Chapter 360 - 282: You Can All Come at Me Together

"Great!"

Cheers and applause erupted from the crowd, and a peculiar smile spread across Su Ze’s face.

’That’s Mr. Ya for you. After today, the name "Shovel Assassin" will resound throughout the Lin Hua Continent... and maybe even the Snowfield and Flame Emperor Continents.’

"Lin Hua Continent, Yargha wins!"

The referee announced.

Mr. Ya had held back. If he had aimed for a vital spot, Reya would already be dead.

Under the rules, a situation like this meant an automatic victory for Mr. Ya.

Reya didn’t say a word. She swallowed a Healing Medicine, shot Mr. Ya a glare over her shoulder, and flew straight out of the arena.

"What an ungrateful woman!" Mr. Ya muttered. ’I spare her life and she doesn’t even thank me? Instead, she glares at me!’

’If I’d known, I would have shoveled both her kidneys out.’

Mr. Ya quickly put the matter out of his mind and flew to Su Ze’s side. He grinned. "Boss, I didn’t disappoint you!"

Su Ze nodded. "Nicely done. Now it’s my turn to perform."

At that moment, cheers and screams erupted in homes all across the Lin Hua Continent.

A contestant from the Lin Hua Continent had won the championship, and its people were naturally filled with glory and pride.

Although the final moment was a bit unexpected, it didn’t matter. We were the champions!

After the cheers and celebrations died down, they remained focused on the upcoming matches.

Mr. Ya winning the championship only allowed the Lin Hua Continent to break even. To truly profit, they needed one of their own to take third place in the subsequent matches as well.

However, their chances were extremely high.

The four contestants vying for third place were Su Ze, Jiang Yi, Huang Peng, and Taka.

Three were from the Lin Hua Continent, and one was from the Snowfield Continent. Furthermore, Taka had already lost to Jiang Yi in the first round.

It was safe to say that the Lin Hua Continent had third place in the bag; the only remaining question was which of their contestants would take it.

...

「After a short break, the final match for third place was about to begin.」

The referee had the four contestants come up to draw lots, but Su Ze placed a hand on the container and spoke directly to the other three. "Let’s not bother with all that. To save some time, why don’t the three of you just come at me together?"

"What did you say?" Huang Peng asked, finding it hard to believe his ears.

Jiang Yi frowned. "You think a little bit of strength gives you the right to be so arrogant?"

Taka, however, just shook his head. "You cunning Lin Hua people! You three are all in this together. What do you mean, ’come at me together’? I see what this is—you’re planning to team up and take me down!"

Su Ze almost laughed out loud. Ignoring Jiang Yi and Huang Peng, he looked at Taka and said, "Do you really think we’d need to team up to beat you?"

"What’s that supposed to mean?" Taka’s eyes blazed with fire.

’Looks like this big guy is the simple, brutish type.’ Su Ze couldn’t be bothered to waste his breath on him and said bluntly, "If you don’t agree, that’s fine. We can follow the normal procedure and fight it out one by one. I was just trying to save some time."

Jiang Yi’s eyes glinted. "Let’s be clear," he said. "You want to fight the three of us at once? What happens if you win, and what happens if you lose?"

He, too, was wary of Su Ze’s strength. If they could really eliminate Su Ze in a three-on-one fight, it would be a great outcome for him.

"If I win, third place is mine. If I lose, I’ll withdraw from the competition, and the three of you can fight over it," Su Ze stated plainly.

"Since you’re so determined to overestimate your abilities, we’ll be happy to oblige!" Jiang Yi immediately agreed.

Huang Peng already knew Jiang Yi, so seeing him agree, he nodded as well.

The big man, Taka, seemed about to say something more, but perhaps because he received a voice transmission, he swallowed his words and said in a rumbling tone, "Fine, let’s give it a try."

With all three opponents in agreement, Su Ze turned to the referee. "There’s no problem with this, right?"

The referee wasn’t sure either and looked toward Chen Suifeng, who was outside the arena.

By this point, Chen Suifeng had already figured out Su Ze’s intention for forfeiting the semi-finals. As for Su Ze’s one-on-three challenge, while he thought it was a bit preposterous, he knew that Su Ze wouldn’t have suggested it unless he was confident he could win.

Seeing that the three Legends present hadn’t voiced any objections, Chen Suifeng nodded.

And so it was decided. The drawing of lots was now meaningless. The four of them flew into the arena together and waited for the referee to announce the start of the match.

The viewers at home were ecstatic. At this point, a victory for the Lin Hua Continent was practically in the bag, which drained the match of some of its suspense and appeal. But Su Ze suddenly declaring a one-on-three fight instantly made for great entertainment.

Jiang Yi, Huang Peng, and Taka took up positions to Su Ze’s front-left, front-center, and front-right. Both Huang Peng and Jiang Yi had already summoned their respective artifacts, ready to attack at any moment.

Neither of the two had been this cautious, even when facing foreign enemies.

Jiang Yi’s original goal had been to take first place. When he heard Su Ze was offering up a Bloodline Crystal as the grand prize and that the higher-ups of the Lin Hua Continent were hesitating to agree, he had sought out his great-grandfather, Jiang Pingle, the ruler of the Lin Hua Continent, and begged him to accept Su Ze’s demands.

It was safe to say that Jiang Yi had played a part in the Lin Hua Continent agreeing to offer a vial of a Rank-6 extract as a prize.

His plan at the time had been to take first place in the exchange tournament between the three great continents and thereby obtain the Bloodline Crystal.

More than a decade ago, Jiang Yi had also entered the Divine Dice. He had even taken first place in that trial, completing the sixth round, but he had not obtained a Bloodline Crystal—a failure that had been his greatest regret ever since.

He had intended to use this competition to remedy that past regret.

But to his surprise, the other contestants’ strength had far exceeded his expectations. He had lost to Reya, failing to even reach the finals.

Now, even third place was in jeopardy. The power Su Ze had displayed earlier left him feeling incredibly wary.

That was why he had swallowed his pride and agreed to gang up on Su Ze with the other two.