The Girls Are All Coveting Me

With the expedition to the Abyss of Woe, Chloe had a set plan.

Harvesting the Extraordinary Traits within the Maze Monsters, to accelerate the rapid breakthrough of members, was of utmost importance.

Missing the timing would make finding another opportunity very difficult.

That Princess Swordswoman was indeed unlucky.

The Void Erosion Sect had capable people behind it.

Chloe could be sure that this sect was definitely more complex than he had imagined.

Back then, just perceiving the existence of the Seven Heroes, the Demon Hall directly struck ruthlessly.

Chloe had investigated the events of those years.

According to historical records, the reincarnation of Hero of the Bow Cang, later Storm Hero Max, died in the Maze.

But Storm Hero Max's most famous power was not that absolute hitting skill, but the [Silver's Right Wrist].

The legendary Silver's Right Wrist, capable of shredding everything in front of it, even nearly killed the King of Redemption back then.

——Because Storm Hero Max's body was made by the Demon King of that time into the body of the [Storm Demon King], launching an attack on Kai of those days.

Had Kai not had many hidden means, he might have been directly plotted against.

Of course.

While later generations were shocked by the power of the Storm Demon King, lamenting if Storm Hero Max were still alive instead of dying early to stop the Demon King, Chloe could only say...

"Cang, you've worked hard."

What can one say?

Why was it Silver's Right Wrist, rather than [Absolute Hit] and [Silver Shattering Hand]?

Did Cang hold back?

Definitely not.

Although it's not clear what he did while crazily fighting in the Shadow Plane, he surely didn't confront the Demon King in complete form.

Storm Hero never used a bow, and that was the biggest problem.

Was it because he didn't want to use it?

Don't be ridiculous.

With Cang's character, if he could use a bow, he would have already destroyed the Demon King's plan.

He even could have pointed at the Demon King's nose and said, "Who designed this plan, and how many mothers does he have?"

The fact he didn't rant only meant he couldn't use it.

Looking back at the many pieces of information obtained earlier, Cang and Sajia's True God Uniqueness were incomplete...

Even if he wasn't one of those involved, he could guess what his little partners sacrificed to win that war.

"Don't worry, Professor Lan, if we just so happen to meet, I'll consider helping, but we have our plans, and we can't set aside more important things."

April finally exhaled a sigh of relief hearing Chloe say this.

She truly feared that because of Chloe's stubbornness, the younger members would be pushed into dangerous situations.

——If it were like that, it'd be better to directly end it while the fruit is still raw.

At least she could taste it.

Going directly meant courting death, right?

Fortunately, as the leader of the Extreme Association, Chloe remained rational.

Yet a trace of shadow still flashed across Chloe's eyes.

If guessed correctly, the mastermind behind the Void Erosion Sect was definitely not that pervert, Lord Wu An.

At least, it wasn't just him.

He had crossed paths with Lord Wu An several times.

That guy was a rogue, but not one who liked to play dirty.

Directly confronting, head-on collision was his favorite thing to do.

However, this greatly differed from the style of the Void Erosion Sect.

Therefore, Chloe leaned more towards the Void Erosion Sect being a fusion of multiple major forces harboring malice towards the Seven Heroes.

With Lord Wu An's personality, the most likely thing would be "they arrange their plans, I do what I like."

This was why there was a situation where he descended into the maze himself to besiege himself with an avatar.

If it were Democritus, he'd surely choose to use a large force, fearing neither death nor injury, to ensure his death.

Only Lord Wu An would choose to go himself.

From this angle, Lord Wu An's character wasn't so bad.

[Decided, when killing you, I'll try not to leave you in pain.]

Chloe and his party did not linger further but continued to delve deeper.

Facts proved that the knights of the Locke Empire probably weren't lying.

The number of Maze Monsters across various floors had significantly decreased.

Evidently, those knights were massively culling monsters and searching for their lost geniuses.

The scene was chaotic. As they continued deeper into the maze, the situation gradually stabilized.

Not that the knights of the Locke Empire gave up searching for the princess, but the deeper floors were not areas a regular knight could handle.

To operate in such zones, a master of Sequence Six or above had to lead the fight.

Starting from entering the 20th floor, the student team's pace began to plummet.

If they maintained the previous reckless onslaught and disregard for casualties, less than ten of these students might survive.

"Fall back! Fall back!"

"Don't tangle with the earth dragons, damn it, don't you understand human speech?"

"Ah, my hand."

"Help me, senior, help me, someone, anyone, save me..."

Even though these guys had gone through multiple rounds of integration, they still began to fall into chaos.

