Chapter 70: The Dumbfounded Yamu
The splashing snow slowly settled. The Ice Elf glanced at Su Xiao, then at Yamu. She was completely bewildered, unable to figure out what was happening.
"We share that thing."
Su Xiao rarely spoke before a battle. His goal was to scare off the Ice Elf.
"!"
Hearing this, the Ice Elf turned and fled. She felt like crying. She had finally found someone to ask for help, only to discover they were in cahoots with the big bad guy.
Yamu let out a long breath. His mood at this moment could no longer be described as merely frustrated. He had fought tooth and nail to reach the final round of the Strongest Warrior Tournament, yet only about two hours in, he had encountered one of the strongest participants.
A cold wind blew. Yamu tugged at his collar. The hard object against his chest gave him some reassurance. The [Overlord Medal] couldn't be stored in his inventory; he had to carry it on his person.
"Battles have a cost. Before you kill me, you won't be able to get my Overlord Medal," Yamu said, pausing mid-sentence before changing his tone. "I joined the Strongest Warrior Tournament just to gain benefits. Even if I somehow make it into the top eight, the rewards from Sanctuary Paradise will be more than satisfactory."
Yamu's implication was clear. He didn't want a life-or-death battle with Su Xiao, but he also wasn't willing to hand over the [Overlord Medal] for nothing.
"Five complete Soul Stones."
Su Xiao's opening offer was five Soul Crystals (Complete).
"Thirty. That's my bottom line."
"..."
"Twenty-five. Any lower, and we fight to the death."
"Twenty."
"Twenty-five!"
"..."
Su Xiao narrowed his eyes, paused for a moment, then nodded. He took out twenty-five Soul Crystals (Complete) from his storage space and drafted a contract—one that was clearly impossible to sign.
"I need to see your sincerity."
"Of course."
Yamu stared at the cloth pouch in Su Xiao's hand. After hesitating for a moment, he pulled the [Overlord Medal] from his chest, gripping it tightly. The moment he took out the Overlord Medal, Su Xiao suddenly drew his blade and charged forward.
A faint stinging sensation came from the back of Yamu's head. Baha had already used spatial abilities to reach behind him.
'Blade Path Sword: Time.'
Thump~
A shockwave spread, enveloping Yamu. At the same time,
Boom!
A magnetic storm hunter bomb exploded beside Yamu's foot, the force pushing him backward.
A flaw.
Su Xiao appeared instantly in front of Yamu, kicking him hard in the stomach. The force surged through Yamu's body, but his pupils suddenly turned a ghastly white.
Pfft!
The long blade slashed through Yamu's right forearm. Under the edge of Dragon-Slaying Flash, Yamu's arm was severed cleanly.
As the forearm flew through the air, a smile appeared on Yamu's face. He was least afraid of blade strikes.
Clang.
A burst of slashing light flashed. Blood sprayed from all over Yamu's body. He staggered back a few steps, his ghastly white eyes especially eerie.
Under Yamu's mental command, his shattered right arm turned into a liquid state, surging back toward him and reattaching at the severed point, reforming into an arm. He immediately felt the hardness in his hand. The item was still there, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.
Yamu had already been charging up some kind of ability. A dark array diagram appeared behind him, and an ominous aura surged out from within.
Just as Yamu was about to counterattack, Su Xiao leaped backward. Baha also used spatial abilities to create distance.
After jumping more than ten meters away, Su Xiao turned and retreated without even glancing back at Yamu.
Yamu felt a flicker of confusion. His enemy had chickened out. But in the next moment, he received a warning from the Void Tree.
[Warning: Participant has lost the Overlord Medal. Will be eliminated in 9 minutes and 59 seconds.]
Yamu opened his hand and looked at his palm. A crystal medal the same size as the Overlord Medal appeared in his hand. This object had a high density, clearly specially crafted to match the weight and size of the Overlord Medal exactly. To mimic the feel, it even had wood grain carved on it and had undergone a matte finish treatment.
