51: Chapter 51 Blocking the Door

Fang Chuan looked at the leaderboard on his wristband.

8.61 million points.

He knew that once these results came out, those three so-called SSS-rank geniuses outside would absolutely blow a fuse.

These people were used to looking down on everyone. Now that they were being suppressed by an F- rank like him, it would be a miracle if they could stomach it.

Fang Chuan knew without even thinking that these people were definitely rushing toward the Core Area for dear life right now.

This Core Area was a treasure trove. Killing a random monster or picking up a blueprint could net hundreds of thousands of points. Having tasted the sweetness, there was no way Fang Chuan would let this fat piece of meat go to anyone else.

He turned his head to look at Zhang Chao and Liu Ruyan. These two were still immersed in the joy of splitting the points just now.

"Chaozi, Ruyan," Fang Chuan called out.

Zhang Chao immediately ran over, his face full of excitement: "Brother Chuan, what are your orders?"

Fang Chuan waved his hand: "You two just stay here. Don't go anywhere. It's too dangerous here; you've seen it yourselves, every random monster has millions in combat power. Just stay here until the assessment ends."

Zhang Chao and Liu Ruyan followed his advice readily. They owed their ability to get so many points entirely to Fang Chuan, and they were already very satisfied with such results.

After settling the two of them down, with a single thought, he began to summon directly.

Beams of golden light flickered on the open ground. As the light dissipated, rows of tall and burly Goblin Tyrants appeared before his eyes.

Fang Chuan summoned 2,000 Goblin Tyrants in one go. That wasn't all; he also summoned 400 three-star Goblin Shamans.

Added to the troops remaining from before, he had suddenly assembled an army of a full 6,000 people.

A full 6,000 elites! Their armor was cold and menacing, their killing intent soaring to the heavens, appearing like an insurmountable wall of steel that packed this ruin so tightly not even water could trickle through.

"An army of 6,000 should be able to block the Core Area."

Every Goblin Tyrant stood over five or six meters tall, covered in bulging muscles, holding heavy tower shields and maces.

These guys all had combat power around 300,000. The most monstrous part was their health bars and defense.

As long as they didn't encounter those monstrous followers with divine bloodlines, these Goblin Tyrants were invincible meat shields among their peers.

Looking at this army, Fang Chuan felt full of confidence.

Even if Lu Hai and the other two were impressive, could their followers combined really muster thousands of four-stars? Even counting all the lackeys they brought along, Fang Chuan wasn't the least bit afraid.

Fang Chuan cast his gaze toward the Goblin Arrow King at the front of the army.

The Goblin Arrow King was a four-star Arrow King, holding a longbow that glinted with a cold light, his eyes extremely sharp.

"Goblin Arrow King," Fang Chuan called out.

"My God, what are your orders?" The Goblin Arrow King knelt on one knee, his attitude respectful.

Fang Chuan pointed toward the entrance of the Core Area: "Take these 6,000 people and go block the entrance. If anyone dares to force their way in, kill them immediately."

The Goblin Arrow King nodded to accept the order: "As you command, my God! I guarantee the mission will be completed!"

The Goblin Arrow King stood up, waved his hand, and led the army of 6,000 in a grand procession toward the entrance.

Fang Chuan watched the army depart and turned to look at Fara.

He had just killed the Chimera, and the passive effect of the Chaotic Cloak Fist Technique was still active. His current combat power had already broken through the 9 million mark.

With this combat power, looking across the entire examination grounds, he was absolutely an existence that could walk sideways.

"Let's go, Fara, Yi, let's keep charging deeper in!" Fang Chuan waved his hand, his spirit soaring.

Fara clenched his fists, causing a cracking sound: "I've been waiting for this!"

Yi flapped his wings of light in mid-air, saying nothing, but his actions had already made his stance clear.

Fang Chuan led these two super fighters and headed straight deeper into the Core Area. He could feel that there were stronger energy fluctuations there. There must be better things waiting for him.

The external command center.

The big screen clearly displayed this move by Fang Chuan.

When the Head of the Lu Family saw that Fang Chuan had actually sent troops to block the gate, he was so angry that he jumped up from his chair.

"This brat is too arrogant! What is he trying to do? Does he want to monopolize the Core Area? This is simply absurd!" The Head of the Lu Family pointed at the screen and cursed.

Principal Yao Guishan was holding a thermos cup, drinking tea. Hearing this, he slowly blew the tea leaves on the surface of the water.

"Old Lu, your temper is just too hasty. Student Fang Chuan's move is called tactics. As the art of war says, one man can hold the pass against ten thousand. Since he has the strength to block the gate, why shouldn't he? Or do you want him to hand over the resources to your little Lu Hai?" Principal Yao Guishan laughed so hard he couldn't close his mouth.

The Head of the Lu Family was so angry his face and neck turned red: "Bullshit! What are those trash goblins worth? How dare they block my grandson's Holy Light Knights? When Lu Hai arrives, a single charge will be enough to trample this trash into meat paste!"

Principal Yao Guishan curled his lips: "Oh, what big talk. Let's just wait and see. We'll see if your grandson's knights are stronger, or if our Fang Chuan's Goblin Tyrants are tougher."

Qin Yue interjected from the side: "I'm saying, you two are over a hundred years old combined, why are you still arguing like children? But this Fang Chuan is indeed interesting. 6,000 four-star followers, that's quite a significant move. It seems his Divine Kingdom is developing quite well."

