My Crazy Upgrade System

Chapter 295: Chapter 294: I’m Here

"Excellent, this is exactly what I wanted!"

Yi Tianyun was very satisfied with this quest chain. The more of these, the better. The rewards were decent, and even though there were no items, what could possibly be better than a massive amount of experience points?

"That’s wonderful! All the Divine Runes are repaired!" A look of relief washed over Ye Qingxuan’s face. With the Divine Runes fixed, they were safe for the moment. She immediately turned to Yi Tianyun and said, "Thank you for your hard work. You should rest. We can handle the rest."

"No, this is just a stopgap measure," Yi Tianyun said, shaking his head. "If we don’t eliminate the invaders who damaged the Divine Runes in the first place, we’ll just be back here repairing them again soon. We can’t hold on for much longer if this keeps up." He also had a new quest from his system; standing around doing nothing was pointless.

They were all taken aback, their expressions turning a bit strange. A moment later, they all sighed.

"We have been fighting back, but that’s just resulted in more of our people getting injured. We can’t leave this place, so the situation is not optimistic," Ye Qingxuan said, shaking her head. "Even if we were to go out there, we’d be no match for them. They’ve brought many experts this time."

They didn’t have many experts left. There were too few at the Core Formation Stage—only one or two, basically. They had plenty of Spirit Pill Stage cultivators, but they were also the ones who had sustained the most injuries. As for their Void Spirit Stage expert, he had already been ambushed and captured.

A Void Spirit Stage expert is formidable, but that doesn’t make them invincible. With the right trap, even they can be subdued.

"How many experts do they have? Do you know the details?" Yi Tianyun asked with a frown.

"Thundercloud is leading them. Along with a few of our clan’s own traitorous elders and several deacons, they have a total of five Core Formation Stage experts. As for those at the Spirit Pill Stage or higher, there are at least a dozen, and that’s not even counting the forces from the Netherworld Empire. If we weren’t protected by the Divine Rune Array our ancestors left behind, we would’ve fallen long ago." Ye Qingxuan’s silver eyes blazed with fury, an anger clearly directed at the traitors.

’Oh? Five Core Formation Stage experts, but no one at the Void Spirit Stage?’ Yi Tianyun thought, narrowing his eyes and stroking his chin. freeweɓnovel.cøm

"There shouldn’t be. A Void Spirit Stage expert is on the level of a general taking the field personally. Thundercloud is eager to claim all the glory for himself, so he’d never allow a general to intervene," Ye Qingxuan said, shaking her head.

"No Void Spirit Stage experts? Then this will be easy enough," Yi Tianyun said with a faint smile. "I’ll just go and deal with them."

"You? You’re going to deal with them? How?" Ye Wan’Er, standing nearby, was completely stunned. She found it utterly unbelievable.

"Does that even need to be said? With my fists, of course. You don’t expect me to scold them away with words, do you?" Yi Tianyun smiled calmly, then turned to Ye Qingxuan and said, "Want to come along?"

Ye Qingxuan’s face blossomed into a smile, and she said without hesitation, "Let’s go together."

"Have you both gone mad? There are so many enemies out there! It’s one thing for Yi to be reckless, but you too, sister?"

Ye Wan’Er thought they were both insane. ’It’s one thing for Yi Tianyun to be crazy,’ she thought, ’but for the ever-composed Ye Qingxuan to be so reckless too!’

"Holy Daughter, you mustn’t! If we just hold out, they’ll eventually be forced to retreat. We can find another solution then," Elder Yan chimed in, trying to dissuade them. Her cultivation was not low—she was at the second level of the Core Formation Stage—but on the battlefield, she would be hopelessly outnumbered. There was no way she could take out Thundercloud and his men alone.

As for escaping, that would be incredibly difficult at this point. It might have been possible to slip away before the enemy attacked, but now that they were here, retreating wouldn’t be so simple.

"What other solutions are there? Ask other sects for help? Or do we have some other allies?" Ye Qingxuan asked.

"Well..."

Her simple question shut down all their arguments, leaving them speechless.

"We might not lose this fight. The Divine Rune Array is repaired. It will be much more concealed than before, making sneak attacks easier." Ye Qingxuan’s eyes were filled with killing intent. "Whether we win or not, we can at least hit them hard once. We’ll kill as many as we can!"

"Before the Divine Runes were repaired, I had considered this, but it wasn’t safe. The clansmen we sent out are the best example; they were all easily discovered. But it’s different now. With the cover of the Divine Rune Array, the effect will certainly be different."

"I think Young Master Yi must have the same idea: to launch a vicious sneak attack on them!" freewebnøvel.com

Ye Qingxuan laid out her analysis, speaking with such conviction and logic that the others began to nod in agreement. On second thought, the repaired Divine Runes would indeed strengthen their concealment formation, giving them a significant advantage.

"No, that’s not my plan," Yi Tianyun said, bluntly refuting her without a hint of tact. "My plan is much simpler: I’m going to crush them in a head-on fight."

"..."

Ye Qingxuan shot him a fierce glare. To think he’d just contradicted her so bluntly in front of everyone!

"Isn’t that too reckless?" Elder Yan asked with a frown.

"No. Time is short. Holy Daughter, let’s go." Yi Tianyun didn’t bother explaining further. ’Actions speak louder than words,’ he thought. ’It’s better to show them what I can do.’

"Alright, we’ll leave now. They’re all trapped in the forest, which makes this the best time for us to attack!" Ye Qingxuan nodded. "Elder Yan, you stay here and keep watch. We’ll go drive them out!"

"Sister, I want to help too!" Ye Wan’Er volunteered eagerly.

"You will stay here and watch the Spirit Tower. That is also a very important task." Ye Qingxuan looked at her and said in a deep voice, "If the Divine Runes are destroyed, you can imagine the consequences."

"Yes!" Ye Wan’Er hesitated for a second before nodding firmly.

After they finished speaking, Ye Qingxuan led Yi Tianyun away.

"It seems you still don’t want your little sister to face any danger," Yi Tianyun said with a light smile.

It sounded like an important job, but the Divine Runes were stable and wouldn’t be an issue for the time being. Even if something did happen, Elder Yan was there to handle it; they wouldn’t need her. It was, in essence, an excuse to keep her here and out of harm’s way.

"Everyone has a selfish side. She’s my sister, and I will not let anything happen to her. Absolutely not!" A cold light glinted in Ye Qingxuan’s silver eyes.

"Don’t worry. With me here, everything will be fine." Yi Tianyun’s voice seemed to possess a kind of Magic Power, and she couldn’t help but nod.

"Mm..."

For some reason, despite knowing they were up against the mighty Netherworld Empire, Yi Tianyun’s words had an incredibly calming effect on her. Perhaps she was reminded of that time when all hope seemed lost. ’We survived that hopeless situation,’ she thought. ’What’s a little more trouble?’

’He was with me when we overcame that despair. This time will be no different!’