Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

Charles scratched his head in frustration, waiting to brutally defeat the Dragon Hunters and take them down. At last, when the Dragon Hunters' battle had ended, he found it was still impossible to challenge them; the other party had even stopped accepting challenges and had been removed from the betting list on the arena board. This almost drove Charles mad, but there was nothing he could do about it; he couldn't force his opponent to accept a challenge. Lin Shen withdrew the challenge conditions for the Dragon Hunters not because he didn't want to accept challenges anymore, but because he was thinking, "If someone dared at a thousand, would there be someone daring enough if the stakes were higher?" Winning once was one thing, but who knew how many more times they could win? Given the Dragon Hunters' performance, there likely weren't many people who would dare challenge them anymore, so it was important to cherish the opportunity. Therefore, after withdrawing the Dragon Hunters, Lin Shen set the new bet at three thousand Commerce Star Coins. Lin Shen planned to make a significant earning in one go and retire directly after this. With five to six thousand Commerce Star Coins, he could directly buy all the materials needed to build a new home on Tian Xun, without having to worry about the price. The only thing making Lin Shen feel uneasy was whether there would be anyone willing to spend three thousand coins to challenge the Dragon Hunters. Although opportunities and risks coexist, among the Ascenders, not many dared to take this risk. For most Ascenders, three thousand Commerce Star Coins might be a lifetime's worth of earnings they could never achieve without eating or spending. When Charles saw that the Dragon Hunters were back on the list and accepting challenges again, he was overjoyed and immediately issued a challenge. "Insufficient Commerce Star Coin balance... cannot challenge the Dragon Hunters..." Charles excitedly waited for the battle to begin, wanting to watch the Holy Heart Knight viciously defeat the Dragon Hunters. But then, a prompt suddenly popped up on the screen, causing him to pause, "That's not right, I still have over a thousand in my Commerce Star balance, how can it be insufficient?" Charles quickly checked the bet required to challenge the Dragon Hunters; upon seeing it, his frustration vanished instantly, and he almost laughed out loud in joy. "They've set a three thousand bet, that's just perfect," Charles felt like he was about to win back his losses with interest. Three thousand Commerce Star Coins, a thousand to cover his previous losses, and the additional two thousand would be more than enough to buy an Explosive Demon King pet. However, Charles himself did not have that much money; he was usually very extravagant and had no savings. He had just won some money thanks to the Explosive Demon King but had lost almost half of it to the Dragon Hunters, leaving him with just over a thousand Commerce Star Coins. Charles gritted his teeth and contacted his friends to borrow money. Fortunately, his status as a prince of the Lion King Clan was still useful. After scraping together from here and there, he finally gathered enough—three thousand Commerce Star Coins—and chose to challenge the Dragon Hunters. Lin Shen looked at the information of the Holy Heart Knight and then agreed to accept the challenge. He hadn't expected someone would really take on a fight with a three thousand coin stake. It wasn't until the Holy Heart Knight appeared in the arena that Charles felt secure, believing the three thousand Commerce Star Coins were already in his pocket. The Holy Heart Knight was clad in heavy armor radiating a bright aura, one hand holding the Holy Shield and the other wielding the Holy Cross Sword. The entire person emitted a holy aura, with the shield adorned with a Holy Cross pattern. When the Holy Heart Knight struck his shield with his cross sword, the cross pattern on the shield suddenly lit up, casting a layer of holy radiance over the entire knight. Lin Shen ordered the Dragon Hunter to attack. The Dragon-cutting Blade swept through the air with a fierce sound, striking towards the Holy Heart Knight. Although the Holy Heart Knight had both a sword and shield in his hands, he did not intend to block. He allowed the Dragon-cutting Blade to strike him. It seemed as if he had a layer of Holy Halo Armor outside his body, which blocked the blow from the Dragon-cutting Blade. The power of the Dragon-cutting Blade couldn't penetrate that Holy Light armor. The Holy Heart Knight thrust his sword at the Dragon Hunter with speed and ferocity, forcing the Dragon Hunter to retreat. The Dragon Hunter had just retreated some distance when he suddenly realized that the Holy Heart Knight's speed had increased, and beneath him appeared a mount clad in heavy armor. The heavy-armored mount carried the Holy Heart Knight forward, gaining speed. The Dragon Hunter could only dodge left and right, continually avoiding the attacks of the Holy Heart Knight. Charles, seeing the Dragon Hunter overwhelmed by the Holy Heart Knight's assault, was so excited he nearly jumped up. "Three thousand coins... about to be in my hand..." Charles was already fantasizing how he would wildly spend the three thousand coins once he got them. Bang! A gunshot shattered Charles's fantasy. Charles had been distracted and hadn't noticed what happened. When he looked up, he only saw the Holy Heart Knight with a bloody hole in his torso, falling off his mount. The Dragon Hunter rushed forward, his blade stabbing repeatedly into the fallen Holy Heart Knight. Each thrust hit the same spot, causing Ascension Liquid to spurt wildly. Charles was still in a daze, not understanding how, in a moment of distraction, the Holy Heart Knight had been taken down, especially when he had just been dominating the fight. When Charles regained his senses and saw that the Holy Heart Knight was powerless to resist, no matter how reluctant or unwilling he was, he had to admit defeat and try to rescue the Holy Heart Knight. This was the knight he had borrowed from the oddball Golia. If he had killed him, Charles couldn't imagine the consequences. But his hesitation proved costly. Reluctant to lose the three thousand Commerce Star Coin bet, hoping the Holy Heart Knight could turn defeat into victory, by the time he realized it wasn't going to work, it was too late to concede. The returning Holy Heart Knight had already become a corpse. Charles stared blankly at the body of the Holy Heart Knight, a chill rose from the soles of his feet to his brain, making him feel utterly cold. He had just lost three thousand Commerce Star Coins and had killed Golia's Holy Heart Knight, making Charles feel doomed. "The defense of the Holy Heart Knight isn't something that should be broken by Ascension Level... how did he get killed..." Charles couldn't understand, but he now had no heart to blame anyone, his mind filled with fear. Little did he know, Lin Shen could see the weak points. The Holy Heart Knight was indeed strong, and the attacks of the Dragon Hunter couldn't break his defense. But Lin Shen had seen the only two weak points on his body, which were also the vulnerabilities of the Holy Heart Knight. The Dragon Hunter, using the Dragon-slaying Spear, struck a sneaky blow that directly broke the defense of the Holy Heart Knight, leading to such a reversal. Receiving three thousand coins, Lin Shen was so happy he couldn't stop smiling. "Spending... I must spend... earning so much money and not spending some to reward myself would truly be atrocious." Lin Shen stopped the Dragon Hunter from accepting further challenges, excitedly opened the trading zone, and planned to buy himself a little gift to reward his hard-earned money.