A minute later, the dust settled.
Sitting inside his spatial bubble, Yu Xian waited for a while without seeing Shikelang make another move.
He had no choice but to steer the spatial bubble shield forward, gliding over the dung scattered everywhere and navigating past the broken walls blocking the path. Two hundred meters ahead, he spotted a gemstone on the ground, along with two pieces of exoskeleton fragments and a metallic medallion.
"Is that Combat Chief dead?" Little Nora asked in confusion at the sight.
After all, neither of them had even attacked. Shikelang had simply kept retreating after unleashing his offensive, so how had he ended up dead?
A thought crossed Yu Xian's mind, and a smile appeared on his face. As expected, the Enhancement +1 version of Chaos Shield was formidable; damage reflection alone had bounced Shikelang to death.
"My shield reflects damage. That guy was probably killed by his own reflected attacks," Yu Xian explained.
The main issue was that Shikelang had used the wrong skill. Super Dung Split Bowling Ball certainly made it impossible for Yu Xian to dodge, but against an enemy capable of reflecting damage, the reflected output alone from that single move was staggering.
In truth, the principle was much like the current meta in *Honor of Kings*: the harder a marksman hit, the more likely they were to kill themselves against Thornmail, especially Little Luban, who could drop dead in seconds.
"Xielina, go pick up the loot."
Yu Xian turned to Xielina inside the spatial bubble shield and gave the mental command.
Above all else, nothing could convince him to step outside into that foul stench. Xielina had no sense of smell, making her the ideal candidate for the job.
Naturally, Xielina didn't disobey Yu Xian's order. She stepped out of the spatial bubble shield, gathered the spoils from the ground one by one, and handed them to Yu Xian.
Yu Xian carefully accepted the items using a towel. Only after wiping them clean did he examine them one by one. First was the gemstone, an [equipment enhancement stone]. The two exoskeleton fragments were [Shikelang's Carapace Core], used for crafting protective gear and capable of greatly boosting defensive stats. The final item was a medallion named [Shikelang's Signature Skill].
Using this medallion would grant Shikelang's ultimate move—the Super Dung Meteor Ball, which the monster had failed to unleash from start to finish.
The reason Shikelang hadn't used this move was primarily because the Super Dung Meteor Ball was an air-to-ground strike. Having fought underground the entire time, it naturally had no chance to employ it.
Yu Xian glanced at the description of Super Dung Meteor Ball and decisively refused to learn it.
[Super Dung Meteor Ball: Using dung as the catalyst, command all ordure and gather all excrement to the source. Hurl a massive dung ball into the high skies to draw in all feces within a radius of several hundred li, forming a colossal dung meteor ball that bombards all targets across a vast area of the ground.]
Yu Xian really couldn't bear the thought of reaching into his trousers, pulling out a fresh pile of crap, and chucking it into the sky. It was better left to anyone else who actually wanted to learn it.
With Combat Chief Shikelang eliminated, this raid against the Class Hunter Society was virtually drawing to an end.
Yu Xian steered the spatial bubble shield out of the base. Upon exiting, he saw Ximen Wangcai and Situ Xingye sitting on a boulder not far away, both guzzling water frantically.
"You're out?"
"Where's that dung-slinging Combat Chief?"
Ximen Wangcai asked in surprise when he saw Yu Xian and Little Nora emerge.
Barely five minutes had passed since they escaped, and here Yu Xian and the others were coming out as well. Could Combat Chief Shikelang be right behind them?
Both Ximen Wangcai and Situ Xingye thought of that possibility and sprang to their feet in unison, snapping into high alert.
"Here. The drops from that dung-slinger. This is your share."
Yu Xian tossed the medallion and the exoskeleton fragments toward the pair, his meaning unmistakable.
"That fast?!" Situ Xingye blurted out, staring in astonishment at the loot on the ground.
Facing Shikelang, he and Ximen Wangcai had been thoroughly suppressed, barely able to fight back. Although the terrain played a part, even in an open area neither of them felt confident they could reliably defeat Shikelang.
Yet how long had Yu Xian been down there? The fight couldn't have lasted more than two minutes.
Just like that, the monster they had been utterly helpless against was dead?
Puzzled, Ximen Wangcai picked up the medallion. After reading its properties, his face twisted as if he had just eaten a mouthful of shit. He tossed the medallion to Situ Xingye and said hastily, "The medallion is yours; the crafting material is mine."
With that, he quickly shoved the exoskeleton fragments into his inventory.
Situ Xingye caught the medallion with a look of confusion, only to be thoroughly revolted once he saw the stats. He hurriedly shouted, "No way, let's swap! You take the medallion, and I'll take the crafting material!"
"Too late," Ximen Wangcai sneered.
Yu Xian watched the spectacle with an amused smile. Once the two had finished squabbling—neither willing to keep the medallion—he finally spoke up. "Actually, that medallion should be worth quite a bit. Just because you two look down on it doesn't mean others will. The Zhen Realm is huge; what if an ordure-manipulating race enters? You could definitely fetch a great price for it."
"Fair point. Guess I'll reluctantly take it, then," Situ Xingye conceded helplessly, realizing Ximen Wangcai would never accept the medallion and that arguing any further was pointless.
Ximen Wangcai looked toward Yu Xian and asked curiously, "Leader, how did you deal with that disgusting thing?"
"Simple enough. I didn't even lift a finger, and it dropped dead on its own," Yu Xian bragged with a smug grin.
Situ Xingye looked at Little Nora, who nodded earnestly in agreement. "Uh-huh! Big Bro didn't even have to attack to finish off that Combat Chief."
*Hiss!*
Ximen Wangcai and Situ Xingye both sucked in a cold breath. Yu Xian was already that strong?
Although they had realized Yu Xian was formidable after witnessing him mass-produce skeleton soldiers through Xielina, defeating Shikelang without even lifting a hand gave them an entirely new appreciation of his combat power. This was no longer a question of being strong—it was downright broken.
Both immediately guessed that Yu Xian had definitely used more than one enhancement stone, though it wasn't their place to pry into the exact number.
Still, they suspected that even though Yu Xian was currently only Level 40, his true combat strength might already rival a Level 80. After all, Enhancement +1 was essentially doubling one's effective power.
Under normal circumstances, a class user in the Zhen Realm would need to reach at least Level 50 before getting their hands on their first character enhancement stone. Yu Xian's luck was simply off the charts.
Speaking of character enhancement stones, though, the two couldn't help but find it hilarious.
Both held a grudge against Shenshang Chai. After utterly slaughtering him, they had promptly boasted about it on the class user communication module. After all, Shenshang Chai had made countless enemies; if some big shot happened to see the good news in a generous mood, a small tip would be enough to make two low-level class users rich.
To their surprise, their bragging caught the attention of Shenshang Chai's friends. Through a war of words with them, the two learned that Shenshang Chai hadn't actually been killed by someone else—the fool had used a character enhancement stone and shattered himself.
Word was that when Shenshang Chai attempted Enhancement +8, his entire body shattered, every single cell ripping apart in an agonizing death.
Only after that had he re-entered the Zhen Realm to grind levels again, which led right into him getting slaughtered by the two of them.
Chapter 470