Unreliable Sword Immortal.

Chapter 184 Is this just an act?

Lu Chaoding then stepped back.

Prince Hua sighed and said, "NPCs are stealing monsters too, how shameless! Brother Ding, we're outmatched, so it's not shameful for us to back down. Anyway, we can't beat this boss, so giving it to the stronger Elder of the Heavenly Rain Sword Sect isn't a loss, just a little face loss..."

In his opinion, Lu Chao had already challenged the Golden Double-Gun Crab, failed, and disengaged from the battle, so there was no point in forcing himself to go again.

He felt that Lu Chaoding probably thought the same way, which was why he was willing to back down.

Lu Chaoding said, "I just want to see this Supreme Elder fail. He's only level 62, I'm afraid he can't beat the level 65 Golden Double-Gun Crab."

The Golden Double-Gun Crab's level information is hidden; neither Lu Chaoding nor anyone else can see it. Only Super Commoner, having obtained the Great Flame Dark Phoenix's "spirituality" and possessing some information about the cave, knows its level information.

The Golden Double-Gun Crab is clearly the final boss on the second level of this cave, the kind that requires a group effort to defeat. Without player intervention, it is impossible for it to be killed by the NPCs right away, because that would defeat the purpose of the players.

Therefore, Lu Chaoding was convinced that if Elder Tianyu were to fight the Golden Double-Gun Crab, he would undoubtedly be defeated.

From a ranking perspective, there's nothing wrong with this result.

Yun Luoxue assumed Lu Chaoding had backed down and said with a smile, "A wise man submits to circumstances. Sect Leader Lu, you're very smart. Once we've dealt with this big boss and obtained the spoils, we won't mind sharing some with you. As for Prince Hua, forget about him!"

Prince Hua snorted coldly, but Lu Chaoding just smiled and didn't say anything.

Next, the Supreme Elder of the Heavenly Rain Sword Sect indeed made a move against the Golden Double-Gun Crab. They entered the battle space together with Yun Luoxue, and a battle flag appeared above the teleportation platform. A light shield covered the teleportation platform, preventing outsiders from getting close.

Lu Chao stood at the front of the Great Xuan Sword and said to Prince Hua, "Order me to buy four bottles of chilled watermelon juice. One bottle each, we can drink and watch the show!"

"What?"

Hua Taizi couldn't quite keep up with Lu Chaoding's train of thought, but he did as he was told and bought four bottles of chilled watermelon juice.

Unable to shop from a reliable online store, Lu Chao took three bottles of chilled watermelon juice from Hua Taizi, gave one to Super Ruffian and one to Mighty Bull Demon Ape, and then started sucking on his straw while looking at the battle flag in front of him.

Prince Hua asked, "Brother Ding, do you think the Supreme Elder of the Heavenly Rain Sword Sect can't defeat that crab?"

"That's for sure!" The one who answered was Super Ruffian. He examined the chilled watermelon juice for a moment, then downed it in one gulp. Looking at the empty bottle, he seemed unsatisfied and added, "How could a mere level 62 sword immortal possibly be a match for the Golden Twin-Gun Crab? The Golden Twin-Gun Crab isn't so easy to deal with!"

"Is that so?" said Prince Hua. "Then isn't the Supreme Elder of the Heavenly Rain Sword Sect a fool, asking for trouble?"

"Didn't you hear what he said? He calls himself a veteran tycoon, probably because he's been in a high position for so long and been praised so much that he's become arrogant and conceited!" Super Scoundrel threw away the empty bottle in his hand, which immediately turned into light and disappeared. He looked at the chilled watermelon juice in Prince Flower's hand and said, "If you don't believe me, let's make a bet. If I'm right, you give me one bottle—no, ten bottles of chilled watermelon juice, how about it?"

"Okay!"

Prince Hua nodded. A bottle of chilled watermelon juice was only one yuan, very cheap, so it didn't matter if he lost.

Soon, the battle flag in mid-air shook violently, and a figure flew out from it. It was Tianyu, the Supreme Elder of the Tianyu Sword Sect.

The NPC looked disheveled, with only a third of his health bar above his head. He was in a panic and hurriedly fled into the distance on his sword.

The battle flag in mid-air has not disappeared; it still exists.

"This is……"

Prince Hua didn't quite understand.

Lu Chao said, "The Supreme Elder of the Tianyu Sword Sect is a sword immortal. It's obvious that he escaped the battle with the help of Master Dunkong. The reason the battle flag is still there is probably because there is still Yun Luoxue in the battle space."

"She ran away?" Prince Hua was taken aback, then burst into laughter. "Haha, isn't Yun Luoxue an idiot? She's hoisted herself by her own petard! Remember what she said before, will she still dare to be arrogant?"

He immediately bought 100 bottles of chilled watermelon juice, placed them all in front of Super Rogue, and said, "A bet's a bet, these are all yours, don't be shy, enjoy them!"

"You're not bad, kid!"

Super Maniac grinned and beckoned the Mighty Bull Demon Ape next to him to come and drink watermelon juice together.

