Chapter 115: The True Strength of the Drunkard

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"Could it be that we were all wrong?", Lu Jun's eyes sparkled, "This is the true strength of a Drunkard!"

Chen Yueling narrowed her eyes slightly and said softly, "The Drunkards of today have already given up on their original dreams. They only seek a stable job in the main city, trying to live a respectable life in reality."

"They've even accepted how others define Drunkards."

"How many people are still like him, enduring years of contempt and ridicule, yet never forgetting the dream they had on the first day they set foot on Ghost Star?"

"The ultimate form of an Explorer profession?"

Li Biao took a deep breath and said solemnly, "That Ruan Yu, with his own strength alone, has overturned fifty years of prejudice against Drunkards in Huaxia!"

"From today onwards, the era of the Drunkard profession may truly begin."

The robust man seemed to be dragged into a swamp, unable to break free, unable to win.

Ruan Yu's movements followed no fixed pattern, but this also meant he made no unnecessary moves.

Unpredictable footwork and attacks came wave after wave, each stronger than the last.

No defense lasts forever. Finally, the robust man's weapon was struck down by Ruan Yu. A sword tip landed between his brows.

The battle ended abruptly.

A wave of astonished exclamations erupted from the audience.

"Oh my god, I can't believe it! That Ruan Yu actually won!"

"A Drunkard can actually be this strong?"

At that moment, countless eyes were fixed on the short, chubby man.

His figure still swayed a little, but the sword in his hand was unbelievably steady. He looked at his opponent calmly and spoke in a voice that wasn't loud, yet echoed through the arena.

"Take off your clothes yourself."

The robust man almost spat out blood.

'This bastard is still lusting after my body?'

Just then, a broad sword pierced through the man's back and out his chest.

The robust man looked at the blade protruding from his chest. At first, he was terrified, but then he seemed relieved. A look of understanding appeared in his eyes.

Being killed was still better than being defiled by this Drunkard.

Ruan Yu stared in shock at the sword tip in the man's chest. Following the blade, he turned to see Yuan Zhu's towering figure standing behind the man, his face full of disbelief.

"You again? You—why did you kill him?"

"Why did I kill him? What a joke! I, Yuan Zhu, am the number one War God in the world. Anyone who opposes me has only one fate—death!", Yuan Zhu declared righteously.

Nuannuan held her forehead. To be honest, at this moment, she really didn't want to admit she knew these two.

They were complete lunatics...

But the others seemed somewhat used to these two getting drunk and going wild. Or maybe they were even more shocked by the sheer strength the Fire God Squad displayed in adversity.

If the group match against Instant Kil proved Jiang Kai's individual strength, then this battle against Falcon proved that Fire God was truly an extremely powerful squad.

Each member had the potential to unleash astonishing power. That was the most terrifying part.

At this moment, Jiang Kai finally turned his gaze toward his opponent.

Seeing Xu Tianxiang's shocked expression, Jiang Kai smiled faintly, "What did I say? You Falcons want to kill my teammates? Not that easy."

Xu Tianxiang snapped back to his senses. When he looked at the black card in Jiang Kai's hand again, his eyes flickered between fear and rage. He roared at Jiang Kai, "Jiang Kai, don't get cocky too soon. I dodged two of your Chasing Death knives—do you think just because you switch weapons, I won't be able to dodge again?"

"Those idiots couldn't even handle the trash beside you, so I, Xu Tianxiang, will take your head myself!"

With that, Xu Tianxiang's figure erupted forward, charging straight at Jiang Kai, "DIE! WHIRLWIND SLASH!"

Jiang Kai snorted, "Sorry, but you're exactly right. Switching weapons means I'm sure—you definitely can't dodge this one!"

He raised his middle and index fingers, gripping the card.

"Quenching!"

The black card was instantly engulfed in flames. However, the black mist emanating from the God of Hell's Decree wasn't suppressed by the fire. Instead, the flames themselves turned black.

At a glance, the God of Hell's Decree in Jiang Kai's hand looked like it was burning with pitch-black flames!

"Ghost Hand Flying Card!", Jiang Kai struck.

