Chapter 161. Staying Behind to Hold Off the Beast Tide, Reward: a Supre-grade Slacker Gift Pack
RUMBLE!
In the distance ca the sound of sand and stones being swept across the rocky wasteland. Far beyond the watchtower, a mass of black clouds slowly rolled toward them.
The roars of Demonic Beasts rang out without end. Looking up, all they could see in the distance was a vast black tide rushing toward the border at terrifying speed.
“Jiang Yichen, co with us at once. Reinforcents from above are on the way, and they have already mobilized three Martial Gods.”
To reassure Jiang Yichen and the others, i Xue’er smiled and said, “The Beast Tide crisis will be resolved.”
Jiang Yichen looked toward Feng Xiazi, who was on the watchtower arranging the defenses with the soldiers, and said with an amused smile, “Let ask you sothing. Before the reinforcents arrive, can the watchtower and Rift Valley Town hold the line?”
i Xue’er fell silent for a mont. They had arrived so quickly only because the divine ruins they were investigating, Guankou, were near the East China border.
If Headquarters and the four major regions were to send reinforcents, it would likely take so ti.
But the border-defense watchtower, stationed at the very front line of the East China border, was facing a Beast Tide beyond S-Rank. It might not even be able to hold for a mont.
“No, it can’t,” i Xue’er said in a low voice. “But even if all of us stay together, we still won’t be able to stop it.”
A Beast Tide beyond S-Rank was extrely likely to contain ninth-rank Demonic Beasts. Their Laws were certainly powerful, but in the face of such an overwhelming difference in strength, they would amount to little more than a drop in the ocean.
“Do not worry. The townspeople of Rift Valley Town have already gone into the air-raid shelters. They are safe for the ti being.”
“Jiang Yichen, your potential is imnse. The Commander-in-Chief is very concerned about your safety. Leave the border with us imdiately. Do not make a aningless sacrifice.”
Seeing that there was not the slightest hint of departure on Jiang Yichen’s face, i Xue’er’s childish tone carried a trace of sternness.
Jiang Yichen could not help but laugh. Smacking his lips, he said, “Who said I can’t stop it? How ignorant.”
The five mbers of the Divine Battle Division froze, confusion appearing on all their faces at once.
Su Linyu and the other three widened their eyes as well. Leaving now was clearly the safest choice. A Beast Tide beyond S-Rank was no joke.
“Jiang Yichen, I am now ordering you, in my capacity as the Minister of the Divine Battle Division, to leave the border with us imdiately. This is also the Commander-in-Chief’s order!”
i Xue’er was growing impatient. With so few people, trying to stop a Beast Tide beyond S-Rank was no different from indulging in a fantasy.
She admitted that Jiang Yichen was very strong, but before a Beast Tide that might contain ninth-rank Demonic Beasts, that strength ant nothing.
Jiang Yichen narrowed his eyes.
Well now. This dead-faced pretender had started ordering around.
Just as he was about to speak, a system prompt suddenly appeared before his eyes.
【Ding! A Slacking Choice has been triggered.
Choice One: Faced with an incomparably powerful Beast Tide, although you have the ability to resist it, in order to prevent any accidents, you choose to obey the arrangents of the Divine Battle Division and leave the border, lying low and building your strength until you reach the Martial God realm. Reward: the title “Sneaky Bro.”
Choice Two: Faced with the overbearing command issued by the Divine Battle Division, you choose to slack off completely and ignore it. My life is mine to command, not another’s. Reward: “Interdiate Slacker Gift Pack.”
Choice Three: A slacker’s life lies in following the heart and not being swayed by outside forces. You choose to act according to your own will. Reward: “Supre-grade Slacker Gift Pack.”】
Hm?
A Supre-grade choice!
The corners of Jiang Yichen’s lips lifted slightly, and a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.
To be honest, he could completely ignore Feng Xiazi, the border soldiers, and the townspeople of Rift Valley Town. As long as he himself remained safe, that would be enough.
But when he thought back to the ti he had first arrived in Rift Valley Town, he rembered how warmly those townspeople had treated the soldiers and how they had given them quite a few local specialties from the border.
On this border, where Demonic Beasts ran rampant, the only people they could rely on were the border-defense soldiers.
