Nine Star Burden

Chapter 273: Shall We Add Each Other?

Chapter 273: Shall We Add Each Other?

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The terrifying thing about Ancient Warriors was that they tended to appear in groups and were more like a well-trained team that allocated tasks clearly and had a strict hierarchy.

In a team of Ancient Warriors, it was very likely for there to be a Gold Quality leader.

It could be the Ancient Warrior General, the Ancient Archer General, or the terrifying Soul of the Ancient Warrior.

Of course, the terrifying thing was the Gold Quality Boss-level team led by the Soul of the Ancient Warrior.

Uh...

In fact, such Gold Quality teams would rarely appear on the first few floors.

Why?

Because the country had already cleaned up.

The structure of the Ancient Imperial Mausoleum was rather special, and the Ancient Warriors all surfaced from the ground. In other words, they didn’t appear out of thin air but climbed up, floor after floor.

Whenever the nation developed a floor, they would build a supply point for the guardians.

Simply put, after the first and second underground floors were connected, there would be no more monsters once the Ancient Warriors on the first floor were wiped out.

In order for there to be Ancient Warriors on the first underground floor, one would have to wait for the Ancient Warriors to crawl up from the second underground floor, or for someone to chase them up.

Hence, if one guarded the entrance of the eight underground floors and prevented the Gold Quality Boss-level team from coming up, there wouldn’t be such a terrifying battle squad from the first to seventh floors.

Unfortunately, the several teams that arrived at the torch wall ran into a small team of nine Ancient Warriors, two of which had Ancient Warrior Warhammers, while another two had Ancient Warrior Tomahawks. There were also four Ancient Warrior Ice Archers and a Gold Quality Ancient Archer General.

The first few teams of Awakened students were completely wiped out, and now, it was Jiangbin High School’s turn.

Jiang Xiao and the rest of his teammates had made rational choices. They continuously retreated and did not plan to go hard against them.

The official rules stated that they would have to survive there for 72 hours, which objectively showed the strength of the creatures of other dimensions.

Compared to the venues of the National High School Leagues in the previous years, the one this year was truly beyond everyone’s expectations, for the difficulty had increased greatly.

“Hurry up, move faster.” Li Weiyi could see farther than the other three because he had the Star Technique Perception that enhanced his five senses. He could better adapt to the dark environment, but he could hear the slightly anxious voice that said, “No, hurry and leave! They’re coming over.”

“Run in the direction of the supply point,” Han Jiangxue suddenly said.

As soon as they heard the command, everyone changed their direction, and Li Weiyi rushed out immediately.

Huff...

At the next moment, everyone was stunned, because a gust of wind blew towards everyone!

Li Weiyi and Xia Yan were taking the lead and clearing the path for everyone. The wind caused their bodies to turn skewed, and they slid towards the side for more than ten meters!

Han Jiangxue and Jiang Xiao, at the back of the team, were the focus of the wind. They were immediately blown towards the Ancient Warriors.

Under the flickering flames, the Ancient Warriors gleamed with excitement, and their eyes were full of murderous intent. They didn’t know how their prey got blown towards them, but they didn’t bother thanking the person who did.

What do the Ancient Warriors rely on to survive?

The answer is the flesh of their own kind.

Fresh blood and human flesh were much more appetizing than the decaying flesh of zombies.

If there was a daily supply of fresh “human food,” the Ancient Warriors probably wouldn’t kill each other to such a serious extent.

In the faraway corner, a girl extended her arms with glistening eyes. The burning look of jealousy in her eyes turned into revenge, and she was so excited that she looked hideous.

“Xiaoqi?”

“Xiao, Xiaoqi?” Xiaoqi’s teammates were rather bewildered. They really didn’t expect something like that to happen.

Her teammates could tell from their daily interaction that Xiaoqi seemed to have some mental illness and was not someone they could along well with.

However, in the real world where there were laws to abide by, Xiaoqi would at most curse and pull a long face. However, they didn’t expect her to do such a thing in the Dimensional Space.

It was not that the team had never trained in the Dimensional Space or run into others, but it was their first time experiencing that. Or perhaps... Han Jiangxue is too competent? Is that why Xiaoqi is so jealous of her?

Or... is Han Jiangxue too outstanding because she’s so gifted? Is she so brilliant that others are so jealous to the extent of having their mentalities thrown out of balance?

“Xuexue!” Xia Yan exclaimed while being blown away by the wind. By the time she regained her balance, she screamed.

The people watching the competition through their screens were bewildered. What happened?

Since paid channels allowed the viewers to select and watch the first-person perspective, many supporters of Beijiang Province, such as Su Rou, tended to choose to watch the first-person perspective feed of Han Jiangxue and the rest.

The people had no idea what was going on at all. They only saw the spinning scene, and by the time the camera was stabilized again, they were already looking at a group of menacing Ancient Warriors!

“We can’t run away,” Xiaoqi frantically explained while hiding at the back of the Ancient Imperial Mausoleum. She waved her hands at Xia Yan and continued, “The Ancient Warriors are too fast, and we can’t escape. I only chose to do this because it’s my last resort.”

