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Chapter 65: Dramatic Development
🕑 Added 2025-02-08 04:14:03 +0000 UTC
"Glug..."
Looking at the pile of magic stones on the ground, all the adventurers were stunned, not knowing how to react. The only sound that broke the silence was the gulping of their own saliva, as disbelief filled their faces.
The sword energy from just now, while not aimed at them, was enough to make their souls tremble. It felt like a heavenly axe was hanging over their heads, ready to slice them in half at any moment.
They couldn't even imagine that if those attacks had been directed at them, they'd probably be pierced like a hedgehog, unable to even maintain their human form, meeting a horrific end.
Even Todd, the only Level 5 adventurer present, had his face twitch. He was left speechless. Even for him, facing such an attack would mean a near-death experience. If he miraculously survived, he'd be severely injured, teetering on the brink of death.
"Whoo, much stronger than yesterday. The consumption of stamina and energy is within acceptable limits."
Blake, resembling a sword immortal, landed gracefully after his attack, analyzing the consumption from just now, letting out a light breath.
"However, because it’s much stronger than yesterday, the difficulty at level 10 has decreased considerably. It's a bit unsatisfying; it’s no longer providing the best training effect."
He then tied the five bags of incense to his waist and frowned, contemplating.
If the adventurers who were watching heard these words, they'd probably collapse in embarrassment. Seriously? The difficulty is too low for you? What a joke!
"Forget it, let's head to a lower level."
After a deep breath, Blake glanced at the adventurers and then walked toward them.
"Big brother, we didn’t mean to..."
Seeing Blake approaching with swift steps, the adventurers’ faces twitched in fear, hurriedly trying to explain.
"Lili, please help me collect the magic stones. We’re heading to a lower level."
Before they could finish, Blake turned his gaze to the worshiping Lili and spoke gently. As for the other adventurers, he completely ignored them.
"Yes, yes, I understand, Lord Blake!"
Lili immediately nodded and, leaving the group, followed Blake.
"............"
The remaining adventurers were left dumbfounded, their faces twitching. This guy completely ignored them. It was truly arrogant, but honestly, he had the right to be arrogant. In fact, they were already thankful that he hadn’t sought revenge for their previous mockery.
Some of them couldn't help but feel a little resentful. Meanwhile, the people from the Apollo Familia shrank their necks, fearing that Blake or anyone else might expose them. If that happened, they would be in big trouble.
For the strong, there's no need to waste words on weaklings. When the time comes, their strength will naturally make others submit willingly.
That was Blake's approach. Actually, he didn't even consider them at all. They were just a bunch of weaklings, following the tide, always running their mouths. If he took them seriously, that would be a compliment to them.
"Lord Blake, we’ve gathered 401 magic stones."
After a moment, Lili, who had finished collecting the magic stones from the ground, reported excitedly.
"Only 401? That's a bit fewer than I expected. Oh well, let’s head to the middle levels. The monsters here are too weak to provide any real training."
Blake smiled and nodded, then set off toward the 11th floor.
"Mm-hmm."
Watching Blake’s retreating figure, Lili hurried to follow.
"Only 401... monsters are too weak... not enough for training..."
Hearing Blake's words, Todd and the other adventurers’ faces twitched again. Seriously? This level of difficulty was only achievable by a very small portion of people in Orario! And he's saying it's too weak? How can he be so dismissive?
Also, is he really treating this as just routine training for himself?!
But no matter how frustrated they were, Blake wouldn’t wait for them.
As they watched Blake and Lili disappear into the mist, the adventurers, led by Todd, quickly followed. They wanted to see just how far this monstrous newcomer could go.
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The 12th and 15th floors... Blake never stopped. The Level 2 monsters he encountered were all slain in a single strike, without exception.
This left the adventurers behind in a state of shock.
A rookie Level 1 adventurer, using 400 Monsters as training targets, effortlessly wiped them all out with a beautiful strike. Now he was even taking down Level 2 monsters with a single blow.
In fact, most of the adventurers couldn’t even follow Blake’s sword moves. They only saw a flash of cold light, and then the Level 2 monster would be instantly turned to ash.
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"Hahaha, so these are the people from the Apollo Familia? They're so weak!"
"Ha, that dodge was just too funny."
"Hey, did he just use the magic sword? Its power is certainly not weak."
After a moment, just as Blake entered the entrance to the 16th floor, he heard a series of noisy voices.
Looking around, there were many figures in the distance.
"The people from the Apollo faction are on the 16th floor?"
"Haha, this is going to be interesting."
"Yeah, I really want to see their faces. Tsk, tsk, tsk."
"It'll definitely be fun. This means the outcome of this game is already decided. Blake wins hands down!"
Seeing Blake and Lili stop, the adventurer teams following behind also heard the shouting from the distance and couldn't help but show strange expressions, smiling mischievously.
If the six people from the Apollo faction knew that their opponent, Blake, was so extraordinary and had effortlessly reached the 16th floor, instantly taking down the monsters they had fought so hard to defeat, what kind of expression would they show?!
Unknowingly, the adventurers who had once looked down on Blake were now filled with awe, no longer daring to harbor any ill intentions, and perhaps even defecting to his side.
