Absolute Choice 5
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Waypoint #3
Mu Yuesheng penetrated a Darkness Nightmare Terror with an electro-cannon beam. There were not many Darkness Nightmare Terrors in this region, so by the time she heard the news of Shi Xiaobai's clearance, she had only just killed her seventh Darkness Nightmare Terror.
The pair of brown eyes immediately flashed a look of alarm before it quickly calmed down.
As heated discussions from the other unfamiliar rookies around her entered her ears, Mu Yuesheng rubbed the coin in her pocket as fighting spirit burned in her eyes.
"Shi Xiaobai, I will not be left in your dust! Not a chance!"
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Waypoint #7
Mozzie was very lucky to be in the same group as Sunless, so she naturally clung onto her with a smile.
Probably because of Shi Xiaobai, Sunless did not reject her.
The two-female team ignored the other rookies and walked in another direction. Sunless was in no hurry to clear the level. When they encountered isolated Darkness Nightmare Terrors, she would leave them to Mozzie, and when they met a group of Nightmare Terrors, she would kill a portion of them before leaving the rest for Mozzie.
Mozzie was completely moved as she finally could not resist saying, "Sister Sunless, I can't hide this from you anymore. Actually...actually, that participant, Shi Xiaobai, is Tu Dahei!"
Sunless' footsteps paused and after a long moment of silence, she whispered, "We...should be faster?"
Mozzie's eyes lit up and without any sense of shame for clinging onto her, she waved her hand and said, "Alright, we have to chase after Lord Shi Xiaobai!"
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Waypoint #19
Kevin had used 'Black Bear Dominating Palm' to smack the Darkness Nightmare Terrors in front of him. Just after ten seconds, he had already killed five!
"The Level Lord will arrive in five hours. This Genius' speed is just nice and appears to be above average. Perhaps, This Genius might even be in the leading group!"
Kevin began thinking beautifully. Soon after, when the news of Shi Xiaobai clearing the level was announced, Kevin was immediately left astounded.
Immediately, there were exclamation sounds all around him.
"That's too formidable! This clearing speed is heaven defying!"
"Shi Xiaobai...isn't that the hidden rookie Tu Dahei touted?"
"No wonder Tu Dahei touted him. He's indeed terrifying!"
"It was said that Shi Xiaobai is stronger than Speechless, and can beat Pulp Farmer in three seconds. I'm beginning to believe it."
"Me too. This clearing speed must have broken the records. Speechless is still inferior to that!"
"..."
Upon hearing the discussion beside him, Kevin secretly clenched his fists.
He recalled what Shi Xiaobai had just recently said—"This King will soon let them have no choice but to believe!"
At this moment, Shi Xiaobai had truly managed to use his actions to make the rookies believe that he was not spouting nonsense.
Who else but him could do this!?
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Waypoint #25
Heartless had just pulled out his black sword when he heard the news of Shi Xiaobai clearing the level. He fell silent for a moment before using Heaven Shrouding Eclipse!
"Shi Xiaobai, what is your relationship with Tu Dahei?"
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Waypoint #33
Pulp Farmer stabbed out with his spear, causing the Nightmare Terror in front of him to explode into smithereens. As he slowly pulled his spear back, he heard the rookies not far from him whispering. A cold smile suffused across his lips.
"Defeat me in three seconds? Shi Xiaobai, regardless of who you are, we will fight it out sooner or later."
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Waypoint #19
A plain-looking youth was strolling in the woods. He held a tree branch in his hand and nibbed a tree leaf in his mouth. The Darkness Nightmare Terrors around him were trembling in fear, afraid of even moving.
"This Emperor admits that he has been given a fright by you."
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Waypoint #90
On the waypoint, an ugly youth dressed in a black robe held a crimson sickle which was constantly dripping with fresh blood.
The eight corpses lying around the ugly youth had their heads separated from their bodies.
