Chapter 674: Fighting the waves again. Situation outside the Secret Realm.

Chapter 674: Fighting the waves again. Situation outside the Secret Realm.

Looking around, Yasenia realized that she was back in her initial room. To make sure that it was hers, she went to the bed and looked at the corner. "Hm. The scratch I made, just in case, is still there. This means we return to the same room after each event."

Her eyes went to the top of the list, and she observed the time she had left. A clear 3597 was slowly ticking away. 'Hm. I see. About an hour to do the next ten waves. It is more than what they gave us for the first ten waves.'

Not having any haste to complete the ten waves, she approached the fountain at the sides and used her hands to scoop the water and drink.

The second she drank the clear water, she felt her energy replenished and her fatigue disappear. A smile appeared while she licked her lips. "Sweet. Even though I almost completely recovered, it's a very nice addition to the room... Huh? My Celestial Energy is not being refilled?"

The dragoness frowned and drank a lot more to make sure. Seeing the Celestial Energy Star not accelerating its recovery, Yasenia sighed. "I will have to use those skills sparingly if that's the case. How many Celestial skills can I cast? About... six more? Seven if the event goes on for more than six hours."

She tilted her head. "Speaking of which, will the harpy be able to recover with this water? Meridian damage is very troublesome, but it might be possible..."

Her brows came together. "I hope not." Then, she relaxed. "Well, even if she could recover, it doesn't matter. The next time I meet her, I'll have to ensure she willingly surrenders."

The dragoness looked at the bronze talisman that appeared on the table in the middle and smiled, her eyes shining with a predatory light. "I didn't expect these types of rewards. What happens if I kill those with [Library Tickets] in the next event rounds? Can I gain more chances?"

After taking the bronze talisman into her ring, she walked toward the list and read the names, just in case.

1.- Tatyana Dravory, 18th wave.57,400 Points.

2.- Cecile Dravory, 13th wave. 25,400 Points.

3.- Yu Lei, 12th wave. 20,200 Points.

4.- Chen Yanli, 12th wave...

...

27.- Kali Dravory, 11th wave. 15,400 Points.

...

475.- Yasenia Dravory, 10th wave. 11,000 Points.

...

Yasenia nodded calmly. 'The first 40 waves will be interrupted by the events, so it doesn't really matter if you don't get the max points first. The real problem will be if more than 50 people keep perfect scores by round 50. Moreover, the following events can also become an opportunity.'

She remembered Evelyn's comments about that squirrel woman, and she was about to search for her, but she didn't know her name. 'It would be nice to see affiliations.'

The dragoness finally turned and entered the portal toward the eleventh wave.

Her body flashed, and she appeared in the same prairie as the one for the first ten waves. 'It seems that the creator wants a frontal battle.'

[Welcome to the eleventh wave. Defeat five second-level Fusion Core Beasts in ten minutes.]

Yasenia lifted an eyebrow. "Quite a big jump. If this continues increasing at this rate for every ten waves, the fortieth wave bracket might have level ten Fusion Core beasts. Either way, challenges seem adjusted to cultivation level instead of overall strength, so I have an advantage."

Yasenia stopped thinking because the five giant quadrupedal beasts had arrived before herself.

Instead of using weapons, Yasenia's lips arched in a wild smile, and she lunged toward one of them.

The five-meter-tall beast swung its claw, and Yasenia punched to meet with it as her energies wrapped around her body, increasing her strength many times over.

BANG!

Like an enormous explosion bursting right beside that creature, muscles, bones, and internal organs ruptured and exploded while Yasenia's energies sunk into it and blasted it flying.

The dragoness turned around and clawed the air. "[Sun Dragon Claw]."

The image of a gigantic golden claw slammed from above the beast and detonated in a violent golden fire burst, engulfing the other four in damaging energies and killing them.

To finish it, Yasenia jumped and spun once mid-air, slamming her tail on the side of the remaining beast's head and killing it instantly.

[Congratulations, you won perfectly against five level-two Fusion Core beats without receiving any damage in 14.9 seconds. You've won 2200 points. x2 Multiplier detected. You've won 4400 Points. You have 15400 Points.]

Yasenia nodded, and after exiting, she looked at the list again.

1st, Tatyana Dravory, 73,000 Points. 20th wave.

In another room, Evelyn's lips arched in a wry smile. 'Tatyana is quite absurd. I'm still in the fourteenth wave. Speaking of absurd, where is my lovable but silly dragoness?'

She spotted her in the hundreds on the eleventh wave and blinked. 'Why is my love so slow? Hm?'

Then, her jaw slowly dropped as Yasenia's name jumped every three to five seconds.

12th wave, 13th wave, 14th wave...

By the time Evelyn reacted, her dear dragoness had already finished and reached the seventh spot on the list with the 20 waves done and an identical score to Tatyana. "What in the heaven's name? Did she wait a bit to give the others a chance or something?"

After waiting for an answer for two seconds, Evelyn blinked and muttered. "Right, Sierra is also participating."

She couldn't help but scratch her cheek. 'When someone that's always there suddenly disappears, you can't help but miss her more than I thought.'

