Chapter 142

After all... she has been constantly improving, and these battles have definitely benefited her more than others.

Seeing that Che Huiyi had persisted for a full three hours under such high-intensity training before finally showing signs of fatigue, everyone couldn't help but look on in shock.

With everyone still feeling reluctant to leave, the intense training session finally came to an end. Castorice received her contact information from Shimizu Akari and then bid farewell to everyone before leaving with Che Huiyi.

The S-Class Chairman from Country H actually wanted to communicate more with Castorice, but once they started, the S-Class from Country R would immediately surround them. Both sides knew they couldn't let the other get too close, and in this situation, neither side would achieve anything, so they simply gave up.

Goto Ryuji finally discussed with DFN how to deal with the unstable factor, Castorice.

This brings us to their plan to help Country H conquer the S-Class portal on Qizhou Island. As mentioned before, Country R's plan was for them to lure the insects outside, while Country H would enter the nest to decapitate the Queen Ant.

But their true purpose is not limited to this. Once the Country H enters the lair, they will immediately stop releasing magic.

The insects are more aggressive towards Magic Resistance and are easily attracted to them. After they stop releasing magic power, these insects will lead their routes to the same place, whether it is for the safety of the Queen Ant or the magic power released when the Country H beheaded the queen Queen Ant. That is, to the hunters of the Country H.

In this situation, the hunter from Country H was doomed.

Next, all that needs to do is for the Country R hunters to explain to the international community that the Country H's decapitation strike has failed, forcing the Country R to retreat, and then for the second attack team, which is on standby at sea, to enter and launch a second attack on Qizhou Island.

Not only can it weaken the combat power of neighboring countries, Country R can also become the country that breaks through the S-Class portal. In this way, Goto Ryuji will also become National Power Level Hunter.

However... the appearance of Castorice disrupted this plan, because Castorice's strength was significantly greater than that of S-Class, comparable to that of Goto Ryuji. With such strength, neither Goto nor DFN believed that the Country H would be unable to cope and would be completely wiped out.

Moreover, Che Huiyi's strength is enough to make Goto take notice.

So, in this situation, how should they deal with the challenge of Castorice?

The answer is simple: do nothing.

Yes, when someone is powerful enough, they can't be easily schemed against. Not only do they not have enough time to plan, but even if they did manage to scheme, what if they failed to kill them? They have no need to offend a national power who hasn't even received a title yet.

Rather than that, it's better to get along well and be on good terms.

However, an S-Class portal was something that Goto Ryuji absolutely could not let go of, because he had waited too long for this opportunity. S-Class portals were extremely rare, and if he missed this one, he didn't know how long he would have to wait.

Therefore, their final plan was changed.

That evening, at Goto Ryuji's request, the strategy meeting was reconvened.

However, this has nothing to do with the Castorice.

After bidding farewell to the other hunters with Che Huiyi, Castorice summoned the Dead Dragon and led Che Huiyi to a suburban forest.

Why did you suddenly bring me here?

Che Huiyi recognized this place; it was where she had previously photographed the A-Class teleportation portal.

"I have a gift I'd like to give to Senior Cha."

Castorice explained.

"Gift?"

Che Huiyi was puzzled by Castorice's actions. "Shouldn't I be the one giving Castorice the gift? You've helped me so much, and I haven't even given you a decent way to repay you... Besides, you saved my life."

She sounded somewhat frustrated as she said this.

"What I said was just casual advice, and it's not worth Senior Che expending so much effort to repay me."

Although in the end, he was unable to repay the debt.

"It may be just a casual thing for Castorice, but it is an invaluable help to me."

As expected, Che Huiyi did not accept this explanation.

"But I am very happy to receive such a high level of gratitude and appreciation from senior Cha."

Castorice also has her own values and knows that it is difficult to convince each other on this point, so she continued, "Moreover, rather than saying that I saved Senior Che, it would be more accurate to say that Senior Che was implicated by me and almost lost his life."

"This..."

