All the contestants leapt down from the cliff, scrambling to be first.
Those two mysterious people, seeing Jiang Kai jump off the cliff, followed and also jumped down.
Chang Siyao did not immediately follow; she merely stared intently at Jiang Kai, curious what kind of ranking he could achieve in the life and death arena.
At this moment, suddenly a man approached from behind and anxiously said to her, "Your friend is in danger, come down with me!"
Chang Siyao looked at the man in slight surprise and soon recognized him.
Just now, she did see Jiang Kai with this man, seemingly engaging in some sort of transaction.
"You..."
Zhao Tiequan, seeing that the people around had all rushed to the edge of the cliff and no one was paying attention to him, spoke softly, "He is Jiang Kai!"
Chang Siyao was shocked in her heart. Besides herself, no one should know Jiang Kai's real identity. The fact that this man could say his name meant Jiang Kai must've told him himself.
This also showed Jiang Kai trusted him more.
"He's in danger?"
"Yes! Are you coming with me or not?"
Chang Siyao looked at the lake surface. At this moment, dozens of people were running wildly across the lake, trying to catch up with the mouse in front.
Chang Siyao thought briefly and said, "Okay, this master's going down with you!"
Zhao Tiequan was slightly stunned. Such a pretty woman, but her catchphrases are pretty unique... But this wasn't the time to comment, and Zhao Tiequan jumped off the cliff together with Chang Siyao, chasing after the main group!
At this time, Jiang Kai and several stronger individuals were all at the forefront of the group.
Zhong Qiang and a few experts were doing their best to chase that little mouse.
The speed of the little mouse was completely beyond everyone's expectations. Even in the face of these fourth-tier experts, it remained far ahead, sprinting wildly on the lake, leaving ripples in its wake.
Zhong Qiang glanced sideways at Jiang Kai beside him, narrowing his eyes slightly.
This guy has no stars at all, yet moves this fast?!
With Chang Siyao not nearby, Zhong Qiang revealed his true colors. He sneered coldly at Jiang Kai.
"So it turns out you're playing the pig to eat the tiger? Kid, too bad your little scheme is off. I'm not someone you can take down!"
"Among the fourth tiers, I've never met an equal!"
Jiang Kai couldn't be bothered to respond to Zhong Qiang. As he turned his head, his peripheral vision caught sight of the main group behind him.
According to the rules of the assembly, those not participating in the life and death arena could still spectate up close. But for most people, with the contestants going all out to chase the beast, it was basically impossible to keep up with the main group.
However, those two mysterious individuals were unhurriedly following behind the main group, always maintaining a stable distance!
This alone further proved their strength—likely surpassing all the experts on site!
At that moment, in the center of the contestant group, suddenly a giant beast burst out from the water.
The giant beast raised a towering pillar of water, directly exploding among the crowd. Its head, resembling that of a snake, was as big as three or four people. It opened its huge mouth and pounced at one person.
That person reacted quickly, dodging to the side. Even those around him managed to avoid the attack.
To reach the Forty Gongli Free Exploration Assembly, most people had real skills. Against such ordinary-level wild beasts, if they couldn't even dodge, then they shouldn't be here at all.
However, in the life and death arena, contestants didn't have time to tangle with beasts and would usually only dodge.
After missing its target, the giant snake dove back into the water and disappeared.
However, the appearance of this giant snake also signaled that the creatures in the lake had now found their prey!
Before long, giant snakes began to emerge from underwater one after another, launching fierce attacks on the contestants.
Zhong Qiang gave Jiang Kai a faint smile. "Kid, are you ready? The game's just begun!" As he said that, he suddenly drew his longsword and slashed at Jiang Kai.
True energy coursed through the sword, forming a crescent-shaped arc of force, sweeping toward Jiang Kai!
Jiang Kai narrowed his eyes slightly.
So it turned out this Zhong Qiang wasn't just full of himself—he was downright despicable.
He even claimed to protect him earlier…
Jiang Kai immediately kicked off the water with his rear foot, his speed soaring, dodging Zhong Qiang's attack while leaping to the front of the group.