Looking up, she saw that the initial 3600 clock was only down to 3462. Yet, more than nine people had finished the eleventh to twentieth waves. Evelyn was somewhat speechless. 'Who is this timer for, anyway? Oh? Sierra has arrived at the eighteenth wave. I should also hurry up.'

With a sigh and shaking her head, she entered the red formation while grabbing her spear.

Yasenia laughed. "I heard. Mommy will kill gods and immortals if they come in the way of our playing time!"

Kaleina laughed. "So exaggerated, Mommy!"

Selena spoke to Yasenia. "Young Miss, can we speak for a minute before you continue your conversation with Little Young Miss?"

Yasenia spoke. "Baby, give the device to Aunty Selena. We still have more than 40 minutes to speak."

Kaleina nodded. "Okay! Here, Aunty Selena. Don't take too much time."

"I won't, hahaha."

Yasenia asked after a few seconds. "What happened?"

Selena spoke. "Young Miss. Taking into account your absence, there have been a few people trying to infiltrate the sect. We've allowed a few under heavy surveillance to see what they were up to, and we discovered that they are trying to find weaknesses of the formation and also people you consider close."

Yasenia's eyes flashed coldly. "Which powers did it?"

"From what we've discovered, they are the usual ones. Wolf Clan, Garuda Clan, Assassin Sect, and their allies. However, I wanted to inform you because there were two harpies mixed in between."

With a confused tone, she asked. "Were they also investigating the same thing?"

"Yes. That's why we are asking you."

Yasenia's mind flashed with many thoughts, but then she remembered Feathra. "Have you spoken to Tengliu?"

Selena denied it. "Not yet."

Yasenia crossed her arms and pondered. 'If it was under Tengliu's order, and we ask, we will tell her that we've caught her, and it might trigger conflict even before I can return, which is not ideal. If it is not, and it is a growing faction that is against Tengliu's cooperation with us, telling her can nip the problem in the bud before it becomes something large...'

Yasenia considered many things and spoke calmly. "Invite Tengliu to that room and ask her. If she is behind it..." Yasenia trailed her words for a while, but then she became resolute. "... Kill her."

Selena answered solemnly. "Are you sure, Young Miss? You've been delaying action because you wanted to move personally..."

Yasenia stayed silent for a few seconds and then sighed. "Do it. We can't afford to have an ally that can betray us at any time. We are strong but not untouchable by any means. If she is trying to get a hold of my weakness, that's a good signal telling me that any punishment other than death or similar will go nowhere and that she had not repented and has been acting during the last five years."

Yasenia added. "With the amount of knowledge about us that she has, Tengliu acting this way is completely out of turn and illogical. She is a brilliant woman, someone I've even grown to admire. That's why I'm sure it is a hidden faction in her power. A power the size of Tengliu's is bound to give birth to some extremists. Therefore, I'm ninety percent sure she has nothing to do with this. If she didn't know, cooperate with her and see how much sincerity she shows."

Selena nodded. "Understood. What is your bottom line of punishment toward that faction, Young Miss?"

Yasenia sneered. "A group targeting my weaknesses? That means they are targeting not only my dears but also Kaleina. My bottom line is Dantian crippling. Making all the leaders above Epoch Core disappear would be the ideal result. Those under that strength are no longer threats, so you can be more lenient and end it with limb crippling."

Yasenia explained a bit about Feathra's situation, and after five minutes of talks, she asked. "Place Kaleina on the communication device again. I already miss her voice."

Selena nodded with a smile in her voice. "Yes, Young Miss. Don't worry much about this; there are harpies working for other powers, so they might also be a bait or a trap. We'll deal with it to your satisfaction."

Yasenia smiled. "I know."

Yasenia spent the rest of the time talking with Kaleina.

The next event started after the number on top of the list reached 0000.

Yasenia waited for a while before stepping forward, just in case something else spawned in the room. After nothing appeared, she stood on the yellow formation and was transported to the second event.

******************************************************

Yasenia: Things are happening outside the secret realm...

Evelyn. Are you worried?

Yasenia: Not that much. I have confidence in my maids.

Author: Well, things are slowly tangling up and becoming more interesting~. I summon you!

WPOmega: Hello! I'm here to ask Sarah another thing!

Angel: You ask her a lot of things, hahaha.

WPOmega: I find her an interesting character.

Sarah: I'm here.

WPOmega: Sarah, assuming Yasenia trusts you enough to bring you back to the Sky Continent when she returns, would you go with her and continue to be overshadowed, or would you rather stay in Distancia, where you'd grow nearly unimpeded?

Sarah: I don't know. I haven't thought that far ahead. Also, I don't think I'm that overshadowed, right? In an all-out match, we shouldn't be too far off strength-wise.

WPOmega: Oh... Did you think like that?

Sarah: Yes. I have many items that can be used.

WPOmega: I see. So, the answer is, no plans yet?

Sarah: That's right. I don't think that Yasenia is the only way back either way.

WPOmega: Aha.

Author: And that's all for today~. Thank you!