Chapter 244: The Villain is Bored

Lu Chen stood.

Barely.

Shen Tian stopped several meters away.

"Done?"

Lu Chen stared.

"No."

Shen Tian sighed.

"No?"

"No!"

Lu Chen grabbed his sword.

"Again!"

"No."

Lu Chen froze.

"What?"

Shen Tian turned away.

"I’m bored."

Silence.

That...

Was worse than anything else.

Lu Chen’s face became blank.

"Bored?"

"Yes."

"You..."

His hand trembled.

"You humiliate me..."

"You steal my opportunities..."

"You take my weapon..."

"You interfere with my inheritance..."

"You destroy my Domain..."

"And you’re..."

His voice cracked with rage.

"...BORED?!"

Shen Tian looked over his shoulder.

"Pretty much."

Lu Chen roared.

He charged.

Shen Tian didn’t even turn completely.

The Heaven Piercing Spear moved.

BAM!

The shaft struck Lu Chen’s chest.

He flew backward.

BOOOOOOM!

Lu Chen crashed.

Shen Tian rested the spear across his shoulder again.

"Now I’m done."

The battlefield disappeared.

. . .

Everyone returned to the underground ruins.

Rose stumbled slightly.

Bear caught himself.

Ghost leaned against the wall.

Lu Chen appeared on the floor.

Shen Tian stood.

The skeletal general watched.

Blue flames flickered.

Silence.

Then...

The ancient voice echoed.

"Victory."

The stone tablet glowed.

Energy rushed toward Shen Tian.

Lu Chen’s eyes widened.

"No..."

Combat memories.

Ancient formations.

Command techniques.

Killing intent.

Battlefield comprehension.

Everything Lu Chen had been destined to receive...

Moved toward Shen Tian.

Xu Ning’s system exploded with notifications.

[Ding!]

Battlefield Sovereign Trial won!

Main inheritance authority transferred!

Fate stolen: 18,000

[Ding!]

Ancient Army Command Technique acquired!

[Ding!]

Battlefield Killing Intent acquired!

[Ding!]

Combat Memory Fragments acquired!

[Ding!]

Battlefield Domain Seed acquired!

Lu Chen Current Fate Value: 450,000

Shen Tian closed his eyes.

Knowledge entered.

Thousands of battles.

Victories.

Defeats.

Sieges.

Ambushes.

Retreats.

Formations.

Command.

The experience didn’t replace Shen Tian’s personality.

It simply...

Became knowledge.

Something he could study.

Understand.

Use.

His green eyes opened.

The skeletal general stared.

"You learn quickly."

Shen Tian smiled.

"I know."

The general laughed.

"Arrogant until the end."

"Would you prefer false modesty?"

Silence.

Then...

Another laugh.

"No."

The general slowly began disappearing.

Its armor turned to dust.

The throne cracked.

"Then carry it."

Shen Tian raised an eyebrow.

"Carry what?"

The general’s flames dimmed.

"The arrogance."

Its voice became weaker.

"Those who stand above others..."

"...should never pretend otherwise."

Shen Tian smiled.

"I like you."

The general laughed one final time.

Then...

Disappeared.

Silence.

. . .

Rose stared at Shen Tian.

She had expected many things tonight.

A rival.

An arrogant rich kid.

Maybe someone strong.

Instead...

He had walked through ancient ruins like they were an inconvenience.

Defeated Lu Chen.

Taken the Blood Pool.

Taken the spear.

Won the battlefield trial.

Broken a Domain.

And now...

He was casually talking to an ancient general like they were drinking together.

Rose couldn’t help herself.

She laughed.

Shen Tian looked toward her.

"Hm?"

Rose froze.

"...Nothing."

"You’ve been laughing a lot."

She blinked.

"You noticed?"

"Hard not to."

Rose’s cheeks warmed slightly.

Shen Tian walked toward her.

Lu Chen watched.

