54: arena

“You are victorious!”

“Your ranking: 112923”

“Winning streak: 1”

The moment the man died, the system panel popped up. Shi Yan paid it no mind and instead looked at the spot where the man had fallen.

He then calmly shook his head, without the slightest surprise in his eyes.

From the beginning, he hadn't expected any skills to drop, since dying in this arena wasn't true death, so how could there be any treasure chests?

Shi Yan clicked to start matching again.

His vision blurred, and the entire arena seemed to change, yet also seemed to remain unchanged. The man's corpse and Shi Yan's vines both vanished from their original spots, and the arena reset as if brand new.

“This power… it’s truly incomprehensible.”

Shi Yan's eyes narrowed, and he sighed in admiration. The Slaughter Paradise’s standing was definitely not simple.

Where the black-haired man had stood earlier, a woman now appeared.

The woman had long black hair. Upon seeing Shi Yan, she immediately pulled out two pistols, one in each hand, and fired at him.

The pistols were entirely black, but their color and shape didn't resemble any gun on the market, clearly indicating they were no ordinary items.

Accompanied by two gunshots, two white bullets, trailing spiral air currents, shot rapidly towards Shi Yan.

Just as the bullets were about to hit Shi Yan, his figure flickered, and the bullets seemed to pass through his body as if they hadn't hit anything.

The long-haired woman's pupils constricted when she saw this.

Then, a strange, intense pain struck her, and she lost consciousness.

What Shi Yan had actually done was, at the very instant the bullets were about to hit him, he used his incredible speed to dodge, then immediately returned to his original position.

It was just that his speed was so fast, it created the illusion that the bullets had passed directly through Shi Yan.

“You are victorious!”

“Your ranking: 98765”

“Winning streak: 2”

This time, Shi Yan's ranking advanced rapidly. As his winning streak increased, the opponents he matched with would become stronger.

“Pfft!”

Shi Yan slowly withdrew his finger from the man's neck, and blood spurted out like a fountain as the man fell to the ground, his face filled with unwillingness.

This was already his fifteenth match in the arena, and his record was an astonishing perfect victory.

“Another instant kill! Cold Moon must be cheating!”

“Wow, Cold Moon is amazing!”

“His level isn't high, but his combat power is so strong!”

Several spectators sitting in the seats around Shi Yan's arena whispered among themselves. At this moment, nearly a tenth of the previously empty seats were now filled.

As Shi Yan's winning streak and ranking grew higher, the seats around him gradually filled, from a few spectators to dozens, and then more and more.

These spectators had to pay a certain fee to watch other people's battles, and the player being watched would receive a portion of these slaughter points.

“You are victorious!”

“Your ranking: 10”

“Winning streak: 15”

Shi Yan's ranking had now reached double digits, and his winning streak was up to 15.

During these 15 matches, Shi Yan encountered all sorts of opponents: humanoid creatures and non-humanoid creatures. After all, the Slaughter Paradise had strange transplants, and some people would transform themselves into something neither human nor ghost in pursuit of power.

However, they all had one thing in common: they were getting stronger and stronger.

Shi Yan also encountered several enemies skilled in mental attacks, but fortunately, Shi Yan had already improved his weakness, his soul attribute. Coupled with his various unpredictable attack methods, he found these battles quite easy.

The enemies encountered in the first eleven matches were all below Level 20, while the enemies in the last four matches were all Level 20. However, even at Level 20, Shi Yan found killing them effortless.

“The enemies I encounter next should all be very strong.”

Shi Yan's face showed a hint of anticipation; he was looking forward to the rewards he would receive after achieving a high ranking.

It was said that the reward for the first place in the arena was extremely generous. If it weren't for that generous reward, whatever it was, Shi Yan would have been too lazy to continue fighting long ago.

“Cold Moon is definitely going to face the top few on the rankings next.”

“Now we can really get a good look.”

More and more players filled the spectator stands, and every spectator's face was filled with excitement. After all, the upcoming ranked battles could be said to be the pinnacle of the first tier, and watching battles of this caliber was greatly beneficial to them.

But very quickly, all the players disappeared from their seats.

Shi Yan expressionlessly withdrew his finger.

He had just clicked on a function in the system panel, “kicking” all the spectator players out.

As a player being watched, one had the authority to choose whether to enable the spectator permission, but it could only be disabled before the battle matching began; it could not be disabled once the battle started.

Shi Yan didn't want others to know his skills and strength, as he might encounter these people again in the future. If they knew Shi Yan's abilities while Shi Yan didn't know theirs, it would put him at a disadvantage.

After all, the enemies he would encounter next were all top-tier figures of the first stage. Even Shi Yan would have to go all out and couldn't hold back.

On the yellow dirt ground, on Shi Yan’s other side, a robot made entirely of machinery appeared, with “LV20” floating above her head.

The robot was entirely white, composed of plates of metal, appearing full of technological texture. Her eyes were made of deep red, spiraling circles, her chest was slightly raised, and long hair made of black wires trailed behind her head.

Shi Yan narrowed his eyes, observing her. He hadn't expected there to be players in the Slaughter Paradise who had undergone complete modification; this could no longer even be called human.

White light particles sprayed from the female robot's back, and she charged towards Shi Yan at extreme speed, quickly appearing to his right.

A laser-equipped chainsaw blade extended from her mechanical right leg, kicking towards Shi Yan's head. At the same time, streams of white particles sprayed from behind that leg, further increasing her acceleration.

Shi Yan raised his arm to block. The chainsaw pierced through the black fabric of Shi Yan's sleeve, cutting into the faint red patterned skin of his arm.

Accompanied by a violent cutting sound, sparks flew in all directions, and the two were locked in a stalemate.

The female robot's expression remained unchanged. Her right leg suddenly expanded and grew a size larger, and streams of white particles sprayed out even more intensely. The power of the chainsaw cutting into Shi Yan's arm suddenly increased severalfold.

Shi Yan was struck and sent flying backward with great force.

“Bang!”

With a loud crash, Shi Yan slammed hard into the wall at the edge of the arena, kicking up a large cloud of yellow dust.