There was still a living person amidst the corpses, but he did not look too far from death. His spine had been broken, and his guts were flowing out from his upper body. His pale face was filled with terror and despair. He kept trying to shout something with his gaped mouth, but not a single sound came out.
From the looks of his mouth, it was the two words—Open Sesame.
However, regardless of how this pitiful person who had his spine broken and was nearing death struggled to shout, not a single sound of even one decibel was produced.
The sickle-wielding youth suddenly waved his hand, as the person's head flew up into the sky before rolling on the ground a few times like a soccer ball.
"Shi Xiaobai..."
The ugly youth's voice was hoarse and dry, as though he was an old man in his seventies. He took out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket and took a few careful looks. "The list doesn't have this person, but..., there's this urge to kill him."
"Then, he shall be killed!"
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Chapter223 Tower Defense
Shanghai City, Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower, Main Auditorium.
On a gigantic black stone monument erected on the auditorium's stage was a dense series of white text, constantly flowing.
There were hundreds of people sitting in the auditorium, the majority of which were middle-aged men and women. There were a few youths and elders, and a small number of members of the media holding cameras.
The auditorium was silent, with no one speaking. Everyone was staring intently at the stone monument on-stage.
Suddenly, the silence in the auditorium was broken. Hundreds of people cried out as though an explosion had occurred.
At that moment, a line of green text was highlighted on the stone monument!
"The first person who cleared the level is out? How is it so fast?"
"Thirteen seconds...that has broken the fastest clearing record of the first level!"
"Eh? Shi Xiaobai...why do I not have any impression of this name?"
"It's like I've heard of it before..."
"I remember! Isn't Shi Xiaobai a dual S-class genius from Gaia who suddenly disappeared a while ago?"
"Gaia? Impossible! How can a second-tier organization like Gaia have such a talent?"
"No, it is indeed a rookie from Gaia. My database has a bit of information regarding him."
"Ss... Is Gaia going to rise up?"
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Yama Minamiya and Riko were sitting near the corner of the auditorium. They were extremely shocked, yet pleasantly surprised. From time to time, there would be people asking them if Shi Xiaobai was a Gaia rookie. There was even the media that came over to interview them regarding Shi Xiaobai. The two of them felt overwhelmingly flattered.
Shi Xiaobai's sudden performance stunned nearly everyone who paid attention to the selection. Furthermore, with Shi Xiaobai's earlier exposure being exceedingly low, he was an extremely mysterious person to everyone. This shroud of mystery made the shock delivered to them even more intense. Instantly, the auditorium was filled with voices discussing Shi Xiaobai!
Maybe to the entire China, this was a trivial event that would not stir any waves, but to the parties concerned with the mass selection, the name 'Shi Xiaobai' had gone viral!
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Shi Xiaobai did not know that his real name, 'Shi Xiaobai', had been remembered by numerous people or that they had begun to pay attention to his name. If he knew of it, he would have definitely said, "This King has yet to do anything
serious, and you are already kowtowing?"
In fact, him being able to kill a hundred Darkness Nightmare Terrors in such a short period of time was that, firstly, he was lucky to be sent directly into the Darkness Nightmare Terrors' nest. There were mountain loads of Darkness Nightmare Terrors for him to kill. Secondly, the Pig Slaughtering Knife he used appeared to be particularly effective against creatures of darkness.
Hence, this matter that had taken aback so many people was actually an extremely trivial task for Shi Xiaobai.
When Shi Xiaobai was transported to the second level, his vision went into a blur for a few moments. As his vision cleared, the scene in front of him had indeed changed.
Shi Xiaobai realized that he was standing on a raised platform that resembled a waypoint. Below the waypoint was dark purple ground. There were four three-meter-tall brown walls surrounding him, forming a square. This square was about the size of ten soccer fields, as though it was a small city. In the middle of each of the walls, there was a gigantic squarish hole. It looked like four gigantic entrances to the city with no gates.