Immediately...

His expression darkened.

Rose noticed too.

Shen Tian stopped.

He looked toward the blood running down her arm.

"You’re injured."

Rose looked.

"Oh."

She had almost forgotten.

"It’s nothing."

Shen Tian stared.

Then...

He raised one hand.

Rose instinctively tensed.

Shen Tian stopped.

"May I?"

She blinked.

That surprised her.

"May you...?"

"Your arm."

Rose stared at him.

He was asking.

Not grabbing.

Not assuming.

Asking.

She slowly extended her arm.

"Sure."

Shen Tian placed two fingers near the wound.

Green-gold Qi appeared.

Warm energy entered.

Rose’s eyes widened.

The bleeding stopped.

The wound began closing.

Slowly.

Not instant regeneration.

But enough.

Rose stared.

"You can heal?"

"A little."

"A little?"

She looked at the wound.

"That’s your definition of a little?"

Shen Tian smiled.

"I’m talented."

Rose laughed.

"There it is."

"What?"

"The arrogance."

"Accuracy."

Rose laughed again.

Shen Tian’s smile widened.

And...

For a brief moment...

Rose simply stared.

Close up...

His green eyes were even brighter.

She quickly looked toward her arm.

"Thanks."

"No problem."

"Seriously."

She looked back.

"Thank you."

Shen Tian nodded.

"You’re welcome."

Behind them...

Lu Chen’s hand tightened.

Rose heard his thoughts.

[Why is she smiling at him?]

Her expression immediately changed.

[Rose...]

Lu Chen’s eyes narrowed.

[She’s my teammate.]

Rose slowly looked toward him.

[Why is she acting like that with Shen Tian?]

Her earlier warmth vanished.

Not because she felt guilty.

Because...

There it was again.

Possession.

Even with her.

Not romantic.

Maybe.

But still.

My teammate.

My people.

Mine.

Rose frowned.

She pulled her sleeve back over the healed wound.

Shen Tian noticed her expression change.

But...

He didn’t ask.

Another thing she appreciated.

Lu Chen stood.

His voice was cold.

"We’re leaving."

Rose looked toward him.

"Boss."

"Now."

Bear and Ghost exchanged glances.

Rose frowned.

"We haven’t checked the remaining chambers."

"There’s nothing left."

Shen Tian raised an eyebrow.

Lu Chen’s eyes moved toward him.

"Thanks to him."

Shen Tian smiled.

"You’re welcome."

Lu Chen’s jaw tightened.

Rose nearly laughed again.

She stopped herself.

Barely.

Lu Chen turned.

"Rose."

She looked toward him.

"We’re leaving."

Rose remained still.

Then...

She looked toward Shen Tian.

"How are you getting back?"

Lu Chen stopped.

Slowly.

His head turned.

Shen Tian raised an eyebrow.

"My car."

"Alone?"

"Driver’s waiting outside."

Rose nodded.

"Good."

Lu Chen’s expression became darker.

Shen Tian noticed.

Then...

His smile became slightly mischievous.

"Why?"

Rose blinked.

"What?"

"Worried?"

She froze.

Her cheeks warmed.

"No."

Too fast.

Shen Tian raised an eyebrow.

Rose immediately corrected.

"I mean..."

She pointed toward the ruins.

"You’ve been running around an ancient death trap alone."

Shen Tian looked around.

"Didn’t feel particularly deadly."

Rose stared.

Then laughed.

"Of course you’d say that."

Shen Tian smiled.

Rose turned away.

Her heart beat slightly faster.

Dangerous.

Not Shen Tian.

Well...

Yes.

But...

This.

This was dangerous.

Because Rose knew herself.

She didn’t fall easily.

She had spent years surrounded by powerful men.

Soldiers.

Mercenaries.

Killers.

Commanders.

Money never impressed her.

Strength alone didn’t impress her.

Pretty faces definitely didn’t impress her.

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