Lin Hongyuan pushed up his glasses: "The defensive formation is perfect. Goblin Tyrants are at the front, with shamans healing from the back. Even for the minor mechanical legions, wanting to blast through this defensive line head-on is impossible. This kid is a good hand at warfare."

Mayor Li sat in the very center, watching the scene on the screen, nodding continuously.

"Bold yet careful. He knows that taking first place will make him a target, so he prepared defenses in advance. Not bad, really not bad." Mayor Li's assessment of Fang Chuan grew higher and higher.

General Luo Yi was staring at Fara's data panel, not blinking an eye.

"9 million combat power... What kind of monstrous skill is this? Is there no limit to this combat power? If he were allowed to keep fighting like this, wouldn't he be able to slaughter gods?" General Luo Yi felt secretly shocked.

Inside the virtual examination grounds, Fang Chuan, leading Fara and Yi, had already penetrated deep into the hinterland of the Core Area.

The air here was permeated with a heavy smell of blood. The surrounding buildings were dilapidated, all constructed from giant animal bones.

Fang Chuan walked in front, Fara on the left, and Yi kept watch from the sky.

Suddenly, a series of heavy footsteps came from the ruins ahead. The ground even began to vibrate.

Fang Chuan stopped in his tracks, squinting his eyes to look ahead.

He saw a monster over ten meters tall walk out from behind the ruins.

This monster had a huge dog head, was wearing tattered priest robes, and held a staff embedded with black gemstones.

The monster's pair of eyes glowed with green light, staring fixedly at Fang Chuan and his group.

Fang Chuan immediately opened the inspection panel.

[Name: Kobold High Priest (Gatekeeper)]

[Level: 85]

[Grade: Gold-tier (Peak)]

[Combat Power: 5.6 million]

[Skills: ...]

"Fara, I'll leave it to you. Make it quick." Fang Chuan issued the order.

Fara grinned, revealing two rows of big white teeth: "Understood!"

Fara stretched his neck, emitting a crisp sound of cracking bones. He was currently filled with power from head to toe, and was just worried about having nowhere to vent it.

The Kobold High Priest opposite clearly also sensed the terrifying aura on Fara. A trace of wariness flashed in its green-glowing eyes.

However, as an 85th-level Gatekeeper, it had its own dignity.

The Kobold High Priest raised the black staff in its hand, chanting an obscure and difficult incantation in its mouth.

The surrounding air instantly turned cold. Balls of black energy gathered at the tip of the staff, emitting a nauseating stench of rot.

"Roar!" The Kobold High Priest let out a loud roar and pointed its staff fiercely at Fara.

A dozen balls of black energy flew toward Fara like cannonballs.

Fara directly ignored these energy balls and charged straight toward the Kobold High Priest.

The black energy balls smashed into Fara's dark gold skin, exploding into clouds of black mist.

Fara rushed out of the black mist without even a patch of skin broken. The damage immunity effect of his Unrivaled skill, combined with his own monstrous defense, meant this kind of spell attack couldn't break his defense at all.

Before the black smoke from the spell bombardment had dissipated, just as the Kobold High Priest was preparing to continue chanting, a dark golden afterimage, like thunder tearing through the night, arrived above its head in an instant!

"Take this hit from me!" Fara shouted loudly.

This punch concentrated the terrifying power of 9 million combat power, and the air around the fist was compressed to the point of emitting a piercing sonic boom.

The Kobold High Priest was terrified and hurriedly held its staff horizontally in front of its chest to block.

"Snap!"

With a crisp sound, the hard staff, made of unknown material, was directly broken in two by Fara's punch.

The fist's momentum didn't diminish, and it smashed fiercely into the Kobold High Priest's chest.

"Pfft!"

The Kobold High Priest spat out a large mouthful of black blood, its massive, ten-plus-meter-tall body sent flying directly.

Like a broken sack, it traced a parabola in mid-air before crashing heavily into a beast-bone building behind it.

With a loud boom, the building was directly knocked down, burying the Kobold High Priest inside.

Fang Chuan shook his head from behind. The gap was too big. It wasn't a battle of the same magnitude at all.

A violent struggle came from the ruins. The Kobold High Priest pushed away the bones on its body and stood up unsteadily.

It looked miserable now. Its chest was sunken in a large chunk, and who knew how many ribs were broken. Blood kept bubbling out of its mouth.

The Kobold High Priest was enraged. It had completely fallen into a berserk state.

It threw away the broken half of the staff in its hand and let out a long howl to the sky. The muscles on the surface of its body began to swell frantically, and its green eyes turned blood-red.

It got down on all fours, like a real beast, and lunged toward Fara. Its speed was more than twice as fast as before.

Fara sneered: "Is that it? You still want to play close-quarters combat with me?"

Fara bent his legs slightly and kicked off the ground fiercely. His whole body met it like a cannonball fired from a chamber.

Two figures, one big and one small, collided fiercely in mid-air.

"Boom!"

With a loud boom, the ground was shaken with cracks.

Fara grabbed the Kobold High Priest's two front claws tightly with both hands and pulled them hard to the sides.

The Kobold High Priest screamed in pain. Its strength was simply no match for Fara's.

Fara lifted his right leg fiercely, and a knee strike slammed hard into the Kobold High Priest's chin.

This hit landed solidly. The Kobold High Priest's chin shattered directly, and a few bloody fangs flew out.