Apocalypse: I Have One More Keyword Than Others-Chapter 77 - 0 Mastermind (Another Chapter of Accompanying the

Chapter 77: 077 Mastermind (Another Chapter of Accompanying the Alliance Hierarch until the End of Time)_1

Chapter 77: 077 Mastermind (Another Chapter of Accompanying the Alliance Hierarch until the End of Time)_1

Qiao He also hated Feng Qi so much that it made his teeth itch.

This guy’s keyword is actually incitement, right?

If it weren’t for the fact that he couldn’t take down Feng Qi, he really wanted to kill this annoying guy first.

Although he knew he was being used, Qiao He had to admit that what Feng Qi said made a lot of sense. Killing the people upstairs and controlling the silent young girl was indeed his best move.

“Mr. Zhao, shall we seal Feng Qi’s mouth again?” Qiao Pingjiang, who had just decided to lift the restriction on Wang San, changed his mind in an instant. He felt that Feng Qi’s verbal firepower was even stronger than his actual combat power.

“It’s useless now,” Mr. Zhao shook his head. “If we use silence on Feng Qi at this time, he’ll just turn around and leave. Who among us could escape from under Qiao He’s hands?”

“Then what do we do?” asked Qiao Pingjiang.

“Go down!” Seeing Qiao He’s attack slowing down, Mr. Zhao knew they couldn’t delay any longer. He gritted his teeth, “If Feng Qi dares to make a move on us, at worst we’ll give our lives to Qiao He and take Feng Qi down with us.”

Qiao He was actually ready to follow Feng Qi’s method and ascend the tower to kill, but upon hearing this, he stopped again.

He felt lucky at heart. These people combined had too many tricks up their sleeves.

It was only because he couldn’t find a suitable body to take over that he took a risk at the last moment and seized a dried corpse.

Otherwise, with his own intelligence, in this simulation battle, he was afraid he would be completely devoured by them.

No.

He wouldn’t even know how he died!

If he had known, he wouldn’t have been so arrogant and exposed his keyword.

But now it was fine, with the two groups fighting amongst themselves, he would always find a breakthrough. As long as he caught the opportunity, by killing one person, the rest would all be done for.

…

“Xiaoxue, you stay upstairs; I and Old Qiao will go down. Feng Qi, we’ll help you kill Qiao He first, and I hope you’ll keep your word,” Mr. Zhao gave a quick instruction to the silent female contestant and signaled to Qiao Pingjiang with his eyes. The two of them used their qinggong and leaped down from the tower.

In the moment they came down.

Qiao He retreated rapidly, facing Duge and, at the first opportunity, crashed into them.

Their faces changed dramatically.

“Turn around.”

Duge shouted immediately.

Qiao Pingjiang and Mr. Zhao didn’t move.

But Feng Zhong understood Duge’s intention at once, turned swiftly, and presented his back to Duge.

Whoosh!

Duge instantly stuck to Feng Zhong’s back, gave him a light push, then used Backstab to teleport behind Qiao He, thrusting his sword toward his back, aiming straight for his heart.

Qiao He was terrified, mustered his inner strength, and leaped upwards again, but still couldn’t avoid Duge’s Backstab. With a scream of agony, his right buttock was pierced, opening another hole.

Following two successive backstabs, the wounds Duge had suffered from Qiao He’s sword slashes once again healed.

…

Being struck in the buttocks twice, Qiao He was nearly driven insane. How come this bastard had so many damn tricks?

Mr. Zhao and Qiao Pingjiang were dumbfounded and suddenly remembered Feng Qi’s trick of repeatedly piercing through a corpse back in the courtyard, growing even more impressed with Feng Qi’s combat talent.

“Brothers, coordinate better, move positions, get moving,” Duge, with his morale boosted from a successful strike, stated assuredly, “Still follow the previous plan, kill Qiao He, and end the simulation battle.”

Feng Zhong and Wang San were Duge’s staunch supporters.

Upon hearing the instructions, they immediately started moving, deliberately circling behind Qiao He, acting as relay points for Duge.

As long as Qiao He charged at them, they would resolutely present their backs to Duge.

With the help of Backstab, Duge could then appear behind them in time to block Qiao He’s offensive.

If Qiao He wasn’t careful and let one of them move behind him,

Feng Qi would loop back, and a hole would surely be punched in his buttocks, or a piece of flesh would be sliced off.

