"I won!" Nagayama Juro roared. "Huaxia has already been trampled under my feet by me, Nagayama Juro!"
Countless Huaxia players, seeing this scene at this moment, were all filled with incomparable anger.
Hu Yan stared powerlessly at the person on the battlefield who was about to disappear, unable to believe that this was real even now.
Although Nagayama's stats were abnormally monstrous, in Hu Yan's heart, Jiang Kai was an undefeated war god.
He was his benefactor, the backbone of the Fire God Squad!
Zhao Tiequan and Ouyang Yi, having fought desperately to resist the Bone Army, were already utterly exhausted. Upon hearing this bad news, they suddenly felt as if all the strength in their bodies had been drained away.
Sometimes, not being able to see hope is even more demoralizing than being physically exhausted.
"Jiang Kai…"
Yet strangely, Nagayama Juro had already killed Jiang Kai, but he still had not been teleported back.
Just as everyone was shocked by the scene before them, those points of light rapidly gathered, quickly re-forming into the outline of a human.
"Nagayama, did that sevenfold stat boost give you confidence? You still think you can trample Huaxia under your feet?"
"As long as I'm here, it's not your turn to be so arrogant!"
The moment this voice rang out, everyone watching this battle was stunned. Countless pairs of eyes stared intently at the light spots in the video.
In a certain villa in Jiangzhong City, Dong Xue, who was about to leave, suddenly spun around.
That voice was too familiar—it was Jiang Kai, the guy who littered everywhere!
He Shishi's eyes widened at the video. "That… that voice is… is…"
Xia Hua said coldly, "Jiang Kai!"
In the classroom of Jiangzhong City No. 3 Middle School, Jiang Ying's eyes went wide—that was her brother's voice!
"Brother!" Jiang Ying's eyes reddened as she spoke in a trembling voice.
Before long, Jiang Kai's figure re-formed. The wound on his chest was still shocking to see, fresh blood still flowing.
His condition looked terrible—his face pale, his spirit waning.
Yet his eyes were astonishingly bright.
"How is this possible? You were clearly already dead," Nagayama said in disbelief, staring at Jiang Kai.
Jiang Kai gave a cold chuckle. "Sorry, but the King of Hell wouldn't take me and sent me back."
"To be honest, if I weren't in a hurry, you probably wouldn't have even had the chance to see this skill of mine."
As he spoke, a purple longsword had already appeared in Jiang Kai's hand. "Your island nation is famous for its swordsmen, but don't forget—who did you learn your swordsmanship from?"
Nagayama Juro narrowed his eyes and gripped his twin swords tighter. "With my absolute stat advantage, so what if you've revived? If I can kill you once, I can kill you twice, ten times!"
"Look at the state you're in now—already half-dead—and you still dare to talk tough here!"
"Go to hell!" With that, Nagayama once again shot toward Jiang Kai!
"Swordsmanship Specialization! One-Flash Four-Strike!"
Nagayama's nearly thirty thousand stats were enough to make most fourth-tier professionals tremble, even surpassing Jiang Kai.
However, this Jiang Kai was no longer the same as before.
Seeing Nagayama charging at him, Jiang Kai gave a cold snort. "Flashy tricks. Today, I'll show you Huaxia's swordsmanship!"
With that, Jiang Kai gave a low shout—"Moonlit Immortal Sword Steps!"
As Jiang Kai moved, even the fifth-tier war gods of the Temple of War felt their vision blur.
Others couldn't see Jiang Kai's movements at all—his speed was actually faster than Nagayama Juro's.
The instant they crossed paths, before Nagayama could even bring his swords down, the purple longsword had already pierced through his chest!
With a loud clang, He Shishi dropped the phone in her hand onto the floor.
"So… so fast… How could it be this fast! Nagayama had a sevenfold stat boost, and Jiang Kai was actually faster than him!" He Shishi was filled with shock.
"This move—below Transcendent, within the mortal realm—who could dodge this sword?!" Xia Xue, usually arrogant, spoke in astonishment. "This… this is transcending the mortal into the divine with a mortal's body?"
"I don't believe it! I don't believe he's fourth-tier! He has no stat boost—how could he be this fast?!" Qiu Lan's eyes widened in disbelief. "Is this video maliciously edited?!"
On the island nation's forums, an astonishing piece of news instantly exploded the site.
"After precise testing by Shimokawa Tech, Huaxia's Jiang Kai's agility in that instant reached 41,338 points!"
"Impossible! How could a fourth-tier reach such high agility?"
"Shimokawa must have messed up. Even fifth-tier Transcendents can't reach that agility."
