My Apocalypse Territory-Chapter 280 - 277 Depends on Consuming Crystal

“That guy, with the five hundred points he got from completing tasks, certainly would not just save them; he definitely used them to enhance his strength, so he shouldn’t be seen as just an ordinary Third Layer Awakener. If you ask for my opinion, I actually think the bearded guy can win. Just watch and you’ll see.”

The two parties didn’t know what their argument was about, but they were very angry; if it weren’t for the concern for the Sanctuary, they would have fought already.

Now, though it was just a war of words, both had spewed out [beep—][beep—][beep—][beep—] and similar words that one couldn’t face directly.

Soon, members of the Patrol Team, wearing black Combat Uniforms, arrived at the scene.

They were old hands at dealing with such conflicts between Awakeners, and seeing that neither of the two backed down, they sighed and suggested both go to the Martial Arts Arena.

The bald man revealed a ferocious smile, “So there’s a Martial Arts Arena, watch me beat you to a pulp!”

The bearded man on the opposite side was not to be outdone and raised his middle finger, “You beep beep beep beep beep beep—”

The Martial Arts Arena was not inside the commercial district, but it wasn’t far either.

The bearded man and the bald man cursed each other as they walked, followed by a large crowd of onlookers. The square-faced man and Zhou Jianhong were among them.

The arena was a square area, fifty by fifty meters in size, neatly paved with evenly sized white stone slabs.

There was also a large semi-circular viewer stand around the arena that was not yet fully built.

The onlookers, however, stood on the opposite side of the viewer stand, overlooking the Martial Arts Arena.

“The Martial Arts Arena, also known as the Grudge Platform, where a fight wipes away all grudges; after all, when someone is dead, what grudge is there left to hold.”

Zhou Jianhong laughed a few times, “Just kidding, just kidding. Although it’s called the Grudge Platform, it’s generally not a Life and Death Arena that is initiated, but a regular fight where bladed weapons are not allowed and surrender is permitted.”

“Sometimes, some Awakeners also initiate regular fights for resource disputes. Of course, if the enmity between two parties is too great, to the point of being undying, then there is also the Life and Death Arena. Once a Life and Death fight is initiated, upon entering the arena, all means can be used, and there is no possibility of surrender.”

“In the last few days alone, there have been three Life and Death fights that I know of.”

Predicting what the square-faced man was thinking, “Although some people have been killed on the Life and Death Arena, grudges still exist even without such battles. If they didn’t erupt within the Sanctuary, they would still be fighting each other outside, or they might even start fighting directly inside the Sanctuary, harming innocents. By comparison, fighting on the platform is relatively better.”

The bearded man and the bald man, who had been in a verbal fight until now, both fell silent once they entered the arena, their eyes flashing with ferocity as they charged towards each other.

Although it was just a routine combat, one could admit defeat, no one took it lightly.

Once severely injured, even if one could eventually recover, they would miss out on this period of rapid strength increase. Not to mention, in routine combat, death was not impossible.

Two people, one holding an alloy long stick and the other wielding an unsharpened alloy battle blade, fought each other fiercely.

Bang bang!

Each strike was powerful and forceful. With their strength, if they hit the head, it was entirely possible to fracture the skull or even shatter it completely.

The scene was evenly matched!

Unlike the battles between students from other martial arts halls, the Corner Apprentice from One Punch Martial Arts Hall could crush experts of the same level. Ji Ming and Xia Wanru faced a hard fight while challenging higher levels.

The bald man on the field had developed a boldness from fighting demonized beasts, but his combat skills were quite ordinary.

The goateed man had used Body Tempering Liquid once; although his physical fitness was superior, his skill made up for that.

Under the Martial Arts Arena,

The group of big square-faced men stood with their mouths slightly open, their long-held belief in the primacy of aura burst open at that moment.

Perhaps in Green Shadow,

The assessment of one’s strength, in addition to aura, should include another factor, how many guild points one had spent.

The square-faced captain looked at Zhou Jianhong, who seemed calm and composed… wondering how many points this man had spent and to what extent his strength had increased.

On the field.

After two minutes of combat, as the goateed big man struck the bald man’s hand with his stick and flung away his opponent’s combat saber, the deadlock was finally broken.

The bald man was quickly hit in the chest with two blows from the stick, spitting blood as he flew backward and the bright red blood stained the white stone of the platform. Rolling over twice, he propped himself up with his hands and yelled his surrender.

Indeed, the goateed big man, who was at the third layer of strength, won.

The looks on the faces of the square-faced men were quite complicated.

Zhou Jianhong patted his shoulder, “You just said you plan to leave Green Shadow tomorrow. I know you’re eager to find your wife and child, but I still want to advise you to stay a few more days. Whether it’s exchanging for more advanced equipment or enhancing your strength through training, it can be a great help for your journey across the wilderness. After all, you can only reunite if you’re alive.”

The square-faced man’s throat constricted slightly as he turned his head, his gaze sweeping across the faces of the few team members behind him.

He thought of the countless dangerous situations they had narrowly survived.

If not for sheer luck, all five of them would not be able to stand here together.

But luck can’t always be on one’s side.

With a Demon-slaying Battle Blade, his combat power had greatly increased. If he could have a formidable physique exceeding others at his level like the goateed man on the field, and exchange for some high-level runes weapons even Zhou Jianhong highly recommended.

Then traversing the remaining hundreds of kilometers would be more certain.

Having come this far over two months, waiting a few more days… The square-faced captain nodded firmly, having made up his mind.

Even if it meant paying a few more days’ worth of hotel rent.