Katia's Fear

"It's him!!"

Looking at the familiar face before her, the young girl wearing a bright red trench coat froze, a look of fear involuntarily surfacing in her eyes.

Her mind instinctively recalled the scene where she had been killed in an instant by him previously.

This girl was none other than the genius girl of the Vampire Clan—Katiya.

Back during the Plague of the Undead world event, she had been full of ambition, attempting to seize the final reward of the world event and targeting Chen Ming as her prey.

As a result, not only was she killed in a single arrow shot, but she also inexplicably gained a [Bad Luck Buff].

Under the influence of this [Bad Luck Buff], she had been incredibly unlucky during this period.

Stepping in dog poop while walking!

No seasoning packets when eating instant noodles!

Opening treasure chests resulted in empty boxes nine out of ten times, and the remaining time, she only pulled out a bottle of black-grade potion—most critically, that was a Dark Gold Grade treasure chest.

Furthermore, what pained her the most was that she was constantly and inexplicably caught in the aftermath of battles between powerful individuals during this time.

Meteorite impacts...

Surprise arrows...

Large-scale magic skill coverage...

Calculating carefully, she had died enough times to count into the dozens.

It was only because the Vampire Clan was wealthy and powerful, having prepared enough resurrection coins for her.

Otherwise, she would have died completely long ago.

This made her act with extreme caution in everything she did during this period.

However, just yesterday, the bad luck buff that had been shrouding her finally dissipated.

The maximum HP/MP that had been reduced was also restored by the top priest in her family using the Grand Holy Word spell.

Having been stifled for so long, Katiya immediately prepared to head to the Duel Arena to vent.

But she never expected to run into Chen Ming, that harbinger of disaster, again.

A human?

No, at this moment in Katiya's eyes, Chen Ming was completely a walking natural disaster.

"Miss, go for it! The glory of the Vampire Clan shall be borne by you."

"Drain the blood of that human on the other side!"

"Bathe in the enemy's blood and claim victory."

On the spectator stand, the youths of the Vampire Clan cheered Katiya on.

"It's you. We've met before."

Just then, Chen Ming noticed Katiya and waved, greeting her with a smile.

His pearly white teeth made his smile look exceptionally radiant.

However, to Katiya, this smile looked like the sinister grin of an abyss demon.

Recalling the torture she had suffered during this time, Katiya couldn't stop her body from trembling, her heart filled with immense fear.

"Damn demon, I finally escaped the torture; I won't give you another chance to torment me."

Katiya let out a fearful shriek.

At the same time, the ten-second countdown ended.

However, to everyone's surprise, the moment the countdown ended, instead of charging at Chen Ming, Katiya swung the dagger in her hand and drove it directly into her own heart.

"Puchi!!"

Accompanying a crisp sound, Katiya's HP bar was instantly depleted, and her figure turned into a stream of light particles and vanished from the Duel Arena.

"It's over already?"

"Holy crap, no way, the young miss of the Vampire Clan actually got scared into suicide."

"What's the guy on the other side's background? Is he really that terrifying? He looks quite sunny to me, and pretty handsome too."

The crowd watching from the spectator stand erupted into an uproar upon seeing this scene.

[You have achieved this Promotion; current Duel Arena rank: Emerald 1st Grade (85 Victory Points).]

"Am I really that terrifying?"

Chen Ming was also left feeling somewhat baffled by Katiya.

Why did it feel like in her eyes, he was some kind of perverted serial killer, to the point where she committed suicide just from seeing him!

"Boring!"

Chen Ming shook his head and immediately started the next match.

...

Duel Arena lounge.

Having just resurrected from death, Katiya was panting heavily, her chest heaving uncontrollably.

She slumped onto the floor, a look of lingering fear and relief on her face.

A moment later, she struggled to get up from the floor, picked up a cup filled with blood nearby, and drained it in one gulp.

"Damn it!"

"That was close, I was almost back to those painful days."

"Luckily I committed suicide fast enough."

As Katiya said this, she decisively added Chen Ming to her blacklist.

If she had a choice, she never wanted to see Chen Ming again.

"Katiya, what kind of madness are you spouting? You actually committed suicide; you've completely disgraced the Vampire Clan."

"Is that human really that terrifying?"

"You represent the great Vampire Clan."

Just then, a series of messages suddenly flashed before her eyes.

The sender was named Lunas, who was also a genius girl of the Vampire Clan.

She had always been in open and secret rivalry with Katiya.

This time, seeing Katiya commit suicide in front of so many people.

She naturally wouldn't pass up such a good opportunity to strike at her opponent.

"If you're confident enough, go ahead and face that man yourself."

"If you can kill him, I promise I will never compete with you again. From now on, you will be the sole heir of the Vampire Clan."

Katiya sneered and replied.

"You said it yourself, don't regret it."

"Of course."

Looking at the chat panel before her, the corner of Katiya's mouth couldn't help but curl into a smile.

She knew that if Lunas really sought out Chen Ming, it wouldn't be long before she understood just how desperate she had been during that period.

Furthermore, she could use Chen Ming's hand to directly eliminate her rival, Lunas.

"Let you two fight like the crane and the clam, and I shall reap the benefit as the fisherman."

...

On the other side.

Chen Ming quickly started a new duel.

It was still a one-arrow kill.

Under absolute attribute suppression, almost no player of the same tier was a match for Chen Ming in a single exchange.

Regardless of who the enemy was, what civilization or race they came from, or how heaven-defying their bloodline was.

They were all killed in one arrow.

Seventy consecutive wins!

Eighty consecutive wins!

Ninety consecutive wins!

...

By the time it was late at night, Chen Ming's winning streak had reached a staggering ninety-nine consecutive wins.

Only one match remained to achieve the hundred-consecutive-win achievement.

His Duel Arena rank had also reached the peak of Emerald 9th Grade, only 10 Victory Points away from a Promotion to diamond.

"If I remember correctly, after achieving the hundred-consecutive-win achievement, not only can it trigger a world announcement, but I can also receive extra rewards."

Muttering to himself, Chen Ming started the next duel.

Accompanied by a white beam of light descending from the sky, as soon as Chen Ming opened his eyes, he arrived at a muddy swamp.

Miasma filled the surroundings.

On the spectator stands surrounding the swamp, all the observing players let out excited cheers.

And just then, a milky-white beam of light descended from the sky.

A player holding a heavy shield and covered from head to toe in black armor slowly walked out of the white beam of light.

He was nearly three meters tall, his muscles coiled like dragons, and the heavy shield in his hand was like a door panel, engraved with complex patterns.

"Come on, let's have a great fight!"

As soon as the opponent appeared, he raised his arms and cheered, letting out a roar.

However, the moment Chen Ming saw the opponent, his eyes suddenly flashed with intensity.

"It's him!"