won't withstand the next move."

Kara sighed, hanging her sword and shield back on her back as she asked, "And you?"

"31%."

Ah Liang grinned and nodded, saying, "A wise choice."

Kala gave a wry smile and said helplessly, "There's nothing I can do. After all, it's obviously more disadvantageous to have neither the chance to try the test nor the risk of losing your life than to have no chance to try it at all."

"Ok?"

Ah Liang frowned and asked, "When did I say you didn't have a chance to try the test?"

Kala, whose reaction wasn't slow, immediately widened her eyes: "But didn't you just say you were going to fight..."

"Defeat me, or make me admit you're a man."

Ah Liang untied the blood-stained bandages from his fist, crumpled them up, and tossed them in front of Kala: "You've passed."

"...Thank you, Brother Liang."

Although he was a professional gamer and a few years older than A Liang, Kala still subconsciously thanked him in the face of the other party's bold and unrestrained aura. Then, glancing at the unremarkable, tattered bundle of bandages on the ground, he said in a dry voice, "You... you haven't used any weapons just now?"

"Ah."

Ah Liang nodded and then laughed, "But it's not that I didn't use it on purpose. It's just that I've leveled up too fast lately, and all my old ones have been replaced by my younger siblings. Although I still have a shovel, that thing isn't really suitable for sparring, so I just grabbed a belt to make do. I didn't mean to look down on you."

Kala smiled and complimented, "I always felt that if Brother Liang just changed his equipment a little, he could directly enter the personal combat power rankings."

"That thing is just for fun; it doesn't have any real use."

Ah Liang said with some disdain, then led the way to the metal platform not far away, calling out to the three without turning his head: "Come on, Brother Cordova and Night Song are already waiting for you. Let's hurry up, I have to take people to pick up the next batch later."

"Congratulations."

As the priest turned to walk away, he smiled at Kara, who was standing next to him, and said, "Pretty impressive."

"I don't know if you're praising me or making fun of me."

Kala shrugged and said with a wry smile, "It looked like we were going back and forth, but actually we were completely being beaten up. Plus, Brother Liang didn't even use his weapon. If we didn't have a mission, I would have dug a hole in the ground and crawled into it."

"That's true."

The priest who switched targets clasped his hands together, his eyes sparkling as he looked at the kobold's back: "Isn't Brother Liang so handsome!"

"I have a feeling we're not talking about the same thing..."

Kala shook her head, her face a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

"hey-hey."

Walking beside her, Yin Tian covered her mouth and chuckled, saying cheerfully, "Men with ability and charisma always attract extra attention from girls, even if they're dog-headed."

sudden--

A vein bulged on Ah Liang's forehead as he walked ahead, but because the other person was theoretically praising him, he gritted his teeth and endured it, pretending not to hear it.

A moment later, accompanied by a distorted silver light, Ah Liang and the three others, who belonged to different professional player organizations, disappeared from the spot.

……

at the same time
Tianzhushan, the seventh outer mountain, in front of the first workshop

"call--"

The priest who had just completed the teleportation breathed a sigh of relief, but before he could even observe his surroundings, the dashing kobold clapped his hands and pointed to an oval-shaped, mirror-like teleportation portal less than three meters in front of the temporary teleportation platform beneath their feet.

"Don't look around. This is just a transit point. Strictly speaking, it's not open to the public. Please move over a bit."

Because he greatly admired Cordova, he also respected Ruvi Fitzban. A Liang, who took the old goblin rules very seriously, said something very seriously, and then sent a private message to Cordova. A few seconds later, a pretty little face peeked out from the 'face' portal and smiled slightly at the three of them who were a little confused.

"Hello everyone."

Ji Xiaoge greeted the three people who were standing properly in front of the teleportation gate in a lighthearted tone.

"Ah, it's Miss Yege, hello, hello!"

The priest who switched targets reacted immediately and greeted them warmly, followed by Gala and Cloudy who were next to him.

"All is well, just wait a moment, I'll give you the authorization right away."

Ji Xiaoge smiled warmly, then expertly raised the road sign in her hand and waved it at the three of them.

The next instant, a light red mark appeared on the wrists of the priest, Kara, and Yintian, which was the temporary authorization granted by Ji Xiaoge as the highest authority holder of [Ascension Fortress Valhalla].

"come in."

After completing the authorization, Ji Xiaoge nodded to the three of them, said a few words, and then disappeared back into the portal.

The three players, who had been sent here by their respective professional organizations to inspect the situation, exchanged a brief glance and then walked briskly into the portal.

"call."

Only after the three disappeared from his sight did Ah Liang breathe a sigh of relief, stretch lazily, and turn to bow to Lu Wei, who had appeared behind him at some point: "Master Lu Wei." "Hmm."

Lu Wei glanced at the young man from another world in front of him, nodded slightly and said, "If only that unlucky guy had half the politeness of you. Anyway, you'll have to work hard these days, Xiao Liangzi."

Although he didn't particularly like the somewhat awkward form of address, A Liang still nodded with a wry smile and said, "There's nothing to be ashamed of, and I don't think Brother Cordova is being impolite. He's just... well, not being a proper stranger to you."

"Heh, I really hope that unlucky guy will treat me like a stranger."

Lu Wei sneered, then turned to look at the shimmering portal that resembled the surface of water, his gaze somewhat lost in thought.

"cough."

