Chapter 59 "Invincible Under the Heavens." (Congratulations to 'Riddle_' for becoming the second ally of this book!)
"Yi."
Having only taken a few steps, Jiaye, sitting on Tie Chui's shoulders, made a suggestion, "There's no need for such trouble. Why don't I let Tie Chui send us there?"
"We'll be there soon," Chen Yi replied.
With Jiaye and Tie Chui's abilities, one toss and retrieval was all that was needed to instantly move a considerable distance.
They indeed arrived quickly.
Most importantly, their combo move didn't even have a cooldown.
As long as Tie Chui's strength wasn't exhausted, they could keep using it.
"No need."
Chen Yi shook his head, having his own plans in mind. However, he still asked, "That skill of yours that can disregard distance and terrain to pull people to your side, how many people can it bind?"
"One," Jiaye replied, holding up a finger and speaking with a serious and clear voice. "And once bound, it can't be changed."
"Hmm," Chen Yi hummed, nodding his head. His eyes narrowed slightly as he observed the path of the Dried Corpses in front of them—these Dried Corpses didn't seem to be advancing with them as their center point.
They had their own tracks of movement.
For example, those three Dried Corpses behind them were running farther and farther away from a spot ten meters behind them, completely ignoring them.
This meant that if players did not directly bump into the Dried Corpses face-to-face, the Corpses would not actively pursue the players.
But the visibility for normal players was only a meter, so the frequency of unfortunate face-to-face encounters should not be low.
Chen Yi looked down at the patterns beneath his feet, nodding thoughtfully.
This clearing was made up of 100cm x 100cm dark tiles laid throughout.
Each dark tile bore a unique pattern, different from tile to tile, likely functioning to determine the direction of advancement to avoid the tracks of the Dried Corpses.
This was the thought process for a normal player to clear the level.
After all, normal players couldn't have an eternal light bulb by their side like he did, which, other than being a bit noisy, had no drawbacks.
Information on the movement tracks of the Dried Corpses could be found through the patterns on these tiles.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
But it was unclear whether players who were infected and became Dried Corpses would follow these movement tracks. If not... the map would become chaotic in the future.
The prospect of such a device being pioneered didn't feel quite right, to be honest.
After gathering the rough information,
Chen Yi finally glanced around and uttered softly, "Violators, Annihilate Nine Clans!"
As he spoke, the red patterned circle beneath exploded with light, suddenly expanding to twice its size before beginning to slowly rotate.
A blood-red Frozen Throne slowly rose from beneath Chen Yi's feet, elevating him into the air.
The armrests of the throne were covered with opaque, blood-red ice spikes, presenting a rather harrowing sight.
As Chen Yi sat down,
A voice carrying weary undertones, yet not sounding elderly but instead full of authority and bloodthirst, echoed within the pyramid's interior, ethereal as a voice from another world,
"You insects have injured me! I've played enough with you, now taste the Undead's vengeance!"
This was punctuated by an intimidating burst of mad laughter!
All these were special effects and entrance BGM accompanying the activation of the title "Violators, Annihilate Nine Clans."
After all, it was a red-level title.
Having a few extra special effects was quite normal.
While seated on the Frozen Throne, he could spend 10 Points to summon a suit of armor-clad, longsword-wielding soldier, completely obedient to his commands, with no limits to the number of summons.
The next second—
Ten white orbs of light slowly emerged around the throne, solidifying along with the light to reveal ten soldiers clad in heavy armor and holding longswords, who gradually landed on the ground.
Following the direction pointed by Chen Yi's staff, they marched forward in formation.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
The uniform and muffled footsteps added a sense of oppression to the space.
It didn't take them long.
The soldiers approached several Dried Corpses.
Draw sword, slash, sheath sword.
Simplicity and crispness marked their uniform actions; the heads of the Dried Corpses were cleaved off almost without resistance, and their bodies collapsed powerlessly to the ground and were slowly absorbed by the patterns there.
In just a few seconds, the bodies of the Dried Corpses had vanished.
The ten soldiers remained entirely unharmed and continued their unemotional advance.
Soon, they had carved out a clear path.
"This..."
