The greatest mystery of the tournament: where exactly is Jiang Kai, the one who led Huaxia to seize the public area?
This mystery was finally solved with a scream from the brown-haired woman.
A sloth would even move its nest in three hours, but Jiang Kai really hadn't changed position.
In the Allied Forces' team, someone quietly reminded, "We previously used the Global Information Card and discovered that there are beasts nearby. Everyone be careful. Let's hurry and kill him."
The Global Information Card provides global info every twenty minutes. The last time it was used, this area several miles away was already marked red, so it's not safe here.
Fortunately, the view from the rocky hill is decent, and if a beast appears, they still have a chance to escape.
Also, anyone who has watched Jiang Kai's battles against Christina, Onoda Juro, and Hochman knows that Jiang Kai is a cunning old fox.
Jiang Kai was currently surrounded by seventy top experts in a tree, yet he didn't move a muscle, which was suspicious.
Park Seong-gi whispered to the others around him, "Could this guy be faking a body double again? Last time he used that trick to kill Hochman ."
Even someone as strong as Kuramasuke didn't immediately act.
He had learned from Onoda Juro that Jiang Kai's attacks were extremely terrifying. Even for him, unless absolutely necessary, he shouldn't take Jiang Kai's throwing knives head-on.
Suzumiya shouted loudly to Jiang Kai, "What, you saw us and got so scared you climbed up a tree? Hahaha! Jiang Kai, where's all that arrogance from before? Scared back into hiding?"
Jiang Kai didn't even want to look at this person. He couldn't even tell he was being restrained. Truly lacking in intelligence.
Of course, he actually couldn't speak either.
"Jiang Kai, we just killed your whole squad on the way here. That Lu Dachuan guy, and also Fang Wei, Chen Jian, it was a straight-up execution-style kill. Those three died without a shred of dignity. Don't you want to avenge them?", Suzumiya kept provoking Jiang Kai.
Jiang Kai squinted his eyes slightly.
'Brother Lu and the others were killed by these islanders living the good life?'
"Remember this, our captain is Kuramasuke. Those losers died at his hands. Any prey our captain targets has zero chance of escape!"
Park Seong-gi shouted, "Last time you faked a body double, this time you're faking being restrained? Jiang Kai, besides trickery, do you have any real skills? Don't waste your tricks. We locked onto your position long ago. If you were really restrained, how could you move? Don't think you can fool us again!"
Jiang Kai glanced at that man, then disdainfully closed his eyes.
'Speaking of which, are these rock giants really resting, or like I did before… fishing?'
The attackers gathered closer and closer, surrounding the tree Jiang Kai was hiding in, and Jiang Kai furrowed his brows as well.
Whether they were resting or baiting, by this time, those big guys should all be awake.
The people below were gradually losing patience, and someone even suggested just cutting down the tree. With so many experts here, no matter what trick Jiang Kai pulled, he couldn't escape.
Several team leaders had already stepped forward, preparing to chop down the large tree.
At that moment, the earth suddenly trembled violently, rumbling loudly.
All the scattered stones around started rolling on their own, rapidly gathering together.
Soon, several massive Stone Crystal Giants rose from the ground, surrounding Kuramasuke and the others.
These stone giants were incredibly huge, most reaching thirty meters, with one even reaching fifty meters.
The tree Jiang Kai was hiding in also rose with the Stone Crystal Giant.
Kuramasuke and the others were utterly shocked, their minds blank.
'King Class!'
Let alone Kuramasuke only being second-tier. Even if he reached transcendent level, he couldn't kill a King-class boss alone. Let alone with several commander-level Stone Crystal Giants around.
With 70 people here, it was still impossible to kill a King-class Stone Crystal Giant.
The moment they saw the stone giants, everyone's first reaction was… run!
In an instant, all kinds of flashy skills appeared.
"Ninjutsu: Shadow Mirage! Ninjutsu: Burst Strength!"
"Stamina Frenzy! Shadowless Body Technique!"