Sensing the awkward silence, and not wanting to leave abruptly, Ah Liang hesitated for a moment before tentatively asking, "Should we ask Ye Ge to open the portal somewhere else after its cooldown ends, like the First Outer Mountain? After all, the number of people sent by professional organizations will only increase, and there will likely be many ordinary players joining in the future, so..."

"It doesn't matter."

Lu Wei interrupted A Liang calmly, saying, "Although I don't really like noisy environments, it does concern Little Pigeon's world mission. Letting those people wander around the Seventh Outer Mountain will make it easier for me to take a quick look."

Ah Liang nodded as if he understood, and muttered, "Just take a quick look..."

"Don't underestimate older people. Even if they only take a quick look, they can still figure things out."

Lu Wei glanced at A Liang and said indifferently, "For example, among those three people just now, one of them had wicked intentions."

Ah Liang was stunned for a moment, then asked in bewilderment, "Honest and wicked? Who?"

"unimportant."

Lu Wei, however, casually brushed off the topic, a mocking smile playing on his lips: "There are too many wicked people in this world. In the end, the Ascension Fortress that Little Pigeon is preparing to repair is itself a product twisted to the extreme, so it's perfectly reasonable that some wicked people would infiltrate it."

Ah Liang: "...Huh?"

"That kind of person is not worth being wary of, at least not within the scope of the [Ascension Fortress] and the [Seventh Outer Mountain]."

Lu Wei looked again at the portal, which was theoretically sound and even surpassed its predecessor in stability, and said slowly, "Little Pigeon has the highest authority within the [Ascension Fortress], and that fortress is actually 'alive' in a strict sense. Inside, any clever trick will suffer the most severe backlash. As for the Seventh Outer Mountain... do you think anyone can threaten me?"

"of course not."

Ah Liang immediately shook his head, then after a subtle pause, asked, "But if that's the case, why do you need to keep an eye on these players who are here for the world quests? They're not a threat anyway, are they?"

"..."

After a long silence, Ruvi said expressionlessly, "I'm just saying that those who are just 'malicious' pose no threat whatsoever."

Ah Liang was taken aback again: "Huh?"

"I hope I'm overthinking it."

Lu Wei gave a somewhat mocking smile and said softly, "Anyway, I hope Little Pigeon can succeed. After all, the only way to reignite the Ascension Fortress is probably through a so-called 'system task'."

Ah Liang nodded without saying anything more. He simply bowed to Lu Wei and then left the Seventh Outer Mountain via the metal platform he had come from.

Standing alone in the desolate, cold wind of the Seventh Outer Mountain, Lu Wei slowly looked up at the seemingly vast, boundless, and free blue sky, casually injecting himself with a sedative powerful enough to instantly knock out an ordinary epic-level expert—

"What is this? Do you really think I can calmly accept this favor after losing everything?"

Or is it that, in your eyes, neither I nor anyone else is worth mentioning, so you never thought I would soften my stance because of that little bird?

Heh... that makes sense, after all, our attitude has never been taken seriously by you, my great one.

"Damn it—system, that's what I should call it, right?"

……

at the same time
Valhalla, the Ascension Fortress, Teleport Hall

Hello everyone!

The winged girl, who was typing commands rapidly in front of the terminal, was battling wits with the management system while saying without looking up, "Sorry, I haven't finished tidying up here yet, so please make do for now. I still have a little work to do here. I didn't expect resetting the management system to be so troublesome. Ugh... why is it giving me an error again!"

Although it's not immediately obvious, upon closer inspection... it really does look alike.

While smiling at Ji Xiaoge's flawless profile, Yin Tian sighed inwardly, then waved to Ya Ya, Jadka, Mo Tan, and Cordova (the CRT head) in a generous manner. Turning to Kala, he said, "It seems Miss Ye Ge will be busy for a while. Kala, you should go first for the test?"

"Ah."

Gala responded somewhat nervously, then nodded to everyone before walking up to Cordoba and saying solemnly, "Greetings, esteemed Cordoba, I am..."

"The 'Cala Brothers' from 'Cala's, right? Ah Liang has already told me about them."

Cordova's monitor first lit up with a smiley face, then he said dejectedly, "Guoshi Wushuang has also spoken to me. Wait a minute, I'll transform into a dog first."

Then, under the watchful eyes of Gala, the priest who turned the fire, and Yintian, Cordova was transformed into a... disheveled, sleazy kobold after a flash of eerie blue light.

"I'm really fed up with that old codger. Why does he have this damn kobold-turning ability even though it's a temporary body? Is he a kobold fetishist?!"

Using a special program based on spatial displacement technology, Cordova transformed into a kobold. Looking quite disgruntled, he first yelled a string of complaints before reluctantly taking down the pickaxe hanging on his back and looking up at Gala with a dejected expression, asking, "Are you ready?"

"Huh? Getting ready... uh?"

Upon hearing this, Gala hurriedly pulled out his shield and longsword, then surprisingly knelt down on the ground in a very serious defensive stance, asking nervously, "Will this work?"

"Sure, why not?"

Cordova nodded, then raised his pickaxe high and swung it down at Gala's shield before Gala could react: "Try it—"

【Fuck! ? 】

Just before the pickaxe touched the shield, Kara thought of her great-grandfather, great-grandmother, father, mother, her crush, and her deceased pet dog, and her mind went completely blank.

Then--

[Since the tester Cordova's output in this attack was only 0.26%, the test is invalid. Please have the tester Cordova adjust the output to over 50% and try again.]

Chapter 2677: The End

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