At that moment, the battle flag shattered, and the Golden Double-Gun Crab reappeared on the teleportation platform, its health bar reduced by about one-tenth.

As for Yun Luoxue, she was nowhere to be found, obviously having been killed and resurrected at the Hongchen Sword Stele.

Lu Chao quickly finished his chilled watermelon juice and said, "You guys find somewhere to hide over there. I'm going to go bother the Golden Double-Gun Crab."

After saying this, Lu Chao controlled the Great Xuan Sword to land. After the Flower Prince, Super Commoner, and Mighty Bull Demon Ape jumped down, he rode the sword to attack the Golden Double-Gun Crab.

Using the same old tactic, Lu Chaoding minimized his damage output and disengaged from combat once he entered the battle space. This achieved his goal of altering the mission. Three minutes later, Lu Chaoding harvested two more mysterious treasure chests.

After the [Master of Escape] cools down, Lu Chaoding returns and triggers the quest again. The quest has been modified again, and it still requires challenging but not killing the Golden Double-Gun Crab that is entrenched on the teleportation platform. However, this time the reward for the quest is three mysterious treasure chests.

Lu Chaoding used the same trick again, and the mission was completed three minutes later, with three mysterious treasure chests in hand.

Three minutes later, Lu Chaoding triggered the Golden Double-Gun Crab challenge again, and this time the reward was a "Mysterious Treasure Chest".

"What the heck is this 'mysterious treasure chest'?"

Lu Chao muttered something under his breath.

The mysterious treasure chests he had previously acquired were still in his storage space, none of them had been opened yet, and he had no intention of opening them now.

Soon, Lu Chaoding saw the "mysterious treasure chest".

This "not-so-mysterious treasure chest" looks like it's made of glass. You can see what's inside without opening it. The contents are quite ordinary: gold coins, a whole chest full of gold coins!

Moreover, the box had large characters written on it: "100,000 gold coins"!

"One hundred thousand gold coins? Trash!"

Lu Chaoding made his assessment, and after accepting the "not-so-mysterious treasure chest," he continued to grind the Golden Double-Gun Crab challenge. Once he started, he couldn't stop, and two hours passed by in the blink of an eye.

Prince Hua watched from afar, yawning. He couldn't understand Lu Chaoding's behavior and said, "If you can't beat it, don't fight it! Or find a skilled player to team up with. Kiting it and whittling it down like this is too painful. We might not be able to kill this BOSS even after ten or more hours!"

In his mind, Lu Chaoding was undoubtedly using his ability to disengage from combat to whittle down the Golden Double Gun Crab's health. Theoretically, if he could maintain this level, Lu Chaoding could completely defeat the Golden Double Gun Crab on his own. However, such a battle was truly painful, and even Hua Taizi found it tiring to watch.

Another half hour passed, and when Lu Chaoding returned to the top of the teleportation platform, other people finally arrived as well.

And there were two groups of them.

The first group consisted of Jin Ge from the Tianfeng Sword Sect, Xie Dongliu from the Tianlei Sword Sect, and the two sects' Grand Elders, Sect Leaders, and Left and Right Protectors.

The second group consisted of the Supreme Elder of the Heavenly Fire Sword Sect, the Heavenly Rain Sword Sect Elder who had returned with full health, and the sect leaders and left and right protectors of both sects.

The two groups of people arrived at the teleportation platform almost simultaneously from two different directions.

Lu Chaoding also spotted them, but didn't pay them any mind. He had just received a new system notification: "Tamper with the content, challenge and kill the Golden Double-Gun Crab entrenched on the teleportation platform. Mission completion reward: Mysterious Treasure Chest x10!"

"Ten mysterious treasure chests!" Lu Chaoding shook his head, somewhat disappointed.

This tampering mission requires killing the Golden Double-Gun Crab.

This means that you can no longer complete the challenge missions; this is the final challenge mission.

Seeing that the high-level NPCs had all arrived, he didn't dare to delay. He adjusted his equipment and skill slots, quickly made his move, and once again entered the battle space with the Golden Double-Gun Crab.

Prince Hua shook his head and said, "The NPCs are here in groups, tsk tsk, the Golden Double-Gun Crab is in danger! Brother Ding's plan to wear down the Golden Double-Gun Crab has failed. Grinding down its health like this is really unreliable. Sigh, all that time has been wasted."

He felt sorry for Lu Chaoding and even felt a little sympathy for him.

At this moment, Jin Ge took the initiative to come over. He recognized Super Ruffian and Mighty Bull Demon Ape, and said, "We meet again!"

Super Commoner and Mighty Bull Demon Ape glanced at Jin Ge casually, not wanting to pay him any attention.

These two have a very high opinion of themselves; they really can't be bothered with ordinary players.

Prince Hua said, "Jin Ge! What, are you going to team up with the NPCs to fight the BOSS?"

