Chapter 206: The Path to Treasure
Faced with the theoretically last wave of Netherworld creatures, Chen Ran’s team was filled with passion.
Cheryl immediately provoked the attention of the eighth-tier ghost general and lured it to a corner. The others, who were lying in ambush, suddenly sprang out and instantly dealt with several sixth-tier ghost warriors. Then, under Chen Ran’s command, the two sides fought fiercely again. Cheryl held back the power of the eighth-tier ghost general in the group of ghost creatures. After a fierce battle, they finally wiped out this batch of creatures in one fell swoop.
The final ghost general brought them the brightest Nether Soul Bead. Gathering all the Nether Soul Beads in the field, Chen Ran weighed the bag containing the Nether Soul Beads.
It finally reached 100%.
Faced with the hard-earned task volume, the girls, who had just been nervous, became excited again and hugged each other happily.
“Alright, it’s time to receive the fruits of our labor, girls.”
Chen Ran smiled and put the bag away. Under the expectant gazes of everyone, he finally activated the bag full of Nether Soul Beads.
A ghostly green flame burned the bag. Chen Ran let go, and the flame gradually revealed a brand-new magic array, which gradually perfected itself. As the flame grew stronger, a brand-new parchment appeared in everyone’s sight…
At the same time, a beautiful colorful firework suddenly rose and flew high into the sky. After rising to an extremely high place, it suddenly exploded into a dazzling display of fireworks, bringing the competition into a brand-new stage…
Team 1.
“Someone actually finished so quickly…” The Heavenly King Seiya’s expression was a little ugly. Looking at his own side, which still had 20% completion, his face was dark. Looking at the people in the team, he gritted his teeth and said, “It seems there’s no other way. Hard training can’t catch up with others. Brothers, get your weapons ready and find someone. Find a team and rob them. If we want to win, we can only do this.”
The others looked at each other and sighed that they could only try their luck like this.
…
Team 2.
“Damn it, what’s going on? Someone finished before us!” The captain of Team 2, the president of the magic department, looked at the brilliant fireworks in the distance and was stunned. Even though they had accelerated to catch up, there was still 8% progress left unfinished. He had thought that the first place was a sure thing. Did the enemy also have a situation like his?
“Let’s not sleep tonight for now. Let’s finish the task and get the treasure map as soon as possible before resting. Otherwise, we really won’t be able to catch up with the other party. Maybe we are closer to the destination and can reach the finish line earlier. Everyone, work harder!”
Team 3, Team 5, Team 6.
“We’re 30-40% behind. Why is the gap so big? We can only ‘rob’…”
Chen Ran took the treasure map above, which depicted a topographical map of the Netherworld. The location of the treasure on it was the most conspicuous.
A group of girls scrambled to see the final location of the treasure. After knowing it, their spirits were lifted.
“Alright, we finally know the destination,” Chen Ran snatched the treasure map back, spread it on the ground, and the girls gathered in a circle, listening quietly to Chen Ran’s explanation.
“Girls, look at the map. We are here now. It seems a little far from the destination. I estimate that we have to make a detour and go to another gathering place of high-level Netherworld creatures. Our final reward is there. I calculate that it will take less than three days. But this time, we don’t need to fight anymore. We just need to pass through safely. As long as we reach there safely and get the treasure quickly, this task will be completed, and we can wait to receive the reward after we go back.”
“Mmm, mmm, mmm,” thinking that they could win the final victory, the group of girls who had no chance of winning were extremely excited and nodded repeatedly.
“Don’t be happy too early,” Cheryl said steadily to everyone. “Now we have entered the real competition time. Other teams are probably in ‘robbery’ mode. If we’re not careful, we might get robbed, or even defeated to the point of losing our qualification to compete. We can’t be careless at all. Save the celebration for when we go back. It’s better to be careful now.”
“That’s right,” Chen Ran made a gesture to let everyone relax. “I have a way to avoid meeting other teams. Once we encounter them, we will accelerate and evacuate. There’s no need to confront other groups head-on. Of course, it’s not that we’re afraid of them, we just don’t want to waste time. At the same time, we’ll let them know that the beauties of our group are not something they can chase, right?”
Chen Ran extended his palm, and the girls cooperated and high-fived him one by one, a scene of unity.
“That’s right, that’s right. Let them eat dust. I estimate that the other groups never expected that our team would be the first,” among the group, the swordswoman Lucy was the most excited.
“Alright, let’s go to the finish line!”
Chen Ran made a grand forward gesture to indicate that everyone should set off. But at the moment of departure, Chen Ran’s mood was slightly regretful.