The God of Hell's Decree shot out like a streak of black mist, leaving a dark trail in the air before instantly reaching Xu Tianxiang.

In just a fraction of a second, the Ghost Hand Flying Card hit Xu Tianxiang squarely in the chest as he spun.

Jiang Kai's luck wasn't great this time. Earlier, the sixth Chasing Death had landed a critical hit, resetting the crit rate. The God of Hell's Decree, which had absorbed the ninth Chasing Death, inherited a 30% crit rate, plus Jiang Kai's own 15% crit rate, totaling a 45% chance.

Yet, despite nearly a 50% chance, it didn't crit.

Still, the God of Hell's Decree had a natural 50 points of penetration. The card easily pierced through Xu Tianxiang's armor.

The black flames immediately ignited on Xu Tianxiang's body. Under the rain, the flames seemed to weaken. Just as they were about to extinguish, they suddenly flared up a hundred times stronger.

Xu Tianxiang turned into a ball of black fire!

"AHHH!!!", Xu Tianxiang let out a miserable scream and plummeted from midair, crashing heavily to the ground.

The rain quickly extinguished the flames on him. When the fire was finally out, Xu Tianxiang lay on the ground, unrecognizable, his entire body charred black.

The heavy rain barely kept him alive.

"H-how… how is this possible…? Why is it… why is it… so strong…?", Xu Tianxiang groaned in pain, his voice weak.

"Jiang Kai… why…"

Jiang Kai looked at the dying Xu Tianxiang indifferently. He raised a hand, and the scattered Nine Tribulations Chasing Death and God of Hell's Decree all returned to his grip.

Then, without hesitation, he thrust a Chasing Death card through Xu Tianxiang's heart.

Xu Tianxiang's burned head tilted to the side. Finally, he was dead.

If he hadn't provoked Jiang Kai's wrath, Jiang Kai wouldn't have killed him so brutally. They had no deep hatred, and Xu Tianxiang had already suffered immensely in the flames. Jiang Kai simply granted him a swift end.

Not far away, Ruan Yu had somehow exited his drunken battle state. He was kneeling on the ground, his face upturned, letting the rain wash over him.

The water on his face—was it rain, or tears?

"My beauty, my darling, why?"

Su Nuannuan reacted just in time and sprayed him with a self-defense spray. The guy finally passed out.

Meanwhile, Yuan Zhu was off threatening the referee. In his mind, anyone on the arena who wasn't part of Fire God Squad seemed to be an enemy… Fortunately, Hu Yan held him back.

Watching his teammates, Jiang Kai rubbed his forehead and sighed, "Sigh… leading this squad is getting harder and harder…"

"Oh, right. Ruan Yu was amazing today. I wonder if Drunkard-class advancement materials will skyrocket in price. Should I stock up…? Hey, Old Hu, Nuannuan, take these two idiots away. Let's go, hurry!"

[…]

Fire God Squad left the arena. But strangely, even after a long time, the tens of thousands of spectators remained seated.

They were still in shock from what had just happened.

They still had not recovered from the previous shock.

After a long time, Lu Jun finally came back to his senses. He said to Su Lanlan, "How many Drunkard job-change materials do we still have in Jiangzhong City?"

"Thirty or forty sets, I guess. We usually don't collect that stuff; they're just leftovers from before. Actually, thinking about it carefully, the overall quantity of Drunkard materials isn't that much. We used to think it was useless, so we didn't pay attention to it, but now… it really doesn't seem like a lot!"

"What about the exchange?"

"Not much either. You know, no one usually buys Drunkard materials. The black market might have some, used to scam some newbies," Su Lanlan thought for a moment and said, "Lu Jun, the talents of Drunkards vary. Completely replicating Ruan Yu's situation might be very difficult."

Lu Jun shook his head, "I know, but it's predictable that the price of Drunkard materials will skyrocket in the future. We can't be the ones getting ripped off."

"And also, the 'Rain Prayer' skill and Green Water Ghost formula—pause all distributions. Buy up whatever is available on the market first!"

Only then did Su Lanlan understand Lu Jun's intention.

Ruan Yu and Hu Yan's situation might not be replicable for others, but there was no doubt that today's Fire God battle would cause a massive upheaval in the market.

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