In the small city, there were a few houses scattered around. In the center was a luxuriant tree that was not too tall. Its trunk was stout, and probably needed more than ten people to wrap themselves around it. There were hundreds of vines hanging downwards, making it look spectacular. Its lush leaves made it look as though it was bustling with life.
Shi Xiaobai was just about to carefully observe it when the sacred voice boomed in his mind.
"Welcome to the Nine Revolutions Transcendental World's second level—Tower Defense."
"There are a total of thirty small cities in 'Tower Defense'. The trial-takers would be randomly assigned to one of the cities and assigned the mission of protecting the city!"
"The city you are currently in is City #1. Due to your arrival, the defense mission of City #1 has officially begun. In three minutes, you will face the first assault wave of demonic beasts."
"You need to protect the Tree of Life from the demonic beast invasion. Killing the demonic beasts will earn you Tower Defense Points. When your Tower Defense Points reach 500 or beyond, it will be considered clearing the mission. You will then be able to choose at any time to head to the third level."
"If the Tree of Life dies under the demonic beast invasion, the city will be considered compromised. You will then be randomly sent to another city. However, your Tower Defense Points will be reduced to zero!"
"With the arrival of a new wave of demonic beasts, the countdown for the next wave will immediately commence. Furthermore, each demonic beast horde will improve in strength. Be sure to cherish the first few waves and earn enough Tower Defense Points while the hordes are weaker."
"There will be other trial-takers transferred to City #1 at a later time."
"Gentle Reminder: Take advantage of the resources in the city, they will be helpful in defending the city!"
"The first wave of demonic beasts will arrive in three minutes. The countdown shall begin."
"Wishing you best of luck!"
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The sacred voice that was filled with authority faded away. Shi Xiaobai could not help but reveal a smile across his lips.
This trial was very interesting!
Shi Xiaobai scanned his surroundings of the waypoint and began speculating in his mind.
The large tree in the middle of the city was probably the Tree of Life. The four entrances to the city were probably where the demonic beast horde would enter from. In that case, it was best to have four people protect the four entrances.
If one person were to defend the city, it was inevitable that the demonic beasts would enter the city premises. If that happened, even if he could kill the demonic beasts, it would be very difficult to protect the Tree of Life. However, the first wave would come in three minutes. Shi Xiaobai estimated that he would have to defend the city alone for the first wave of attacks.
In that case, the speed at which he killed the demonic beasts, the number of demonic beasts in each horde, and the amount of life the Tree of Life had were extremely important. There was no way for Shi Xiaobai to know the latter two, so he could only rely on the former.
How could he accelerate the speed at which he killed the demonic beasts?
Shi Xiaobai fell into deep thought for a moment, when he suddenly recalled the “gentle reminder” the voice added at the end.
Take advantage of the resources in the city?
The deserted city had nothing other than the Tree of Life and a few crumbling low houses.
Shi Xiaobai jumped off from the waypoint and headed for the small house closest to him. There, he noticed that there was a dusty sign hanging on the door.
Shi Xiaobai wiped the dust away and the sign read—Points Treasury.
This name was somewhat weird.
Shi Xiaobai gently pushed the door open, revealing what was inside the house. There was nothing inside, but it was extremely clean and tidy. It was in stark contrast with its dilapidated external appearance.
However, the four walls were filled with dense text. A single glance at it would make anyone lightheaded.
Shi Xiaobai randomly looked for a line and focused at it. He saw the line that read:
"Summon Hellfire: Summon a powerful Hellfire to help you defend the city. Requires 1000 Tower Defense Points!"
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Chapter224 Kun-Stewing Wok
"Summon Hellfire: Summon a powerful Hellfire to help you defend the city. Requires 1000 Tower Defense Points!"
Summon Hellfire?
Shi Xiaobai was startled as he continued reading the next line.
"Summon Black Frost Dragon: Summons a powerful Black Frost Dragon to aid you in defending the city. Requires 3000 Tower Defense Points!"
