Ninth class citizen

Chapter 283 Time Freeze
"That's enough." Nan Rong took a bite of the cream-slicked-back pancake and squinted her eyes contentedly. "I can't eat this much."

She pointed to several foods that she wasn't particularly interested in, such as long, hard loaves of bread and a roll of salted ham, and told the little slave to go and deliver them to the neighbor across the street.

“They’re not here,” Manager Fang reminded him. “Tig and Piron went to the morning’s match. You know, fights are always unavoidable.”

Nan Rong didn't say anything more to him. She quickly finished her breakfast and took the elevator to the 100th floor.

Steward Wu was already waiting here. He had prepared the materials in advance according to the list Nan Rong had given him last night.

Nan Rong was busy all morning. When she came out around lunchtime, she gave Steward Wu thirty-five vials of medicine, including five vials of third-order F-grade universal gene repair fluid.

Steward Wu was completely unaware that so many Tier 3 materials had ultimately turned into only five potions.

"Master Nan, you can actually synthesize third-tier potions!" he exclaimed in surprise.

"I've said it before, given time, the third-order gene optimizer will be no problem either," Nan Rong said calmly.

In fact, at this moment, her solidified space had gained another seventy or eighty doses of various drugs. Most of them were high-level drugs existing in the form of waste liquid, such as ten doses of Tier 1 Grade A gene optimizer, seven doses of Tier 2 Grade B gene optimizer, and five doses of Tier 3 Grade C gene optimizer.

The thirty-five vials of medicine handed over, along with the waste liquid-like second-stage B-level gene optimization agent specially supplied to Steward Wu, earned Nan Rong 4,500 points and 456,000 Thorn Coins.

Steward Wu reported the new situation to Carol again, hoping he would reconsider the arrangements for Nan Rong. Although Carol was somewhat tempted, he still did not change his mind.

"I have prepared a sumptuous lunch for you," Steward Wu said gently. "I will also help postpone the battle so you can go back and get some rest."

"No need." Nan Rong said casually, "I just hope that my opponents will mainly be exotic beasts."

"That was the original plan." Steward Wu hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped himself.

After enjoying an extremely delicious seafood feast, Nan Rong entered the arena with great satisfaction and saw a giant scorpion that was two meters tall and eight meters long, with a bright green body.

It held up its two sharp, blade-like arms, its long, pointed tail spikes held high, and its bright black compound eyes scrutinized Nan Rong, seemingly assessing the palatability of its prey.

"I'm sorry." Steward Wu's whisper reached Nan Rong's ears at the same time as the audience's thunderous cheers.

Tier 4 Upper Blade Arm Emperor Scorpion VS Novice Gladiator.

For a beast of this level, at least three novice gladiators are needed to create a truly evenly matched battle and make it more entertaining to watch.

This is the first time that a situation like this, where only a young and frail female gladiator is being allowed to fight one-on-one, has occurred.

However, Nan Rong was no longer as unknown as before.

Some viewers had already recognized her and started explaining her achievements to those around them.

Her previous battle videos were also displayed on the holographic screen above the arena.

This meant that bets weren't overwhelmingly placed on Blade Arm Emperor Scorpion, but there were still not many people who were optimistic about Nan Rong.

"There are too many lucky factors." Someone shook their head and said, "Gao Min has high explosive power, but her strength and physique are not good. She needs a martial arts teammate to carry her in front. If she relies on herself alone, she probably won't even be able to break the skin of this Blade-Armed King Scorpion."

"The giant taram spider in the video is indeed terrifying, but once you climb onto its back, it's very difficult to get shaken off—but this trick doesn't work on the King Scorpion with Blade Arms, can't you see how high its tail is?"

"There is absolutely no chance of winning. The best outcome for this little girl is to be stung by the scorpion's tail and die instantly from the poison."

"What's the point of watching then? I came here specifically to see the Blade-Armed King Scorpion eat people. I heard it can slice them up incredibly cleanly; it's more polite than a human."

"Although what you say makes sense, I'm still going to bet on Nam Yong-seong! Fortune favors the bold, you know? A perfect win is 1 in 4.2!"

"Hehehe, there really are such fools who think they can pull off an upset." Regardless of what the audience thought, Nan Rong and Blade Arm Emperor Scorpion on the field maintained a distance of about three meters, and the two remained deadlocked.

"What's going on?" the audience shouted in dissatisfaction, as metal coins rained down, all aimed at Nan Rong.

Not a single coin could touch the hem of her clothes, but it made the Blade-Armed Scorpion begin to stir.

Its upper body stood upright, and its long sword, which was two and a half meters tall, gleamed in the sunlight. It emitted a long and sharp whistling sound.

"Go! Go! Kill her!" Countless excited voices shouted.

The atmosphere in the monitoring room was extremely somber.

Steward Wu remained expressionless, his emotions hidden from view.

The subordinates' expressions were not good: "Steward, this sound is wrong. The Blade-Armed King Scorpion only makes this kind of shriek when it is afraid."

Before he could finish speaking, the Blade-Armed Emperor Scorpion spat out a large pool of dark green venom at Nan Rong.

The venom gushed out like a waterfall, shrouded in a thick, light green mist. It hissed as it landed, scorching large and small pits into the reddish-brown sand and bone fragments that covered the ground.

While Nan Rong was dodging, the seemingly majestic beast quickly turned around and rushed towards the beast passage from which it had emerged at top speed.

This situation was unprecedented in previous battles between humans and strange beasts.

Everyone, including the audience and Manager Wu in the monitoring room, was both shocked and puzzled.

Nan Rong looked at the sensitive and survival-driven scorpion and couldn't help but laugh and cry.

But she couldn't just give up the opportunity to improve her strength. If she absorbed its power, she should be able to synthesize a Tier 3 B-grade, or even A-grade, gene optimizer.

Nan Rong calmed her mind and entered that mysterious world where everything was still once again.

Two six-line gold-plated characters drifted aimlessly in the field of vision before finally bursting into a faint golden mist.

Nan Rong's eyes gleamed with golden light, and her mind was perfectly clear.

She suddenly realized what kind of skill she was using.

Time and spacetime stand still.

Ability that doesn't belong to any supernatural power system in the current world. If one had to find a close match, it would be the perfect fusion of time and space.

Time and space are the rarest and most mysterious forces, yet The Origin of the Universe can easily integrate them into one.

So, is this the strength of the Cosmic Heritage Academy?
Nan Rong waved to the Blade-Armed Royal Scorpion, which was fixed in a desperate escape state more than 50 meters away, and the tidal node located behind its neck floated up.

It was like a thread, drawing out all the light green energy flow from the body of the Blade-Armed Emperor Scorpion, channeling it into Nan Rong's palm, and then flowing into all parts of her body.

This is also a new ability she has just mastered: the ability to draw energy from a distance.

All the cells cheered joyfully, becoming fuller and gleaming with barely perceptible light.

Nan Rong leaped onto the back of the dark, blade-armed Emperor Scorpion, drew his electric crossbow, and shot an electric arrow into its nape the instant the time-space freeze was broken.

A notice to all first-class citizens: The Blackthorn Arena storyline is nearing its end. After another major plot development in the Chaotic Starfield, propelling Nan Rong to greater strength, she will return to the Federation. Simultaneously, she will simultaneously open two Cosmic Heritage Academys, where she will have direct contact with the male protagonist. The most exciting parts are yet to come. Please vote and subscribe! Following the story is also very important to me! But what goes around comes around. I used to hoard chapters without following them, and now the karma is coming my way, sob sob.