A few barbarians stabbed themselves a few times, greatly boosting their attributes, then launched themselves like cannonballs, flying far away.
But despite using their best skills, they all had only one goal: Escape!
Kuramasuke stared dead at Jiang Kai, his eyes full of unwillingness.
Jiang Kai was right in front of him just now.
"Jiang Kai, how… how did you even tame this King-class monster?", Kuramasuke roared in anger, then turned and used Instant Shadow Invincible Slash.
This time, he used the slash for speed, to escape as quickly as possible.
Unfortunately, in front of commander and King-class bosses, even the strongest second-tier experts were a joke.
The King-class boss stomped the ground, and within a hundred meters, the ground instantly collapsed down ten meters.
Most people had the ground vanish beneath their feet and couldn't push off to escape, falling into the pit as it caved in.
Only a very few, relying on excellent speed and agility, escaped the King-class boss's control range.
The dozens of people who fell into the pit tried to climb out, but then, the opposite wall of the pit slammed shut at high speed.
From the cracks in the ground, blood sprayed wildly.
"Ah!", Screams of agony rang out endlessly. Those trapped inside were suffering unimaginable crushing force.
In just three or four seconds, more blood and flesh sprayed out from the cracks… When the two layers of rock split apart again, the edge of the pit was already painted red.
In an instant, at least forty people were instantly killed by the King-class boss.
'Damn, brutal!'
Jiang Kai was shocked in his heart. In front of a King-class boss, these guys were like ants, with no chance to resist.
On the other side, a few commander-level stone giants had already caught up with the few lucky ones who escaped.
To escape such a scenario proved these people were elite among elites.
They had witnessed the stone giants' abilities, concluded that they had strong control over the earth, and saw that Jiang Kai was safe on a tree, so they all jumped up into trees too.
Although stone giants could only sense enemies through the ground, once they locked onto a target, as long as the target looked for a foothold, it would directly or indirectly exert pressure on the ground.
They could still accurately locate the target.
Kuramasuke was fleeing madly. Killing Jiang Kai, whatever, forget it for now. Surviving was more important.
BOOM!
A stone wall shot up in front of him, blocking his path.
At the same time, behind him, a commander-level stone giant had already caught up, swinging a tree like a club.
No matter how strong Kuramasuke was, he couldn't block a stone giant's attack head-on. He quickly dodged.
But the stone giant's attack range was massive. Kuramasuke still couldn't dodge in time and was hit on the back by the tree trunk.
With immense power behind it, the tree trunk had terrifying destructive force.
Immediately, the skin on his back split open, and his whole body was blasted tens of meters away.
Seeing the stone giant about to catch up again, Kuramasuke had a flash of inspiration and used his momentum to turn and sprint.
Just as he leaped out a dozen meters, a stone wall suddenly rose from the ground.
Kuramasuke knew clearly that if he was blocked again now, escaping would be even harder.
In a critical moment, Kuramasuke shouted, "Ninjutsu: Body Replacement!"
Using the instant the replacement took effect, the stone wall shattered the wooden dummy, and Kuramasuke finally shook off the pursuing commander-level stone giant, vanishing without a trace.
The siege against Jiang Kai was shattered by the Stone Crystal Giants. The seventy experts who had gathered so fast… were wiped out just as fast.
Even though they tried desperately to escape, in the blink of an eye, 90% had already become a pile of flesh and blood.
Out of all those experts, only two or three managed to escape.
Jiang Kai looked at the eighty or ninety Redemption Cards floating on the ground, beyond excited.
Jiang Kai quickly used the King of Hell's Decree and began collecting them.
The King-class boss didn't give Jiang Kai much time. After killing, it just continued moving toward the center of the competition zone.
Still, Jiang Kai managed to collect 12 Redemption Cards.
No way around it, there were so many on the ground that grabbing a handful gave him several.
'Gotta thank these guys. Otherwise, I really wouldn't have known how to get out,' Jiang Kai thought sincerely.
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