"I'm not doing it."
Blue Spirit shook her head.
"That's ten thousand battle merits! Enough to buy a viscount's title, with land included!" Atte was evidently well-informed.
"You're talking about the battle merits you can earn by killing Gangxin as fast as possible, and you can't share it with others; you have to complete it one-on-one. In this battlefield environment, do you think it's possible?"
Blue Spirit pointed at the chaotic battleground.
Wherever Bai Pu went, the orderly ranks of the Blood Ring Mutant Legion, like a scarlet torrent, exploded like a drop of water in a pot of boiling oil!
Each Blood Ring Mutant, having their Curse Seal erased, obeying their instincts, frantically ran around, biting!
In such circumstances, even Gustav, trying to pursue Bai Pu, had to put in considerable effort to catch up!
This powerful Blood Ring Emperor, without his Golden War Chariot, was like a traveler stuck in a muddy swamp, occasionally swinging a sword or holding a shield, swatting away any obstructing mutants, inevitably slowing down!
Under these conditions, Blue Spirit found it very challenging to complete the task of quickly killing Bai Pu.
Others Awakened shared the same sentiment.
"He's someone who can spar with a Lord!"
Longxiang marveled, "In terms of survivability, Gangxin took a Lord's full attack and didn't even enter a near-death state! In terms of attack power, he can quickly kill a Level 6 Leader! Such a monster should be thrown into the Spirit Realm battlefield to engage in mutual damage with those other monstrous Chosen Ones!"
Qilin, upon detecting that "Marshal Fu Lei's" true identity was Bai Pu, fell into a state of withdrawal, never expecting the junior from the Genius Camp to have grown so quickly!
Hearing Longxiang's exclamation, Qilin twitched at the corner of his mouth: "I'm starting to regret choosing the Blood Ring Camp... Senior Longxiang, can we switch camps now?"
...
After Marshal Horn issued this richly rewarding side quest, surprisingly few Awakened dared to respond.
Of course, there were many Blood Ring Powerhouses loyal to Gustav, under General Horn's command, there were still several Blood Ring Generals who accepted the order to kill Bai Pu at any cost.
They came from various places on the battlefield, chasing and intercepting Bai Pu.
These Blood Ring Generals were all staunchly loyal internal officers of Emperor Gustav, and even without the Blood Ring Curse Seal, they wouldn't change their resolve.
Moreover, these Blood Ring Generals brought along their most loyal personal guards, some were Elites, some were Enhanced Elites... They too didn't rely on the Blood Ring Curse Seal and would ensure their loyalty!
These personal guards, though few in number, were the Blood Ring Army's only response to Bai Pu, who was a natural counter to them!
The shield in Bai Pu's hand had already been put away, and he swung the Chainsaw Greatsword with both hands, slashing a Blood Ring Heavy Cavalry away, seizing his warhorse, and continuing to charge forward!
The Primordial Heart continued to pulse, and the Blood Ring Team rushing up from all sides recoiled faster than they came.
It seemed like Bai Pu was an angry whale, causing the sea tide to part and flow back wherever he passed!
Soon, the first Blood Ring General and one of his loyal personal guards confronted Bai Pu, trying to block his advance and buy time for Emperor Gustav.
But Bai Pu, right on his horse, executed a Wind-Stepping Slash!
The reason was that Bai Pu was not yet proficient at horse combat, with a low Riding Skill level.
In the Wind-Stepping Slash state, Bai Pu landed and sent the Blood Ring General and his personal guard flying into the air. He swung his sword with both hands, his body rotating half a circle, and with one slash knocked the Blood Ring General flying away.
At the same time, the Wind-Seeking Special Effect activated, and with a backhand slice, the personal guard's chest was slashed open with a massive wound, blood flowing freely, severely injured on the ground.
Bai Pu had no time to deal a finishing blow, seized the Blood Ring General's warhorse, and pressed forward southward, just about to break through the Blood Ring's formation and join the Divine Luo Expeditionary Army.
