Chapter 2494: The Prelude to the Great Battle Begins
Gu Bai looked at the blade pressed against his cheek with terror in his eyes. It was ice cold, without any warmth, as if it would slash across his neck at any moment!
(☍ᯅ⁰。) "Ah!!! No... don't! Don't kill me! Don't come any closer, alright?"
Terrified, Gu Bai used an atomic transmission to dart back into the Renqima Legion's formation, his whole body consumed by fear, still trembling uncontrollably!
Jiang Nan squinted: (˶‾᷄⁻‾᷅˵) "That depends on whether your mouth still stays mean or not! Otherwise, forget your great-grandfather—even if you dig up your ancestors, they won't be able to save you!"
"Such a rotten thing! Not good for anything at all!"
Wang Youzhi immediately raised his hand: (ﾟꇴﾟ)ﾂ "I can vouch for that! What he said is true, I've been keeping their ancestors in my collection properly!"
Wen Ge's face darkened. Could he not bring that up?
By now, the Heavenly King Wen Qing, ancestor of the Apocalypse Race, was probably still displayed on Black God's figurine shelf, right?
Du Lingyu forced a smile:
(⌒ㅂ⌒;) "Boss Nan... I'm really sorry for the trouble. Then what about him..."
After all, the Apocalypse Race was jointly governed by the three families of Wen, Gu, and Du. If Gu Bai were killed, the faction belonging to the Gu family within the army would be hard to manage!
Jiang Nan grinned: (˵¯͒ᴗ¯͒˵) "Who was it you wanted to introduce me to just now?"
If he really wanted to kill Gu Bai, he would have just slashed him with one swing long ago. Why bother teaching him to behave?
But after all, they were allies that had come. Even though killing Gu Bai wouldn't make them dare to do anything to Jiang Nan, the Apocalypse Race warriors might hold a grudge, which wouldn't be good for cooperation later.
Besides, looking at how pathetic Gu Bai was, he probably didn't have the guts to jump out and spout nonsense anymore.
Du Lingyu also breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, Boss Nan didn't make a fuss and changed the subject instead, so she gracefully went along with it.
She smiled and introduced, "This is the Gamma Race leader, Walter, and Benilu!"
The two were a man and a woman, both pure Gamma energy entities. Walter looked similar to other Gamma warriors—all green.
What surprised Jiang Nan was Benilu. Her entire body was made of red Gamma energy, and her aura was more dangerous and volatile than other Gamma fighters.
Benilu stepped forward, reaching out her hand to Jiang Nan with a smile:
(红ᵒ̴̶̷ωᵒ̴̶̷)っ "I've long heard of the great name of Jiang Tianzai. Please give me your guidance!"
Jiang Nan scratched his head shyly:
୧(๑⁼̴ꇴ⁼̴๑) "I think we can skip the guidance, right? Your husband probably won't allow it, and I'm also afraid of burning my hand!"
Benilu: =͟͟͞͞(꒪ᗜ꒪红‧̣̥̇)?
She was stunned on the spot. What... what did he mean?
Xia Yao: (〃≥3≤) Pfft~
What the hell was that 'give me your guidance'? Little Nan didn't even let the Gamma entity off? Aren't you afraid of mutation?
However, Walter, an old hand at this, dashed over in one stride and firmly grasped Jiang Nan's big hand:
(ಠĹ̯ಠ绿) "I am her husband! As for the guidance, there's no need to trouble yourself!"
Don't hit on my wife right in front of me, for crying out loud!
She's not that knowledgeable yet!
Jiang Nan laughed heartily: "By the way, why is your wife red? Suits you pretty well! As the saying goes, red matches green! It's... ahem! Top-notch!"
Zhong Yingxue covered her forehead with her hand. Little Nan was definitely about to say 'matches dog shit' just now, wasn't he?
Walter chuckled:
(︶.̮︶绿) "She's a rare Red Gamma among the Gamma Race—one that doesn't appear for hundreds of millions of years. That she ended up with me is the blessing of my past life."
Jiang Nan was surprised. There were Red Gammas too?
But at this moment, Odin got excited. With a single light drive, he rushed over to Benilu and started circling her, his eyes shining brightly:
(*ﾟ┏┛ロ┓ﾟ) "Oh ho ho? Red Gamma? Baby has never heard of that! What special skills do you have? Can you show me a bit, meow?"
"Please~ Please, okay? Or let Baby go inside and take a look, that's fine too!"
Benilu was terrified, her face full of bewilderment:
(☍﹏⁰红) "Honey! There's a weird human bearded pervert here! He, he, he..."
Walter dashed over again and pulled Benilu into his embrace. What do you mean, 'let you go inside'?
Why is everyone so interested in my wife?!
Jiang Nan covered his face:
(ﾉ)ж(ヾ) "Little brother! Come back right now! You're being mistaken for a pervert!"
Odin: (｀┏～┓´) "Hmph~ Who do you think turned Baby into this form, huh? Hate it~ Not talking to you anymore!"
Jiang Nan's mouth twitched. I take back what I said earlier—you're not like a pervert, you are one, aren't you?
This red-and-green pair seemed easy to get along with. After a round of familiarization, Liu Mang also pulled the Renqima Legion into the spiritual group chat, forming the Renqima Legion!
Jiang Nan cleared his throat twice:
(͡°ก͡°) "Since we're allies now, there are some things we need to clarify upfront."
"Later, we'll go together and kick the Stardust, Celestial Star, Insect Race, and Chaos Entity all out of the field. Then we'll divvy up the last piece of the cake. The order of ranking among us isn't important—the main thing is to push up the total racial points and secure our position at the front!"
"Does anyone have any objections?"
