186: Chapter 185 Reactions from All Sides!!

Chapter 185: Reactions from All Sides!! (Part 1, seeking subscribed chapters, seeking monthly votes)

This is the Chernobyl Laboratory, the largest and oldest laboratory in the Northern Ice Bear Kingdom, possessing the richest ancient text knowledge in the entire Northern Ice Bear Kingdom.

Internationally, the Chernobyl Laboratory ranked just below the Central Laboratory of the Yanhuang Ancient Country and the Nobel Laboratory of the Bald Eagle Federation, and its secret weapon was this old dwarf with a bulbous red nose.

The old dwarf was named Dulin Feyol, and his significance to the Chernobyl Laboratory was equivalent to Professor Zhou Gongdan to the Central Laboratory, and Merlin to the Nobel Laboratory.

Furthermore, the gold content of the old dwarf Dulin Feyol's drunken ramblings was equivalent to the prognostications made by Professor Zhou Gongdan after interpreting tortoise shells,

or the prophecies made by Merlin after waking from a dream, often capable of pointing directly to the truth behind matters.

The many northerners in white lab coats did not dare to neglect their duty, and they quickly entered a search into the central main control computer, soon bringing up the ancient text data of Sæhrímnir on the large central screen.

"Sæhrímnir: A divine pig with regenerative abilities in ancient Norse mythology, its significance is serving as the primary food source for the Einherjar warriors in the halls of Valhalla.

According to legend, its meat was cooked every day in the cauldron Eldhrímnir by a divine chef named Andhrímnir, to be consumed by the fallen warriors.

Despite being slaughtered daily, Sæhrímnir could instantly recover, ensuring that the food supply never ran dry, and it was suspected of possessing the rune trait of [Indestructibility]."

Upon seeing this information, the northerners in white lab coats all sighed and wringed their hands in regret.

"It is truly a pity. Why was it a contestant from the Yanhuang Ancient Country who encountered the monsters related to Sæhrímnir?

As the continuation of ancient Norse mythology, our Northern Ice Bear Kingdom conducts the most in-depth research on the monsters of ancient Norse mythology. If Red-Bearded Eric could encounter these wild boars and defeat them, we would have a chance to obtain a powerful [Mother Rune] once again!!"

But some also analyzed rationally: "Red-Bearded Eric has formidable strength, and defeating these few wild boars is certainly not a problem. However, these wild boars have already demonstrated the trait of the [Indestructibility] rune. Even if this Yanhuang Ancient Country contestant named Sun Po defeats these wild boars right now, he cannot completely cause them to die. I'm afraid this contestant named Sun Po will waste a lot of time."

Ever since Sun Po made his move, his footage firmly captured everyone's attention, especially attracting the gaze of those gambling addicts.

Very few people had bet on Sun Po previously; after all, compared to popular contestants like Qin Wudao and Black Pharaoh, Sun Po's zero points at the time were simply too glaring.

But ever since Sun Po started moving, the speed at which his points increased instantly left everyone else in the dust.

After all, although the previous contestants fought lively battles, the monsters they faced were only of purple grade, and killing one yielded no more than 10 points. Even Qin Wudao, who had the highest score, only accumulated a little over five hundred points after fighting for a long time.

Afterwards, all the contestants couldn't find the traces of monsters at all. Over a hundred contestants explored for half a day and stubbornly failed to find even a single monster.

Yet Sun Po arrived late and took the lead, reaching a cooperation with the previous Wind-Roaring Giant Ape. Under its guidance, he successfully found orange-quality monsters. Without even needing Wuzhiqi to make a move, Sun Po obtained a four-digit score.

Although there was still a long time before the twenty-four-hour countdown ended, in the eyes of the gamblers, this was already a massive upset.

"Oh no!! As expected of a holder of a golden card, this kid really has some skills!!

Contestants like Qin Wudao and Black Pharaoh were instantly suppressed!! It's over!! I bet fifty thousand on Qin Wudao!!"

"I told you that the holder of a golden card couldn't be such a weakling. This is what they call arriving late to take the lead with full confidence!! Good thing I made a small bet on Sun Po."

"I think Qin Wudao, Black Pharaoh, and the others also have the strength to deal with orange monsters. What a pity, they lost to intelligence!!"

"Sun Po's points are already almost double those of Qin Wudao and the others. This should firmly secure him first place, right?"

"Not necessarily. There are still about twenty-two hours left until that countdown ends, and there are still plenty of variables!!

Who's to say this Sun Po won't be surrounded and killed by monsters shortly? These monsters seem to have commanders behind them, and they are quite smart."

Especially when they saw that these Armored Rock Boars actually refused to die, they instantly became even more excited.

Among them, some even hoped that Sun Po would run into trouble and get eliminated.

Ever since they heavily bought stakes in popular contestants like Qin Wudao, they didn't wish for any contestant other than the one they bet on to have a good time, which of course included Sun Po.

"Great! Even if these giant wild boars are left with only bones after death, they will still continue to attack. Isn't this invincible?

Charge on, wild boars, protect my five million!!"

"Sun Po has provoked such a monster; I'm afraid it will be difficult for him. As long as it drags on like this, Sun Po will definitely be greatly affected."

But there were still people carrying out relatively rational analyses, not having their minds muddled by their stakes.