Suddenly, from the rear-right of Bai Pu, an icy blue arrow shot over!
Bai Pu, in the Advanced Level 8 Two-Handed Swordsmanship state, reflexively swung backhand without turning his head, sending the icy blue arrow clattering to the ground.
But the icy blue quickly spread along Bai Pu's Chainsaw Greatsword, rapidly forming a layer of ice flowers on his body surface!
Even his warhorse was frozen; this was clearly a powerful Control Skill!
[Awakened 'Lan Feng' has attacked you!]
[You (and your mount) are frozen by Frost Flower Arrow, immobilization time 1.5 seconds (2.5 seconds resisted).]
In the distance, a female archer, clad in Hunter's Clothing with a serious expression, drew her bow, arrow on string, firing icy blue Great Bow shots in rapid succession. Clearly, this female archer was the Blood Ring camp's Awakened, Lan Feng!
"Lan Feng from Sword Gate University! A Hero Profession archer, no wonder she dared to attack." Some Awakened noticed the iconic icy blue Great Bow.
With the rampaging Mutants, only such long-range attackers dared to make a move; they wouldn't be besieged by the frenzied Mutants near Bai Pu.
Two arrows struck Bai Pu, and Lan Feng's eyes suddenly widened.
-34! (Critical)
-38! (Critical)
Lan Feng miscalculated two things.
First, Bai Pu's strength was immense, and the template suppression greatly reduced the Frost Flower Arrow's freeze duration; a mere 1.5 seconds freezing was only enough for Lan Feng to shoot two ordinary arrows!
Second, both arrows were critical hits, but based on Bai Pu's formidable damage reduction, the combined criticals only shaved off 72 Life Value from Bai Pu! Including the ice attribute damage from the Frost Flower Arrow beforehand, the total damage amounted to just over a hundred points.
Once Bai Pu broke free from the Frost Flower Arrow's freeze effect, he immediately aimed at Lan Feng and hurled the Chainsaw Greatsword!
Helical Throw!
With Blood River Fighting Qi enveloping the Chainsaw Greatsword whistling through the air, two Dead Plague that couldn't dodge in time were smoothly sliced into four parts!
The Chainsaw Greatsword, carrying two broken limbs, full of bloody Evil Qi, headed straight for Lan Feng.
Lan Feng immediately activated a skill and leapt backward, attempting to escape the Chainsaw Greatsword's range.
However, before her body reached the highest point of the jump, she was stopped by a transparent ancient seal character "Ban," confining her in place.
Although the holding time was brief, subsequent attacks promptly followed.
A figure clad in Fiery Red Leather Armor rushed behind Lan Feng at high speed, wielding one long and one short single-handed weapon, performing cross-cutting!
These two were members of the Longxiang Squad.
Word Spirit Master Qilin, Agility-type Assassin Fengxiang!
Lan Feng's pupils abruptly transformed into needle shapes, like two tiny ice spikes!
A layer of frost suddenly coagulated on Fengxiang's body surface, inevitably slowing her speed. Subsequently, Lan Feng Flickering at her feet, activated her shoes' acceleration skill to escape, and threw out a scroll, summoning two howling Ghost Wolves that lunged at Fengxiang.
White light flashed as "Longxiang," clad in heavy armor, activated support, standing before Fengxiang.
"You are also with the Blood Ring camp, and yet...!" Lan Feng exclaimed angrily.
"Jianghu isn't about fighting and killing; it's about friendships and social interactions!"
Longxiang's sword and shield knocked lightly as he chuckled, "My junior happens to know Gangxin—who is, in fact, the Commander of the Swedish Rebel Army! It's too easy for us to switch camps; we just have to find Gangxin, and this is the badge of our loyalty!"
Lan Feng snorted angrily, distancing herself, yet preparing to draw her bow to counterattack again. But her expression suddenly changed when she looked up to see Bai Pu, sword raised, like an enraged dragon charging forward on horseback!
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