46: In just three minutes, I earned 20,000 points and climbed to the top of the leaderboard!

Crack!

It was the sound of a throat being snapped by a fist.

Sun Feifei watched as that incomparably powerful, fierce, and violent Blood Demon's head slumped down.

Then.

It crashed to the ground, emitting a foul stench as the flesh across its body melted and rotted.

The Blood Demon was dead!

It had been beaten to death by the Rank 2, Level 9 Ning Xiwei!

"Hahaha."

Ning Xiwei threw her head back and laughed, venting her emotions freely.

Then, she looked at Sun Feifei.

Next.

She gave Lu Chen a sweet smile.

Then she collapsed straight back, lying spread-eagle on the rocks.

"Zzz~ Zzz~"

Ning Xiwei actually started snoring, looking charmingly naive and cute like a sleeping little beast.

Gulp~

Sun Feifei swallowed hard.

It was as if she were meeting her Best Friend for the first time.

She had witnessed Ning Xiwei's growth with her own eyes!

From being insta-killed by the Blood Demon to being able to dodge its attacks!

To being able to go toe-to-toe with it, until she finally heavily injured it and crushed its neck!

Such incredibly tenacious willpower!

Such unparalleled growth potential!

She was simply as freakish as the Little Skeleton!

In her heart, she was deeply shaken by Ning Xiwei.

And the architect of all this was that unremarkable Little Skeleton.

It had saved Ning Xiwei from the brink of death time and time again.

Such god-like methods seemed to have no end.

As expected.

Only freaks could be friends with freaks.

At this moment, she felt deeply that she was unworthy of being Ning Xiwei's companion.

Lu Chen walked slowly to Ning Xiwei's side.

He looked at her.

Her chest rose and fell, and her charmingly naive little mouth opened and closed occasionally, letting out crisp and cute snores.

You must be tired.

After all, every death severely intensified mental fatigue.

Although vitality could fully restore consumed spirit.

But mental fatigue could only be managed through self-regulation.

What a strong Little Girl.

Lu Chen's heart softened.

Sleep.

Leave the rest to me.

Lu Chen's gaze fixed on the countless Blood Demons in the distance.

The Little Girl's strength had improved drastically.

He also needed to improve drastically to match her progress.

Shua!

Lu Chen grabbed a corner of the grayish-white cloak behind him and pulled; the soft yet resilient cloak was now in his hand.

With a shake.

The grayish-white cloak acted like a thin blanket, covering Ning Xiwei's petite body.

Lu Chen's cloak possessed a defense equal to his own and could freely transform between a Bone Shield and a cloak.

With it covering Ning Xiwei, there was naturally no need to worry about her safety.

It also allowed Lu Chen to kill monsters without any worries.

Sou~

Lu Chen's figure vanished from the spot instantly.

When he reappeared.

Lu Chen looked down from the air at the Blood Demons below; within a one-li radius, nearly a hundred Blood Demons stood scattered.

"In that case..."

"Let's use the Fireball Spell."

As soon as he spoke, Lu Chen's skeleton was wrapped in blazing flames, making him look like a flaming skeleton.

"Go."

The flames dispersed like rapid fire meteors, falling from the sky.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

In the blink of an eye, nearly a hundred Blood Demons were wiped out.

[Strength +101]

[spirit +11]

[racial value +39]

[vitality +20]

...Another flash.

Lu Chen appeared above several Blood Demons.

He swung down his bone saber.

The Blood Demons were sliced into dozens of pieces.

[agility +65]

[Acquired Skill: Backstab]

...Another flash, another strike.

Suddenly.

In the sky for dozens of miles, it seemed as if countless figures of Lu Chen had appeared.

Saber light crisscrossed, and fire meteors rained down.

[Physique +1120]

[vitality +6690]

...After Lu Chen vanished from her sight, Sun Feifei kept her eyes glued to the leaderboard above:

200

199

...1st Place: Cang Qiu, 15,000 points.

2nd Place: Xiu Xiu, 7,566 points.

3rd Place: Jiang Xiong, 7,066 points... 20th Place: Ning Xiwei, 1,500 points... In the blink of an eye.

Points +30!

