Chapter 1711: Chapter 1709: The Half-Year Pact
[Chaos Court - Zero Test Field]
Green, as the First Element and the direct descendant recognized by his father, enjoys the privilege of using this highest test field.
He can basically access all chaos resources without condition, which is why he spends most of his time in the Center of Chaos.
Unless he encounters something particularly interesting or receives a special arrangement from his father, he rarely goes to the main world outside.
The "Ladybug Game" brought Green immense gains and insights,
and the Mythical Scrolls also ’expanded’ significantly, even vaguely revealing the outline of the kingdom depicted within the scrolls.
After emerging from the Fate Space, Green has kept himself imprisoned at the abyssal depths, absorbing and digesting the spoils brought by destiny amidst endless madness.
Though meeting with Han Dong was a joyous event, and also the perfect time to formally start planning the ’Madness Complement’.
However, if Han Dong needs to grow independently for a period under the guidance of the Gray Walker, Green wouldn’t insist on anything.
Taking advantage of this half-year gap to head to the Zero Test Field,
he transforms his insights into more tangible things through rounds of frantic real combat.
For a full "half-year,"
Green stayed in the Zero Test Field, almost breaking the record for the longest duration since ancient times.
The rules here are simple.
The Zero Test Field randomly generates different types of opponents targeting the trialist’s attributes.
Every time you defeat an opponent, you gain corresponding rest time based on battle duration (the longer the fight, the less rest time you get).
The next opponent generated will be stronger.
Because of such rules, even though the ones who come here are strong,
they eventually have to end their trial due to attribute targeting, insufficient rest time, physical exhaustion, or injuries not having enough time to heal.
The average duration for the Zero Test Field is 26 days.
However, Green had been inside for a full 181 days with no sign of retreating.
Inside the test field constructed with the chaotic stone,
a life form dripping silver liquid all over, cloaked in a mantle, was pierced by Green’s right arm through the hood into its body... shattered and torn apart, then utterly killed through "Abyssal Devouring."
This bout lasted over two days, exceeding the time limit.
This meant Green would have no rest time,
and he didn’t even have time to expel the "silver stain" seeping into his soul before entering the next trial.
Streams of grey material swiftly spread across the arena.
The familiar sensation sent a shiver throughout Green’s body, the holes within his pupils rapidly dilating!
"Hmm? Is this... a hidden level?
Is it a special treatment for passing 200 trials in half a year? The Zero Test Field can even simulate such a character?
No wonder,
After all, Naya once stayed in the Zero Test Field for a whole two hundred days! The field must have collected His body data; with endless chaos resources, it indeed can create a replica.
Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful!"
This unexpected thrill made him tremble all over, inserting his fingers near the hole in his temple, forcibly extracting the silver stain from his soul.
Green had countless times wished in his heart to confront this gray existence.
Simply because the opponent was born in the early days of the world, and now is an upper-rank existence,
the level gap was so large that normal combat was impossible... this always had been Green’s regret.
Now is the perfect opportunity.
In Green’s understanding, the Gray Walker appearing in the Zero Arena should be in the trial state of early years... totally able to have a battle of the same level.
However.
As Green held "Miss Lyle" in one hand, gathering abyss characteristics in the other hand,
and launching a fierce attack with [Endless Madness] suppressing fatigue and injuries, he noticed something amiss.
Moreover, this feeling of unease increased over time.
"Why can’t I hit it? It’s not just "Miss Lyle"’s problem; the problem is more with me!
Why can’t I capture it with my abyssal devouring effect that envelops everything... was this guy always this strong?"
The madness burning on his body surface intensified as he failed to hit the target.
The field Green released caused the Zero Test Field to be full of holes,
these holes began to move with Green’s emotional shifts, merging with each other, forming a wider, more potent abyss.
Gradually.
More and more abysses converged, almost achieving the final [Unification]
creating an ultimate abyss perfectly covering the test field.
Green was also nearly burned out, his body teetering between collapse and execution.
In the moment the ultimate abyss formed.
A gray hand landed on his shoulder, supermythic power instantly restraining the infinite release and burning of madness,
and forcibly erased the just-formed mad abyss.
The purpose of this was to allow Green to breakthrough through real combat while minimizing his physical burden.
"Very strong, Christopher J Green.
If I hadn’t intervened forcefully in your trial... in your state, you might have broken the original record of the Zero Test Field."
"Hahaha! No wonder something felt off, it turns out to be the original!"
Although Green was extremely weak, he still laughed heartily in excitement, with every laugh a small piece of his body detached.
"Congratulations on another breakthrough.
The reason I intervened is due to our written agreement half a year ago... back then, prohibiting you from following Nicholas to the [Chaos Prison].
Now the time has come.
Nicholas’s special training is also ending, do you want to come with me to pick him up?"
"Of course~"
Green was completely unconcerned about the trial being forcibly terminated, had no interest in ’breaking records’,
nor did he bother about his injuries or the overwhelming fatigue nearly leading to unconsciousness,
after all, there’s an interval during the journey to the Chaos Prison... as long as it’s the Center of Chaos, Green has endless nutrition and resources.
"Can you keep up now? Do you want to rest for a day before going?"
"I’m already resting now... let’s go~ Lord Naya."
Green revealed an intensely desirous, wicked expression,
his entire body maintaining a perpetual suction state, absorbing chaotic aura from the environment with maximum efficiency.
As the gray figure stepped away, Green immediately followed with swift speed.
As they descended into the abyss.
Apart from absorbing the chaotic fluid continuously flowing into his body, he held a cup of perfectly condensed insect brain juice in hand,
each sip rapidly replenishing brain depletion, equivalent to ten hours of deep sleep.
"Lord Naya,
speaking of which, in which layer of the prison did you place Nicholas for special training? If it’s beyond the middle layer, wouldn’t it be extremely life-threatening with his current level?
Even I dare not stay for half a year, the feeling of [Absolute Enclosure] is really too horrible."
"I only placed him in the surface layer, just explained the relationship between the umbilical cord and the depths... as for how deep to reach, it’s his own choice.
Judging by Nicholas’s adaptability, he’ll probably linger in the upper half of the middle layer."
When they reached the entrance of the prison.
Mr. Fog also gathered into his true state, accompanying them into the prison... with its presence, it’s easier to emerge from the deep layer.
However.
As they descended along the umbilical cord, rapidly conducting mist searches on each level, they couldn’t detect Han Dong’s presence.
The depth has surpassed the middle layer.
Mr. Fog was puzzled, "What’s going on? At his current level, it’s impossible to exceed the middle layer... is he dead?"
The Gray Walker shook its head, "My connection with him hasn’t broken off, he should be further down~ let’s continue deeper."