Cloud Peak has won three consecutive matches!
Victory may be routine for Cloud Peak, but being in a foreign land, enduring long journeys and battlesâeven facing challenges from level-nine lifeformsâhas made everyone feel it hasn't come easily.
Now, overcoming these trials, especially the constant provocations from a twisted little brat like Adam, makes the triumph all the more satisfying.
Two glowing orbs, just like before, appeared before Red-Hair and Ye Zhongming.
These were the rewards.
This time, Ye Zhongming casually retrieved the team reward first. Given its lower tier, he didnât expect anything particularly outstanding.
And indeed, when he saw the reward, it confirmed his expectations.
"Cloud-Parting Flowers."
"Food, for battle beasts. When a land-based battle beast consumes the Cloud-Parting Flowers, it gains the ability to flyâ'Aerial Toss Strike.'"
"'Aerial Toss Strike': When using this ability, the battle beast grows a pair of wings with no offensive power but also indestructible. It rapidly ascends into the air and unleashes one of its innate skills, with the power increased to 110% of its ground-based usage."
A 10% power boost, usable upon activationâsounded decent, but just decent. Cloud Peak had plenty of battle beasts with far stronger skills, so it was natural for Ye Zhongming to be unimpressed.
That said, the item wasnât bad. Strictly speaking, it was quite good because not every battle beast gained a new ability with each evolution. This reward would automatically grant them one.
Of course, there were limitations. Battle beasts with exceptional talentâthose that gained new abilities with every evolutionâcouldnât use it.
Ye Zhongming also possessed the Ability Extractor profession, further diminishing this rewardâs value to him.
After a momentâs thought, he stored the skill scroll in his spatial equipment to hand over to Xia Lei later for distribution based on contributions and needs.
Red-Hair then revealed her reward, and Ye Zhongmingâs eyes widened slightly despite his initial lack of expectations.
"Golden Dragon Coiling Reins!"
A beast equipment item!
It was actually a beast equipment item! Ye Zhongming quickly took the long, rope-like gear from Red-Hair and scrutinized its description.
"Golden Dragon Coiling Reins."
"Ability 1: Synergy. When the user and the battle beast equipped with the reins fight together, the power of their skills increases by 10%."
"Ability 2: Shared Pain. Both the equipped battle beast and the user can share each otherâs damage, with adjustable ratio."
"Ability 3: Resonant Strike. When both partiesâ injuries exceed 50% of their maximum endurance, they will receive a prompt to unleash a randomly generated joint human-beast attack skill."
"Ability 4: Thread Extraction. The battle beast can absorb the golden threads coiled on the reins at a critical moment, temporarily elevating its strength by one evolution level for three seconds.
Afterward, the Golden Dragon Coiling Reins are permanently destroyed."
These were the itemâs full abilities. After reading them, Ye Zhongming found it quite impressiveâalmost too good for a reward of this grade.
Perhaps battle beast rewards were simply better than those for evolved.
However, the description also stated that the Golden Dragon Coiling Reins were exclusively for the Undead Dragon-fish, which disappointed Ye Zhongming slightly. Because, barring any surprises, once the Undead Dragon-fish completed its evolution, it would become a level-nine lifeformâmeaning the final self-destructive ability of this beast equipment would be unusable.
For a level-eight lifeform, gaining three seconds of level-nine power could be a game-changer in critical moments, turning the tide of battle.
But since it was restricted to the Undead Dragon-fish, it was a shame.
With the battle over and rewards examined, Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak waited to enter the next scenario. But the prompt never came.
Just as impatience began to set in, the systemâs voice suddenly rang out.
"Cloud Peak Manor has achieved a 3-0 victory and obtained special privileges. Please choose whether to proceed with a bonus match!"
Both Cloud Peak and the silently brooding Hidden Snake Journey were stunned.
Even as the victors, Cloud Peak had no desire for a bonus match. Battles always carried risks, and no one could guarantee absolute victoryânot even Cloud Peak, fresh off a flawless win.
"Bonus match rewards will be enhanced from the previous baseline. You may choose between quality upgrades or quantity doubling."
A single sentence, and hearts began to race!
The earlier rewards, while not top-tier, had been quite decent.
If they could double the quantity or improve the quality, even Ye Zhongming would be tempted.
"What are the match conditions?" Ye Zhongming asked.
Better rewards usually meant higher risks.
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"Details will be provided after selecting the bonus match."
This kind of answer didnât surprise Ye Zhongming too much.
"I agree."
After only a slight hesitation, Ye Zhongming accepted.
He wasnât acting recklessly. Hidden Snake Journey seemed to have no more aces up their sleeve, while Cloud Peak still had its strongest fighterâYe Zhongming himselfâyet to take the field. As long as the Wheel Space didnât pull any tricks, their chances of winning exceeded 90%.
Hidden Snake Journey, however, was in a far worse position. They werenât foolsâthey knew they stood no chance against Cloud Peak. The prospect of a bonus match filled them with bitterness.
Only Little Adam, with his gamblerâs mentality, showed a flicker of anticipation.
"There are two bonus match formats."
"First: Select one of the previously unchosen battle types."
"Second: Engage in a full-team battle."
"I choose the first," Ye Zhongming answered swiftly.
The options presented by the Wheel Space made victory seem all but assured.
"Please choose between a solo battle or a five-person battle."
"Solo battle."
"You have the right to select your opponent."
"I choose Adam."
The exchange between Ye Zhongming and the Wheel Space concluded in mere seconds. On the other side, Adamâs voice cracked with panic. He screamed shrilly, but it was futile.
He even tried refusing to enter the energy arena. But after delaying too long, the Wheel Space threatened to declare his forfeitâand deathâforcing the reluctant little boy to step inside.
"I donât care who you are! If we end this in a draw, I can compensate you with treasures! Myâ"
Before he could finish, the countdown ended.
Ye Zhongming closed the distance in an instant, pressing the barrel of his Harvester Mimicry Shooter against Adamâs forehead, and pulled the trigger.
The bullet was only green-grade, but enhanced by gun skills and fired from a purple-grade weapon, its power was nothing to scoff at.
Adam shrieked, his hands flailing as if to push Ye Zhongming away.
The bullet left the barrel, on the verge of embedding itself in the little boyâs foreheadâ
Then, impossibly, it reversed course and flew back out!