Chapter 70 - A Fountain Of Wishes

Cheng Xiu pulled back the sword lodged in Crow's heart.

He jerked.

The 10 seconds were over.

Crow's body pixelated away.

Cheng Xiu stepped back and sheathed her sword. Her copies disappeared.

[Ding!]

[World Announcement : Grandmaster's Arena Battlefield

Battle 4: SelaXiu Veritas Vs Immortal Crow

Victory: SelaXiu Veritas.]

Cheng Xiu's eyes flitted to the group of Immortals standing at the side as audience. Their grim expression deepened in her heart, delighting in it, as her body pixelated away.

***

In the Audience Podium of the Immortals and San Zhe, there was silence.

"That was intense," Matchstick said at last. "That's another Immortal gone."

Long Hei frowned. "Are you ignoring the fact that she just beat Crow of all people so easily? In fact, I would say, her fight with Lu WenXian is the only one that was a bit more humiliating for the Immortals."

WuQi glared at him. "Damn you, Hei! If brother Xian was playing at his original level, he would have definitely won!"

Lotus snorted. "We all would have."

WuQi huffed.

"Frost," Lotus called.

The blue dressed woman looked up at her.

"Did you see it?"

"It's not surprising, considering that she is an S Rank."

"What is it?" Long Hei asked with a pout. "Don't hide things!"

"She figured out the fact about the Qi Suppliers and the secret behind the Elemental Puppets," Lotus said.

"I agree with Frost," Long Hei said. "She is an A Rank! Makes sense for her to be able to figure it out. In fact, it isn't that big of a secret! Even I know it!"

WuQi snorted. "Yes, it is not much of a secret since even the green idiot knows it."

"She came up with a way to fight against him in that single fight," Lotus argued. "That goes beyond simple genius!"

"Cheng Xiu is a Hyper-Genius," Star Phoenix argued.

"And that is enough of an explanation?" Lotus asked.

"It's not just her Rank or genius," Frost said. "She is good at adapting. Too good at it. People who can adjust their emotional state to such a level are dangerous people."

"And brother Star wanted to poach her for himself," Long Hei said.

Star Phoenix kicked him.

"I was only telling the truth!" the green robed man, massaging his butt.

"Idiot," WuQi said smugly.

San Zhe smiled. It was fun to listen to them banter. He was getting to witness something that none of their fans got to see. The Immortals outside their respective Guild duties.

It brought him a sense of satisfaction but that feeling was not enough for him to not complain about being dragged into something that he didn't want to.

***

In the streets of Veritas, a man stood in front of a woman with curvaceous features. The purple of her robe stayed snug against her, as she came out of the fountain.

This woman was one of Diana's copies.

"So you are telling me that wishing in this fountain rises my chance of getting higher grade lots?" the man asked.

Diana nodded.

The man looked at the NPC in front of him. He wasn't sure whether he should believe her as Veritas was said to house the craziest NPCs in the game.

His eyes fell on the fountain. It couldn't hurt, right?

He took out a single silver coin from his pocket and threw it into the fountain. It hurt his heart to do so, and hoped that the NPC was telling the truth.

He then took a grey box from his storage ring.

The man closed his eyes and then opened the box lid.

He opened one of his eyes and peeked in.

He gasped.

The passers-by who were curious about the NPC in dripping wet clothes became curious about the man's reaction.

The man pulled out a scroll. "An D...D...D rank te-tec-technique?"

The people watching the entire fiasco gasped. They all turned to the beautiful fountain with the silhouette of a woman carved into it with greed in their eyes.

They just found themselves a Loot enhancer!

"What is this fountain called?" a man asked.

"True Selafia Fountain," another answered.

Soon, the foot of the fountain filled up with coins of all values and the internet broke about the mystical fountain in Veritas.

The gamers dubbed it a new name after seeing the frenzy believers tossing coins in.

The Fountain of Wishes.