Tie Yan shattered the Life Link between himself and Hanying, his expression shifting between light and dark.
As a Reserve-grade Dimension Apostle who had gone through seven trials, he had prioritized strengthening his strength and physique, only managing to raise both attributes to 9 points.
Yet when facing that summoned creature, he was still no match for it. Its Strength attribute had likely reached the limit of 10 points.
So he decided to swallow his pride and show sufficient sincerity.
"Listen to yourself, friend. Hanying has only just completed his reserve trial and doesn't know any better. Please be forgiving." Tie Yan painfully took out a Weak Energy Potion that restored Energy Points.
Healing potions and energy potions were the two most popular restorative consumables in Paradise. They were made by Life Apostles, and through sheer volume, they had forcibly driven down the prices of other restorative consumables.
Moreover, they were sold at only a ten-percent profit. With Paradise controlling the prices, Weak Healing Potions fluctuated around 150, while the latter cost around 400.
For Tie Yan, offering a Weak Healing Potion and a Weak Energy Potion was already a show of great sincerity.
He himself did not have many restorative items left.
"Aren't you going to show some sincerity too?" Chu Danqing's gaze fell on Hanying.
It was only proper for Tie Yan to give something. His plan was nothing more than one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop, then using the Dragon-Tiger Alliance's backing to turn a major matter into a minor one and a minor matter into nothing.
Hanying was not particularly strong himself. With an ugly expression, he took out a Weak Healing Potion.
His situation was even worse. He only had two bottles in total, and now he had to spare one for Chu Danqing.
Da Bao slowly reined in his killing intent, took the items, and returned to Chu Danqing's side.
The moment Chu Danqing saw the Weak Energy Potion, he knew it was good stuff. He had checked before—a single bottle cost 410 Paradise Points.
And it was still the cheapest consumable for restoring Energy Points.
Weak Energy Potion Type: Consumable Quality: Common Effect: After being fully consumed, immediately restores 20 Energy Points. May be consumed in portions to restore different proportions.
Expensive things had their reasons for being expensive. Its effect far surpassed that of a Weak Healing Potion.
After putting the items away, Chu Danqing ignored Tie Yan and the others, instead turning his gaze beyond the protective barrier.
The countdown was about to end, and the earlier commotion was gradually drawing closer.
Crying, shouting, and furious roars—all of it showed that the situation in the wind and snow was far from optimistic.
The others were all preparing. They were preparing to flee.
Chu Danqing was different. He was preparing to make a move and save people.
He did not believe this situation had appeared for no reason. Since Paradise had placed them here, there had to be a deeper meaning behind it.
It was just like his reserve trial back then. Because he had gotten off to a good start, everything afterward had gone smoothly.
Da Bao's base attributes were 9 points, but with the enhancement from Summoning Basics LV.5, they had reached 10 points.
With Chu Danqing supporting him as well, their chances of saving people and killing enemies were not low.
The countdown ended, and the wind and snow swept toward them, accompanied by several people rushing in their direction.
Quite a few of them were wounded.
Tie Yan and the other Dragon-Tiger Alliance members immediately fled backward.
That flat-headed young man did not leave. He seemed to have other plans.
But he quickly saw the number of pursuers—at least twenty in total. After weighing the situation, he retreated without hesitation.
Most importantly, through Scrutiny Technique, he discovered that the leader of the pursuers was no weaker than himself. The man carried a Xuanhua axe and was bare-chested despite the freezing weather.
Only Chu Danqing and Da Bao remained.
If Tie Yan had stayed as well, then with the three of them joining forces and the other Apostles helping, their odds of victory would have been extremely high.
But now, Chu Danqing was still confident he could win.
He used Scrutiny Technique, and the leader's data immediately surfaced.
Chief of Qingya Stronghold Attributes Health: 100% Mana Points: 60 Strength: 7 Agility: 6 Physique: 7 Spirit: 6 Perception: 6 Skills White Tiger Refinement Scripture LV.1 Military Formation: Flying Goose Formation LV.1
His attributes were indeed much higher than those of ordinary people, especially his Strength and Physique. However, the reason he was not afraid of the cold was not because of his attributes.
Through the skill descriptions, Chu Danqing also figured out the leader's identity. If they were not soldiers in disguise, then they were a band of deserters.
Unfortunately, Chu Danqing's Scrutiny Technique and attributes were not high enough. Otherwise, he would have been able to see more.
"Da Bao, you kill the small ones. I'll kill the big one." As Chu Danqing's words fell, Da Bao immediately activated Rending Claws.
With a roar, he pounced straight into the bandits.
"Where did this brat come from? You dare—" Before the Chief of Qingya Stronghold could finish, he saw five chain-like things sink into his body.
Then he felt nearly thirty percent of his Mana Points drain away. Before he could make another move, the chains collapsed.
"It was you, brat, wasn't it? Die for me!" The Chief of Qingya Stronghold glared with eyes wide open, charging at Chu Danqing with his Xuanhua axe and swinging it at his head.
A person stepped out from behind Chu Danqing. He wore leather armor, had three bulging quivers and a short blade hanging at his waist, and held a repeating crossbow in his hands.
In the Chief of Qingya Stronghold's terrified gaze, the repeating crossbow fired a dense rain of bolts.
"Tiger Leap Gorge!" The Chief of Qingya Stronghold swung his Xuanhua axe. His Mana Points instantly plunged to the bottom, and at the same time, an illusory white tiger appeared.
Like a tiger leaping from a mountain gorge, it pounced out and blocked the bolts, barely saving him from being turned into a porcupine.
The Repeating Crossbowman's magazine ran out of bolts, and the Chief of Qingya Stronghold seized the chance to strike.
But before he could, Chu Danqing moved first, placing five Life Links on the Chief of Qingya Stronghold.
Seeing the chains in a different style, the Chief of Qingya Stronghold felt unease rise in his heart.
Then he saw Chu Danqing take out a short blade and slash it across his own throat.
In an instant, his throat was cut open, yet not a drop of blood splashed out.
You dealt 3 points of fatal damage to yourself, dealing 97 points of shared damage to Life Link targets.
The next moment, Chu Danqing canceled Life Link and decisively stuffed a Medicated Soup Dumpling into his mouth. He chewed twice and swallowed, while the superficial wound on his neck began to heal.
You killed the Chief of Qingya Stronghold.
The Chief of Qingya Stronghold never even understood what had happened. His Health dropped to zero, and he died on the spot.
It looked almost as though Chu Danqing had cursed him to death.
"Go help Da Bao." After Chu Danqing spoke, the Repeating Crossbowman began reloading bolts and firing precise shots.
Every bolt accurately struck the enemy's vital points. He truly deserved to be called an elite.
The coordination between one at range and one up close made their combat efficiency far greater than before.
Without any surprises, the remaining bandits would not survive three minutes. Thinking that weeds had to be pulled up by the roots, Chu Danqing gave Da Bao and the Repeating Crossbowman an instruction.
"Leave a few alive. I have use for them."
After saying that, Chu Danqing leisurely opened the Repeating Crossbowman's attribute panel and began to inspect it.
Once he finished reading it, he immediately felt that he had truly gotten a bargain.
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