Many times, masters are not those who are particularly good at fighting, but rather those who clearly know what they need to do in a battle.
Bai Ye and Jin Xiangchuan both knew their roles well, which is why they had a tacit understanding.
With them each doing their part, those pig-headed men...
Were no match for them!
When facing a large number of pig-headed men, the biggest problem was their devouring characteristic. Now, they could efficiently kill them and prevent them from devouring.
Without the ability to strengthen themselves through their traits, these pig-headed men were naturally no match for Bai Ye and Jin Xiangchuan.
*Poof!*
Bai Ye kicked a pig-headed man to the ground, raised his broadsword, and plunged it into its chest, piercing its heart with a single strike.
But at this moment...
A roar suddenly sounded from behind Bai Ye. A pig-headed man, wielding a giant axe, brought it down forcefully towards Bai Ye's back. However, just then...
Gunshots rang out. Jin Xiangchuan moved forward, spraying bullets, and shot the pig-headed man dead before it could complete its attack.
As that pig-headed man fell, there were no more standing pig-headed men around.
"Phew!" Bai Ye stepped over the corpse, pulled out his broadsword, looked around, and let out a long sigh. "Seems like they're all dead."
Jin Xiangchuan nodded, put away his machine gun, and headed towards the entrance of the canyon.
He had no good feelings towards Bai Ye and had no intention of getting too involved with him.
In Jin Xiangchuan's eyes, Bai Ye was a black-hearted profiteer. Their cooperation was based on mutual benefit, and now that the pig-headed men guarding the canyon were eliminated, their mutually beneficial relationship had ended, signaling the termination of their cooperation.
However, at that very instant...
Jin Xiangchuan suddenly felt something was wrong. Swift footsteps sounded behind him, and a fierce gust of wind surged towards him.
Jin Xiangchuan immediately turned around and saw Bai Ye charging towards him, dragging his broadsword.
*Bang!*
Jin Xiangchuan was hit before he even had a chance to react, sent flying backward.
Lying on the ground, Jin Xiangchuan watched Bai Ye raise his sword and instinctively reached out to do something, but...
Nothing happened!
The fatal effect of Demacia's Power had activated, rendering Jin Xiangchuan unable to use any of his own abilities for 1.5 seconds.
While 1.5 seconds seemed short, it was enough for Bai Ye to do a lot!
*Poof!*
Bai Ye swiftly moved to Jin Xiangchuan's front, slashing his broadsword forward. As a silver sword light appeared, Jin Xiangchuan instinctively raised his arm to block.
As a result...
The next second, that arm flew into the air, tumbling continuously.
"Ah!"
Jin Xiangchuan cried out in agony, sweat beading on his forehead. He gritted his teeth, got up from the ground, and retreated backward.
Bai Ye continued to advance, his huge broadsword scraping against the ground, making a crisp clanging sound.
"I'll buy my life!" Jin Xiangchuan gritted out. "The goods will definitely satisfy you."
Bai Ye chuckled. "Do you think I want to kill you for the fragments of the God's Stone?"
Jin Xiangchuan was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Aren't you?"
Since the hidden quests didn't conflict and there was no competition, Jin Xiangchuan naturally assumed Bai Ye wanted to kill him to seize the God's Stone fragments.
Bai Ye shook his head and said, "Collecting seven scepters allows one to obtain the King's Scepter. The King's Scepter is a black-quality item that possesses the effects of all seven scepters. It can also permanently enhance one's strength, speed, stamina, mental power, physical attack resistance, mental attack resistance, and self-healing abilities through demon gathering..."
"But these are not important. The most important thing is that possessing the King's Scepter allows one to form a contract with a hero-level figure from one of the Seven Great Clans. They will be absolutely loyal and obey the commands of the King's Scepter holder. Furthermore, the King's Scepter can be upgraded to gold quality through this, and then it can feed back to those seven hero-level figures, allowing them to reach gold-quality strength. Am I right?"
Jin Xiangchuan's expression flickered. "How do you know that?"
Bai Ye smiled. "You seem to have forgotten that I was the first chosen one to arrive in the Demon Country. I can enter and exit Rimuru's residence at will. The core figures of the Seven Great Clans are all capable subordinates of Rimuru. Since I am a guest of Rimuru, naturally, they would tell me everything when I inquire about the King's Scepter."
As Bai Ye spoke, he stopped moving.
"Do you know now why I want to kill you?" Bai Ye pointed his sword at Jin Xiangchuan. "Very few people can truly leave the world battlefield. In the end, the strong who survive will eventually clash. Once you obtain the King's Scepter, you will have the capital and potential to survive until the end. And I am confident that I will also survive until the end. Therefore..."
Bai Ye suddenly leaped forward, raising his broadsword to slash at Jin Xiangchuan.
Jin Xiangchuan reacted quickly, enduring the severe pain. With his remaining left hand, he clenched the air, and immediately, a long saber appeared in his hand.
*Clang!*
A crisp clash sounded.
Jin Xiangchuan seemed to have blocked Bai Ye's sword, but the immense force that came with it was something he couldn't withstand.
Bai Ye pushed the saber down, then slashed his sword onto Jin Xiangchuan's shoulder.
"What is the best way to eliminate a powerful enemy? It's simple: nip it in the bud," Bai Ye gritted out. "You should feel honored that you qualify for this. After all, not everyone is qualified to be eliminated by me!"
The King's Scepter was too powerful!
Not only could it be upgraded to gold quality, but it could also contract seven hero-level figures and empower them to gold-quality strength. This meant that Jin Xiangchuan could essentially obtain eight gold-quality items in the future!
Therefore, with the King's Scepter, Jin Xiangchuan had boundless potential. As long as he didn't die, he would undoubtedly become one of the top powerhouses who survived until the end on the world battlefield.
At the same time, it made sense why Jin Xiangchuan so generously offered his black-quality Pulse Dual Pistols to exchange for the Ruby Scepter from Bai Ye!
Even more so, after learning about the King's Scepter's effects, Bai Ye was certain that when Jin Xiangchuan first announced the scepter quest, he never intended for anyone else to obtain it. Although he said he could trade away the scepters he possessed, it was only as a fallback. If he couldn't possibly collect them all, he would trade away his scepters to mitigate his losses. However, Jin Xiangchuan would definitely secretly hide one of the scepters!
The King's Scepter was something he absolutely could not let others obtain if he couldn't have it himself.
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