Points +211!

Points +985!

Points +3,327!

"Too fast!"

The speed at which the points were increasing was simply beyond Sun Feifei's imagination!

She couldn't help but gape and breathe heavily.

Other people's points grew by +1, +1, +1.

Ning Xiwei's points grew by +30, +66, +100.

It took others a day to reach a thousand points.

It took Ning Xiwei a second to reach a thousand points.

Others increased their points by having countless people heavily injure a Blood Demon and then delivering the final blow.

Ning Xiwei's point growth relied on... huh?

She looked at the sleeping Ning Xiwei, who was still smiling with her little mouth pursed.

Sun Feifei was momentarily speechless.

At this moment.

The countdown on the leaderboard hit zero!

1st Place: Ning Xiwei, 21,135 points.

2nd Place: Cang Qiu, 15,000 points.

3rd Place: Xiu Xiu, 8,002 points.

4th Place: Jiang Xiong, 7,229 points... On the other side.

"Captain, I've recorded the leaderboard with a shadow-recording crystal."

"We'll place this shadow-recording crystal of the Captain topping the leaderboard right in the center of our assembly hall!"

"Eh? Why are Ning Xiwei's points increasing?"

"They're still rising!"

"It's at 2,000 points!"

"Only 2,000 points? Our Captain has 15,000!"

"It's at 3,000!"

"5,000 now!"

"My god, it's at 12,000!"

"What!"

Cang Qiu, who was sitting cross-legged to recover his stamina, instantly opened his eyes. When he looked up at the leaderboard, Ning Xiwei's points had already surpassed his.

16,000 points!

18,000 points!

The countdown ended.

21,135 points!

Boom!

Cang Qiu felt as if a thunderclap had exploded in his head!

20,000 points in three minutes!

On average, that was nearly a hundred Blood Demons killed every second!

How was this an insta-kill?

This was a hundredfold insta-kill!

Is that even possible?

But, that was the truth!

Did it have to be this terrifying!

Cang Qiu's head felt heavy and dizzy.

Three minutes ago, he had been leading the entire Black Wind Adventurer Group in celebrating his ascent to the top spot.

He had been imagining the Black Wind Adventurer Group becoming famous throughout the entire Empire.

Now!

At the very tail end of the countdown, a mere native from the small Chiyang City had easily surpassed him!

Using their entire Black Wind Adventurer Group as nothing more than a backdrop!

"Impossible!"

The heavily-armored old man's body swayed, his aged face pale.

"Weren't we first?"

"How did we become second! Just what is the background of that Ning Xiwei!"

"You stepped on my foot, damn it!"

"So what if I stepped on you? I'll beat you up too!"

"Heavy Slash!"

"Ice Spike!"

"Don't fight, we're all on the same side!"

"Who's on your side? You're looking for death!"

The members of the Black Wind Adventurer Group fell into chaos.

Soon, some members were heavily injured and on the verge of death.

Cang Qiu and the heavily-armored old man watched blankly, having no desire to stop them.

Savage Bear Adventurer Group base.

Jiang Xiong put down his war saber and glanced at the leaderboard; all the gloom on his face vanished.

"Haha, Cang Qiu, oh Cang Qiu, weren't you so proud! To have the prize snatched away at the last moment, how laughable!"

In the stone mine ruins, discussions were happening everywhere.

"The Black Wind Adventurer Group was actually pushed off the top spot!"

"Just who is this Ning Xiwei!"

"Aren't the Savage Bear and Black Wind groups similar in strength? How is there a twofold difference in points!"

"Exerting effort at the final moment to take the lead in one fell swoop, brilliant!"

...Shua!

Lu Chen's figure flickered.

When it cleared, he was already by Ning Xiwei's side.

When the countdown ended.

All the Blood Demons turned into blood mist and dissipated.

Lu Chen, who had wanted to go for a few more rounds of slaughter, could only give up on the idea.

Right at that moment.

A ball of pure white, soft light flickered in Ning Xiwei's palm.

The sudden light woke Ning Xiwei from her deep sleep.

She rubbed her eyes and looked at the radiance that had suddenly appeared in her palm.

It was the reward for first place on the leaderboard.