Chapter 45

Earth Ox did not respond, but he swept his gaze over the survivors and then said with a slight displeasure, "Nineteen 'Dao' for each person, the game is over. Please come forward one by one to receive your 'Dao'."

Xiaoyanjing looked at Zhang Shan's wound and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat: "Zhang Shan... Are you really okay?"

"I'm fine," Zhang Shan smiled and patted Xiaoyanjing's head, "How about your side? I see you and Old Lü are still quite spirited."

"Ah...!" Xiaoyanjing suddenly exclaimed, "Zhang Shan, speaking of Old Lü, there's something I need to discuss with you..."

Old Lü also hurriedly approached Zhang Shan, waving his hands and said, "Yes, yes! You have to stand up for me!"

"Stand up for you? What happened?"

Seeing the three whispering, Qi Xia's expression darkened, and he turned to ask Lin Qi: "What exactly happened over there?"

Lin Qi took a deep breath and said, "To be honest, I thought we were done for..."

"That's right..." Tian Tian added, "When the black bear came out, Lin Qi and I were so scared we couldn't even stand."

"Then what happened?" Qiao Jiajin asked.

"Then..." Lin Qi blinked and thought for a moment, "I only remember that man named Zhang Shan shouting 'Get out of the way' and then lifting the iron plate to attack the black bear alone."

"What?!" Qi Xia and Qiao Jiajin both exclaimed in unison.

"We didn't dare to look..." Lin Qi said, "It was too brutal. He used the iron plate to knock down the black bear, pinned it down, and kept attacking its head while riding on the plate. The whole area was covered in blood..."

"Damn... This guy is a terminator..." Qiao Jiajin gritted his teeth, "That big guy is so fierce."

"He seemed to know the black bear's weakness. Before the game ended, the black bear was already unrecognizable. Its nose was broken, and many of its teeth were knocked out..."

Lin Qi continued.

Tian Tian also added, "But Zhang Shan himself didn't fare well either. The black bear's last desperate attack flipped the iron plate and scratched him with its claws, leaving him covered in blood. Fortunately, the black bear fell within a minute. Thanks to him, the rest of us were fine..."

Qi Xia couldn't help but frown after hearing this. No wonder Tian Tian and Lin Qi thought they couldn't win the game on their own.

It turned out that in their area, no one used the same method as him to pass the level. Instead, someone used the heavy iron plate as a weapon and fought the black bear.

"Since that's the case... Why did you take so long to come up?" Qiao Jiajin asked, "The game has been over for three or four minutes, and you just came back. I and Deception Kid were almost preparing your funeral."

"It's even more terrifying..." Lin Qi pursed her lips and lowered her head, "After the big guy killed the bear, he suddenly said, 'I haven't eaten for several days, bear paws are good stuff,' and then he directed us to use the iron plate to break the black bear's arms..."

"So those two bear arms..." Qiao Jiajin was about to say something when he suddenly saw the big guy, Xiaoyanjing, and Old Lü walking straight toward them.

All three of them had a small cloth bag hanging from their waists, indicating they had already received their 'Dao'.

The leading big guy had a cold expression, his eyes constantly fixed on Qi Xia, as if he meant business.

"Hey..." Qiao Jiajin suddenly remembered the 'deal' between Qi Xia and Xiaoyanjing, realizing the situation was not good, "Deception Kid, what do we do?"

"Matthew Effect..." Qi Xia muttered to himself, "To those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away."

"What do you mean?"

Qi Xia didn't respond, but he quietly surveyed the environment, dragging a chair in front of himself to maintain a distance from the others.

There were three more chairs beside him. He carefully examined them and found one that was easiest to reach, with a leg nearly broken, making it an excellent weapon.

The bull-headed man was ten steps away and couldn't intervene in time. Qi Xia knew that if everything went smoothly, he could definitely take down Zhang Shan.

"No problem..." Qi Xia looked at Zhang Shan with a cold gaze, "He can kill a bear, but unfortunately, I'm not a bear."

"What are you going to do...?" Lin Qi felt a bit scared.

Qiao Jiajin also looked seriously at the three approaching, slightly moving his neck.

The atmosphere became tense, the air filled with the smell of gunpowder.

If the big guy was really here to 'stand up' for his friends, it would certainly be a fierce battle.

Zhang Shan came to Qi Xia's face and looked at him thoughtfully.

Qi Xia also raised his head and looked at the 1.9-meter-tall big guy.

"I heard... you had a little story with my friends," Zhang Shan said calmly.

"That's right," Qi Xia replied, "The old man bought his life with 'Dao' from me."

"Damn... Do you think you're someone special..." Zhang Shan scratched his ear with his little finger, "Buying life from you, are you the King of Hell?"

"I can be," Qi Xia took a step forward, getting closer to the chair, "I can save lives and take lives."

Zhang Shan frowned, "What's wrong with you? Can't you speak properly?"

"Whether I speak properly depends on whether you give me the 'Dao'."

"You're really annoying."

The big guy frowned, "If I don't give it to you, what do you plan to do?"

Xiaoyanjing was taken aback and quickly whispered, "Zhang Shan! What do you mean? This isn't what we agreed on!"

"Never mind," Zhang Shan whispered back, "I have my own plan."

"If you don't give it to me, I'll take it myself."

"Huh? Are you tired of living?"

Before Zhang Shan could react, Qi Xia kicked the chair at his feet forward, hitting Zhang Shan's knee.

Zhang Shan, in pain, quickly took two steps back.

Qi Xia took advantage of the gap to run forward, picking up the chair and grabbing its leg. He knew Zhang Shan was injured, and this was a good opportunity to take him down.

"Thirty-six stratagems, capture the king to capture the bandits," Qi Xia thought to himself, then swung the chair.

Seeing the situation, Zhang Shan immediately crouched down and covered his head with his hands.

The next second, the chair exploded on his arm.

"Crack!"

Although it was painful, it didn't hit any vital spots.

"Destroy the strong, capture the leader, to disintegrate the group," Qi Xia thought again.

Zhang Shan was clearly angry, "You're serious, kid?"

Before he could finish his sentence, he noticed that Qi Xia still held a broken chair leg.

Qi Xia used the momentum to spin around and swung the chair leg at Zhang Shan's head.

Zhang Shan, clearly not an ordinary person, immediately turned his head and used his hardest forehead to collide with the wooden stick.

"Crack!"

The chair leg broke, leaving a red mark on Zhang Shan's head.

"Interesting...!" Zhang Shan gritted his teeth, "You fight to the death... I won't hold back either!"