“Brother Yichen, why don’t we leave?” Su Linyu tugged at the corner of his clothes, her eyes full of worry. “We can’t stop the Beast Tide.”
She also wanted to stay and resist the Beast Tide with Sentry Captain Feng, but compared with Brother Yichen’s safety, none of that mattered.
“That’s right, Brother Yichen,” Tang Long also tried to persuade him. “We know you’re unbelievably strong, but human strength has its limits. There are just too many Demonic Beasts. We can’t kill them all.”
Only Chu Xingchen said nothing. He looked at Feng Xiazi on the watchtower as he prepared the heavy weapons, and admiration surfaced in his eyes.
Listening to their attempts to persuade him, Jiang Yichen calmly shook his head and said slowly, “You all should go. I’ll stay and help them.”
It was a perfect chance to put the hundreds of thousands of talismans the system had rewarded him to use. If he did not spend so of them now, was he supposed to leave them there to gather dust?
He was especially curious about the power of those three ninth-rank talismans.
And even if they really could not stop the Beast Tide in the end, he could simply use his spatial ability to move everyone away.
The Beast Tide that inspired terror in others looked to Jiang Yichen like nothing more than a ga that would add a little amusent to life.
“Jiang Yichen, are you trying to get yourself killed?” i Xue’er said angrily when he saw that Jiang Yichen remained stubbornly unmoved.
Mo Yan, Liang Shan, and Lingling all showed helpless expressions. The Divine Battle Division’s second mission had failed once again.
“Boss, if you’re staying, then I’m staying too. I may not be capable of much, but I can still help a little,” Sleep God said with a smile, having cast aside his earlier hesitation.
“So am I.” Su Linyu did not bla Jiang Yichen in the slightest for making a decision that might cost him his life. Instead, she supported him unconditionally.
“Count in too. I’m a soldier now as well. Protecting the border is my duty,” Chu Xingchen said with a solemn expression.
Beside him, Jiang Feng tugged at him. “Man, without my permission, how dare you go off and throw your life away?”
“Jiang Feng, this isn’t throwing my life away.” Chu Xingchen straightened his military uniform. “It is the responsibility that cos with wearing this uniform. If I can help the townspeople of Rift Valley Town gain even one more second, that one second might save several lives.”
Jiang Feng was left speechless for a mont. He could not understand why, when there was a chance to stay far from danger, soone would choose to face a danger that might cost him his life.
To him, that kind of behavior was foolish.
“If everyone else is staying, then I’ll stay too.” Tang Long struggled for quite a while before finally making up his mind.
When i Xue’er saw this, even his thick beard began to tremble with anger.
“Fine. Then let us see what exactly you plan to use to stop the Beast Tide!”
He turned around in fury, took a deep breath, and began arranging tactics with his team mbers.
“Minister, what about the Commander-in-Chief’s mission?” Lingling asked with a worried face.
“The information from the Beast Tide Monitoring Center already said that the Beast Tide is still escalating. They won’t be able to hold it back.”
i Xue’er changed his thinking and said, “Once they’re exhausted, we’ll take them away.”
Lingling’s eyes lit up, and she gave a thumbs-up. “That’s a great idea.”
【Ding! Congratulations, Host, on making a Slacking Choice. Reward: “Supre-grade Slacker Gift Pack.” Would you like to open it?】
Hearing that, Jiang Yichen could not help but feel delighted. The things that ca out of Supre-grade gift packs were always absurdly powerful.
He had no idea what it would be this ti!
His eyes filled with anticipation. “Open it.”
【Congratulations, Host. You have obtained: Supre-grade · Infinite Stamina Array, one million Seventh-rank Five-Thunder Smiting Talismans.】
???
What?
Jiang Yichen’s eyes went blank.
One... one million seventh-rank talismans...
Good lord, System. Even a wholesaler would not hand things out this aggressively.
The one million seventh-rank talismans alone left Jiang Yichen stunned for quite a while before he finally opened the description of the Supre-grade reward.
【Supre-grade · Infinite Stamina Array: Any martial artist within the array imdiately gains infinite stamina, ignoring all forms of exhaustion, like a tireless machine built for battle!】
!!?
Jiang Yichen stood there in a daze.
This... was a cheat.
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