"Are you kidding? Even if Sun Po is truly dragged down by these giant wild boars, victory is already in his grasp. The orange monsters are too smart, and other contestants can't find monsters at all right now. Sun Po's points are now twice that of second place. Even if he stays up there and doesn't come down, his odds of winning are still huge. I really should have bought Sun Po."

"Earlier I saw someone bet over thirty million on Sun Po. At these odds, if he wins, wouldn't that person make a fortune directly?"

"Damn it, if I had known, I would have gone all-in back then!!"

"I'm so angry my teeth are almost grinding to pieces. Everyone was losing properly, how did someone suddenly pop out making a massive profit!!"

This was the sentiment: while one's own failure is distressing, the success of others is even more heart-wrenching.

So what were these few successful gamblers doing right now?

After finishing their bets, Yang Xinyue and the others worried about drawing too much attention, so they hurriedly returned home and turned on the television to watch.

The lineup for this competition was massive. Whether on the internet, offline squares, or household televisions, broadcasts could be seen, and even official channels were broadcasting this competition.

Yang Xinyue didn't feel particularly surprised by Sun Po's current point score, and her heart didn't even produce a single ripple.

She knew that no matter what kind of monster it was, it couldn't be more of a monster than Sun Po and the cards in his hand. Compared to his scores, she was more worried about whether Sun Po would encounter any accidents. After all, that was an unfamiliar extraterritorial realm, and compared to the children of prestigious aristocratic families, Sun Po definitely had a gap in terms of vision.

If he accidentally encountered some monster with bizarre traits, it was quite possible for him to capsize in a drainage ditch.

Especially when she saw that those Armored Rock Boars could still continue their charge even after their flesh and blood had been completely shaved away, she grew even more worried.

Also falling into tension was Xu Xiu, who was watching the broadcast at home.

She had always harbored the intention of catching up to Sun Po previously. As Sun Po demonstrated increasingly exaggerated strength, Sun Po had almost become her inner demon.

For no other reason than that the gap was simply too large, leaving her completely unable to see any hope of catching up and surpassing him.

Every time she made progress, Sun Po had already exhibited even more exaggerated strength and potential.

Things like the spiritual pressure of cards on a Card Maker, the crafting sequences of cards, card potential issues, and the natural chasm between orange and golden cards—all the problems that gave other Card Makers headaches seemed not to exist for Sun Po at all. His speed of progress made people feel it was utterly incomprehensible.

Even though Sun Po was still a primary Card Maker right now, the combat power he displayed was already exaggerated to an unbelievable degree.

Having such a figure as a goal to chase was both fortunate and unfortunate.

The fortunate part was that although the gap between Xu Xiu and Sun Po was growing ever wider, she herself had also obtained massive growth in the process of chasing him.

Although her Gaokao stopped at the city-level competition, she was now far superior to everyone else in Gaoping City's aristocratic circles.

Among the three major geniuses of Gaoping City No. 1 High School, Lu Shan met a tragic end with his entire clan wiped out, and Hu Xue had not stepped out of her house since the Gaokao, rumored to have contracted hysteria. Only she, Xu Xiu, not only crafted the second of the Eight Swords but also advanced the Water-Severing sword to the orange grade, and with the help of the secret realm fragment core gifted by Li Tiance, she crafted a field card named the Yue Maiden Sword Cottage, greatly increasing her strength.

Regardless of combat power or potential, she was now unquestionably the strongest compared to any previous generation of family heads at the same period.

But the unfortunate part was that the gap between her and this target was growing larger and larger, so large that it had already become her inner demon and her nightmare. Yet perhaps having let it go, or perhaps having achieved a breakthrough through destruction, when she later tried to return to the sword cottage where she practiced swordsmanship as a child, her heart gained an unprecedented sense of peace.

She sat in motionless meditation for three days without consuming a single drop of water or grain of rice. Seeing that she had attained some enlightenment, her father guarded the entrance of the sword cottage for three days, not allowing anyone to disturb her.

Finally, she broke through. Within those three days, her cultivation realm did not make an inch of progress, but her exclusive talent, the Heart Sword, had become even stronger.

Now, her sword heart was even more lucid, purer, and firmer.

The frosty and fierce aura all over her body gradually faded as well. She no longer viewed the victory or defeat against Sun Po so heavily, and even outside of practicing swordsmanship, she was willing to watch Sun Po's competition and place a bet on Sun Po to win.

After all, that was a genius so dazzling that it made even her feel a sense of powerlessness.

At this moment, looking at the Armored Rock Boars on the screen that were still crazily attacking even after turning into skeletons, and looking at Sun Po chatting with Wuzhiqi at the edge of the water clouds, she thought to herself: "An orange monster that can continue to launch attacks even after death? Truly tricky. Although orange monsters do not pose much of a threat to you, it is extremely likely that you will waste a lot of time and spirituality because of this and thus lose the match. If it drags on for too long, it might even exhaust your spirituality and plunge you into a dangerous situation."

Xu Xiu rubbed the space between her eyebrows. Against such a monster, even her current self, whose strength far surpassed the past, would probably find it very difficult to cope.

"Then, what will you do? Sun Po?"

The next second, Xu Xiu's pupils contracted slightly as that Wuzhiqi formed hand seals with its fingers and muttered softly.

Those hand seal gestures actually looked somewhat familiar.