"The NPCs didn't take me with them! One Grand Elder, one Sect Leader, and two Protectors—that's a four-person team!" Jin Ge was still streaming live, casually introducing the identities of the NPCs to his viewers. Then, he said to Jin Ge, "I just saw Brother Ding. Did he go to solo the BOSS? Can he handle it alone? Why didn't he take you guys with him?"

"Of course he can't do it alone!"

Prince Hua said, "Brother Ding was able to escape the battle. He originally planned to wear down the big BOSS here. He's been doing it for over two hours. Unfortunately, you guys came. The NPCs are definitely going to make a move now. Brother Ding's efforts have been in vain."

"Tear down the big boss? All for nothing?" Jin Ge was a little confused. "Brother Ding is so strong, are you sure it was all for nothing?"

"If Top Brother is strong, then the BOSS is even stronger!" said Prince Hua. "I've been squatting here for over two hours, would I lie to you?"

Upon hearing this, Jin Ge paused for ten seconds, then suddenly said to thin air, "Guys, I've run into the good guy Ding Ge again! Ding Ge is fighting a BOSS right now, so I've started a guessing game: guess whether Ding Ge can defeat the BOSS!"

"You're livestreaming and running a prediction contest?"

Hua Taizi was taken aback. He immediately brought up the live stream window and quickly found Jin Ge's live stream room. He found that there was indeed a betting contest, and quite a few people had already placed bets. Surprisingly, quite a few people were betting that Lu Chaoding could kill the BOSS, totaling more than 20,000.

"I'll place a bet too, hoping to make a little money, hehe!"

Prince Hua took all the gold coins he had and bet them on "Brother Ding can't kill the BOSS," which was a huge sum of over 300,000.

Looking at the four factions of players, Hua Taizi is confident in his financial strength, while ordinary players at this time are not many who can come up with 10,000 yuan.

He felt absolutely certain that everything was going smoothly. After all, it had been more than two hours, and every time Ding Ge disengaged from the battle, the Golden Double-Gun Crab's health bar remained stable. He figured there wouldn't be any surprises this time either.

This bet immediately attracted the attention of many people.

Jin Ge's live stream became a minor hit after he encountered Lu Chaoding, and now he has quite a few viewers, more than four thousand.

With over 4,000 people participating in the guessing game, the total bets from both sides would be around 60,000 to 70,000, which would be considered quite good.

The sudden appearance of over 300,000 yuan in bets left both Jiao Jin Ge and the viewers in the live stream stunned.

"Wow, how come there's suddenly so much money betting on Brother Ding not being able to kill the BOSS?"

"A tycoon entered?"

"How should we bet? Follow the crowd, or take a gamble?"

"Let's take a gamble, maybe a bicycle will turn into a motorcycle! I bet Top Bro can kill the BOSS!"

"I'll add another thousand dollars!"

"I'll also add another thousand dollars, but it's for the top-tier character who can't kill the BOSS. I'm with the rich guys..."

Prince Hua was very pleased as he looked at the comments on the screen.

However, just one minute later, the battle flag in mid-air suddenly shattered, and Lu Chao appeared, slowly landing on the teleportation platform, but there was no sign of the Golden Double-Gun Crab.

"Hmm? Where's that crab?"

Prince Hua was taken aback, and a bad premonition suddenly arose in his heart.

"Ding, Area Passage: The special monster Golden Double-Gun Crab has been killed. The teleportation platform function has been restored. Currently, it can only teleport in one direction."

As the system notification appeared, the teleportation platform lit up, gradually forming a pillar of light that connected to the sky.

At the same time, Prince Hua's face froze.

My money!

I worked so hard and finally saved up 300,000!

Just because of a bet, it's all gone?

I've lost everything!

Prince Hua felt like he was going to vomit blood. He pounded his chest and said, "Brother Ding, you're so unreliable! Were you deliberately setting me up? How could you kill the BOSS like that?! That's not how it should have happened! Were you just putting on an act for the past two hours to lull me into a false sense of security?"

Jin Ge, standing to the side, was overjoyed. He said to the live stream camera, "It proves that you can always trust Brother Ding! Brother Ding is incredibly reliable! Congratulations to the player who made the correct bet! This time you'll get a huge reward... Tsk tsk, 330,000 to 30,000, that's an 1 to 11 odds! A bet of 1,000 yuan will get you 11,000 yuan! That's a huge profit! Let's thank our generous boss!"

Hearing Jin Ge's words, Hua Taizi felt even more distressed.

"Why the hell did I have to play those betting games? I've squandered my entire fortune in no time..."

Prince Hua collapsed to the ground, feeling utterly hopeless.

At this moment, the surrounding NPCs also began to discuss. The Supreme Elder of the Tianyu Sword Sect, who had fought against the Golden Double-Gun Crab and fled from the battle, looked extremely ugly. He couldn't believe that the Golden Double-Gun Crab had actually been killed by Lu Chao.

"How is that possible? Could it be that this Sect Leader Lu is stronger than me? Could those rumors in the martial arts world be true...?"

Meanwhile, Lu Chaoding was in a good mood as he began to count his spoils.

(End of this chapter)