292: Another boss?

Hearing this, Li Ruo nodded helplessly. She didn't say anything more, only blinked her large eyes at Huang Chen and said, "Hubby, let's go somewhere else to continue making a fortune!"

Huang Chen hummed in acknowledgment and didn't say much. His gaze swept over the map, he casually picked a direction, and then his figure moved, taking the lead.

Li Ruo immediately followed, not forgetting to turn back and give Elise, who was still standing in place, a cheering gesture, her smile filled with a hint of mischief.

Elise stood alone in place, watching the two figures rapidly disappear into the distance, her exquisite face showing intense shifts in expression.

Li Ruo's previous words circled in her mind like a spell: "Following my husband will make you strong, very, very strong... protecting your clan will be effortless."

Protecting the clan... these four words struck Elise's heart like heavy stones, making her already chaotic thoughts even heavier.

Her clan—the noble Elf Clan—was currently facing an unprecedented crisis.

In the Star Abyss region where they resided, a new clan called the Vajra Race had emerged. This clan primarily focused on the Metal Attribute, and their Child of Destiny, Vajra Clan Leader, had awakened a system ability that would be considered extremely useless among the countless Children of Destiny in the Star Abyss.

Yet, it just so happened to completely counter the Elf Clan, who primarily relied on the Wood Attribute.

The Eye of Breaking Illusions sees through all falsehoods... Furthermore, this ability can be granted to the Right Army for 12 hours, though the exact number of people is uncertain.

Therefore, the Elf Clan, who primarily functioned as Assassins, were completely helpless against the Vajra Race when their attributes and skills were countered.

What made Elise feel even more humiliated and enraged was that the Vajra Race, relying on this advantage, began to hunt the Elf Clan without restraint.

They captured Elf Clan maidens and even young men, signed them under Slave Contracts, and then treated them as playthings—caging, trading, and even... defiling them like pets!

The Elf Clan's living space was constantly being compressed.

As the Saintess, Elise bore the heavy responsibility of protecting the entire clan, a burden that left her nearly breathless.

She desperately needed power—at least enough to directly confront the Vajra Clan Leader! As long as she could kill the Vajra Clan Leader, the Elf Clan's crisis would be resolved!

Furthermore, Elise received information that the Vajra Clan Leader was contacting a High Martial Clan in their region, preparing to initiate a National War against the Elf Clan.

The information Li Ruo brought her—the immense benefits of following Huang Chen—made her nearly desperate heart stir back to life, bit by bit.

However... the Elf Clan, since ancient times, has practiced lifelong monogamy and unwavering fidelity.

This was the elegance inscribed in their bloodline, the symbol of their spiritual nobility.

Entrusting her body and soul to a man with numerous partners? This was tantamount to betraying her clan's faith and betraying her pride as the Saintess.

On one side was the precarious reality of her clan and the imminent powerful assistance; on the other, the tradition rooted in her bloodline and the proud principles of her heart.

Two completely opposing thoughts violently clashed in her mind, tearing at her soul.

Elise's nails dug deep into her palms, her delicate body trembling slightly.

She looked towards the direction where Huang Chen and Li Ruo had vanished, her eyes filled with extreme complexity: longing, struggle, humiliation, and a deep, agonizing pain of indecision. A cool breeze swept by, stirring her light green hair, but it could not dispel the heavy, unyielding gloom between her eyebrows... Huang Chen led Li Ruo forward the entire way, encountering two Special Monsters mid-route, and both gained another 1,000 points each.

Along the way, the two also encountered many Trial Takers from the same faction. When they recognized Huang Chen, every single one expressed their desire to join his team, but Huang Chen politely refused them all.

Naturally, the two encountered even more Trial Takers from hostile factions. Following the principle that even a small mosquito is still meat, Huang Chen spared none of them.

Soon, Huang Chen's points had already surpassed 20,000, and Li Ruo, with 9,012 points, surpassed Shortened name for Tie Shengnan to rank second on the Leaderboard. Points are only for ranking, but Contribution Points are much more useful. They can be exchanged not only for equipment but also for S-grade Skill Books above level 50.

Skill Books are quite scarce in the Star Abyss, and those above S-grade are even rarer. In the previous life, most people's Skill Books in the Star Abyss were acquired by accumulating Contribution Points in the Asura Battlefield.

Therefore, the skills for Huang Chen's massive Harem Legion after level 50 would, in all likelihood, have to rely on Contribution Points.

Just like that, Huang Chen led Li Ruo on a rampage through the Asura Field, heading wherever there were many red dots.

Just then, Huang Chen suddenly noticed a large number of red dots surrounding one larger red dot ahead.

"Another Boss?" Huang Chen smirked.

Without the slightest hesitation, Huang Chen directly scooped up Li Ruo and flew toward the direction of the red dots.

At this moment, on a vast prairie, a team of over a hundred people was battling a gigantic Black Tortoise. The Black Tortoise was also one of the easiest Bosses to fight in the Asura Field; it had high attack and high defense, but its weaknesses were its relatively slow movement and attack speed. Therefore, as long as they maintained the kiting distance properly, a hundred-person team could wear the Black Tortoise down.

"Earth Element Users, keep the Palm Thunder coming! Metal Element Users and Wood Elementals, watch out and dodge, everyone else increase your damage output." Zhu Rong commanded methodically. At the same time, his Karma Fire continuously slammed onto the Black Tortoise, causing a string of one to two thousand damage points.

This team belonged to the Red Faction, led by Zhu Rong of the Endless Fire Domain. Relying on his reputation as the second-place winner of the Ladder Arena Tournament, he began gathering Trial Takers from the same faction as soon as he entered the Asura Field. In just two hours, he had managed to rally over a hundred people.

"Big Brother Zhu, this won't work. At this rate of progress, we'll need at least another half hour, and the enemies are increasing. If another hundred or so people show up soon, we could easily be wiped out." A Water Element users frowned and said.

"Mhm!" Zhu Rong also frowned deeply, but calmly stated, "However, we've already fought halfway. It would be a huge waste to give up now."

Out of their group of over 150 people, at least fifty were cleaning up Trial Takers from other factions on the periphery. As time passed, the number of people gathering outside seemed to be increasing.

However, that Water Element user's mouth seemed to possess prophetic power. Just as they were focused on damage output, hundreds of red dots appeared on the map, rushing directly toward their position.

"Abandon the Boss, retreat!" Zhu Rong decisively ordered. Unfortunately, these people belonged to different clans and lacked organization in their retreat. In that short moment, four or five people died from the Black Tortoise's abilities.

Soon, a team of over three hundred people appeared in Zhu Rong's line of sight.

The moment this group appeared, over a hundred people immediately took over the Boss, while the rest charged straight toward Zhu Rong's position.

"Take potions! Battle!" Zhu Rong issued the command to fight, and the two sides quickly engaged in combat.

Although the number of opponents charging in outnumbered Zhu Rong's side by several dozen, Zhu Rong was the Child of Destiny who placed second in the Ladder Guild Competition.

Although the System couldn't be used, his skill level far surpassed that of these ordinary Trial Takers. For a moment, under Zhu Rong's powerful suppressive fire, the outnumbered side not only avoided a disadvantage but actually managed to subtly suppress the larger force.