Che Huiyi recalled that those people had come to her, and it seemed that it was indeed because of Castorice.

Before she could think any further, Castorice took out a purple gemstone.

"This is...?"

While Che Huiyi was still pondering the logic behind it, her gaze was drawn to the gem that Castorice suddenly took out. The magic flowing from the gem made her eyes widen, and the quality of its magic reminded her of the Frost Monarch she had faced before.

"It is a gem called Spiritron Crystal."

Castorice explained, "It is a gem formed from the separation of power by a powerful being. The person who possesses it will receive the power of the gem. There are ten such gems in total, and this one is the gem that symbolizes the kingdom."

This thing is actually quite precious. Although Amber possesses the power of both the Origin and the Finality and has the Tengen Physique, she can only separate three hundred gems a year, most of which are used as high-grade fuel to replenish the system.

However... the person in front of me can be considered one of my only two friends in this world. I have fulfilled all my responsibilities as a friend to Han Songyi, and I have never mistreated Che Huiyi either.

If the other party hadn't almost lost their life because of her, Castorice wouldn't have thought of giving away a Spiritron Crystal.

"But... I can't accept it."

Che Huiyi closed her eyes, trying to dispel the longing in her heart.

Chapter 43 The Shadow Monarch of the Working Class.

However, Castorice did not give Che Huiyi a chance to refuse, and directly controlled the Spiritron Crystal to merge into the other party's body.

Feeling the sudden surge of magical power within her body, Che Huiyi opened her eyes in a daze.

She hadn't expected that whether or not she wanted this item wouldn't require her personal consent.

Looking at the smile on Castorice's face, Che Huiyi finally sighed, "Castorice... now I don't know how to repay you."

Why must you view it as a source of stress?

Castorice's smile faded slightly, "In my understanding, the value of a gift should not be considered only in terms of its intrinsic worth."

Although this saying is mostly used as a fig leaf to cover up a lack of money and to package cheap and perfunctory items as heartfelt gifts, Che Huiyi did not have this understanding.

Because she didn't have any friends to exchange gifts with.

Therefore, this reason, coupled with Castorice's slightly sad smile, immediately made Che Huiyi panic.

Yes, how can we ignore the sentiment behind Castorice's gift just because it is expensive?

"I'm sorry! That's not what I meant... I just... no, thank you, Castorice."

After taking a deep breath, Che Huiyi stopped worrying about the value of the gift. She knew that Castorice hadn't given it to her expecting her to refuse.

"Although I cannot reciprocate with something equally valuable, I will always remember your kindness."

Castorice then revealed a satisfied smile, "I will look forward to Senior Che's return gift."

It's not a repayment, but a return gift.

Che Huiyi nodded, having understood what Castorice meant.

"Would you like to try out your current power?"

Seeing that she had completely calmed down, Castorice then spoke.

"Want to test your strength?"

Che Huiyi thought for a moment and felt the surge of magic power within her body. At the same time, she discovered a very obvious gem within her body. The gem was constantly radiating unprecedented magic power. Both its quality and quantity gave Che Huiyi a feeling that things were completely different from before.

And how to use the power of this Spiritron Crystal was also instinctively ingrained in her.

As soon as Che Huiyi had a thought, a golden throne rose up at her feet, and then she pulled out the greatsword embedded in the throne.

"Orosk."

She somehow knew the name of the sword.

If the swords she had seen before had various effects: 'sharp,' 'poisoned,' 'paralyzed,' 'burned,' 'cursed'.

So, the feeling this sword gave Che Huiyi was pure power. She could feel its power just by holding it in her hand, and she had a feeling that its true use was to infuse it with magic.

And...

Che Huiyi looked at the throne beside her.

This throne also seems to further enhance the power of this sword.

Seeing her thoughtful expression, Castorice smiled slightly and then opened a purple portal.

The fluctuations of magic drew Che Huiyi's attention, who was somewhat lost in thought. She thought Castorice was going to take her somewhere else and was about to leave when she saw a man in a black suit and tie walk out of the door.

