As the bodies fell, Bai Ye wiped the blood from his prized blade, "Bloodthirst," and stepped over them, entering Pallet Town.
Now, all grievances were settled.
If the opponent hadn't caused trouble after the Death Football match, Bai Ye wouldn't have acted.
But since they did...
He'd eliminate them all!
In his past life, Bai Ye had few enemies, because all his enemies were dead.
It was the simplest, most direct method. Since the other party didn't treat the Death Football match as a mere competitive game in the Glorious Arena and held a grudge, Bai Ye had no choice but to end it.
Upon entering Pallet Town, Bai Ye headed straight for the Glorious Arena.
Since he'd teleported there using a ticket, Bai Ye could also teleport back from the Glorious Arena.
Before eradicating the roots, Bai Ye had been patient, but now that the task was done, he felt a sense of urgency.
He'd been away from the Great Wall for five or six days. He wondered if Mulan's letter had received a reply from Chang'an, and if his hidden quest would go to waste.
With these thoughts, Bai Ye arrived at the Glorious Arena and found a staff member.
Soon, a white radiance enveloped Bai Ye's body.
When the light dissipated, he found himself in the camp of the Great Wall Guard.
Bai Ye stretched and then pushed open the door.
"Huh?" Bai Ye looked at the entrance and murmured, "What's going on?"
The campsite entrance was completely empty. Not a soul in sight.
This was clearly abnormal. Normally, Mulan and Kai would spar here frequently, and even if they weren't around, other Great Wall Guards would be coming and going.
But now, there wasn't even a shadow of a person in front of Bai Ye's door.
Puzzled, Bai Ye walked outside.
He soon noticed many people heading towards the city gates, and looking towards the direction of the gates, he could see a sea of heads.
Bai Ye immediately made his way towards the city gates. Upon reaching the vicinity, the area was densely packed with people. Looking up towards the battlements, he could faintly hear the sounds of shouting and fighting.
Bai Ye casually grabbed someone and asked, "What's happening?"
"What's happening?" The person glanced at Bai Ye and said, "Demon invasion. Move back, don't cut in line."
As he spoke, the person pushed Bai Ye aside and squeezed forward.
"Demon invasion?" Bai Ye looked around and said, "No wonder there are so many people."
The battlements had limited space, requiring people to spread out along the Great Wall to its sides before the ones behind could ascend. Thus, everyone was waiting below the battlements.
Bai Ye had clearly arrived late and had no choice but to join the queue honestly. However, before queuing, Bai Ye went to find the quartermaster.
"You have received a quest."
"Demon invasion of the Great Wall. Please strive to fight them. Quest rewards: Tier 1 Demon (Merit x1), Tier 2 Demon (Merit x3), Tier 3 Demon (Merit x5), Elite Demon (Merit x20), Demon Leader (Merit x100)."
The quests from the Great Wall Guard primarily awarded merit. Whether it was hunting missions, building houses, or running errands, all rewarded merit, which could then be exchanged for items.
However, the items obtainable in the neutral zone were limited, generally capped at blue quality, and terrifyingly expensive. The worst blue quality item cost three thousand merit, and it would take about a month to accumulate that much. During attack events, it was better, about half a month.
But to get a blue quality item in half a month...
Bai Ye couldn't be bothered with such quests; it was a pure waste of time.
There were also black quality items, but...
A black quality Tang blade cost thirty-five thousand merit...
After languishing in the neutral zone for over half a year to exchange for a black quality item, why bother?
Therefore, staying solely in the neutral zone offered no future.
With these thoughts, Bai Ye found a secluded corner and brought out the gashapon machine.
Since he had to queue to get onto the battlements, he still had time, so he might as well do a couple of draws. Besides, Bai Ye's sudden decision to change his reward to Steel Slime wasn't just because he felt the unknown future was more interesting, as he'd told Jin Sha, but because he had a bold idea.
As the gashapon machine spun, Bai Ye prayed, "Cannon, cannon, cannon, give me a cannon!"
Fighting demons, if he got an Italian cannon right now, he'd soar.
And then...
Vulcan Gatling (Machine Gun) (Blue): A world-renowned machine gun, known as the Vulcan. Caliber: 0.6 inches. Number of barrels: 10. Barrel length: 1524 mm. Overall length: 2032 mm. Rate of fire per barrel: 1000 rounds/min. Effect: Full Power (Your magazine is always full). Stationary King (After standing and firing for 30 seconds without moving, your bullet damage is doubled).
Bai Ye looked at the blue gashapon that appeared...
Although it wasn't an Italian cannon, a machine gun with infinite ammunition was a supreme harvester, incredibly powerful!
A machine gun would also be quite useful against a large number of common enemies.
Bai Ye wasn't picky. A machine gun was fine. He then spun for another draw.
A moment later, the second gashapon rolled out. It was a green one. Just another ordinary day.
Yin-Yang Talisman (Weapon) (Green): A talisman capable of inscribing Yin-Yang formations. Once the formation is inscribed, it can unleash area-of-effect attacks within the formation. Effect: Demon Bane (Damage against targets with demon, evil spirit, or ghost attributes is doubled).
"Stuff from the little islanders isn't that great. Feels inferior to Daoist talismans."
Bai Ye pouted. However, drawing gashapons this time wasn't Bai Ye's ultimate goal.
Soon, Bai Ye released the Steel Slime. He then dumped all his belongings onto the ground.
"Eat!" Bai Ye commanded. "Eat them all, to death!"
The Steel Slime wriggled its body and crawled onto the sword sheath of the Seven-Colored Rainbow. Then, as it wriggled, the Steel Slime's body gradually grew, soon enveloping the sword sheath. In a short while, the sword sheath began to shrink at a visible rate, being devoured by the Steel Slime.
"Steel Slime has devoured Seven-Colored Rainbow, gaining Devour and Grow."
"Steel Slime Devour and Grow, current growth value: 78/1000."
"Seven-Colored Rainbow only has 78 growth value?" Bai Ye brought out other items and said, "Eat, keep eating, eat it all."
"Steel Slime has devoured Frost Condensation, gaining Devour and Grow."
"Steel Slime Devour and Grow, current growth value: 151/1000."
"Steel Slime has devoured the prized blade Bloodthirst, gaining Devour and Grow."
"Steel Slime Devour and Grow, current growth value: 209/1000."