Chapter 1053: Yesterday's Revolver

Chapter 1053: Yesterday's RevolverAuthor: Sannine SoundWord Count: 1266

The audience was silent, only pairs of mocking eyes stared at Chen Ling.

Chen Ling didn't waste time on them. Instead, he walked directly to the screen in the center of the stage and looked down:Current Anticipation Value: 91Actor connection lost, performance interrupted.Audience Anticipation Value: 50Current Anticipation Value: 41

Chen Ling had never before achieved such a high audience anticipation value; it was the first time the value had surpassed the 90 mark. If Chen Ling remembered correctly, there should be a special reward for reaching a new high in anticipation value, just like before.

His gaze fell to the bottom right corner of the screen, where a treasure chest icon silently swayed.

Chen Ling gently tapped it with a finger.

Deng deng deng—!

Accompanied by the stirring music, a table appeared out of thin air in the center of the stage. Chen Ling turned and walked forward, looking down.

“Audience Anticipation Value has surpassed 90 for the first time, unlocking the achievement—'Renowned Far and Wide'!”“You have gained one extra draw opportunity.”“Upon use, a character skill will be randomly drawn from all characters that appeared in this play for you to learn.”

The last time Chen Ling triggered an extra draw was in the Aurora Realm. After all, breaking the 90-point barrier for anticipation value was extremely difficult. Had it not been for the blessing of two emperor-tier destinies this time, and the continuous return of old acquaintances, Chen Ling would have had no idea when he could achieve this new accomplishment.

The extra draw had limitations: it was impossible to specify a target or a skill. It would randomly draw a character's ability from the plays Chen Ling had recently performed, and the rarity of the drawn ability was not influenced by the highest anticipation value. In other words, it was purely a gamble on luck.

Last time, Chen Ling drew Wen Shilin's 'Fist of Justice,' which was undoubtedly a failed gamble…

This time, Chen Ling could only clasp his hands together and silently pray in his heart.

He had been unlucky for so long in the Boundless Realm; surely good fortune was due to visit him once? If he were to draw another non-ranked life skill this time, Chen Ling feared he would be so angry he'd vomit blood.

“Let's begin…” Chen Ling took a deep breath.

The white paper on the table suddenly vanished, replaced by a large number of cards spread across its surface.

Compared to the previous draw, the number of cards this time was tens of times greater. After all, too many characters had appeared recently, and each was higher-ranked than the last: blue, purple, gold… The vast number of skill cards made Chen Ling dizzy.

The next moment, these cards simultaneously flipped face down, revealing their uniform backs. Then they stacked together at an astonishing speed, finally spreading out neatly across the table.

Chen Ling closed his eyes and randomly tapped one of the cards.

The other cards instantly vanished.

The single remaining card slowly rotated before Chen Ling. He tentatively opened his eyes just a slit, and a flash of golden light nearly made him dizzy.

“Wait, this is…”

Chen Ling froze for a moment. After clearly seeing the text on it, an expression of profound shock appeared on his face!

“Skill: Yesterday's Revolver.”“Affiliation: Way of the Thief God, Borrowed Moon Path, Eighth Tier.”“Character: Li Ryder.”

Below the stage.

Sensing Huang He's death, the Silver King's lips twitched slightly. His eyes, covered in frost and snow, revealed a chilling fury.

“...What a complete waste.” The Silver King snorted coldly. “I've already delivered the prey to his doorstep, and he couldn't even handle it… He's truly disappointed me.”

The Red King smiled, taking a small sip of his tea.

“It seems you've lost another piece… How much longer can your game last?”

The Silver King's expression turned grim. As the Red King had said, he had few pieces left that he could use, and even fewer with the power to turn the tide. From the Heavenly Pivot Realm to the Boundless Realm, the Red King always seemed to anticipate his moves, using incredible methods to annex or eliminate his pieces.

The Silver King was nearing the end of his rope.

“Don't celebrate too soon,” the Silver King said in a deep voice. “As long as Taunting Calamity can be freed, whether the Boundless Realm exists or not is irrelevant… At worst, we'll both suffer heavy losses.”

The smile on the Red King's lips gradually faded. He looked coldly at the Silver King.

“Oh? What do you intend to do?”

The Silver King gently raised his hand. Streaks of faint light flashed from the void behind him; something seemed to pierce through space, directly sent out by him, falling into the stage battlefield.

“These methods were originally prepared to deal with the Human Realm… Since you insist on bringing the Twilight Society to seek death, don't blame me.”

The Silver King spoke chillingly.

Boom—!!

The butcher knife and the long spear collided in an instant amidst the ruins. The Tier Eight impact generated a visible shockwave, shaking the ground and cracking it like a spiderweb.

The Butcher's heavy body was directly driven deep into the ground by the impact; the other white-clad figure, however, trod on nothingness, lightly dispersing the force in the air, finally landing steadily on a floating stage.

Ning Ruyu looked down at the ruins below, gently smoothing his theatrical robe's sleeve. Mellifluous opera accompaniment seemed to transcend time and space, lingering around the stage, as if creating an inviolable absolute domain.

The Butcher, who had been smashed into the abyss, had rough skin like armor, showing few injuries. His fierce, chilling gaze lifted from the ground crack, meeting Ning Ruyu's eyes coldly…

The Way of Strength God was second only to the Way of War God in terms of combat. In a head-on battle, it was impossible to contend with brute force against it. To contend with him, one could only rely on 'ingenuity.'

Ning Ruyu, for his part, utilized 'ingenuity' to its utmost.

“I wonder how Master and Little Junior Brother are doing…” Ning Ruyu glanced worriedly into the distance. “I hope nothing goes wrong…”

Ning Ruyu wasn't worried about the current battle; Chen Ling's safety concerned him more than the Butcher.

Just then, the Butcher, slowly climbing out of the ground crack, suddenly seemed to realize something. He looked up at the void beside him…

A flash of white light abruptly flickered. The next moment, a blurred afterimage flew out from it, as if thrown from afar. The Butcher lightning-fast raised his hand and seized it in his palm!

“That's…”

Ning Ruyu was drawn by the afterimage and frowned, looking down.

Buzz—!!

A powerful gust of wind, centered on the Butcher, spread explosively outwards. In one hand, he held his original butcher knife, while in the other, a mysterious boning knife had appeared.

The boning knife's blade emitted a dark glow, like a special kind of black iron, which had been sharpened to an extreme edge before being embedded in the hilt.

The moment this knife was gripped in the Butcher's palm, a resonance of ultimate power erupted. A chilling, blood-red aura surged around him, giving him the demeanor of a demon…

“The Way of Strength God, a Dao Foundation Secret Treasure, then…” Ning Ruyu's eyes narrowed slightly.