"Could the War God system have glitched, giving both their stats a sevenfold boost? If not, then no profession in the world could possibly reach such numbers!"
"Why is it that every time we see Jiang Kai, it feels like even Ghost Star's system could make mistakes?"
"Forget agility for a second—I just want to know, how the hell did he revive after dying? This guy's skills always seem like scams—substitution, resurrection… Fighting him, even if you see his corpse, you can't be sure you've actually killed him!"
No matter the debates, the battle between Jiang Kai and Nagayama Juro, which had shaken both countries, seemed ready to end.
Nagayama raised his twin swords high, but never got the chance to bring them down. His eyes were filled only with confusion.
"No… impossible… How could you become this strong!"
Jiang Kai yanked out the Purple Lightning Phantom Light. "Just because you think it's impossible doesn't mean no one can do it."
"You say your island nation could have just honestly developed Ghost Star, but you had to target Huaxia—what's the point?"
"Ghost Star is so big—there's plenty of undeveloped places. Why can't you just let us be?"
"Did you really need me to teach you a lesson before you'd behave?"
Nagayama, being lectured by Jiang Kai, didn't listen at all—he just kept muttering, "This is impossible… I don't believe it… This is impossible!"
In the end, Nagayama still fell.
At this moment, the system's voice rang out again—
[Huaxia player Jiang Kai has defeated island nation player Nagayama Juro. According to the pre-battle wager, the island nation's War God recognition value is reduced by 10 points. Current island nation national soul boost: 0.]
[Huaxia War God trial ends. Four special privileges end.]
[Huaxia has gained 10 recognition points. During the national war, Huaxia's national soul effect is increased by 10%.]
The Bone Army trying to scale the mountain suddenly stopped, turning to walk into the Devouring Swamp.
The thick fog stopped spreading up the mountain and began descending instead.
However, Jiang Kai, left with only 1% HP, was still bleeding heavily, his complexion worsening.
His vision began to blur.
The deadliest part of "Fate's Command over All Beings" was that it only left him with 1% HP while keeping his mortal wounds. Even if he survived, without timely treatment, such severe injuries could still take his life.
Fortunately, he wasn't alone here.
Hu Yan, Zhao Tiequan, and Ouyang Yi rushed over, quickly catching the collapsing Jiang Kai.
Jiang Kai forced his eyes open, looked at the three, and managed a faint smile. "The mission's finally done…"
———
After the War God's effect vanished, both Huaxia's and the island nation's Tianlong Rankings could no longer see the situation inside the battlefield.
The last scene people saw was Jiang Kai collapsing as his teammates rushed over.
Even though Shimokawa Tech's livestream had gone black, people still couldn't recover from the shock.
He Shishi and the other four women stood blankly in place for a long time.
Suddenly, He Shishi said softly, "That guy… I'm not even sure I could beat him now."
Xia Hua's face stayed cold. "They say there's a world of difference between mortal professions and transcendent ones, but a mortal profession reaching such terrifying speed—it's truly unexpected."
Dong Xue frowned and said weakly, "But… don't you feel… that he won, and actually… actually seems quite happy…"
"Dong Xue!" the other four women shouted in unison.
"What's there to be happy about!" Xia Hua said. "A villain like him—how can we feel happy for him!"
"Exactly—full of dirty tricks, loves to toy with people's feelings, a total scumbag!" Qiu Lan narrowed her eyes, speaking viciously.
He Shishi nodded. "That's right—'scumbag' is the perfect word. Why didn't I think of it before?"
…
Inside No. 3 Middle School, the whole class erupted in cheers.
"Jiang Ying, is that really your brother? He's so handsome! Back in the Tournament of Dominance, I already thought he was amazing—this time, he really blew me away!" Jiang Ying's deskmate, Xu Yan, had stars in her eyes.
"Jiang Ying, I want to go to Ghost Star in the future—can you introduce me to your brother? He's my idol! I want to join his Godslayer Guild!" a boy ran over to her.
"How can there be such a fierce man? Just now I was so scared my heart stopped. When he died just now and then suddenly revived and instantly killed that little islander—damn, Jiang Ying, when's your brother coming to pick you up? Can I meet him? I promise I'll just watch from a distance and won't bother him!"
"Ahem!" Teacher Wang coughed sternly. "What's all this noise? Get back to your seats! It's still class time!"
Everyone quickly sat down.
Keeping his stern expression, Teacher Wang took a deep breath, glanced at Jiang Ying beside him, and casually left his notebook there.
"Uh, Jiang Ying—when your brother comes home, have him sign this for me."
Jiang Ying looked up at the teacher in surprise, not knowing what to say for a moment.
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