Seeing this, Yamu knew he had been tricked—and thoroughly at that.
On the crystal medal were a few crooked little characters, clearly written by Bubu Wang.
'Loser Medal.'
With a loud crash, a massive beast claw stomped down beside Yamu. Thick black smoke poured out from the dark array diagram behind him.
"Kill them all!"
Yamu's forehead veins bulged. His hands trembled slightly. He had endured countless hardships to finally reach the final round, yet just over two hours in, he was about to be sent back home. Worse still, the items and scrolls he had prepared at great resource cost were mostly unused. What stung even more was that he hadn't even gotten to use the ultimate move he had saved until now.
A pitch-black monster charged out, chasing in the direction Su Xiao had disappeared. Whether it could catch Su Xiao was another matter. Su Xiao's specialty was close combat, and speed was something any melee fighter had to improve.
Yamu himself didn't pursue. Losing the Overlord Medal inexplicably was embarrassing enough. Chasing after a melee fighter with his short legs would be even more humiliating.
Yamu closed his eyes to sense. Two minutes later, he let out a long breath. The array diagram behind him disappeared. The enemy had vanished without a trace. Footprints and aura were all cut off during the pursuit. Clearly, the enemy was a Hunter from Reincarnation Paradise—skilled in hunting and equally adept at concealing their tracks.
"Ahhh~!"
Yamu, as if possessed by a groundhog, let out a loud shout. The sound echoed across the snowy plain. In this situation, with no one around, he had long forgotten about maintaining his image.
"I..."
Yamu couldn't hold back and started cursing. He was so angry his hair nearly stood on end. Earlier, he hadn't actually intended to trade. Instead, he had planned to lull Su Xiao into complacency while secretly charging up his abilities, then ambush Su Xiao the moment the transaction or contract was signed.
Yamu had calculated everything except that Su Xiao would turn hostile so quickly. To buy time, Yamu had even used the Overlord Medal as bait.
In truth, holding the Overlord Medal was indeed much better than wearing it on his chest. If it had been the latter, Su Xiao would have greeted him with 'Blade Path Sword: Absolute Nether.'
Yamu was right. Battles have costs. Unless absolutely necessary, Su Xiao wouldn't fight Yamu to the death. Instead, he would have Baha and himself attack from both sides while Bubu Wang, blending into the environment, looked for an opportunity to swap the Overlord Medal.
The moment Yamu's arm was shattered, Bubu Wang, under the cover of Su Xiao and Baha, swapped the Overlord Medal.
There were still many powerful enemies ahead. Eliminating an opponent at the lowest cost was the wise choice.
Yamu sat on the snow, waiting for the long minutes until his elimination. Just as he was about to be eliminated, a figure approached from afar.
"Don't bother me. I don't have what you want. I'll be eliminated in 1 minute and 30 seconds."
Yamu's eyes were downcast. The newcomer stopped. She wore a witch's hat and scrutinized Yamu.
"That 'Ahhh~' earlier—was that you?"
The Night Temptation Witch smiled seductively. Hearing this, Yamu's cheek twitched.
"I thought it was some wild animal. Looks like someone stole your Overlord Medal. From far away, I could feel how desperate that 'Ahhh~' was."
The Night Temptation Witch winked at Yamu with her left eye. Yamu sighed. At this point, his mindset suddenly became Zen-like.
"You probably won't believe me, but even now, I can't pinpoint which step went wrong. It's like there was an invisible enemy."
After saying this, Yamu let out a bitter laugh.
"Are you joking? Can an invisibility ability fool your perception?"
The Night Temptation Witch had barely finished speaking when Yamu was pulled into a spatial vortex.
The Night Temptation Witch had come here, of course, to snatch the Overlord Medal. This was her confidence in her own strength, plus she wanted to see if she could profit from the chaos.
A hundred meters away from the Night Temptation Witch, Bubu Wang, with two Overlord Medals hanging around his neck, was contacting Su Xiao. The main message was: "Master, come back quick! Buy one, get one free!"