Although Qiao He relied on his advanced Inner Strength and qinggong to always dodge the vital points in time and apply pressure points to stop bleeding, this despicable fighting method was nearly driving him mad.

The injuries weren’t fatal, but with so many wounds it hurt, and it was already affecting his movement technique.

Moreover.

He had to ensure he never presented his back toward any one of them, which in itself distracted part of his attention.

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All these distractions meant that he couldn’t even injure Feng Qi with his sophisticated moves!

If this continued, he would definitely be the one to die.

But Qiao Pingjiang and Mr. Zhao never dared to move positions; they even cooperated tacitly by sticking back to back, afraid that Feng Qi would use them as stepping stones.

After all, they were different from Feng Zhong – they were comrades-in-arms, while they were enemies!

If Feng Qi moved behind them, he would probably go for the kill.

After all.

They were delectable treats with attributes that could be used to replenish magic and health.

Seeing that Mr. Zhao and Qiao were on the ground but only concerned with self-protection, not cooperating at all in attacking Qiao He, Feng Zhong was about to explode with rage. The occasional glances he cast in their direction were murderous. If he could speak, he would have already cursed them out.

“Brother Zhao, Brother Qiao, move it!” Duge urgently reminded, “Let’s finish off Qiao He quickly, end the simulation battle, and we’ll all be in the top ten. Trust me, I will protect you,”

“Brother Qi, the three of you are enough, it just will take a bit longer to kill,” Mr. Zhao said with a smile, “We two can be backups. If Feng Zhong and the others fall, we can then act as your stepping stones, Brother Qi.”

“Brother Zhao is too cautious,” Duge scoffed with a laugh, no longer paying attention to them and focusing on assassinating Qiao He. He even continued to instruct him, “Qiao He, why are you so stubborn? With so many people in the Qiao Family, you could just break out and randomly kill a few, first use your keyword to heal, look for advanced skills! Why do I always have to remind you? If you keep this up, you won’t have any flesh left on your buttocks.”

Qiao He was tempted once again.

But he quickly became alert. Feng Qi had given him advice twice, and both times he had suffered greatly.

This time, even though it sounded very reasonable, he wouldn’t be fooled. He simply sped up turning in circles, trying his best not to present his back to anyone.

Yet, the pain in his buttocks kept intensifying.

Feng Qi’s suggestion was like a devil always scratching at Qiao He’s heart, making him unable to resist glancing in the direction where there were many people, considering whether he could back away in that direction, kill a few to heal himself first.

He couldn’t beat Feng Qi, but couldn’t he beat them?

Just give it a try, try it out.

Kill a few.

Just kill a few casually, and his injuries would recover, maybe even with the bonus of a derived skill…

“Qiao He, don’t listen to him. Even if you retreat, the moment you leave the silent range of Xiaoxue, as soon as Wang San speaks up, you will undoubtedly die,” Mr. Zhao broke the trap set by Feng Qi with one sentence.

Qiao He shivered, breaking out in cold sweat, feeling even more fortunate that they had internal strife; Feng Qi was too sly.

“Brother Zhao, we are on the same side. If you’re not going to help me, you shouldn’t always ruin my plans!” Duge complained discontentedly, “If this keeps up, I’m really going to get angry.”

“Brother Qi, I’m also helping you. Your scheme is too risky. What if it goes wrong, and Qiao He actually manages to kill someone? Who among us could beat him then? We would face total annihilation!” Mr. Zhao countered.

“…”

Qiao He was once again dumbfounded. How come these guys had more tricks up their sleeves than the others? Which of their words could he trust?

He just showed off a little, revealed his keyword, and they wouldn’t let go of this weakness…

“Qiao He, you are skilled in the martial arts of a hundred families, don’t you have any cultivation technique that can exchange injuries for power-ups? Look, our abilities are not that different. If only you had an explosive technique, you could take some hits, launch a surprise attack and kill one or two, and your severe wounds would also recover! Why be so stubborn? Fighting is about using your brain!” Duge once again kindly suggested to Qiao He.

“Feng Qi, have you lost your mind?” Qiao Pingjiang was shocked, “The Qiao family really has an explosive martial art that can triple the inner strength…”

Mr. Zhao was also stunned.

This time, he didn’t know what Duge was up to.

He frowned deeply, his mind racing – could his keyword be chaos, the more chaotic the stronger he becomes?

