Chapter 186 Saving Jacques
Another benefit of returning to rescue Jacques is that they have enough time to explore some ruins.
You can also kill some dark beast lords who have not evacuated and are still foolishly developing their territory.
On the way back, they took a route closer to the middle and found that they rarely saw the Dark Beast Lord along the way.
These dark beast lords came in through [Random Challenge]. They did not need to go through any assessment in this world. After two royals died and one escaped, their missions also ended.
As long as you are not in combat, you can leave this world at any time.
The chariot may only encounter a dark beast territory after driving very far.
Although he could have gone around it, Wei Huan deliberately rushed in and killed everyone.
After successively wiping out two dark beast territories, the dark beast lord was never seen again.
The only things left on the ocean were the existing islands, and there were basically boxes on each island. Some of the larger islands even had ruins.
The boxes in the primary ruins are generally a large number of bronze and black iron treasure chests, and there is a silver treasure chest at the bottom of the box.
The sea beasts that come out of the silver treasure chest are general-level ones, which are very easy to kill.
At least for Wei Huan, it is the ability to deliver food.
Unfortunately, I didn’t see any gold-level ruins, and I never met the second survivor.
Wei Huan felt a little regretful. Knowing very well what the survivors of the fifth-level world were, he hoped that by constantly encountering the survivors, he could make the people on the bus understand that the survivors were absolutely not to be trusted.
In the previous life, humans suffered a great loss because they had too little contact with the remnants and were unable to discover their obvious abnormalities. Their development progress, which was already lagging behind that of the dark beasts, slowed down even further.
Of course, with Wei Huan here this time, the same situation will definitely not happen.
Just like he did with the War Clan, he will eradicate these cancers that are blocking humanity's progress in advance.
Time passed slowly, and soon it was the night of the ninth day.
Tomorrow is the tenth day. At 12 noon, all challengers who reach line 80 will be teleported out.
The challenge world will leave 30 hours, giving human challengers a final chance to fight. Until six o'clock in the evening of the eleventh day, when it gets dark, the world will fall into eternal darkness.
In the dark night, in the endless ocean, on a lonely island.
Wei Huan waited for the chariot that was rushing towards him.
At the same time, under the scanning of the vehicle-mounted radar, Wei Huan clearly saw a huge group of sea beasts following the car.
It was probably the amount they had accumulated over the past three days.
But there is only one royal family.
After Jacques appeared, he flashed his headlights three times to say hello, and then rushed into the army of undead that had been waiting for it.
Looking down from the sky, the entire island was densely populated with undead.
The number seemed to be dozens of times that of the following sea beasts.
Jacques marveled at Wei Huan's ability, but at the same time thought that this was how it should be.
Wei Huan's combat effectiveness has already reached third place in the world rankings.
But in terms of actual combat achievements, he was even a few points higher than Captain Fang William, who had been fighting on the front lines for several years.
If killing 100,000 dark beasts in the Challenge World alone was not considered impressive, then he had killed three dark beast kings in a short period of time, which was an achievement that no human being had been able to achieve so far.
Such a strong man who has stood at the forefront of humanity should show the strength to crush everything and surpass sea beasts.
In Jacques' eyes, the group of sea beasts that were so terrifying that they could not be killed and even dared not stop fighting, died too easily when facing Wei Huan's undead army.
The battle lasted less than a quarter of an hour, and the only one left on the battlefield was the king-level giant octopus.
But under the siege of the undead army and high-level crew members, it did not hold out for long before collapsing to the ground, contributing another core material to Wei Huan and the others.
Mu Zirui saw the fallen materials and cheered in the passenger car.
He was going to advance to the fifth level and become a true master of forbidden spells.
"Your team is amazing. Not only are they all strong, but they're also united. I'm really enviable."
To express his sincerity, after the battle, Jacques and his crew left the chariot and boarded Wei Huan's chariot to express their gratitude.
"Teammate" is the deepest thorn in Jacques' heart. He used to treat everyone who boarded his chariot with utmost sincerity, but what he got was their betrayal.
