Chapter 4488 — Too Greedy for His Own Good
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That meant Cheng Haonan could farm at most two hundred points off any single agency. The weaker ones yielded only a hundred, after which he had to shift targets and challenge a fresh Gold Core senior member in full form.
Strong as he was, Cheng Haonan was not made of iron, and these Gold Core experts who had risen to senior positions in their agencies—was there a single one among them who was easy to deal with?
At the start, Cheng Haonan's point-farming had indeed been light and pleasant, but as his true qi drained away more and more—especially carrying the injuries Wei Zhao had left on him—each fresh opponent in full form clearly became harder and harder to handle.
At first, a single exchange was enough to settle his man with ease, but later he needed a full stick of incense's time just to scrape out a win.
For a while the mood in the hall turned rather strange. Everyone could see that Cheng Haonan was plainly exhausted, that he could not hold out much longer—yet no one knew how long the fellow could still keep it up.
Having trampled four agencies in a row, the Dragon Boat Agency's score now stood at a striking eight hundred and sixty points. Never mind the Four Seas Agency—even the Divine Wind Agency, originally ranked second, had been left far behind. The only suspense remaining was whether Cheng Haonan could hold out long enough to overtake the Qingtian Escort Agency!
If he could manage it, the Dragon Boat Agency would replace the Qingtian Escort Agency as the greatest dark horse of this Southern Continent Escort Gathering, lock in the position of escort overlord, and open a new chapter from there. If he could not, the outcome would be rather intriguing...
For Cheng Haonan was nearing the end of his strength, and once he could no longer sustain his relentless winning streak, he would likely become a target for whichever agency next obtained the right to challenge. When that time came, all the points the Dragon Boat Agency had farmed might well be vomited back out, bit by bit!
"Haha, now Cheng Haonan's stuck riding a tiger—serves him right!" Qi Wenmo, having worked this out, felt his mood brighten at once and said to Wei Zhao with an easy grin.
"Mm, he has indeed been a bit too greedy. If he had stopped in time after farming his way to second place, he would not have fallen into such a passive position," Wei Zhao said with a faint nod.
"Exactly. Had he quit early, he could have preserved ample stamina and true qi. With the terrifying strength he showed before, even if the right to challenge fell to another agency, they would never dare move against the Dragon Boat Agency—he could have rested completely secure. But now, heh heh..." Qi Wenmo sneered.
They had suffered no small loss at the hands of the Dragon Boat Agency this time. If there was a chance to turn the tables, he would absolutely not let it slip—if he did not find a way to do this Cheng Haonan in, the harm would echo for ages to come.
As the two spoke, Cheng Haonan once again named a new agency to challenge. Facing its Gold Core senior member in full form, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and keep holding on.
By now night had fallen. Torches blazed bright all across the Demon Cold Plaza, and quantities of fluorite had been laid out in advance besides, so that the light, far from dimming with the approach of evening, had instead grown brighter still—in no way hindering the progress of the matches.
According to the gathering's schedule, today was the final day. Barring any accidents, the matches would continue all the way to the hour of Hai before the end was finally declared! (To be continued..) R527