CHAPTER 142: FIRST PLACE

When in the Academy, Carlotta obtained an alchemical item called a Fire-Spitting Bear during a duel. She rarely used it afterward, but this Fire-Spitting Bear had always been stored in Carlotta’s storage card.

Just as the Five-Colored Deer was about to arrive, Carlotta suddenly moved away. Before leaving, she tossed the Fire-Spitting Bear into the air.

At this moment, as the Five-Colored Deer appeared and smashed the Earth Rampaging Bear that was about to move, the Fire-Spitting Bear finally fell from the sky, landing exactly on the ground beside Chloe, standing steadily there, facing Chloe.

Then, the Fire-Spitting Bear began to spew flames. The flames spewed by this alchemical item were too easy for a peak tier Listener like Chloe to resist. The protective shield automatically triggered by Chloe’s artifact could easily block the flames.

However, as the protective shield appeared, cold sweat trickled down Chloe’s forehead because the Five-Colored Deer’s gaze suddenly swept over, staring in their direction.

This made Chloe curse inwardly. She never expected Carlotta to use such a method. She was unsure if still staying would still be effective while the protective shield was activated.

Or should she actively control the artifact not to release the protective shield? But if she did, she would have to endure the flames with her body. How could she stay still under the pain?

Before Chloe could figure out what to do, lightning began to gather on the antlers of the Five-Colored Deer, brewing a destructive aura that made the area seem to freeze for a moment.

Seeing this, Chloe’s face turned as white as paper. She could no longer hold back and immediately moved, retreating at the fastest speed, desperately trying to get away.

"Boom!"

Lightning surged from the antlers of the Five-Colored Deer and arrived with a roar. It was so fast that it was impossible to dodge. Chloe was instantly engulfed by it.

"No!"

Chloe screamed in terror, but it was too late to change anything.

Under the terrifying lightning strike, Chloe’s body was annihilated almost instantly. After the lightning passed, not even a single fragment could be seen.

Carlotta watched, secretly alarmed. She felt that among the Resonator monsters, the Five-Colored Deer was probably a very powerful one, definitely not an early tier Resonator.

The Fire-Spitting Bear was also crushed by a hoof of the Five-Colored Deer. Seeing that there was no more movement around, the Fire-Spitting Bear condensed a stream of water, doused the flames in the nearby forest, and then withdrew with elegant steps.

It wasn’t until the Five-Colored Deer disappeared into the distance that Carlotta finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She went to the fragments of the Fire-Spitting Bear and shook her head. This alchemical item was completely ruined.

She then went to where Chloe’s body was. There wasn’t much left on Chloe. The defensive alchemical artifact was also reduced to fragments, but the tokens were all intact.

Carlotta’s expression was subtle. She collected the numerous tokens and then went to where the deceased Will was, obtaining more broken artifacts and a pile of tokens.

"Are these two among the top 20?"

Carlotta pondered.

Because the two left behind so many tokens, totaling over a thousand, combined with her own tokens, her total number of tokens surprisingly came to 1934!

Carlotta opened the sky rankings and looked.

1st Place: Moon, 1934.

As expected, her ranking had surprisingly jumped to first place.

"Indeed, hunting down other top-ranked individuals is the best way to increase my own tokens. However, once others see my ranking change, they will certainly be unable to resist and will start making serious moves."

Carlotta had a prediction that the internal areas of Sky Island would soon usher in a period of bloody conflict.

Hunting monsters was nowhere as good as hunting fellow humans.

Carlotta collected her thoughts and headed in a direction. Earlier, when the Five-Colored Deer was in this area, there had been signs of battle in that direction, which had drawn the Five-Colored Deer away once.

She knew that Amelia was likely there. As for Amelia’s opponent, it was likely the person who had originally tried to harm her. Chloe had also mentioned earlier that the person was Zigmund.

Carlotta’s speed was very fast. After activating her flying card, the Elven Wings appeared behind her, propelling her forward at an astonishing speed as she quickly flew into a mountain cliff.