Osam provoked every important person in his car in order to divide his power and make it easier to completely control him.
Now that he saw with his own eyes what his "dream car" should look like, he was truly envious and felt sad for himself.
Wei Huan didn't know how to comfort him. He looked at the four people he had brought into the car and said, "Let's leave the assessment world first. When you get out, call everyone else and relax and celebrate. Our head chef is a great cook, but he's not in the car right now."
Jacques smiled bitterly: "This is all the people. After I was wanted, they followed me without abandoning me, and even cooperated to take the risk to enter the fifth-level assessment world.
I thought I could handle these problems, but I overestimated myself, and they almost got swallowed up by the darkness along with me.
Thank you again for saving us."
Wei Huan was about to say something when Mu Zhong said in surprise, "So there are only five of you?!"
His tone was so surprised that Wei Huan looked at him.
Mu Zhong said, "But the chat room shows that there are still 226 people in the world. Excluding everyone here, does that mean there are only 122 people left in this world?"
Wei Huan thought about it and didn’t realize there was anything wrong with it. He wanted to say that he couldn’t save everyone and they had to be responsible for their own choices.
Mu Zhong said, “I remember someone in the chat room counted the number of cars, and there were only six in total.
That means there are 122 people here, in at least two cars. And they are all together.”
Wei Huan frowned: "Do you think there's something wrong with them?"
Mu Zhong said, "A moderately powerful force possesses the power to impact a Level 5 world. The key point is that they haven't seemed to have any intention of contacting us from the beginning to the end. It's like they're deliberately trying to lower their presence, which doesn't sit well with me."
Wei Huan gradually understood what was going on after Mu Zhong's explanation: "In other words, these people want to use our power to enter the Level 5 world, but they're also trying to hide from us."
Mu nodded: "If my guess is correct, it might be someone from the Zhan Clan..."
Wei Huan sat up straight. After analyzing it this way, it was indeed possible.
A group of people from the Zhan clan escaped, about a thousand in number.
Although the number of people is not enough now, it is not important. What is important is that they have not left until now, and they are so low-key that it seems as if they do not exist at all.
Looking through the chat room records, the last message was three days ago.
One person said that he was leaving, saying that the world was too dangerous and that Wei Huan did not protect them. A return talisman for each of them was enough to make their car go bankrupt.
People who enter this world naturally have extremely high expectations of Wei Huan, and are therefore more likely to be hurt by Wei Huan's decisions.
It's abnormal not to complain. Even a strong man like Jacques would ask for help at critical moments.
But today is the ninth day, and those 122 people are still silent. Mu Zhong's analysis is absolutely correct. They are just hiding from Wei Huan.
"It's impossible to find them. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack. Now we can only wait until we leave the assessment world and arrange for people to guard the entrance and exit of the assessment world. If we stop them, we'll know if they are the fugitives."
After discussion, everyone came to a decision. Then someone said, "It's getting late. Let's get on the road as soon as possible. The conditions will get worse and worse. We need to reach the destination as soon as possible."
"good."
Jacques nodded, stood up, shook Wei Huan's hand again, and said gratefully, "I am very grateful for your help this time. Although you may not need it, I owe you a favor. As long as it does not violate conscience and morality, you can let me do anything."
Wei Huan said: "You have paid enough fees. 200,000 points is not a small number. I made a profit."
"Points can't save your life at a critical moment. Becoming your friend is the best deal."
Then, Jacques shook Mu Zhong's hand again and said goodbye.
After a brief greeting, Mu Zhong asked, "How will you plan to deal with the Level 5 world?"
"Agris asked me to go to the fifth-level world to find her. We'll talk about it later."
Mu nodded: "If you need any help, you can contact us."
"Thank you very much."
Jacques left the chariot and returned to his own.
The two chariots set out again, one after the other, galloping across the dark sea towards the finish line.
Wei Huan had nothing to do during the drive, so he decided to go upstairs to rest. Mu Zhong walked with him, and when they reached a deserted area upstairs, he asked Wei Huan, "I thought you were going to invite Jacques to get in the car."
