Chapter 416 - 304: Four-Way Melee (5)

Xiao Ning’s attitude did a complete one-eighty.

Now, both her expression and her tone were completely different from before.

There was a sense of loss and anger, like a beautiful dream being shattered.

Zhao Chi asked, feigning ignorance, "Xiao Ning, you didn’t have this attitude toward me before. What’s gotten into you?"

Xiao Ning looked like she was about to faint from rage. "Damn it, are you a spy planted by those bastards from the Celestial King Army? Did you use some Spiritual Technique to bewitch me? And now you’re trying to block my command?"

"Your imagination is a little too wild. Nothing like that happened."

"Fine. Tell me why, and I can forgive you."

Xiao Ning ground her teeth. She had no intention of forgiving him.

But to figure out what was going on, she suppressed her anger and tried to make her tone a little friendlier.

However, she couldn’t hide her savage expression at all.

"I need to know what the hell is going on! Who sent you? How dare you do this? Don’t you know I could kill you as easily as I could kill a chicken?"

Before Zhao Chi could reply, Xiao Ning seemed to lose her patience.

She waved to her men on either side behind her.

"Xiao Li, Xiao Biao, go to the left and surround him! Don’t fucking let him run!"

"Yes."

"Qi Lu, Qi Cheng, you two go to the right and block him off!"

"As you command."

Four hundred Heavy Armor Soldiers moved to surround them from both sides.

They were all fully armed Soldiers clad head to toe in Iron Armor.

Zhao Chi was a little surprised to see those four men.

Two were from the Xiao Family, and two were from the Qi Family.

They were all Lords who had previously lost their territories. So this was where they had ended up—with Xiao Ning.

Zhao Chi wasn’t well acquainted with them, but he still recognized their faces.

Besides them, there were a few other familiar faces around Xiao Ning—all people from Stream Village. It turned out they had all pledged their allegiance to her.

Xiao Ning’s own three Heroes were by her side, protecting her securely in their midst.

It was unclear whether it was due to overconfidence or some other reason.

Xiao Ning still hadn’t used a Spiritual Technique, instead continuing to rage and interrogate Zhao Chi.

Zhao Chi didn’t answer any of it.

Now that Xiao Ning was sending her men to surround him, Zhao Chi actually felt more at ease.

After all, an encirclement meant dividing her forces.

Whether he broke through the center or picked them off one by one, it was better than them staying clustered together.

Zhao Chi didn’t move, waiting quietly.

On one hand, he was giving the Female Soldiers more time to recover their Physical Strength; on the other, he was waiting for the enemy’s encirclement to complete.

Xiao Ning was still talking nonstop, her expression one of utter exasperation.

Zhao Chi asked, "Xiao Ning, you’ve been so arrogant since you came back. Have you forgotten you were abducted by the Alien Race?"

Xiao Ning’s expression changed. "Damn it, and isn’t that your fault, you bunch of useless trash? If Stream Village had helped me, even the Alien Race would have had to think twice. But it’s fine. I’m back now, and none of you will get off easy. You’ll all be my fucking slaves to atone for what you did!"

Zhao Chi snorted. "Us, atone? Your own Xiao Family didn’t do a damn thing. You have the nerve to blame us? I seem to remember several people from your family even came to see you off. Why don’t you deal with your own Xiao Family first? Instead, you let your Clan Leader become the Village Chief?"

Xiao Ning just sneered. "Cut the crap, Zhao Chi. Stream Village is my territory now. Lord Muchang has been much better to me than Stream Village ever was. I’m a member of the Holy Race now. As for you... you still haven’t answered my question. Your face hasn’t changed much, so why do I find you more and more repulsive the longer I look at you?"

Zhao Chi didn’t answer.

It seemed she was genuinely furious that Zhao Chi had deceived her.

If a woman with 10 points in Appearance had shown interest in Zhao Chi, only to suddenly betray him and have her Appearance score drop...

’It really is an awful feeling.’

It was a bit like having an online romance with a gorgeous beauty, only to find out you were talking to a gross, burly dude.

Zhao Chi finally understood.

He asked Gu Qing with some concern.

"Gu Qing, do I look very different from before?"

Gu Qing tilted her head slightly, smiling as she looked Zhao Chi over.

From her perspective, Zhao Chi’s Appearance had dropped from 10 points to 6, and he had indeed lost that breathtaking Charm.

But his appeal to her hadn’t diminished in the slightest.

She said softly, "My Lord, don’t pay any attention to her. In my eyes, you’re still the most charming man there is."

"Really?"

"Of course it’s true." Gu Qing smiled gently. "Take Qi Yue right now, for example. She looks enchantingly beautiful. But the normal Qi Yue is much more simple and elegant. Would you stop liking the normal Qi Yue just because you’ve gotten used to seeing her like this?"

"Of course not!"

Qi Yue, who had overheard from the side, said sweetly, "Me neither. My Lord, you’re always the most handsome."

"Me too! The Lord is always number one," Tang Ruan couldn’t help but turn back from the front of the formation to express her feelings.

Zhao Chi smiled. "That’s all I need to hear from you."

The enemy had now closed in, surrounding Zhao Chi’s 200 people from a distance.

In front was Xiao Ning’s main force of 600, with 200 men each from the Xiao and Qi families on the flanks.

Zhao Chi opened the system and saw that all the Female Soldiers had almost fully recovered their Physical Strength.

Their Recovery speed was fast.

After all, they had just run for several kilometers. Even though it was at a normal travel speed, they should have needed a good while to rest.

But they all had the +200% Physical Strength Recovery Effect from the Carefree Spring, so they were now ready to fight in a peak State.

Everything was ready. It was time to fight.

Zhao Chi gave the order, "All units, prepare for battle! Fight hard and kill the enemy!"

"Yes!" The Female Soldiers’ reply shook the battlefield.

Zhao Chi said, "Gu Qing, I will command from within your Body."

Gu Qing smiled. "No problem. Come on in."

Body Driving Technique, activate!

A strange light shot out from Zhao Chi, landing entirely on Gu Qing’s Body.