My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 146: The End

Kawina stood on a secluded rooftop, with half of her body hidden behind a half-collapsed chimney, looking towards the central battlefield from afar.

The figure that kept replaying in her consciousness was continuously charging alone against all the challengers.

Golden lightning flickered among the crowd, and that Big Black Umbrella repeatedly shattered the ground, deflecting skills and people attacking him.

Amid such an intense offensive, he could still hold his ground.

She didn’t plan to do anything, neither to join the others in the siege nor to help out.

In her mind, this was the arena where a proud warrior showcased his strength, and she wouldn’t ruin this beautiful scene filled with conquest, as that would be too unsightly.

However, Li Rui didn’t think so much; he had lost his mind in the battle, with nothing but fighting on his mind.

Since the imprint appeared, he had never engaged in such a fight with so many real-world Extraordinaries, though he had managed to fight against many on his own, the scale was tiny, at most five or six people.

He felt something stirring within him.

It was like a violent force that had been dormant for many years, as if this was what he was meant to do.

Challengers fell one after another, only to respawn and rejoin the battle after a dozen minutes, endlessly, in a cycle of life and death.

Within the crowd, waves of skills flew in from different directions; the resistance provided by the administrator’s coat offset quite a bit of damage, but ultimately, his fists were no match for four hands, and his injuries began to grow serious.

"Huff, huff."

Li Rui felt himself on the brink of collapse, severely injured and nearly exhausted, yet amidst such a relentless onslaught, he found no opportunity to absorb the Spirit Balls.

Seems like he wasn’t going to make it.

He glanced at the leaderboard floating in the air.

420, met the goal, and even exceeded expectations quite a bit.

He no longer cared; besides, he couldn’t kill any more anyway.

With time about to run out, whether he lived or died didn’t matter; in a few more minutes, he could head out and collect his rewards, just to see how many levels he could gain.

The others, initially terrified by his slaughter, suddenly saw that demon-like man appearing to give up his aggressive stance; visibly in poor shape, they each grew restless.

Even if they couldn’t win, if they could seize the kill, they could boast later about having slain the Foggy Evil Ghost.

However, their restlessness led to nothing; no one moved for a long time.

They all knew this boss wasn’t honorable in combat, always laying traps, using decoys, and endless schemes, with no demeanor of a true warrior, all just for more kills.

So they worried that even this show of weakness might be a trap he set.

Among a few skilled individuals, Demon Witch Zago and Michael were deep thinkers, even more suspicious of deceit; Luca, being proud, thought that striking a severely injured person wouldn’t restore his dignity.

Then, Bai Yang, who had just respawned, refused to wait any longer. He sneered, seeming to mock the others for their cowardice, then stomped forward with vigor, activating his skills, his hands ready with the power hammers.

"Yah—"

His body leaped agilely like a tiger or leopard, flying through the air full of power.

The crowd began to anticipate the sight of that man being sent flying by a punch.

However, Li Rui was not pleased with this turn.

Anyone could kill him, but not this kid!

Brother Kong hinted that I should beat you up more!

Though seriously injured, he still had a trump card.

The infinite vitality hadn’t been used; it was just that he was exhausted and out of Spiritual Power, and without reaching the next reward at twenty more points, he couldn’t be bothered to act.

But now this kid, from the organization with the worst ties to Dragon Country, insisted on stepping up, leaving him no choice.

Infinite Vitality, activate!

Li Rui flipped up, his wounds visibly healing, and simultaneously drained all his Spiritual Power, unleashing one final Flying Dragon Face Smash.

Bang!!!

This clash left no clear victor.

But Bai Yang fell to the ground without getting up, doing nothing because his resolve was utterly shattered.

Imagine, everyone working together against the boss, struggling through hardships, sacrificing dozens of lives, finally gravely wounding him, only to see victory stolen away.

For no apparent reason, after one skill, his injuries healed, and his state was renewed, looking like the battle needed to restart from scratch.

In a normal game, it was like about to deal the finishing blow, but a computer glitch reloaded midway.

Who wouldn’t break down from that?

Game over!

Almost everyone lost their will to fight; even the few brazen ones hesitated to approach but were blocked by a slender, graceful figure.

Kawina stood before Li Rui, looking coldly at the others as usual, clearly sending a message.

3...2...1...

As the countdown ended, all the buildings and rubble in the central ruins turned to ash, dispersing into the air, and most people failed to pass the level. After taking the penalty for failing, they automatically exited the Secret Realm.

Scenes rapidly changed, shattered and reformed over time. When Li Rui looked up, he found himself outside the large iron gate of the arena, with the administrator once again sitting atop it.

"Congratulations to all of you, you are the victors of this match!"

Aside from the first and second place, the last three were Luca, Michael, and Bai Yang respectively.

The five exchanged glances; more correctly, four looked at Li Rui.

Now that the match was over, it should theoretically be more relaxed, yet the other three dared not speak, only Kawina extended her hand to introduce herself.

Li Rui shook her hand: "Hello, hello."

"I hope we meet again. If you have the time, come visit me at my estate under Sea Mountain, alright?"

"No problem."

Li Rui casually agreed, come or not was another matter, an easy excuse of being busy, "But could you let go first?"

Kawina’s cheeks turned slightly red, withdrawing her hand as if scalded, having not released it after their handshake.

The other three were stunned.

The woman was indeed attractive, but normally she was fierce and aloof; when had she shown such an expression?

The administrator remained expressionless, being a puppet, yet it appeared he’d never seen flirting in such a setting.

"Alright, ladies and gentlemen, let’s proceed with awarding the arena’s rewards, the most exciting part." 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

He clapped his wooden hands twice.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang.

Five chests sequentially landed before each of them.

The fifth place got a shabby little wooden chest, the fourth a brand-new wooden chest, the third a fine iron chest, the second a large silver chest, and Li Rui, as the first, received a luxurious, oversized gold chest adorned with four sparkling gems and a large central crystal.

The guide depicted the rewards from first to fifth place, yet Li Rui’s exceeded the usual expectations, comparing the other three to the silver chest, barely stirring any desire to open them.

"Ahem."

The puppet, perhaps feeling the disparity too vast, comforted, "The chests are just a formality. Once opened, rewards will be directly sent to your inventory. Go ahead, hey?! Wait, what are you doing?!"

As he finished speaking and turned his head, he saw Li Rui squatting before his great gold chest, trying hard to pry off the five stones set on it.