So strong!

If Goto Ryuji gave Che Huiyi the feeling of being difficult to fight, then the man in front of her gave her the feeling of being invincible, with no possibility of winning.

But... that was before we obtained this Spiritron Crystal.

"Boss, I haven't heard of any overtime projects."

Cheng Xiaoyu, who emerged from the portal, sounded rather weak and listless.

During this period, he was either busy opening the special portal to the 100th floor or planning major and minor matters in the Underworld. After all, this is a critical period of urbanization, and all kinds of permits need to be approved by him personally.

Although he had completely cleared the portal and obtained the potion to save his mother, he never stopped striving to become stronger.

Ever since he learned about the King and the Ruler, his sense of urgency has never stopped. Although Castorice has taken on almost all the pressure for him, he knows that the boss's tolerance for mistakes is not just a sign of approval, but also a test.

"I'm sorry, this was an unexpected situation."

As a despicable boss who exploited his employees, Castorice honestly apologized.

"It's not that bad..."

Now Cheng Xiaoyu felt a little embarrassed and quickly changed the subject. "So, why did you call me here this time?"

His gaze naturally fell on Che Huiyi.

Very competitive.

His black eyes were tinged with a bright purple by magic, and the magical fluctuations emanating from Che Huiyi immediately appeared before his eyes.

Could a hunter of this caliber really exist in this world? Could she be a chosen one of the Dominators? Compared to her, the Demon King in the portal was like a greenhorn who couldn't even hold a dagger properly.

He remembered that this person was S-Class hunter from Country H... S-Class hunter shouldn't have this kind of strength.

"This is Cheng Xiaoyu, my assistant and my collaborator."

Castorice knew that Cheng Xiaoyu was a relatively unfamiliar figure to most people, so she introduced him first, "He is also the eleventh S-Class hunter in Country H."

"Ah... it's that one who awakened for the second time..."

Che Huiyi still remembered this matter. Choi Jung-in had mentioned it to her once, but because Hantes' focus was on Castorice and he couldn't find any trace of Cheng Xiaoyu, he didn't pay much attention to it.

I never expected him to be so strong.

However, considering that he knew Castorice, even if he wasn't this strong before, he must have become very strong. Perhaps his second awakening was also thanks to Castorice.

Che Huiyi, who believed that anything would make sense if it were applied to Castorice, convinced herself.

Can...

The thought that the other person was Castorice's assistant, and that they seemed quite familiar with Castorice, made Che Huiyi's feelings become somewhat complicated. In addition, the other person was very likely someone who had received help from Castorice...

No, no! You're all grown up now, how can you act like a child and get anxious about your friends having other friends?

After composing herself, Che Huiyi nodded to Cheng Xiaoyu: "Nice to meet you, Hunter Cheng Xiaoyu."

Under normal circumstances, she would have followed with a self-introduction, but for some reason now, she preferred to hear Castorice's introduction rather than her own.

"And this is...?"

Seeing that Che Huiyi had greeted her, Castorice was about to introduce her to Cheng Xiaoyu, but before she could even open her mouth, Cheng Xiaoyu waved his hand and said, "I know her. Che Huiyi, the youngest and strongest S-Class hunter in Country H."

After saying that, he didn't notice Che Huiyi's slightly changed expression and looked at Castorice: "Is this job related to the Car Hunter?"

"Yes, the Car Hunter has just received a significant boost, but he is still unable to fully control his power, so he hopes that the Hunter Cheng can help him."

Castorice nodded.

"I see."

Cheng Xiaoyu understood; it was a friendly sparring session to help the other person familiarize themselves with their strength. That was easy. "Then please guide me..."

With a smile on his lips, Cheng Xiaoyu looked at Che Huiyi again, only to find that she, who had been calm before, was now staring at him. Although she looked no different from before, she inexplicably gave off a feeling of... being angry?

"... taught..."

Did I do anything wrong?