Flashy Adventurer System : Show Off to Get Stronger! - Chapter 665

Chapter 665: Contest Of Strength
“SH*T!! RETREAT TO A SAFE DISTANCE!!” Shye exclaimed urgently.

Judging from the egg’s state, it was about to undergo a fiery explosion, which might also mean the Phoenix completing its rebirth cycle.

There was no way for them to sneak in another attack to finish it off.

Their plan failed.

Gritting his teeth in frustration, Shye pulled back to a distance of about eight hundred meters from the egg, trusting his instincts that it was a safe range.

Naturally, the others did the same.

However, in their eyes was a hint of confusion, since the plan was to immediately run away once their plan failed.

They couldn’t understand why Shye ordered them to merely retreat to a safe distance.

Did he have another plan? The four titled adventurers had no idea, but they weren’t cowards.

They certainly didn’t want to return with news of a failed quest either.

In truth, they were hoping Shye had a plan to bring down the Phoenix again—and, with any luck, destroy its egg of rebirth too.

Unfortunately for them, the only thing on Shye’s mind was that he couldn’t afford to face a penalty of minus eighty to all attributes as a consequence of failing the quest.

Well, at least he hadn’t given up yet, the gears of his mind shifting and turning as he tried to think of a solution while watching the Phoenix Egg.

Moments later, the Phoenix emerged from the egg with a menacing screech, unleashing a primordial explosion of flame that reduced everything within seven hundred meters, including rocky formations, to ashes.

Even Shye couldn’t help but swallow nervously at the terrifying sight, his body feeling the searing heat of the blast.

Naturally, the four titled adventurers felt the same urge to retreat, their instincts screaming at them to flee, but their courageous hearts refused to let them back down.

Soon after, the ever-so-dutiful Frozen end spoke.

“Crowley! What’s the plan?!”

Shye couldn’t immediately reply.

He managed to think of one, but it was too risky, and he wasn’t sure if Radiant Sentinel could hold out.

Hence, Shye decided to take on the dangerous role himself, but he needed a bit of time to prepare.

“Frozen End! Radiant Sentinel! Defend our location for five seconds, I just need to do some preparations!” He replied, bringing hope back to the four veterans’ hearts.

In the next moment, he spun around and swiftly navigated through his options, spending roughly eight hundred thousand points to boost his vitality attribute and acquire a rare-tier passive skill called [Greater Fire Resistance], which he immediately maxed out.

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Attributes:

[Strength: 630]

[Intelligence: 750]

[Agility: 620]

[Dexterity: 615]

[Stamina: 470]

[Vitality: 550]

[Wisdom: 420]

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This left him with approximately four million six hundred thousand points from the total he’d saved over the past six months.

He planned to not spend points unless necessary, as he wanted to save up at least ten million points before getting kicked out of society.

After all, once the entire world officially knew of his affiliation with Hadean Varsa, his point earnings would drastically decrease—likely only coming from his Hadean Varsa comrades.

Even then, he’d probably only gain a few thousand to maybe a few tens of thousands at best, depending on how much he impressed them during operations.

A minus eighty in all attributes wouldn’t result in him spending only 800,000 points, though. He would probably need to spend a million or two to get it back.

Hence, the best course of action here was to try his best to defeat the Phoenix, extremely risky as it may be.

‘Phew…you’ll pull through, just as you’ve always had.’

Shye gave himself a little pep talk, his eyes determined as he turned around once more.

At that precise moment, Radiant Sentinel had already been knocked unconscious and sent tumbling a few hundred meters away, while Frozen End’s Glacial Bulwark, which had protected Shye’s champion party from the Void Dragon’s final assault, was shattered into a thousand ice shards.

In the next instant, the Phoenix transformed into a fiery blur, racing through the air straight toward the defenseless Frozen End.

The young titled adventurer thought that her end was inevitable.

But then, just before the mythical creature’s flaming beak made contact with Frozen End’s fragile body, the reliable back of an ashen-haired young man suddenly appeared in front of her.

“Retreat!!”

Shye managed to shout just a single word before the Phoenix’s head crashed down onto his faintly golden glowing form, forcing him to spit blood as he was knocked backward.

However, the Phoenix wasn’t without its wounds; both of Shye’s greatswords had embedded themselves deep within its body as it relentlessly drove him through the rocky terrain until they both slammed into a rock formation.

In addition to this, the mythical monster already had minor injuries all over its body due to its imperfect rebirth, resulting in it being wounded rather seriously after receiving Shye’s attack.

Nonetheless, it was the most vicious monster Shye had encountered. The Phoenix didn’t even seem to notice that it was injured.

Unbeknownst to Shye, one of his comrades had been tasked to activate a recording crystal if it seemed that there was the slightest chance of them defeating the mythical monster.

Hence, for quite some time now, people have been watching them through Valenzia’s Official Channel.

There were even a considerable number of watchers from other regions.

After all, the opponent was a mythical monster that was rarely spotted, much less seen

If Midnight Fang had been quick-witted enough to activate the crystal before Shye beheaded the Phoenix on its first life, then he would have already earned a substantial amount of points.

A few moments later, the dust cleared, revealing a fiery bird and a young man locked in a contest of strength.

To everyone’s astonishment, the young man suddenly began to push the Phoenix back.

This naturally sparked a few cheers and expressions of sheer disbelief.

After all, how could an ordinary human compete with a monstrous creature in terms of raw strength, let alone a mythical one?

[Congratulations! You’ve earned 850,000 points!]