She continued to fly, beginning to move away from the center of the Five-Colored Deer’s territory.

When she reached the edge of the Five-Colored Deer’s territory, she finally witnessed a battle.

Amelia floated in the air, her sword energy raining down like a shower, scattering across the sky and creating pit after pit on the ground.

A wild man swung a mace, his movements sharp, blocking all the sword energy. His posture was fierce, but because Amelia could fly, he was somewhat unable to do anything to her.

Seeing this, Carlotta didn’t hesitate to charge forward, approaching with an unfathomable speed, her sword tip pointed directly at Zigmund.

Zigmund naturally sensed Carlotta’s arrival and quickly swung his mace to strike.

"Clang!"

The weapons collided, sparks flew, and a piercing sound echoed through the heavens.

Simultaneously, amidst the piercing sound, a mournful song and a hypnotic voice could be heard, causing Zigmund to momentarily daze.

The next moment, he was in trouble. Amelia’s sword energy grazed his neck, almost decapitating him. At the critical moment, he moved his head.

His shoulder was torn open, and the splashing blood splattered onto Zigmund’s face, enraging him. He swung his mace to fight the two of them.

As a peak tier Listener, Zigmund’s strength was naturally extraordinary. He can calmly deal with any other listener he encounters.

But he happened to encounter Carlotta and Amelia, two individuals of extraordinary caliber. From the very beginning, he was suppressed, and his body was constantly being torn open, making him look extremely miserable.

In just a short while, Zigmund could no longer hold on. Carlotta found an opportunity and pierced his heart with a sword.

Then, Amelia’s sword energy whistled and circled around Zigmund’s neck, causing his head to fly off on the spot, completely burying him here.

Amelia landed and said, "This guy is the one who threw rocks to create a disturbance and tried to harm you earlier."

"I know."

Carlotta nodded.

She skillfully searched the body. Zigmund’s mace was naturally an artifact. Although she couldn’t use it herself, who would dislike having more artifacts?

Next were Zigmund’s tokens, and their number was quite astonishing.

Upon obtaining Zigmund’s tokens, Carlotta’s token count surprisingly reached 2712!

...

1st Place: Moon, 2712.

2nd Place: Olivia Garcia, 991.

3rd Place: Zorn Wilson, 928.

4th Place: Black Rose, 905.

...

In a short period, the tokens of the others on the leaderboard had increased to varying degrees, but compared to Carlotta, the difference was too great.

Having continuously obtained tokens from three people in the top 20, Carlotta had created a huge gap, establishing an absolute advantage.

This did not make Carlotta too complacent; instead, it made her very cautious.

She knew that she had likely attracted the attention of many. Those with resonance, or even stronger individuals, were probably eager to find her. After all, if they kill her, her tokens will become theirs. Whoever killed her would become first.

"I need to be careful."

Carlotta Whispered.

Amelia came over and saw the rankings, her expression was also very solemn. "We must be careful."

Even a tall tree attracts the wind, and the bird that sticks out is the first to be shot. They had every reason to be nervous.

Carlotta then led Amelia away from the location, first moving away from the territory of the Five-Colored Deer.

After they arrived in a quiet dense forest, Carlotta took out some materials for making cards, intending to craft the Judgment card she had an idea for.

"I accidentally obtained Meteorite stone before, and there’s a very good card that can be made from it. I’ll craft it first,"

Carlotta said to Amelia.

"Was it loot from your previous opponent?"

Amelia asked casually.

On their way over, Carlotta had already told her what had happened. She knew that besides Zigmund, two other enemies had appeared.

Carlotta shook her head. "No, I found this in the Five-Colored Deer’s territory."

She stated that the opponents she encountered didn’t have anything else of value, as those people didn’t have spatial items. Such items were rarer than artifacts, and not everyone could possess them.

Without spatial items, it was inconvenient for these people to collect the various treasures on Sky Island. Even if they collected them, they couldn’t carry them.

...

In another part of the forest.

