Chapter 53: Chapter 51: Bro, You Smell So Good
Yesterday, Aunt Heisha chatted with Teresa about Chloe, saying that his body was affected due to rescuing someone.
At that time, someone solemnly declared that if Chloe was unwell, it definitely wasn’t because of her intense training.
I don’t believe you one bit.
Aunt Heisha is so wicked.
She sighed and said:
"If your body has issues, don’t push yourself. This time, just stay at the back and focus on healing."
Rooney, who had been pondering if there was a chance to ambush, suddenly brightened up.
Rooney patted Chloe’s shoulder and said:
"Good brother, this time you just honestly act as support. Everyone trusts you and is willing to entrust their backs to you."
Chloe’s gaze was a bit distracted.
I don’t believe you one bit.
If he hadn’t gone through it in the simulation, he would’ve really believed it.
But this was the first time the sophomores organized students to explore the natural Maze this year.
Things were different from before.
Everyone’s preparations were extremely thorough.
"Damn, the Young Lady is badass."
"So rich!"
Chloe smacked his lips and said:
"Spiritual Mechanism Type III Armor, Teresa, you’re really crazy."
Teresa looked at Chloe with a stern face:
"It’s not the Spiritual Mechanism Type III; it’s a limited edition made by the Steel Melting Furnace Workshop using A-grade materials as auxiliaries, fused with 12 kinds of B-grade materials."
"Isn’t that even more expensive?"
"Well, it’s not too bad."
See.
This is what it means to be rich.
Later on, Rephya also had a similar armor; by then, she was Sequence Six.
If it wasn’t a truly dangerous battle, Rephya was reluctant to use that armor.
In the game, her original words were: "Carrying an Ethereal Emblem feels like having the pressure of a whole school building."
Then he saw Teresa’s lips quietly curl up, and couldn’t help but realize she was being so Versailles.
"Tsk, Dalang, time to drink the medicine."
Seeing the Teleportation Gate open, Chloe tossed three metal flasks to them;
Gregory curiously asked, "What’s this?"
"Horse piss."
"Then I won’t drink."
"My urine."
"I’ll drink."
"Damn Nantong, get out!"
Chloe grumbled but still explained:
"The Whisperer’s pharmaceutical ability, which can enhance energetic effects, drink it if you want."
Gregory chuckled and said:
"I was just thinking if it was bathwater, I could save it and sell it to female classmates."
"Get lost!"
Teresa lowered her head to look at the flask.
For some reason, she suddenly no longer wanted to drink it.
Only Rooney unapologetically twisted off the lid and downed it in one go.
He laughed to himself.
Fool, how can you still be giving the enemy buffs here?
Today I shall take your head!
Chloe was quite happy too.
Drink! Drink diligently!
This will be your last time.
...
Location: Silver Coast
Accompanied by a sound of sand rubbing, over a dozen nearly half-human-tall crabs scurried through the Silver Forest.
Those were Giant Clawed Blue Crabs, comparable to Sequence Nine monsters.
Their almost metallic shells made them invincible in terms of rebounding.
Until today, they encountered a group of unreasonable outsiders.
"Rooney, block. Gregory, aim as accurately as possible."
Teresa calmly commanded the two men’s battle, the whip in her hand being ruthless as well.
A whistling sound split the air, directly flipping over two Giant Clawed Blue Crabs, revealing their crab roe-filled underbellies.
Rooney was skilled in punching.
Attacking the female crabs was always precise, even more so with knives.
Just like "stringing your heart and my heart together," each hit was a crit.
Gregory was different.
He liked shooting.
Of course, using bows and arrows.
Chloe was somewhat idle.
He felt that Master Heisha might have hidden some details, causing a misunderstanding with Teresa.
Today, she really wouldn’t give him a chance to act, only allowing him to heal when hurt.
A larger male crab suddenly emerged from the sand, charging towards Chloe at the back.
Chloe was thrilled.
"Great timing!"
If he didn’t act soon, his body might start to mold.
He threw a heavy punch at the Giant Clawed Blue Crab, instantly denting a piece of its almost metallic shell.
"Recovery."
Saturated healing, activated.
Large chunks of flesh grew inside the Giant Clawed Blue Crab, and the interior expanding crab meat even pushed open its shell.
It wailed in pain, wanting to deliver one final blow to the damned humans before burning out its life.
But a whip fell.
It cut through like a hot knife through butter, its body instantly whipped into two halves.
At the same time, Gregory was still shooting.
Shot after shot, he even pulled out a crossbow arrow for a heavy artillery blast.
Precise strike + Armor-Piercing Arrow, directly penetrating two Giant Clawed Crabs.
Rooney also ceased his actions.
Beside him were the shattered remains of Giant Clawed Blue Crab corpses.
The dozen Giant Clawed Blue Crabs were cleaned up by them in minutes.
Not even pig slaughtering is this fast.
This time there was a bit of teamwork.
"You guys... my body isn’t as good as before, but I’m not dead."
Chloe smiled helplessly.
This time, the three of them protected him to the point of fearing any move would lead to trouble.
"It’s standard procedure to protect the healer in team battles, isn’t it?"
Gregory smiled mischievously.
This was Chloe, the top-notch male healer.
He absolutely didn’t want to see him get hurt.
Considering this guy’s development trajectory, in a few years, Gregory might not even have the chance to see him.
Maybe it would only be when facing an unsolvable problem, that he’d make a call, nearly humbly saying:
"Dr. Chloe, remember Gregory from Silver Coast? The old classmate who always kept Maze Monsters away from you."
Zing.
No.
Gregory felt he couldn’t keep thinking like this.
They were at least classmates from the same school; how could he act so humbly?
No, he had to muster the courage of an Ethereal Emblem student.
At this point, the sand beneath his feet suddenly wriggled, and a giant crab twice the size of the previous Giant Clawed Blue Crab suddenly emerged.
Gregory was startled.
Bad news.
It’s an advanced Giant Clawed Red Crab.
A Sequence Eight.
Hiding all this time before emerging!
"Mr. Ke, save me!"
"Enhance."
In an instant, the slight soreness from the previous battle vanished completely, and he felt his body speed surpassed past limits.
"Law of Blessing."
Awesome, it keeps going!
"Law of Punishment."
A stone the size of a head whizzed over, pounding a pit into the shell of the Giant Clawed Red Crab.
The intense pain made it cry out in shock.
"What are you standing around for, run!"
Gregory was so startled his pearls were about to drop.
"I’m really foolish, truly. I just thought protecting the healer was a hassle, but forgot what it feels like to have strong backup."
Fleeing frantically from the crab shell, he watched the Giant Clawed Red Crab being whipped and torn apart by the sword, and didn’t hesitate to land a fatal blow.
The instantly pierced Giant Clawed Red Crab fell with a thud.
Time taken...4 seconds.
"Brother, you smell amazing."
Gregory shouted and dashed over, only to be kicked flying by Chloe.
"Get lost!"
"Mr. Ke, how do you want me to roll, should I show you?"