After all, the ranking of the first round of the Cosmos Grand Hunt wasn't the final ranking. It was only to lay the foundation for the subsequent Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle.
At this stage, there was no need for allies to get too hung up on order.
Even though everyone knew what Jiang Nan was going to say, Du Lingyu still nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood.
Little Red and Little Green's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets!
(ଵ口ଵ红(ଵ口ଵ绿)?
What the hell?
Jiang Nan planned to kick out four of the top ten sequences all at once?
What kind of grand ambition was that?!
They had just started, and he was already going this big?
Jiang Nan was taken aback: (｡･ˇ～ˇ･) "Ah, right! The Angel Race has already been wiped out—not a single one left—so we don't have to consider them anymore!"
Walter's mouth twitched. So fast? The Angel Race had already been completely cleared?
No wonder their points stopped increasing.
Boss Nan had really fulfilled his promise before the start, hadn't he?
Du Lingyu took a deep breath: "If you think it's feasible, then go ahead. We'll listen to you!"
Jiang Nan smiled: "Then the primary target is the Bastard Legion! Since we're all allies now, you don't have to stay stiff with each other, right? How about shaking hands?"
With that, he looked at the Ye sisters and Du Lingyu with a grin.
Du Lingyu wore an awkward smile on her face.
Ye Yuanwei huffed unhappily, but still extended her small hand:
(◦`~´◦)っ "Hope we can cooperate happily!"
Du Lingyu also smiled and shook Ye Yuanwei's hand:
(∗❛ัꇴ❛ั)っ "Happily, happily!"
Let bygones be bygones.
After shaking hands, Du Lingyu seemed to remember something and shuddered violently.
Then, in the next moment, both her hands exploded simultaneously, turning into blazing flames.
After that, two delicate hands grew back!
This move startled everyone!
Ye Yuanwei: !!!
(ꐦงᵒ̌皿ᵒ̌)ง "Du! Are you doing this on purpose? I already shook hands with you, and you turn around and blow your hands off? What? Are you saying my hands are dirty? There's no way you're this passive-aggressive! Boss Nan! Can I hit her? Right now?"
Jiang Nan: (•́ω•̀٥) Uh...
Du Lingyu was taken aback and quickly explained:
੧੧(⌒﹏⌒;) "No, no, no... I'm not saying your hands are dirty. It's just..."
She glanced at Jiang Nan. How was she supposed to explain this?
Ye Yuanwei fumed: (◦`~´◦) "Just what?"
Jiang Nan: (≖̫≖)
I'd like to see how you explain this.
Du Lingyu laughed dryly:
(⌒ㅂ⌒;) "I... I just prefer using new hands. So... I change them for a fresh pair every so often..."
"New hands are very white, have good skin, are clean, and have sensitive touch. You... you guys want to try too?"
Olivia's mouth twitched. What the hell was that 'prefers using new hands'?
It was a miracle Lingyu could come up with such a bizarre reason!
Just so she wouldn't get scammed by Boss Nan, she was giving it her all, wasn't she?
Ye Jinser snorted indignantly:
(￢～￢) "We'll pass! We prefer old hands—rough, with more texture. You go ahead and use your new hands!"
Jiang Nan: ???
(͡°͜ʖ͡°)✧ "But lotus root is actually better, right? It's ventilated and..."
"Shut up!" x6!
Jiang Nan: (•́ω•̀٥)
He felt despised.
With the action target confirmed, the Renqima Army marched straight toward the Bastard Legion's position!
No hesitation—they were going for it!
Meanwhile, outside Julang City, the various sequence support groups were buzzing again.
Zhiyin spoke enthusiastically:
(∗❛ัꇴ❛ั∗) "I never expected this round of the Cosmos Grand Hunt to progress so quickly! After Boss Nan cleared out the Angel Race contestants and struck the first blow, the major races have started clashing so soon!"
"From the void projection, we can see that Humans, Dark Cosmos, Apocalypse, and Gamma have formed a cooperative alliance. This is definitely a force not to be underestimated!"
"I wonder what waves it will stir in the hunting ground? Please stay tuned!"
Yueli's eyes were full of amusement:
↜(⃔っớꇴờC)⃕ "During this period of major race clashes, the remaining 15 legions in the field can also relax their tense nerves a bit!"
"Take this time to seize the last chance to gain points. Once the major races' clashes are over..."
"The Cosmos Grand Hunt will basically enter its final stage, oh!"
During this time, the legions would also fight each other to gain points.
But large-scale battles between major legions weren't very efficient for point acquisition.
Once the major races determined a winner and a loser, there would probably only be about 20 million points left in the field, right?
And that would be the last piece of cake for the major races.
At this moment, on the Sequence Throne, the expressions of the various Star-Swallowing Lords varied.
Yu Gen and Miu Ke were as steady as old dogs, while Noah and Manti, having Jiang Nan on their team, felt much more confident.
As for Chen Mu and the others, they were growing uneasy. The Renqima Army was definitely not easy to deal with!
Whether facing the Star River Legion or the Bastard Legion, they had the strength to take them on!
And there was that freak, Jiang Nan, to boot!
The situation was suddenly turning unfavorable.
Chong Qianjin's expression was even worse. Jiang Nan and his group were clearly heading for the Bastard Legion!
During the siege, the Insect Race had sent plenty of troops to support the legion!
The Angel Race was already dead. Did Jiang Nan think he'd let the Insect Race off?
Almost instinctively, Chong Qianjin and Chen Mu exchanged glances and began sending their respective orders.
Chong Qianjin started secreting special pheromones, while Chen Mu manipulated gravity like playing a harp, transmitting information.
A grand clash of the great races was about to begin!