Chapter 40

As for Guratias, he immediately suppressed Cheng Chen to prevent this troublesome enemy from forming a pact. Even though there was no information about this in the intelligence, what if Cheng Chen felt the situation was wrong and did it directly?

A troublesome enemy must be dealt with before they become even more troublesome!

"The intelligence said you were very fast, and this part was not wrong," said Guratias, who was suppressing Cheng Chen with high-speed sword swings. Cheng Chen was blocking with the crossbow arms he had taken from two crossbows.

"Let me protect Rei!"

At this point, Lassadi couldn't afford to worry too much. She had always been a protector of Liliya, and in such dangerous battles, she would never let her participate. Now, she had to, as there were too many enemies, and Phyllo's abilities, which surpassed those of ordinary people, made it difficult for her to handle them.

As for Cheng Chen, from the moment he was suppressed, Lassadi understood Guratias's intentions. As a temporary ally, she couldn't provide much help, but she had to let him fight with peace of mind.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Chen immediately retreated, breaking out of the encirclement and directly entering the forest outside the open area. Phyllo, who was blocking the way, was stunned as Cheng Chen passed by; the artificial core stones in their chests were shattered...

The artificial core stones implanted in their chests were their weak points, equivalent to fatal vulnerabilities. Not only for the artificial Holy War Angels, but also for the Holy War Angels, the core stones were extremely important!

If they were shattered, it would be very difficult to survive, no, they would not survive at all. Holy War Angels might survive, but artificial Holy War Angels would almost certainly die. This was a kind of price.

"Tch... Such a good tool was so easily dealt with." Looking at the Phyllo whose core stones were shattered, Guratias muttered, "The position of the core stones is too obvious, it seems we need to improve this."

In the past, there was no need for this. At that time, there was no enemy as fast as Cheng Chen. Phyllo had excellent combat power and good defense, able to block bullets with their large claws. Now, this long-ignored issue had become a problem.

"Are you planning to abandon your comrades and run away?" Seeing Cheng Chen gradually leaving the battle, Guratias mocked, somewhat troubled, as he couldn't catch up with Cheng Chen immediately.

Cheng Chen gave him a faint glance. The long sword in Guratias's hand, enveloped in black aura, was extremely dangerous. The speed of his sword swings made it hard for Cheng Chen to track, and even the slightest negligence could be fatal.

This was a property brought about by the pact. Fortunately, Cheng Chen could keep up with Guratias's movements. The pact had greatly increased his attack speed, but his movement speed was somewhat slower.

Any faster... could his body handle it?

After entering the forest, Guratias slowed down his suppression. He had already forced Cheng Chen away from the Seven Radiant Treasure Tree. He could slowly deal with him here. The forest also affected his speed, and there were many places to hide.

"How about it? Can you still hold on?"

Shaking the blood off his long sword, Guratias sneered coldly. Defense would eventually fail. Cheng Chen, after all, was an ordinary person with limited stamina, while Guratias, due to the pact, greatly reduced his consumption during attacks, which was shared with the Holy War Angel he had formed a pact with.

Cheng Chen couldn't outlast him. Not long ago, he could still block his attacks, but now he had started to struggle, and one of the metal strips from the crossbow arms he was holding had been knocked away, further weakening his defense.

"Let me see how long you can struggle." Guratias temporarily slowed his attacks and said to the slightly panting Cheng Chen, "Did you hear that? The sounds of the battle over there have become faint."

"Is it really that powerful? Damn, I just wanted to gain some experience." The players who were being suppressed were also frustrated. They knew that users could unleash powerful destructive forces, but encountering such a large-scale destructive type was even more troublesome.

Lassadi was still doing well, delivering punches and kicks with condensed fighting spirit, which was quite attractive. However, the range of destruction was far less than that of Gureias, where a dozen Phyllo rushed in, and a single sweep of his arm, along with a sonic shock, cleared a large area.

Well, the lethality wasn't strong; the Phyllo hit by the shock could still continue fighting, while those hit by Lassadi found it hard to stand up.

However, they still dared not show themselves. The Phyllo could withstand it because their physical attributes were strong. The current player levels were relatively low, with few attribute points, and most had prioritized increasing their strength and agility, while constitution could be ignored as long as it didn't reach the critical point of balance.

Increasing strength by a few points allowed them to lift a person with one hand, and increasing speed made it possible to run 100 meters in close to ten seconds. Balance and reaction abilities were also improved, but what was the point of increasing constitution now?