Sitting on Tie Chui's shoulders, Jiaye looked on in shock at the red circle of light at Chen Yi's feet, the thoroughly crimson Frozen Throne, as well as the dozens of soldiers he had summoned, with the grandiose sound effects of the throne's arrival still echoing in her ears.
Her gaze was slightly hazy as she looked towards Chen Yi, who sat expressionless on the throne, and murmured softly.
"What is this feeling of being both embarrassing and cool..."
"Damn!"
Noticing Jiaye's subtle expressions, the Tuberculosis Rabbit standing beside the throne excitedly clenched its fist and roared with a triumphant air, "Damn!"
"Roar!"
Infected by Tuberculosis Rabbit's emotions, Tie Chui couldn't help but laugh excitedly as he lifted Jiaye's legs in his hands and, like a shot put, began to energetically spin her around!
"Roar, Roar, Roar!!!!"
It was some time later, when Jiaye finally stopped spinning, she took a breath, casually straightened her bangs, and continued to sit on Tie Chui's shoulders as if nothing had happened.
No big deal, she was used to it.
She comforted herself vigorously in her mind.
Tie Chui wasn't very smart, so to coordinate with him and use their combo move, she had to employ some trickery, convincing Tie Chui that swinging her around by the legs was a very affectionate game she enjoyed.
Only by doing so could she ensure that Tie Chui would throw her out at a critical moment.
But clearly... there were some side effects, like Tie Chui seemingly becoming addicted to this game.
Having such a brother, she really had a tough fate.
Soon—
The Dried Corpses on the path from the throne to the first Activation Point had already been cleared, and no matter how many times they attacked the soldiers, they could not convert them into Dried Corpses!
It seems that summoned creatures or puppets could not be infected and turned into Dried Corpses!
However, the Dried Corpses did revive quickly and began to move again along their track towards a certain direction, but this time protected by two rows of soldiers, five in each row.
This ensured that the path between the Frozen Throne and the first Activation Point remained unobstructed!
Thus, Chen Yi had practically obtained all the information about the first challenge.
And at this moment.
Jiaye, who had successfully reached the Activation Point while sitting on Tie Chui's shoulders, turned and looked back over a hundred meters to Chen Yi, who was still sitting on the Frozen Throne, waving her hand with a puzzled expression and calling out loudly, "Yi?"
"Aren't you coming?"
Chen Yi sat on the Frozen Throne, silent and expressionless, not speaking.
The situation was a bit awkward.
The soldiers he had summoned could only exist as long as the throne existed.
But the problem was the throne couldn't move, and when he stood up to move, so did the throne, causing the soldiers to vanish, and the path that had been clear was no longer so.
If it had been just Tuberculosis Rabbit alone, it might have been okay.
But the problem was that there were two pairs of eyes watching him, and he didn't want to find himself in too embarrassing a position.
After a long silence.
Chen Yi stood up from the throne with a calm expression, support himself with his staff as he stepped onto the red patterned ring of light and looked towards the nearby Activation Point, speaking softly.
"Invincible Under the Heavens."
The next second—
A supreme and semi-transparent yellow staircase sprawled from the throne as the starting point to the Activation Point as the end, spreading wildly!
He paused for a moment,
then, relying on his staff, with a hint of a mysterious smile playing on his lips, a straight figure with one hand in his pocket, he stepped onto the suddenly appeared staircase, moving towards the Activation Point in measured and rhythmic strides.
The instant Chen Yi stepped onto the staircase,
the throne behind him also began to slowly crumble into crimson fragments and disappear on the spot.
At the same time,
a sudden flash of deep blue lightning streaked through Chen Yi's eyes, adding a touch of mystery and aloofness to his demeanor.
Power may be lacking.
But special effects must... be maxed out!
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PS: Congratulations to the boss "Riddle_" for the generous gift of 100K Points, becoming the second leader of this book!!!
Thank you for the support, boss; you were very supportive of the last book. I never expected even greater support for this one. A bonus chapter for the boss on the shelf!!
Thank you very much; I have no way to repay you, the only thing I can do... is to add more chapters!
And thanks to the boss "My Lord Amon" for the 5600 Points, and boss "Kenzz" for the 2000 Points. Thank you all for your support, by the way, a little request for monthly votes... cough.
PS2: I'll correct any typos as I find them.