Nine Star Burden - Chapter 283
Chapter 283: The Melee Fighter Stands Up
On the second underground floor of the mausoleum.
“Retreat and wait for the enemy to enter Liu Yang’s attack range,” Han Jiangxue instructed her teammates.
The three-team alliance had been finalized, but a “leader” had yet to be selected. The three teams had yet to build a rapport and were simply cooperating.
When the three teams were searching for the special weapon on the second underground floor, they encountered a legion of Ancient Warriors.
In fact, given the number of Ancient Warriors, it would be a little unreasonable to call it a “legion.” It was more like a squad.
They were a group of melee fighters led by the Ancient Warrior General. They didn’t have any archers.
The combination overjoyed them.
Seeing that Liu Yang was about to repeat his old tricks, Han Jiangxue hurriedly ordered her team to retreat and said to Cai Yao, the leader of the Tianjin team, “Once they enter the range of your shadow Star Technique, I’ll attack them with some lightning first to let Liu Yang save some energy.”
Upon hearing that, Cai Yao nodded in agreement.
The combat power exhibited by an Ancient Warrior General free to move about was very different from an electrocuted and turned numb Ancient Warrior General.
Han Jiangxue’s Chain Lightning was a highly destructive Gold Quality Star Technique. Even when compared to the other output Star Techniques belonging to the contestants this year, it was definitely one of the best. Besides, “Chain Lightning” also came with numbing effects.
The two Shield Warriors of Tianjin retreated while throwing out a faint shadow.
Liu Yang gripped his dagger tightly while staring at the Gold Quality Boss-level Ancient Warrior General. He was full of battle intent, worlds apart from his usual frivolous self.
“Shen Xing, you go,” said Xiong Chumo, who stopped Qi Yan, the Rules Awakened of her team. She then turned to look at the slender melee fighter and instructed, “Attack only after the effects of Han Jiangxue’s Chain Lightning are over. Be careful not to get hurt accidentally.”
Shen Xing nodded without hesitation. Standing at 1.8m, she was extremely tall, almost Xia Yan’s height. However, compared to Xia Yan, her limbs were more slender, and she was obviously gifted.
Regardless of whether Shen Xing moved or not, her figure always seemed to float with a special rhythm.
“Xia Yan, come on, be careful,” Han Jiangxue said casually.
The three teams formed an alliance and were cooperating with each other. However, they were all only eighteen or nineteen years old. Ever since they became Awakened, they had been training tirelessly and fighting battles. Hence, they were highly competitive.
Shen Xing turned around and flicked her ponytail before glaring at Xia Yan coldly. However, Xia Yan reached behind and grabbed the handle of her dagger.
The corners of Shen Xing’s lips raised slightly.
Xia Yan could sense her gaze. She turned over and saw that Shen Xing was fiddling with the combat dagger.
Their bodies were slightly arched, and they were ready to fight.
Han Jiangxue’s Chain Lightning seemed to be the signal for the start of the competition. The instant the lightning began to crackle, they rushed out at the same time.
The Chain Lightning shuttled back and forth through the Ancient Warriors, severely injuring them. That wasn’t all. Their movements even stiffened slightly.
Xia Yan from Beijiang Province and Shen Xing from Cainan Province quickly dashed forward like felines.
However, no matter how fast they were… they could never beat the phantoms.
Liu Yang from Tianjin was the first to arrive on the battlefield, and the moment he darted out of the shadow, he carried out a bloody massacre.
The sharp dagger that had a chilly luster, coupled with the ghostly figure flashing and shuttling through, it became the Ancient Warriors’ nightmare.
Two seconds later, Xia Yan and Shen Xing entered the arena, and the electrocuted group of Ancient Warriors was dealt with harshly by the trio.
The entire nation saw that scene and was utterly astonished!
Aren’t they just a bunch of kids below the Nebula Stage? However, when facing the Ancient Warriors led by the Gold Quality Boss-level Ancient Warrior General, they seem to be beating up a bunch of elementary school students effortlessly.
Is this still considered a battle?
This is simply destruction…
The viewers of Su Rou’s live-stream also got into an uproar, and the Beijiang team’s hardcore fans felt that they had really cozied up to someone powerful this time! They were probably going to break through with the best results in history this time!
“Was it a competition that I just watched? Why did some people get thoroughly defeated by the Ancient Warriors while some others beat them up?”
“Who told me that the Rules Awakened are still going to dominate this year? Look at these melee fighters. Their outputs are so explosive!”
“Liu Yang is such a beast. He’s so strong. Damn it. This chick is called Shen Xing, right? Is her stage name ‘flying on grass’?”
“Damn it. She’s scaling the walls and even carrying a head. G… God!”
“Uwu~ My Goddess Yan is really cool. She’s going to be such a domineering girlfriend and give me a great sense of security. I really want to snuggle up in her embrace~”
“Most reckless woman in Beijiang: Xia ‘Slashes All’ Yan.”
“Best Flying Bandit Of Cainan Province: Shen ‘Wall-Scaling’ Xing.”