From the 20th floor onward, the entire maze saw a large-scale emergence of various Dragon-blooded Demons.

If Chloe could lift the restrictions, these demons wouldn't be much of a concern.

But the problem is that he cannot expose the fact that he is about to advance to Sequence Five.

So the standoff with the demons was exceptionally tangled.

Lilith was also sweating profusely.

She has no bottleneck in her advancement now; she just needs to acquire enough Extraordinary Traits, retreat for a while, and she will regain her strength.

But the more this is the case, the less she can reveal her methods at this moment.

Only those who have been determined to be involved in the final battle can know about her power.

Other members of the Extreme Association or Fantasy Association cannot.

[How to protect these little ones without exposing strength... Tsk, an unprecedented start]

But the few who participated in the battle were ultimately skilled and quickly stabilized the situation.

The students began to suffer serious injuries one after another.

But with Chloe's [limited] healing, they managed to hang on by a thread.

The students, once they regained their senses, began to fight back.

This battle lasted twenty days.

Yes.

For twenty days, this group could hardly rest properly.

When they really couldn't hold on anymore, they rotated back to rest for a while.

However, with the number of people fighting on the front lines against the Maze Monsters decreasing, the pressure on the front line was incomparable to twenty days ago.

Splitting the pressure of the Maze Monsters among thirty people is not the same as dividing it among ten people, right?

As for why the rotation happens while there are only ten on the front line?

It's simple.

The members who rotated to rest needed to master the skill of quickly falling asleep and rapidly recovering physical strength on the battlefield as soon as possible.

However, quickly falling asleep meant giving up the Extraordinary's instinctive self-protection and entrusting the awareness of danger entirely to their teammates.

If a demon broke through to them, they wouldn't have the slightest chance to resist.

Only in this way could they recover their physical strength at the fastest speed.

For the safety of their companions, it's impossible for everyone to be on the front line.

There must be enough people left on the second line to prevent risks.

Those members who were already very tired would not immediately retreat to regain their strength but would first transition to the second line to carry out the auxiliary defense tasks.

When the students who had recuperated on the third line rotated to the front line, they could finally rest.

As for the rest time… 15 minutes.

Aisha tearfully pulled away from the front line:

"Boo hoo, senior, I'm so hurt."

"It's okay, I'll heal you, then you can rotate for a rest."

Yes.

Fatigue accumulates.

The members who rotated to the front line in the beginning could hold on longer and gain a few hours of rest for others.

But over time, the undeniable fatigue caused their continuous combat capability to exponentially decrease.

So on average, each rotation lasted about 15 minutes.

The entire team could rotate in about 45 minutes, just the length of one class...

Chloe also didn't intend to make things difficult for the students.

The area they were exploring at least belonged to regions that senior holders of the Ethereal Emblem had explored.

Fighting the Maze Monsters also had the advantage of being easy to defend and tough to attack.

Adapting to high-intensity maze combat in this situation is extremely necessary.

At least now, he is still protecting them.

In the future, when these core members of the Extreme Association and Fantasy Association enter the maze by themselves, they will need to cope on their own.

After all, not every healer is named Chloe.

The students didn't complain, at least not verbally.

They had also received training, knowing that when they encounter a huge wave of Maze Monsters, this kind of relentless attacking situation is very common.

Now at least there's someone watching, offering more peace of mind; they can even sleep a little better in deep sleep.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to rest at ease at all, which would indeed be too desperate.

Fortunately, after 20 days, these students have completed a metamorphosis.

The Extraordinary Traits in their bodies continuously activated and were assimilated in the fierce battles.

Even without the effect of the Abyssal Blood War, the battle itself is the most direct core method for promoting the assimilation of Extraordinary Traits.

Even Professor Lan clicked his tongue in wonder.

In April's memory, there has never been a teacher of the Ethereal Emblem who, at the current level, could provide students with such an abundant combat environment.

Even those with greater strength were the same.

"You guys have gone through more battles than I imagined."

Professor Lan said, looking at Chloe with a faint smile.

Chloe chuckled lightly and said, "Couldn't it be that we are very talented?"

"Talent and experience are two different things." April pointed at the sleeping students and said, "There are many experts stronger than you, but it's hard for them to achieve what you have."

"Oh?"

"Those stronger individuals, although they can protect the students, cannot provide them with such a sense of crisis. Without the crisis of life and death, the assimilation speed of Extraordinary Traits would drop significantly."

"Doesn't this show that our lack of strength is the reason we couldn't protect them well?"

"Stop joking."

April, who has professionally nurtured little apples for a hundred years, rolled her eyes.

Creating a full sense of crisis but managing to protect the students' lives is not an easy task.