Wei Huan nodded: "I do have this plan, but now is not the time."
Mu Zhong thought about it and it made sense: "He still has hope for Osam, and Agris is still trying to help him. Perhaps they want to do something. If he comes to our car at this time, it will confirm his crime of treason."
Wei Huan said: "Talent can shine anywhere. I am just angry about the hero's fate. This is not the treatment that should be given to someone who shed blood for the country."
"The collapse of a corrupt kingdom will inevitably be accompanied by final pains, which we cannot stop. But if he and Agris can rise from the ruins, we will have the most reliable comrades."
"I hope so."
Wei Huan spoke vaguely, not holding high expectations for this.
At least in the previous life, in the ten years since then, there has not been any successful revolution in Osam. Instead, the young people of the family trained by those old men, after having the strength of challengers, successfully stepped onto the political stage and tightened their control over the country.
Even Jacques seemed to have found his comfortable place in that country, and remained an Oshamite from beginning to end.
Back in the room, Wei Huan went to the bathroom to wash up.
Mu Zhong prepared a change of clothes and handed them into the bathroom, saying, "You have a good rest. I'll go downstairs."
A wet hand grabbed his wrist, and with a slight force, pulled him into the bathroom, where he didn't come out for a long time.
Later, it was Wei Huan's turn to go on duty. Cousin Mu, who had been waiting to take over, was stunned for a moment when he saw that it was Wei Huan coming, and then he looked understood.
He said, "I have unfinished business and need to work all night."
Wei Huan said, "Go back, if you have nothing to do, I'll be fine here."
"I..." He thought for a moment and decided, "Since Orange Juice has returned, the restaurant has been too busy lately. I'll go over and take a look."
"Go ahead."
The cab became quiet again, with only his twin brother, Teng Xiyang, on duty with him being the only one left.
However, Teng Xiyang was concentrating on his cultivation. Wei Huan could feel that his aura was obviously fluctuating. It seemed that he was not far from upgrading to Sequence Four.
The old team members in the car gradually couldn't keep up with the progress.
With the strength of Sequence Three, one cannot even leave the car, otherwise he will be under the pressure of the world's power.
In addition, the people getting on the car are getting stronger and stronger. The weakest members of the main combat team are all at level four, and many of them only need materials to advance to level five.
This made the veteran team members feel the pressure and they trained much more seriously than before.
At present, there is no shortcut to challenging the advancement of the world sequence. The higher the level, the longer it takes to practice, and the value of advanced potions is also getting higher and higher.
Wei Huan also longed to gain "enlightenment" again, but this was something that could only be encountered by chance.
After handing over the driving work to the butler AI, he reclined his seat, lay on it and entered the temple of profession.
After entering, the most eye-catching thing at a glance was the listless "Dian Ma".
Dianma has obtained the Bloodthirsty Blessing, and will be in a weak state for nearly a month.
At the same time, this series of creatures will enter a passive weakened state and can no longer be summoned.
In this way, the advantages and disadvantages of training only one earth beast are very obvious.
The advantage is that it has its own "summoning tree". The usual production, recruitment and evolution, including the consumption of resurrection during war, do not need to be counted on Wei Huan. Wei Huan only needs to recruit more earth beast mothers to "eat" it when necessary, and it will become stronger.
The disadvantage is that once it falls, the entire force of nearly 100,000 will be unusable.
If the Earth Beast is not counted, Wei Huan's actual summon count is 95,000.
The largest of them was the Wolf Legion, with 41,000 men. Due to their bloodthirstiness, they suffered losses of around 26,000 in this battle.
The second is the Violent Bear Legion, with a strength of 28,000 and a loss of 21,000. This is also the reason why Wei Huan has recently recruited and expanded this unit relatively little. The Violent Bears only serve as tanks in sieges, with limited use and insufficient flexibility. In a level 5 world, they cannot withstand the attack of the city wall without Bloodthirst, but if they are given Bloodthirst, they will be weak for a month.