“Best Cripple of Tianjin: Liu ‘Glistens Without Entering The Arena’ Yang.”
“The best contestant of this cohort is Yuan Qinghua, the scheming one. She’s also a melee fighter. I’m afraid… the Rules Awakened are going to stop dominating after ten years!”
“The Rules Awakened have died, melee fighters stand up! Only then will the world be prosperous!”
“The Rules Awakened are all dogs! Remote output is all garbage!”
“Melee fighters! Exhibit your skills! That’s the romance of the Star Warriors!”
“Melee fighters! Melee fighters! Melee fighters!”
In the Ancient Imperial Mausoleum, the Gold Quality Boss-level Ancient Warrior General was severely injured after being stabbed by Liu Yang. However, it refused to fall and instead flew into a rage when he saw his underlings being slaughtered one by one. He activated his Star Technique Frenzy, which gave him greater speed!
That wasn’t all. He held onto a battle spear and also seemed to have activated the Star Technique Burst. He had clearly instilled his own star power into his spear with the help of the Star Technique, replacing the weapon’s durability for greater destructive power.
Xia Yan placed her giant sword in front of her, but it was stabbed by the Gold Quality Ancient Warrior General’s spear.
If it weren’t for her excellent defense, she might have already been stabbed by the spear.
Even so, her body slid back under the tremendous force while her arms turned numb, causing her to lose control suddenly.
It wasn’t that Xia Yan had never killed Gold Quality creatures of other dimensions before. The Ape Ghoul Kings were of Gold Quality too.
Compared to them, the Ancient Warrior Generals were much weaker in terms of physical fitness.
Be it in terms of strength, speed, or ferocity, the Ancient Warrior General was inferior to the Ape Ghoul King. It could be said that the Ape Ghoul King greatly suppressed him in all aspects.
Was he considered Gold Quality because he had plenty of Silver Quality Star Techniques or because of his leadership abilities?
However, at this moment, his leadership abilities were of no use because his underlings had all been severely hurt.
Liu Yang’s figure finally stopped glistening as the Ancient Warriors all died and disappeared in the corridor. He was almost out of Star Power too.
He was a typical highly explosive and high-output assassin that couldn’t last long.
Of course, his teammates were distressed. Cai Yao frantically waved her hands, and light-blue stars fell from the sky and hit Liu Yang’s head.
Liu Yang couldn’t help but groan blissfully as the stars penetrated his body, causing his Star Power to surge.
Bang!
Shen Xing also fell and casually threw the head that she was holding onto the ground. The slender figure loomed in the black corridor and looked at the Boss-level Ancient Warrior General fighting with Xia Yan.
Although they were all melee fighters, there was no specific division. However, Liu Yang and Shen Xing had obvious different battle styles.
Once they entered university or joined special teams, they would probably embark on different professional paths.
Jiang Xiao didn’t want to lose face and so yelled, “Xia Yan, go!”
Upon hearing that, Xia Yan’s beautiful eyes appeared from behind the giant blade, and she rushed forward. “My pleasure.”
The Ancient Warriors had already been severely injured. If they still didn’t settle it, Xia Yan would be embarrassed.
The others looked at each other. One sentence was all it took to make the Gold Quality Boss-level Ancient Warrior General rush over. What kind of trust was that?
The teams from Tianjin and Cainan Province all realized that the toxic healer with nine star slots seemed to be more powerful than they expected.
The tall and strong Ancient Warrior was heavily wounded, and his every movement would cause terrible bleeding.
He had no idea why his enemies suddenly changed their style and started attacking. However, he knew that the opportunity had arrived!
A breakthrough! Right there!
The Ancient Warrior General gripped his spear tightly and was about to lung forward to stab…
Whoosh!
The light of Blessing was absolutely eye-catching.
Besides, there was more than one, and they were consecutive.
The Ancient Warrior General froze, and before he could stab with his spear, Xia Yan stabbed him first, bearing a hole in his body with her giant sword.
He was quickly beheaded by Xia Yan, to everyone’s relief.
The corpse fell to the ground in the corridor, and the members of the three teams looked at each other. So did the melee fighters. They seemed interested in that alternative competition.
As for the distribution of trophies, the three teams really needed to consider everything carefully.
In the end, they decided to settle on an interesting rule.
The team that took the lead would get all the Star Beads.
The teams would take turns in the lead. This time, it was Tianjin. Next, it would be Beijiang. Followed by Cainan Province. The leading team must play its due role, and the other two teams would assist.
Cai Yao, the commander of the team from Tianjin was the one who made that suggestion. It wasn’t hard to imagine the purpose behind that choice.
The three teams also agreed to that rule.
The only exception was during the times they had to face the Gold Quality Boss-level opponents. There would be no such thing as taking turns in leading the team then.
Okay.
Take the lead in what? Running away?
Zhang Qinzhou, the Shield Warrior of the Tianjin team, led the teams forward after looking for the direction. He asked, “What if we obtain special weapons? Do we also take turns for that?”