"Zhong Qiang, it's honestly amazing you're not exhausted living like this every day," Jiang Kai sneered.
"So what if I am? Better than a coward like you, watching helplessly as your woman is taken away, powerless to stop it." Zhong Qiang retorted without backing down.
Jiang Kai realized talking to Zhong Qiang was a mistake. This guy thought Chang Siyao was his girlfriend.
"Let me tell you, your girlfriend's already spent the whole day shopping with me. That alone speaks volumes about my place in her heart."
Faced with Zhong Qiang's sudden confidence, Jiang Kai was actually left speechless.
This guy really had no sense of awareness!
Honestly, someone like me with such high emotional intelligence still being single at this point—utterly unjust.
As Jiang Kai sighed at how fate mistreated him, suddenly he felt the water under his feet soften and start to sink.
He quickly shifted his weight, stepped lightly, and then used his other foot to push off forcefully, leaping high.
The next second, right where Jiang Kai had just stood, a black giant snake burst out.
The giant snake opened its bloody mouth to bite Jiang Kai!
Jiang Kai immediately flung out four or five Zhuiming daggers.
The Zhuiming lacked enough piercing power to penetrate the snake's scales, but a critical hit struck its head to the side—directly turning it to face Zhong Qiang.
"A gift for you!" Jiang Kai tossed out the line and landed on the water again, continuing to chase the little mouse.
The giant snake missed Jiang Kai, then turned its head and spotted Zhong Qiang, lunging at him.
"You despicable bastard!" Zhong Qiang cursed furiously, then swung a powerful strike of energy while quickly changing course, circling around the giant snake.
Seeing Jiang Kai widening the gap between them, Zhong Qiang's eyes widened in fury. "Damn it, how is this guy so fast?!"
"No good—if this continues, the item will be stolen by him!"
With that thought, Zhong Qiang quietly pulled out a jade pendant and held it tightly.
"Treasure artifact—Eye of Temptation!"
The little mouse, carrying two cards, had been far ahead of everyone. Except for Jiang Kai, it had already left the others far behind.
But suddenly, the mouse froze, hesitated for a moment, then circled around and bolted toward the left side of the lake.
Seeing this, Jiang Kai frowned.
The mouse had already pulled away from everyone else, with only him following. Logically, it should've kept running straight to maintain the gap.
But it turned left. While it didn't affect him much, if the others adjusted their paths, they could actually get closer to it.
Moreover, this would take it farther from the lake shore.
If it entered the forest, Jiang Kai might not be able to follow it. But it insisted on fleeing over the open lake? That clearly made no sense!
The mouse's new escape route brought it closer to Zhong Qiang, who immediately took a shortcut and ended up side-by-side with Jiang Kai.
"Kid, you think you can catch it? Dream on!" Zhong Qiang sneered.
Ahead, the mouse changed direction again—still moving closer to Zhong Qiang!
"This guy—cheating?" Jiang Kai narrowed his eyes.
At this moment, giant snakes kept bursting from the lake!
Behind the main group, those two mysterious men strolled calmly, dodging the giant snakes with ease. The contestant group had already been scattered by the snakes, with most people left far behind.
Zhong Qiang took advantage of the mouse's two directional changes to surge ahead, now right behind the mouse, while Jiang Kai was right behind him.
Zhao Tiequan struck a black snake in front of him with a palm, then quickly passed the two mysterious men with Chang Siyao, catching up with the main group.
Jiang Kai was anxious.
The mouse's escape direction was disadvantageous to him. Two sharp turns had brought him closer to the mysterious men.
If this kept up, even if he caught the mouse, he wouldn't have time to escape.
Thinking this, Jiang Kai accelerated, rapidly closing the distance with Zhong Qiang.
Zhong Qiang sensed Jiang Kai getting closer and snorted coldly, "Still not giving up?"
Suddenly, Zhong Qiang kicked the water hard, shooting forward seven or eight meters. At the same time, a faint glow lit up in his hand, and the mouse's speed dropped sharply.
Zhong Qiang was just about to grab the mouse!
Jiang Kai saw this and widened his eyes, shouting, "Little guy, remember me? Come to me!"
"Deception Substitute!"
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