Carriages were lined up here, with many armored guards standing around, creating a solemn atmosphere.

"Your Highness, these are the new batch of tokens."

A group of guards walked over from a distance, still bearing traces of battle, and presented dozens of tokens.

The curtain of a carriage was lifted, and a woman with long green hair emerged. She was plump and mature, none other than Olivia Garcia, the younger sister of the current King of the Brandon Kingdom!

She scanned everyone and ordered, "Call everyone back. There’s no need to hunt monsters separately."

"Why is that, Your Highness?"

A female guard with a sword hanging at her waist asked in confusion.

This was Olivia’s head guard and the strongest among them on this expedition, Captain of the Royal Guard, Mona Durant.

Mona wore fitted armor, her blue hair tied up, exuding an heroic aura. She possesses extremely powerful strength.

Olivia took out a token and said after inputting her magic, "See for yourself."

The sky rankings appeared, visible to everyone.

Mona took one look, and her expression changed. " 2712 tokens? Who is it? To obtain so many tokens in one go?"

She looked further down and immediately noticed that three names she remembered within the top 20 had disappeared.

She instantly understood. Those three people must have perished at the hands of "Moon," and their tokens had gone to "Moon," resulting in this outcome.

Olivia said slowly, "Moon is just a codename. Who knows who they could be? But it’s clear that this person has started hunting others to acquire tokens. We should also change our approach."

Mona understood. "I’ll arrange for everyone to find others and hunt them for tokens."

Olivia said, "Handle it cleanly. And don’t let people think our kingdom is too brutal afterward."

"Yes, Your Highness."

...

A team traversed the mountain forest, everyone dressed in black, with scarlet eyes, exuding a strange atmosphere.

Suddenly, their footsteps halted. They immediately concealed their auras and looked towards the distance. Far ahead, some figures and a bonfire appear. They were different explorers.

"Zorn, we need to hunt people. Relying solely on monsters, you won’t be able to snatch the top spot from that Brandon Kingdom princess."

Someone said, looking at the black-clothed person at the front.

The others also looked over.

This team was led by Zorn Wilson, who was originally ranked second and now ranked third.

Zorn’s face was pale, and he exclaimed, "Of course, we should hunt humans. I am determined to take first place on Sky Island."

He paused and continued, "We are lucky. Passing by the Brandon Kingdom, we encountered the Sky Island event. With such a good opportunity, we must obtain everything we can. Our Wilson family can gain more influence in the kingdom through this opportunity."

Upon hearing this, the eyes of the others lit up with fervent desire.

"Attack."

Immediately, Zorn transformed into a bat and flew forward. The others followed quickly.

They were not human at all, but vampires!

On the Northern Continent, vampires were concentrated in the west, having jointly established the Scarlet Kingdom, managed by an assembly of different families. It was a powerful force that could not be ignored.

Zorn and the others belonged to the Wilson family.

...

"Who is it this month?"

By the lakeside, a group of people gathered, staring at the appearing sky rankings with expressions of surprise.

Eunice Farrell sat on the ground, her slightly curly blonde hair fluttering, a smile on her face. "Don’t worry, it’s just hunting other high-ranking individuals. We should do the same."

As the leader of the well-known adventuring group, Rose Adventurers, Eunice always possessed extraordinary courage and was not afraid of any opponent.

She was Black Rose, who had now dropped to 4th place!

...

General Soul Reaper had entered 19th place. She acted quickly and decisively, finding and eliminating someone in a short period. Unfortunately, that person’s rank was much lower than hers, and even after obtaining all their tokens, it couldn’t boost her rank significantly.

At this moment, she floated high in the sky, looking at the rankings on the sky leaderboard, her gaze falling on the first place.

"What good luck to encounter three people from the top 20. If I don’t get serious, this first place will have nothing to do with me."

A dangerous glint appears in General Soul Reaper’s eyes.

Since she had come to Sky Island and participated in the competition, she absolutely would not allow herself to fall behind. And she indeed possessed the powerful combat strength to crush others.