NOVEL NEXT Chapter 36 - It’s Not Over Yet!
Chapter 36: It’s Not Over Yet!
The world was deathly silent,
seemingly stained red in an instant.
Qin Keqing’s movements had become sluggish, her hands holding the “Mirror of Love and Desire,” her forehead drenched in sweat.
Her once radiant, delicate face was now full of exhaustion.
She couldn’t even remember how many times she had cast spells, how many monsters she had frozen, how many she had killed—
she simply cast spells mechanically.
There was no need to aim,
no need to control,
because there were too many monsters!
A random throw
would hit a large group!
From initially fearing the blood and corpses to becoming numb, all she wanted now was to rest in that dilapidated-looking hut.
If,
she could lean beside Wu Chi, it would feel even safer…
“Tired?”
Wu Chi turned his head, smiling.
Qin Keqing nodded softly, a hint of fragility in her eyes. “Young Master, based on the past few days, the battle should be over by now.”
Hearing this,
Wu Chi’s gaze shifted outside.
In the deathly still fog, there were no more signs of monsters!
“It should be…”
“No, there’s more!”
Wu Chi’s expression darkened.
It was simple—
the Battle Settlement hadn’t appeared!
Before he could respond, a soft voice echoed.
“There’s still more to come.”
Below the wooden wall,
Lin Daiyu leapt up, landing beside them.
Her body was drenched in blood and dirt, her jade hairpin missing. She looked utterly disheveled.
“Daiyu, you…”
Qin Keqing was startled, worriedly asking, “Are you hurt?”
“Don’t worry, I’m no weakling!”
Lin Daiyu clenched her fists, a proud smile on her delicate face.
Having lived a second life,
she was thoroughly satisfied with her current self—
strong enough to crush everything!
Turning to Wu Chi, she said, “According to what you said, the difficulty increases on the tenth day. Today’s monsters are stronger and more numerous than yesterday’s, but… it’s not over yet!”
“Perhaps at dusk, or maybe tonight, there’ll be a new wave of monsters.”
She exhaled, rubbing her shoulder.
“Young Master, I’d like to rest a bit~!”
She fluttered her eyes, a teasing expression on her face.
Seeing Lin Daiyu like this,
Wu Chi’s face twitched. “Alright, I’m not some slave driver. Stop winking and go take a bath. Then, get some rest. I’ll clean up the battlefield.”
“Great! Thanks, Young Master!”
Lin Daiyu’s lively spirit returned instantly.
Qin Keqing hesitated, glancing outside, then shyly suggested, “Maybe I should stay and help, Young Master?”
“No need, go rest!”
Wu Chi smiled.
With that, Qin Keqing let Lin Daiyu pull her away for a bath.
Watching them leave,
Wu Chi heaved a sigh of relief, calling back the battered wild boars.
He then descended to collect treasure chests.
Fortunately, as a lord, collecting them required no physical action—he merely needed to focus his mind as he passed.
Step by step,
he walked through the blood-soaked battlefield,
each footfall splashing into the dark, scarlet muck, his nose assaulted by the nauseating stench.
One, a hundred, a thousand…
After more than half an hour,
Wu Chi finally gathered all the Kill Chests, returning with a disgusted expression.
“A total of 4,320!”
“Damn it, isn’t it ridiculous for so many monsters to show up on the tenth day?”
His jaw ached.
Typically, novice lords only encountered elite monsters around the tenth day!
In the endless void, especially during the Novice Trials, the monster tide’s strength adjusted according to a territory’s overall power. The stronger the territory, the stronger the monsters!
Back at the territory,
Wu Chi splashed water on his face, clearing his head.
Feeling refreshed,
he returned to the hut.
By then,
both women were lying on the bed.
Lin Daiyu had already fallen asleep. After her bath, she looked vibrant, clad only in white undergarments, her face graced with a faint smile.
Apparently,
she enjoyed this kind of life.
Qin Keqing, however, hadn’t fallen asleep. Seeing Wu Chi enter, she hurriedly sat up, then, realizing she was only wearing undergarments, hastily grabbed a robe to cover herself.
Blushing, she shyly glanced at Wu Chi,
her enchanting gaze nearly making his knees buckle.
He swallowed hard, suppressing his restlessness. “Keqing, help me open some chests.”
“Alright!”
Qin Keqing quickly got up,
but before she could put on her shoes,
Wu Chi stopped her, sitting beside her and placing several Kill Chests in front of them.
As Qin Keqing sat next to him, the scent of masculinity overwhelmed her. Her cheeks flushed,
her eyes filled with allure, her body trembling slightly.
Looking delicate and nervous, she began opening the chests one by one.
“Acquired: Void Crystal x1”
“Acquired: Void Crystal x7, Void Essence Stone x2”
“Acquired: Void Crystal x2”
“Acquired: Void Crystal x1”
“Acquired: Void Crystal x1, Grey Equipment [Pistol]”