Feeling that his experience bar had reached 92%, he only needed a little bit more to level up. But for the final victory, he endured the pain and didn’t level up in this place where experience was halved. He estimated that he could just find some small monsters outside to finish it.
Speaking of which, the level 50 skills were the essence. Resurrection, Holy Light Shield. Not to mention the Resurrection, the key was the magic shield. As long as that white eggshell was on him, his life would not be a problem. It would be hard to die then. But it wasn’t particularly needed right now.
To increase the speed of travel, Chen Ran cast Endurance and Wings of Light on every girl. That evening, they traveled an unknown distance.
After resting for a night, they continued on their way, carefully avoiding some of the Netherworld creatures they encountered along the way, and reaching the mission location as early as possible. The victory of the competition was getting closer and closer to them.
Until noon that day, a firework flashed in the sky of the Netherworld again, proving that another team had also obtained enough Nether Soul Beads and got the treasure map.
Half a day after Team 4 obtained the treasure map.
Where Team 1 was.
At this time, they had just experienced a big battle.
Team 1 accidentally met Team 3. The members of the two teams fought, and Team 1 finally showed the power of a king’s team and successfully “robbed” Team 3. With the outstanding cooperation of several teachers and students who had been injected with chicken blood, the members of Team 3 were collectively subdued, watching helplessly as the fruits of their labor for nearly half a month were stripped away by a group of shameless animals.
The captain of Team 1, Seiya, looked at the girl from Team 3 who was about to cry and said awkwardly, “Hey, hey, don’t cry. The rules of the competition are like this. We were forced too. The trend is set. Other groups have already obtained the treasure map. We happened to meet you. This is also destined. Being robbed by us is better than being robbed by others, right…”
Then, the pretty girl from Team 3 cried even more miserably.
Team 3 became the first team to be eliminated. A group of students were hung with the sign of losers and could no longer participate in the final battle for victory. They could only act as spectators. And next, the members of Team 3 who had admitted defeat kept a distance from the members of Team 1 and observed their situation from afar.
At this time, Team 2.
“I’m dizzy. Another group has obtained the treasure map,” the captain of Team 2 looked a little depressed. Despite being fully prepared, he was still a beat slower. Looking at the remaining 1% progress, he gritted his teeth and ordered the tired crowd to work harder. They would soon catch up with the progress.
A long time later…
“Finally done…” Colin looked at the tired captain, sighed a long sigh, and asked, “Captain, shall we continue on our way?”
“Rest for a while first. Staying up late to fight monsters, everyone is really too tired,” the captain of Team 2 was considerate of the team members’ bodies and did not force them to go on the road. “From the treasure hunting point, we need more than a day’s journey. We can’t rush for a moment. If we rush on the road with insufficient combat power, it will be troublesome if we meet other teams on the road. Sigh, victory or defeat is up to heaven. At least we tried.”
The academy’s magic video platform began to boil.
Within a day, after Team 4 successfully obtained the treasure map, two more teams obtained the treasure map successively, namely Team 1 and Team 2.
Although Team 4 was the first team to obtain the treasure map, and they started their journey early, luck had not been very kind to them from the beginning.
Regarding the distance of the several teams to the finish line, Team 2 actually had the advantage. The distance to the finish line was the farthest for Team 4, which required nearly three days from the time they got the treasure map. Team 1 was next, requiring two days from the time they got the map. And Team 2 was the closest to the destination among the teams that got the map, requiring only about a day’s journey…
What was most speechless was that Team 6, which was still a distance away from the target amount, was actually near the finish line…
The most suspenseful Netherworld Challenge of the century appeared. The result was confusing. Unfortunately, when they met, it was probably not during the stage of the academy’s magic video broadcast, and they could only wait for the result to appear.
But Team 4, which had maintained the lead in various adversities, won the respect of all students. What they paid was definitely the most among all teams.
The competition entered a tense stage.
Team 4, where Chen Ran was, passed through the territories of Netherworld creatures and safely wandered on the way to the terminal station. They were getting closer and closer with a steady and rapid pace, exceeding previous expectations.
The energy of chasing dreams is infinite.
By reducing sleep and accelerating travel, the originally expected three-day journey was compressed to less than two days. Moreover, they became the first to reach the Netherworld Stone Forest where the terminal station was located.
But here, the girls of Team 4 were surprised to find that they had encountered the first team after arriving in the Netherworld.
The feeling of meeting living people was exciting, but meeting them at such a critical moment was a little alarming. Could it be that the members of Team 6 encountered here were also one of the teams that had obtained the treasure map?
So far, only three teams had obtained the treasure map. Of course, Chen Ran and the others didn’t know which two teams had obtained the treasure, but if they met a team at the finish line and fought for the treasure, they had to be dealt with.