After thinking it over carefully, Qiao He also felt that Feng Qi’s proposal had no downside for him.

He hesitated momentarily, and then resorted to using his own strategy: “Feng Qi, you are outstanding. If I really succeed, I won’t kill you. There’s no need for us to fight to the death. There are ten spots in the top ten of the simulation field. If we kill them, we could both be in the top ten together.”

“It’s a deal,” Duge agreed readily, but then turned to Wang San and said, “San, when Qiao He powers up, don’t worry about anything else. Just run out of the silent area.”

Wang San nodded without hesitation and turned and ran off.

“Feng Qi, you can’t do this. You’ve tormented Qiao He so harshly, he won’t let you off,” Mr. Zhao and Qiao Pingjiang suddenly became anxious.

“It’s already too late. Yin and yang, ultimate explosive force,” Qiao He sneered sinisterly, suddenly reversing his meridians. His eyes turned blood-red in an instant, blood flowed from all his orifices, he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, and while sneering, he set his sights on the running Wang San. “Not one of you will escape.”

At the moment when Qiao He powered up, Duge’s figure suddenly disappeared before Qiao He’s eyes.

Qiao He instinctively turned around, but what he saw was Feng Qi facing Mr. Zhao, his sword skewering both Zhao and Qiao Pingjiang together like gourds.

Qiao He hesitated for a second before leaping toward Wang San.

Mr. Zhao, who never expected Duge to suddenly turn and attack him, looked down at the longsword piercing through both men, his eyes filled with disbelief: “From the front?!”

“From the back, you didn’t block it all,” Duge said with a smile, spitting out a few words as he slid the longsword to the side and yanked it out forcefully.

Taking the lives of both men, he also took all their contingencies.

With the attribute bonuses of the fourth and fifth in the simulation ranking absorbed, Duge’s power surged once again. Without hesitation, he threw several flying knives.

They headed straight for Xiaoxue, who was using silence from the tower.

Xiaoxue, perhaps truly not good at fighting or perhaps not expecting the situation below to change so quickly, didn’t react at all as the flying knives approached.

A knife struck right between her brows; her innocent, wide eyes were open till the end, never understanding what had happened.

And with Duge and Mr. Zhao’s various hints, the idea of needing to kill Feng Qi first by eliminating Wang San had already been planted deep in Qiao He’s subconscious.

Seeing Duge attack Zhao and Qiao, he headed straight for Wang San without hesitation, planning to kill Wang San as quickly as possible before rushing out to kill the others.

…

After eliminating three of the top ten in the simulation, one of which was a real backstab, Duge’s attributes increased further. He aimed at Qiao He for another backstab.

The moment Qiao He’s sword was about to stab Wang San, Duge hit Qiao He in the back.

Realizing something was amiss, Qiao He tried to jump as per usual, planning to sacrifice his buttocks to save his life, only to find that Duge’s strike had hit his back this time.

In a single leap, the razor-sharp Golden Rosy Cloud Sword sliced him nearly in half from chest to buttocks.

Blood splattered everywhere.

Thud.

Qiao He fell straight down to the ground.

With his dying breath, he looked at Duge, his gaze brimming with confusion. He opened his mouth to speak, but blood gushed out instead, not allowing him to say a word.

“The reason I forced Qiao Pingjiang and the other downstairs wasn’t to hold you back. From start to finish, I wanted their attributes. You powered up, so of course, I had to power up too. As for you? Do you really think it was a coincidence that I kept stabbing your buttocks?” Duge laughed, dispelling the doubts in his heart.

All confusion disappeared from Qiao He’s eyes. He laboriously raised his hand, gave Duge a thumbs-up, then it fell heavily down.

Afterward.

Under Duge’s eyes, Qiao He’s body shriveled in an instant, reverting to a dried corpse.

At the same time.

Duge’s personal profile on his display flickered; he opened his panel, which clearly showed a line of large text: “Main mission completed, simulation ended, current candidate, ranked first.”

…

Meanwhile.

Ying Long, who had been riding on horseback through the night heading straight for the Qiao Family, suddenly pulled the reins. He opened his personal data panel and saw his rank at number 13. He then let out a scream of despair, faded away, and with a face full of unwillingness, exited the simulation.

Of course.

There were three lucky substitutes who, upon seeing their sudden entry into the top ten on the panel, laughed heartily as they exited the simulation field.