Chapter 449: Race Against the Final Level

Fifteen minutes later.

Keeping his movements as stealthy as possible, Yenir dashed like an arrow toward Li Dafu’s location.

Although he usually kept his emotions in check, his excitement was impossible to hide at that moment.

Strange as the events had been, it all worked out in the end!

Three minutes earlier, Yinglong and his crew had already left the Research Institute to prepare for the final level.

Meanwhile, Li Dafu had stayed behind, claiming he would teleport over right before the showdown.

Of course, it was all just a ruse to fool Yinglong.

In truth, when a system task was in play, Yinglong and the others suspected nothing—even Blood Nightingale couldn’t help but wonder if Li Dafu was truly powerful…

“That was too close…”

“Luckily, when I scripted the task, I accounted for the dungeon’s potential difficulty; otherwise, things might not have aligned so well…”

“Once I grab the Renmane, slay a few Otherworldly Ghosts, the system will level up!”

“Zhetang’s target is more than half completed now!”

Grinning broadly, Yenir, moving like a phantom, quickly set off toward Li Dafu’s location with Liang Lie at his side, pumping his right fist in exhilaration.

It had all been worth the long preparation and the enormous risk!

Everything was going smoothly!

Yet one thing still unsettled him: this dungeon actually housed Fourth-Stage monsters…

Originally, his plan was merely to scope out the final level. If he could snag a Legendary Suit, he’d take it; if not, he’d bail out.

But now, the risks seemed to be increasing exponentially…

Unlike Yinglong, who mistakenly believed genuine reinforcements would appear in the final battle, Yenir knew all too well that in the last level, forget any NPC help—avoiding a full-on siege would be a blessing!

Yinglong’s side was now swarming with a double-digit count of Otherworldly Ghosts!

Seeing it from their perspective, even Yenir couldn’t help but pity that ill-fated Peak Third-Stage fighter.

This dungeon was nothing short of brutally difficult…

With their bizarre synergy with the Otherworldly Ghosts, the challenge had skyrocketed to what could easily be called S-Class.

“Now that I think about it, if I hadn’t constantly led Yinglong to believe that NPCs would keep coming to help, he—knowing his stubborn nature—would never have trusted those Otherworldly Ghosts…”

“If the whole team were switched with me, they’d fall for it too… They’re all turncoats at heart…”

Yenir, who had almost felt a brief pang of pity for Yinglong before confidently charging into the final level, now chose not to overthink; he just focused on marching forward.

Level up the system first! Once he gained enough strength, he’d decide whether to stick it out or make a run for it!

…………..

“Master!”

“Wah, wah, wah! Your most loyal servant almost died!”

Tears and snot everywhere.

The moment Yenir appeared before Li Dafu, the latter, who had been acting all high and mighty, suddenly tumbled forward, clutching Yenir’s leg and sobbing uncontrollably.

For pity’s sake, he was only deceiving low-level Awakeners for a few Credit Points—this ordeal had nearly scared the life out of him.

Facing the overwhelming pressure from Yinglong, if he hadn’t performed beyond his limits, he surely would have perished.

Watching Li Dafu cling to him and refuse to let go, Yenir couldn’t help but feel resigned.

He knew Li Dafu’s dog-like crying was probably just an act, but he also understood that the man was truly terrified.

“Ahem, it’s alright now.”

“Where’s the Renmane?”

“You did well this time. As a bonus, here’s an extra thousand points!”

Without holding back, Yenir tossed Li Dafu a Credit Point card. Li Dafu had clearly made a significant contribution and certainly wouldn’t be shortchanged.

His eyes suddenly lit up. Spotting the card Yenir had thrown him, Li Dafu quickly scrambled over, diving into a grimy cabinet and pulling out a corpse.

“Master! I hid it right here, just waiting for you to claim it!”

A lecherous smile plastered on his face, oozing sleaze.

Just as Li Dafu, beaming with pride, was about to present the Renmane’s corpse to Yenir, an invisible force yanked it out of his grasp.

“It’s this thing!”

Taking a deep breath, Yenir looked at the Renmane corpse before him with a complex expression, finally feeling a weight lift from his heart.

Without hesitation, he thrust both hands forward and gripped the spine inside the corpse roughly.

Sure enough, the very next moment a familiar system prompt blared instantly:

“Beep. Acquired Sword God System upgrade material: Renmane Spinal Fluid!”

“Current materials missing: Core of the Otherworldly Ghost x1”

“Once all materials are gathered, the system will automatically upgrade!”

The prompt sounded as sweet as music.

With only one material remaining, Yenir exhaled slowly and closed his eyes.

“Still need three Otherworldly Ghosts!”

“This level definitely has plenty of them…”

“That means, by tomorrow at the latest, I’ll have the system upgraded!”

“And just imagine, even if the upgrade only boosts Sword Technique power enough to be fully enhanced by my attributes…”

“With the extra Spirit Energy, I’ll be able to unleash three SSS-Level Sword Techniques! At the very least, four system-triggered ones! Under seven sword techniques, Lu Tianming and anyone else stands no chance!”

“So what if they’re Third-Stage Advanced? They’ll still be out in seconds!”

In high spirits, Yenir wasted no time, intent on upgrading the system as quickly as possible.

As for the final level…

Wait—forget the allure of the Legendary Suit. It all hinges on just how much his strength can increase!

“Uncle Liang! Let’s go!”