Shi Xiaobai quickly accepted the possibility of summoning powerful creatures to help in the defense of the city. He could only sigh that such an advanced civilization's assessment program indeed appeared unscientific. It had changed the real world into one that resembled a game world.
However, Shi Xiaobai was somewhat puzzled.
If 500 Tower Defense Points were enough to clear this trial, how powerful were the Hellfire and Black Frost Dragon that consumed a thousand or even three thousand points?
Furthermore, how crazy was it to get these two to defend against the demonic beast horde?
Shi Xiaobai turned his sights onto the other walls, and after hastily reading a few dozen lines, he discovered that the Points Treasury allowed him to exchange points for a myriad of items. There were summoned creatures, weapons, cultivation techniques, herbs, city construction materials, etc.
After looking for two minutes, he walked out of the Points Treasury. He did not have a single Tower Defense Point, so it was useless staring at the exchangeable items in the treasury.
If the resources were made good use of, it would indeed be very helpful at defending the city. However, most of the items in the Points Treasury exceeded 500 points. Furthermore, completing the second level only required 500 points. It sounded like a contradiction.
Shi Xiaobai rushed to another low house nearby and swept the dust from the sign. It read 'Warehouse'.
Shi Xiaobai immediately pushed the door open. The warehouse was similarly clean and tidy, but it was not empty. On the contrary, it was stocked with all sorts of things.
But on closer look, these items were extremely ordinary instruments such as scissors, shovels, chairs, tables, axes, fruit knives, etc.
Shi Xiaobai was somewhat disappointed. Just as he was about to leave the place, he suddenly noticed something that caught his eye in the messy stacks of equipment.
Shi Xiaobai immediately stretched out his hand to move the equipment away. Finally, he pulled the object out.
It was a sword, a rusty bronze sword.
Shi Xiaobai could not help but smile. He was in need of a sword at the moment!
In fact
, he had a golden holy sword hidden in his right hand, but according to what the Sword Spirit loli said, with the amount of Psionic Power he had, just waving the holy sword was enough to drain him of his Psionic Power.
Hence, Shi Xiaobai could only use his Psionic Power to construct a psionic sword. However, a psionic sword was not sufficient.
And now, he had suddenly found a bronze sword. Although the edge appeared somewhat blunt, it was still a real sword after all.
With the bronze sword in hand, Shi Xiaobai left the warehouse. Just as he wanted to take the remaining time to investigate the other houses, the sacred voice boomed in his mind once again.
"The first wave of the demonic beasts, [Forest Wolf], has arrived. Take note of your defense!"
"The second wave of demonic beasts will arrive in ten minutes. The countdown begins!"
Shi Xiaobai was slightly surprised and immediately used Crab Steps to rush to the southern gate which was closest to him. In a few seconds, he was standing outside the city gate. All he saw was a dilapidated scene. There was a large purple door that resembled a waterfall about a hundred meters from the city gate amidst ruins. Gray wolves slightly bigger than ordinary wolves walked out from the purple portal.
In just a few seconds, more than ten came out!
Shi Xiaobai immediately charged at the wolves with bronze sword in hand!
The wolf let out a chilling howl and suddenly pounced at Shi Xiaobai. Its speed was surprisingly fast. Its shimmering claws were obviously sharp. If they ripped through Shi Xiaobai’s flesh, consequences would be disastrous.
Shi Xiaobai was extremely calm as he dodged the Forest Wolf's attack. With a slash, he sliced through the wolf's belly. Blood gushed out as the wolf let out a cry before slamming to the ground.
A voice immediately resounded in Shi Xiaobai's mind.
"Forest Wolf has been killed. Tower Defense Point +1!"
Shi Xiaobai immediately turned around to strike again as another Forest Wolf that pounced at him crashed to the ground with a cry.
Shi Xiaobai realized that when he had killing intent in him, he could see the red lines on his targets. And as long as he struck at a red line, it was basically a fatal strike!