chapter 153 part 1
Chapter 153: The Marines Are Here! Main God Ren Arakawa Hits the Jackpot!
In the factory, thirteen white men of various appearances were recovering their stamina while discussing their next move.
Snow Wolf Dick Brooks was calculating on a notebook. "Team China took four points, the East Sea Team took one and a half. We took one from the East Sea."
He looked at the remaining newcomers. "Fuck! That East Sea Team leader who can shoot sword energy is too strong. Our newcomers couldn't dodge in time, and he actually killed two of them!"
Mage Abel Eren comforted him, "It's alright. Currently, Team China leads the East Sea Team by one point and leads us by three. A penalty of under ten thousand Reward Points is something we can manage to pay if we pool our resources."
Gunnar suddenly slammed his fist on the railing, causing the entire railing to freeze over.
"Damn it! Don't mention it! We must earn back those Reward Points! I can't stomach this insult!"
No one dared to speak. Alexia, who had a slightly better relationship with him and was holding an ice spear, walked over. "Captain, now that the East Sea Team has no psychic, they most likely won't be able to find us."
Alexia glanced at the wise Dick Brooks, who had transformed into a snow wolf. "Brooks, what do you think Team China is doing this for? Why did they kidnap the East Sea Team's psychic? Is it simply as a hostage to force the East Sea Team to fight us?"
Dick Brooks shook his huge wolf head. "Team China's strategist is too terrifying. Every step of that guy's calculations is ahead of mine; he always thinks of more things than I do. If you insist on me hazarding a guess, then I suppose what you said is correct."
Not far from there, Chu Xuan and the others were whispering amongst themselves.
"Remember! What Group A needs to do is to lure their veterans away. No matter what method you use, even if it means insulting their family members or desecrating their ancestral graves, you must draw these veterans away."
"Group B, your job is to assist Group A. You must not appear before the North Arctic Team prematurely. You must wait until they are about to kill the members of Group A before you can show yourselves to help. Do you understand?"
Zheng Zha, a member of Group A, raised his hand. "Can I ask a question?"
Chu Xuan gave him a sideways glance. "Speak."
"Since the goal is to attract the attention of the North Arctic Team's veterans, why can't both our groups go together? Instead, we're split into two, and you'll only help when we can't hold on any longer. Why is that?"
Chu Xuan stated expressionlessly, "If everyone had as many misunderstandings and questions as you, then I'd suggest we disband right here and do whatever we please."
Zhan Lan, at his side, pulled Zheng Zha back. "That's enough. His intelligence is indeed higher than ours. Let's just follow his arrangements."
Zheng Zha looked at Chu Xuan and said, word for word, "If I find out you're trying to screw us over like you did with Li Shuaixi and Fei Hu, rest assured, even if I have to spend a thousand Reward Points, I will kill you!"
Chu Xuan shrugged. "Finished with your nonsense? Can we start now?"
"Wait a moment."
Ren Arakawa suddenly interrupted Chu Xuan's order. "Just a moment..."
He pulled Chu Xuan to a distant corner. "I have a ninjutsu that I wasn't very proficient with before, but now I've mastered it. It allows me to create a physical clone. This clone can serve as a decoy to attract the North Arctic Team's attention. After they think it's me, I'll sneak into their group of newcomers."
"If we do it this way... the team's losses will also be minimized. Is that feasible?"
One look at Ren Arakawa was all it took for Chu Xuan to understand his intentions.
"Are you really worried about team casualties? Aren't you just planning to monopolize all the Reward Points for yourself?"
"Hehe," Ren Arakawa didn't deny it, just chuckled twice.
"This approach is possible, but I don't recommend it. From the information I've gathered, what your so-called 'sphere of light' wants isn't an individual's absolute power. Or rather, it likes to see a team grow. I can't analyze the specifics yet, but that's the result."
"An individual's strength cannot achieve absolute invincibility. This space has all sorts of strange rules, skills, and missions. Even if you're overwhelmingly strong, there will be a day when your hands are tied."
Seeing Ren Arakawa listening patiently, Chu Xuan continued, "You can be the dominant one, allowing these team members to grow under your wing, but I suggest you'd be better off not interfering in these matters."
"Growth that comes with sacrifice is true growth."
Ren Arakawa clicked his tongue. "As I thought, you planned this from the start, aiming to put them in a desperate situation, didn't you?"
Chu Xuan didn't speak, which was a tacit admission.
"As expected. Well, then."
Thinking of the combat power of a Tier 4 Zheng Zha, Ren Arakawa spread his hands. "Then, I'll let you take charge."
With Ren Arakawa's nod, Zheng Zha immediately received his mission—to hold back Gunnar, the captain of the North Arctic Team!
In the factory, the North Arctic Team was still discussing how to handle the situation.
Suddenly, the long-haired woman, Betty Field, the North Arctic Team's psychic, sat up sharply!
"They're here! Someone's here! A lot of them! Yes! It's Team China!"
"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!"
The snow wolf strategist, Brooks, slapped his thigh. "I get it now! Team China kidnapped the East Sea Team's psychic to take us on by themselves!"
Gunnar instantly flared with rage, and the temperature in the factory suddenly plummeted.
"Team China looks down on me too much! I'll freeze them all into ice cubes! Ahhh!"
An aura of despair permeated the factory as the members of Team China found themselves in an extremely dire situation.
The werewolf-enhanced Nuowa was covered in blood. Her fur was soaked, matted in clumps. Her body was covered with wounds of varying depths, some so deep that white bone was visible. One of her legs was stiff from frost, making movement incredibly difficult. She could only rely on her remaining strength to gasp for breath in a corner, her eyes filled with unwillingness and anger.
The vampire-enhanced Zheng Zha was in no better shape. His clothes were in tatters, and his body was covered in cuts from the frost. The blood from his wounds had already clotted, sticking to his torn clothes.
His face was as pale as paper, his lips colorless, a clear sign of severe exhaustion. If he hadn't activated the first stage of the Gene Lock, he wouldn't have lasted a single round against Gunnar.
Zhang Jie's two Desert Eagles lay on the ground. His chest had been pierced by Alexia's ice spear. If Zhao Yingkong hadn't come to support him, he would have been Team China's first casualty.
Zhao Yingkong had activated the second stage of the Gene Lock, struggling to hold on against the encirclement of the snow wolf Dick, Alexia, and Abel Eren.
Her body already bore multiple wounds, fresh blood staining her clothes red. Although her eyes were filled with determination, the rapid consumption of her stamina made her movements gradually sluggish. Every dodge and attack became exceedingly difficult.
Fighting one against three, even the members of the North Arctic Team couldn't help but admire this little loli, Zhao Yingkong.
Aside from Ren Arakawa, Zhao Yingkong was Team China's fiercest general.
Team China's combatants were severely injured, and the non-combatants fared no better.
Zhan Lan and Xiaoye Hui were already frozen into blocks of ice. Their bodies stood rigidly in place, their eyes filled with terror and helplessness.