Wei Huan's favorite recruit has always been the Xiu Rome Legion. Recruiting a four-star Xiu Rome requires 80 points of spiritual power. Even with such a huge consumption, Wei Huan has worked hard to increase the number to 17,000 in the past two months.
The loss amount is about 6,000, which is a relatively restrained use. The main reason is that I am worried that if I don’t keep any trump cards, it will be difficult to survive in the fifth-level world.
In addition, there are 6,000 Demon Eye Lords, 1,000 Flying Monkeys, 600 Dog-Headed Men, and 150 Green Light Groups.
There are still 360 Hellfire bombs left in stock.
Less than 50,000 troops are definitely too few according to the strength of the fifth-level world.
But Wei Huan did not regret it. He only lost 140,000 troops, but killed two dark beast kings. The key point was that these troops could be summoned again in a month. It was worthwhile no matter how you looked at it.
The most urgent thing to consider now is to deal with the intensity and world environment of the fifth-level world. In the next month, he must come up with a combination of troops that is more conducive to operations in that world.
Wei Huan went to see his mother again.
At present, there is no doubt that in the "Island World", the most advantageous type of troops are still the Earth Beasts.
But without the Earth Beast evolved by Diamma, its combat effectiveness in the sea might not be good enough.
Wei Huan was feeling embarrassed when suddenly the familiar breath came from the depths of the tomb, like a feeling that was eager to be "born", very urgent.
Wei Huan, who was having trouble choosing his own military force, did hesitate for a moment about whether to add more military forces to his army.
But he soon gave up.
First of all, my level is not yet high enough to touch the creatures in the tomb, so forcibly summoning them may not be successful. Even if I succeed, I'm afraid it will only be this one that takes the initiative.
It should be elite level without a doubt, but no matter how strong its combat capability is, what's the use of having only one of them? A type of soldier that cannot form an army is useless in Wei Huan's battle sequence.
When Wei Huan made a decision and once again resolutely turned his gaze away, the atmosphere deep in the tomb was filled with visible frustration.
Then I started to get anxious again.
It seemed to want to break free from the constraints of the tomb and rush out. The tomb was bumped up and down by its power, but it could not break through the restriction.
It can only be released with the permission of the gravekeeper.
Wei Huan initially thought about using its collision ability to see if he could sink his thoughts into the tomb again, just like last time, to find the god sleeping deep underground and get another chance to advance quickly.
Unfortunately, after trying it, it had no effect at all, so he gave up.
Now, he has more important things to do.
Since it is difficult to form a "summoning flow" now to reach a sufficient number of troops to completely suppress the enemy in a short period of time, we can only choose another school.
In short, it doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice, it is a good cat.
Wei Huan stayed in the tomb for a sufficient period of time, during which time he consumed all the energy in the two "energy tanks".
When I opened my eyes again, Mu Zhong had already gotten out and was slowly drinking coffee in his driver's seat.
He was in a very relaxed position, with his legs crossed and leaning against the back of the chair. Perhaps he had telepathically connected with her or heard something, but as soon as Wei Huan sat up, he turned his chair around and looked over, smiling brightly.
Then Wei Huan's eyes softened and a smile appeared on his face.
The sky was lit up by this gaze.
When the light outside the car, reflecting the sea water, shone into the car, the smiles on their faces became even more intense.
"Have you had breakfast?" Wei Huan asked.
"No, I'll wait for you."
"Then let's go."
"Um."
The two men left, and the other people in the cab looked straight ahead, except Xu Qingqiang, who walked towards them with one hand in his pocket.
Seeing the two people, he nodded with his toothpick in his hand: "When will that fat thief come back? If he doesn't come back soon, I'm going to starve and become thin."
Mu Zhong smiled: "We've only been apart for two days."
"Two days is enough to starve me to death. Do you think everyone is like you, with sentient air that can fill their stomachs? And it's only two days? It's clearly two days and twenty hours, it's almost three days. Let's get out of this damn place quickly. If I don't eat well, I'm going to have hypoglycemia."
