Chapter 79: Chapter 79

“You know her?” Jiang Ye was a bit surprised.

Wan Xin nodded, grinning teasingly:

“Funny thing is, this woman’s situation is kind of like yours.”

“She doesn’t seem to be a game player either, but somehow stumbled her way into our Apartment 9999.”

“But back then, there weren’t many people in Apartment 9999.

The only ones who could recognize her were the earliest group of powerful players to arrive.”

As he said this, Wan Xin looked quite proud.

The unspoken message was clear——

Don’t be fooled by his position at the bottom of the Ranking Board.

Jiang Ye didn’t really care whether Wan Xin was strong or weak.

What surprised him was——

“She crossed apartments? And so early on?”

Wan Xin nodded. “Yeah, even Lin God was shocked at the time.”

“But after just one look at her, Lin God determined——”

“She had never killed anyone.”

Never killed anyone, yet still managed to cross into another apartment?

How was that even possible?

Jiang Ye was about to ask Wan Xin more details.

But just then, the starting whistle of the match rang out on the arena.

No matter how chatty Wan Xin was, his focus instantly snapped to the fight.

So Jiang Ye also shifted his attention, deciding to ask more after the match.

But the way this match unfolded was completely unexpected——

At the start of the match, a red ribbon suddenly appeared over the woman’s eyes.

Not too surprising—clearly meant to block Lin Jing’s Blood-Eyed Blade covered in eyes.

What was surprising was Lin Jing’s response.

He stood in place, holding the eerie blade in hand, but made no move to fight.

Instead, he calmly spoke to the woman across from him:

“Before we duel, how about we make a simple deal?”

That one sentence stunned the spectators, sending them into murmurs and chatter.

After all, in previous matches, Lin Jing rarely spoke—only doing so after securing victory.

Yet here he was, opening the duel by proposing a deal?

Even more surprising——

the woman gave Lin God no face at all.

She had clearly taken the initiative to block her vision,

but now, without hesitation, raised her bow and drew the string at Lin Jing!

To be precise—she drew the string.

There was no arrow in her hand!

Yet with a sharp “whoosh,”

as the bowstring was pulled taut and released, the sound of air splitting was crystal clear!

It was as if an invisible arrow had pierced the void with unstoppable force!

The fierce momentum of it nearly overwhelmed the massive “War God” characters displayed on the arena!

Such a scene naturally shocked all the spectators:

“Who the hell is this woman? An invisible arrow that hasn’t even hit yet, and it already has such an overwhelming presence?!”

Even Jiang Ye was stunned.

It suddenly clicked in his mind——

After all, Yang Wenchao had a bizarre resurrection ability.

When fighting Xing Man, he had no fear of death—he even wanted Xing Man to kill him.

And every time he resurrected, he got stronger.

But in the duel Jiang Ye watched earlier where Yang Wenchao lost,

he had faced this woman—and hadn’t dared to die at all!

In fact, in that match, he didn’t resurrect—he just died, for real.

Back then, Jiang Ye didn’t know about Yang Wenchao’s resurrection ability,

so he didn’t think the woman was anything special—just figured Yang Wenchao wasn’t skilled enough.

But thinking back now...

for her to kill someone with a resurrection ability outright,

yeah, that’s kind of a big deal.

But now that he thought about it, Jiang Ye couldn’t help but feel anxious——

Lin Jing wouldn’t actually lose to this mysterious woman, right?

If he lost, then the Quick Battle prize pool would vanish!

Jiang Ye was banking on that prize pool to strike it rich!

He couldn’t let it get hijacked by this mystery lady!

With that thought, his whole body tensed, focusing even more on the duel.

Lin Jing really did have some skills.

That invisible arrow, which sent waves of pressure across the arena, didn’t seem to faze him.

With just a slight raise of his arm,

the eerie blade covered in eyeballs suddenly transformed!

Each of the blood-colored eyes turned into grotesque gaping mouths!

Then, as Lin Jing casually swung the blade,

something invisible seemed to get eaten by those mouths.

The mouths embedded on the blade even started chewing!

The crowd erupted in shock——

“That blade can transform?!”

“The eyeballs were for psychic attacks, but the mouths can devour the enemy’s attacks?!”

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The key thing was, Lin Jing made it look so effortless.

It was like he didn’t consider the woman’s attack worth his attention at all.

After easily neutralizing her strike, he calmly repeated himself:

“How about we discuss a deal first?”

The woman in the arena now looked serious,

but finally responded to Lin Jing’s offer:

“Fine. What kind of deal?”

Lin Jing gripped the eerie blade, gave a calm smile,

and his voice came slow and steady:

“In the upcoming duel, I won’t use this blade. In exchange, you answer one question for me.”

As soon as the deal was stated, the audience exploded with shock again!

“Holy sh*t! Isn’t Lin God being a little too cocky? That woman’s pretty strong! Can he really win without the blade?”

“If he’s saying that, he must be confident, right?”

“But what’s he gonna ask? Don’t tell me he’s smitten with her and wants to ask if she’ll be his girlfriend?”

“Pfft! You think everyone’s as lame as you? Lin God wouldn’t ask something that low!”

Just as the audience buzzed with shock and speculation,

the woman on the arena also hesitated for a moment before asking Lin Jing what his question was going to be.

Lin Jing didn’t hold back and asked directly:

“What method did you use to gain the Apartment Boss’s favor?”

As soon as those words left his mouth, the spectators were stunned once more.

Jiang Ye was also taken aback——

The Apartment Boss’s favor?

He remembered hearing that if you kill every player in an apartment,

you gain the Apartment Boss’s favor.

Lin Jing definitely knew that.

So what he was asking about...

was some other method of gaining the Apartment Boss’s favor?

Just as he was thinking that, Wan Xin’s voice came from the side again:

“That’s right! Back then, Lin God concluded that this woman gained the Apartment Boss’s favor through another method!”

“The crystal chip she used to cross apartments was something she got from the Apartment Boss by other means!”

As Wan Xin spoke, the woman in the arena finally responded to Lin Jing.

Her eyes were still covered with the red cloth, her voice was cool and distant, and her whole demeanor came off as rather aloof.

“A verbal deal? Why should I trust you?”

Lin Jing glanced across the audience, then smiled:

“Over twenty thousand spectators, many of them influential figures from different zones.”

“I wouldn’t stoop so low as to go back on my word in front of all these people.”

He paused for a moment, then added with a confident smirk:

“Of course, more importantly——”

“I’m certain I can beat you without using this blade.”