There was an intense gaze in Xiaoqi’s eyes when she saw Han Jiangxue colliding with an Ancient Warrior carrying the Warhammer. She swallowed her saliva with excitement and said, “Let’s go, let’s hurry and leave. Let them stand in front.”

Her teammates seemed to have been put in a spot.

“Well...”

“By doing this, we...”

Xiaoqi hurriedly turned around, dragged her teammates along, and scurried away. “It’s alright. She’s a genius with 30 star slots. They’ll definitely be able to escape the ordeal!”

Xiaoqi thought to herself, If they can’t escape the ordeal, wouldn’t that mean she’s a phony? If she’s a phony, she deserves to die, lest she goes around fooling others and enjoying the compliments that she doesn’t deserve.

Under Xiaoqi’s forceful dragging, her teammates strode away.

The Ancient Warriors were already besieging Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue!

Jiang Xiao was only 1.75 meters tall while Han Jiangxue was 1.79 meters tall. In front of the group of menacing Ancient Warriors, the two of them were just like little children...

The difference in height was not the most important thing. Most importantly, there was a stark difference in their physiques. Each muscular Ancient Warrior with the Warhammer was equivalent to four Jiang Xiao’s!

Jiang Xiao rolled around and stood up. He had already raised his giant sword and, without hesitation...

A shot of Green Glow, and away you go~

Jiang Xiao couldn’t destroy the group of Ancient Warriors immediately, but he could distance himself from them.

The truth has proven that Jiang Xiao made the correct choice.

The aid will arrive on the battlefield in one second!

Due to Xiaoqi’s attack from the back, Xia Yan similarly flew towards the Ancient Warriors, but it actually fulfilled her wish. She adjusted her posture in midair and suddenly lit up her sword-shaped Star Map.

The eighth golden star slot suddenly lit up, and surging waves of Star Power condensed around her.

—Gold Quality Star Technique, Body of Star Power!

When she flew towards the Ancient Warriors, a giant Xia Yan had already been pieced together.

Xia Yan’s body stood on the actual giant Xia Yan’s chest, after which she lifted her foot and stomped it downwards forcefully.

Bang!

It was as if the entire Ancient Imperial Mausoleum was trembling!

The guardians were already ready to give them aid, and they were rather on edge when watching the battle.

To their surprise, the first conflict that happened in the Ancient Imperial Mausoleum during the National High School League was initiated by the team that represented the northernmost part of China!

Jiang Xiao caused two Ancient Warriors to fly up in the sky, and he took advantage of the situation by standing in front of Han Jiangxue to shield her while Green Glow flowed through his giant sword.

The scene made everyone bedazzled. Although Jiang Xiao did not cause any substantial harm to the opponent, the scene was rather spectacular!

Anyone in the path of the giant sword would retreat!

“Retreat, retreat!” Jiang Xiao exclaimed while pressing his back against Han Jiangxue and moving backward continuously. Xia Yan’s massive boots made of Star Power were right in front of him.

After retreating two steps back, they heard the sounds of swishing and shuffling.

Numerous ice-blue-colored arrows were shot at Xia Yan’s heart with incomparable precision. Although the ice arrows could not penetrate the rich Star Power of the Body of Star Power, it caused the body to slow down tremendously all of a sudden!

The Freezing Arrow probably wasn’t of Brass Quality but Silver Quality.

The Body of Star Power that should have been composed of light blue Star Power was quickly covered in an icy-blue color, but Jiang Xiao did not have any Star Techniques to eliminate the negative state of his teammates.

As a healer, that was probably Jiang Xiao’s only weakness.

Blessing breaks all laws?

The truth had proven that Xia Yan, who was continuously being covered in frost, could not be healed by Blessing.

“Deactivate Body of Star Power,” Han Jiangxue commanded, after which she threw out a shot of Barren Wind to blow Jiang Xiao and herself away.

The massive Xia Yan made of Star Power quickly disappeared, and the Barren Wind in Han Jiangxue’s hand blew her away quickly.

Jiang Xiao was startled. The combat tactics of the Ancient Warriors were undoubtedly superb. With Xia Yan around to distract the Ancient Warrior Ice Archer, the pair of siblings managed to escape.

Xia Yan was the only one left. She was blown back and was just like a living target for the Ancient Warrior Ice Archers.

Jiang Xiao put his hands forward and launched Sound of Silence!

One shot into the soul!

What happened next was rather interesting.

The four Ancient Warrior Ice Archers and the Ancient Archer General were initially condensing daunting icy blue bows and arrows!

However, the bows and arrows made of Star Power shattered instantly at the same time. Their pale faces became flushed as Star Power surged within their bodies!

The four Ice Archers and the Archer General suddenly vomited blood as if they had suffered internal injuries!

It was no wonder that they were peas in a pod. They made strange sounds at the same time.

In the end, none of them could hold back, and all five archers coughed at the same time.

*Cough, cough*

*Cough, cough*

*Cough, cough*

Jiang Xiao suddenly felt like adding a lot of people on WeChat...