"Okay, okay, we'll be there this afternoon." What else could Mu Zhong say? He could only coax her.
When we arrived at the restaurant, the breakfast looked the same as usual. There were still several people who knew how to cook, and they worked hard with the robotic arms to prepare the food for several hours.
It looks similar, but it doesn't taste good when you eat it.
Seeing that the hardworking group was no longer around, Mu Zhong put down his spoon and whispered, "Does Orange Juice have any talent for cooking? I mean, a talent that can challenge the world. We actually have a five-star chef on board. Although he has switched to sledgehammer work now, it shouldn't be..."
Wei Huan was a little surprised: "Who?"
Doesn’t he know that he has a five-star chef in his car?
"Brother Hammer."
When Mu Zhong said this, Wei Huan responded.
"Brother Hammer", the first Martial King to be promoted to Sequence Five on the car, even earlier than Captain Xue, was very low-key and rarely came near Wei Huan. Although Brother Hammer could be seen swinging his hammer during every major operation, Wei Huan had no interest in getting to know him.
Some people just have this kind of talent that is overlooked.
Even now, he was clearly busy going in and out of the kitchen, but Wei Huan clearly saw it and didn't seem to think much about it. This was a bit abnormal.
Wei Huan then shared his thoughts on Hammer Brother, and Mu Zhong nodded. "Pretty much. He's just as low-key as you know him. He's the first Martial King on the bus, but he refused to enter the driver's seat. He usually hangs out with the team. He was sent here by the Xuanwu Corps. He has some interactions with Ding Qi and is very good at cooking Northwest cuisine. It's probably just the difference in regional tastes that we're not used to."
Wei Huan, however, was thinking about something else: "In fact, there are unauthoritative studies that prove that challenging the world not only cultivates superpowers, but also stimulates some special abilities, such as being able to drink a tank of water in one breath without bloating."
Mu Zhong: “???”
Wei Huan told a joke seriously, and Mu Zhong took two seconds to react before laughing: "What kind of strange ability is this? What's the point of drinking so much water? How much is a tank of water?"
"This person is an ice wise man. In the great desert of the second-level world, he can use magic."
Mu Zhong realized that Wei Huan was not joking. "So you're saying that talent is related to combat?"
Wei Huan shook his head: "No, if talent is related to combat, then it is lucky. In fact, the talent of many people has nothing to do with combat at all."
"Like, for example, Orange Juice's cooking is delicious? And Brother Qiang's innate talent is a blood-recovering knife? You are born with stronger dark power, and my dual talents are actually a kind of special talent. It's just that some people use it, while others may be so ordinary that they will never discover it in their entire lives."
"right."
"So……"
"I'm afraid it's difficult to screen, just chatting." After saying this, Wei Huan pushed the buns forward, "The buns are cold, eat them."
Mu Zhong picked it up and took a bite, then laughed and said, "Clearly, Hammerhead's talent isn't making dumplings."
After breakfast, another three hours passed, and before lunch, another royal beast descended upon their heads.
It was a jellyfish sea monster that could float even when it left the sea. It looked so much like Dian Ma that Wei Huan couldn't help but want to summon Dian Ma out to meet it.
Finally, Wei Huan sent the undead and combat teams to fight.
Probably because they talked about Thor in the morning, Wei Huan specially watched Thor's fighting style this time.
Brother Hammer is a martial king. He is 37 years old and looks ordinary. He is neither tall nor short, fat nor thin. He never appears in front of Wei Huan unless it is necessary.
Wei Huan only remembered that there were two Martial Kings in his car, one of whom was Captain Xue, but he didn't think about getting information about Brother Hammer.
This is not what a qualified leader should do.
What shocked Wei Huan the most was that he was completely unaware of this.
Thor was one of the powerful fighters in his car, one of the main forces, but after two months in the car, he didn't even know his name.
Thinking of this, Wei Huan also forced his attention to Hammer Brother.
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