What was the use of increasing it by one or two points? Would it prevent death from a bullet or a knife? Well, it did have some use, as it reduced the risk of dying from a non-fatal wound due to insufficient body strength... but could they dodge the second shot after being hit by the first?

Therefore, constitution was the least useful attribute at this stage. To make it truly effective, it needed to reach ten points or more to trigger a qualitative change... so it could be ignored for now.

In the future, intelligence was also temporarily useless, and spirit, well, increasing it could make one a good scout.

Constitution and intelligence were known as the two most useless attributes in the early stages of the player community.

Many predicted that players wouldn't be able to truly exert their power in this 'game' for at least the first half year! This was good, as the progress was slow but long-lasting... well, long-lasting until a similarly real 'game' appeared.

But this was just a fantasy. The game appeared like a black technology. A few days ago, they were still playing traditional games, and a few days later, this game, which infuriated countless game developers, suddenly appeared!

"Phew, let's just coast and gain experience for now." Looking at their constantly increasing experience points, most players had this plan. As long as they fought, they would gain experience, but it had to be a real fight. The intensity of the effort and the level of the battle affected the amount of experience gained. In short, there was a corresponding reward for the effort.

Training battles were also possible, but the speed was far slower compared to real combat. If they wanted to push themselves, they could go to battlefields and participate in the fighting. This would be a very quick way to improve for beginners, provided they survived...

As for those players who had formed pacts with Phyllo, they were somewhat unlucky. They had to participate, or the Phyllo they had formed a pact with would call them cowards and take control of them, leaving them no choice but to fight.

"I heard." Cheng Chen nodded and then looked at Guratias's back, "This is our last meeting."

?

Hearing the footsteps behind him, Guratias slightly turned his head and glanced at the person behind him with his peripheral vision, "It's you..."

He thought for a moment. This Phyllo was the one assigned to monitor Cheng Chen, and she had always worked hard, so he had a clear impression of her. But why wasn't she involved in the battle? "Interesting, what are you doing here?"

Cheng Chen seemed to have interacted with her before and knew her. This wasn't a traitor's behavior, was it? With a faint sneer, Guratias's eyes turned cold.

After this battle, whether she survived or not, she couldn't be left alive.

"To settle things."

"Is that so? Then go ahead." Looking at Phyllo's mutated arm, Guratias sneered and stepped aside. A Phyllo with her own thoughts wasn't a good tool, "Just don't lose."

"..." A hint of disappointment flashed in Phyllo's eyes. She was very clear that she wouldn't survive this battle, and even so, this person didn't even give her a perfunctory promise. She was about to be abandoned.

Facing the charging Phyllo, Cheng Chen slightly raised his empty hand. Knowing Phyllo's weakness, he didn't need much time to resolve this battle... blocking her pressing claws with the hand holding the crossbow arm, his tiger's mouth was cut, but it didn't affect other movements.

Cheng Chen removed a core stone stained with blood, "Rest in peace, troubled woman."

"..." Phyllo's eyes flashed with disappointment. The removal of the artificial core stone was fatal. Her eyes, no longer sharp, laughed bitterly, "You see me this way, but at least I don't have to be troubled anymore." She had prepared for the current situation when her delusions were shattered, "That squirrel was cute."

"I'll consider giving it a name." Naming it meant taking responsibility for feeding it. The Phyllo in Cheng Chen's hands was already starting to turn to sand.

"I..."

There was no more. Cheng Chen put away the core stone, which was intact, and glanced at Guratias, who was watching with a sneer, "You disappointed her, even if it was just a perfunctory promise."

"Oh? I actually had high hopes for her. After all, she always worked hard, but she didn't seem to have much effect." Guratias's long nails lightly traced the wound on his cheek, and his smile became even colder, "You actually sympathize with a Phyllo?"

"Sympathy? I guess so." Cheng Chen nodded slightly, shaking off the remaining sand from his hand, "Let's continue!"

Just as he took a step, Guratias stopped, looking down at his leg, which was bleeding. He lifted his sword, and a very thin metal wire appeared!

This thing again! He looked somewhat angry and impatient. This thing was too troublesome; if he wasn't careful, it could cut his skin, and for someone who moved quickly like him, a slight mistake could be fatal!

His body wasn't as sturdy as the trees. The metal wire would cut through his body before it cut through the trees... This troublesome method... Phyllo hadn't reported this to him!

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