Perhaps Wang Ying had already become disoriented, or was entangled by a monster and couldn’t evade, or maybe he felt that the deck was the safest spot at the scene.
In any case, Wang Ying did not choose to flee.
After the third wave of monsters struck, Aspasia felt it was over once more, her mind filled with the thought—Wang Ying really is about to die.
She began to suspect that this was indeed a scheme by Wen Xishu and Zheng Zai.
But then, Wang Ying suddenly let out a great roar and fought with increasing courage! Surrounded by monsters, he used astonishing strength to pierce through the monster’s chest, performing a feat of tearing apart a common type of monster with his bare hands!
Wang Ying’s speed, strength, reactions, and all other bodily functions, even his fighting spirit, had reached their peak.
Although he was covered in blood and seemed on the verge of death, the wounds beneath that blood had already healed.
The vacuum cleaner stood behind Wang Ying, and every time he repelled a few monsters, he would suddenly operate the vacuum cleaner. It seemed almost like the eye of an array.
Covered in blood, teetering on the edge of collapse, he did not fall. Instead, the monster corpses around him grew in number.
Wen Xishu noticed that Wang Ying was indeed impressive. Basically, Wang Ying had reached a certain balance with the vacuum cleaner.
The vacuum cleaner could absorb attributes but could not take in too much; this thing was not yet at the level of a Divine Artifact.
And Wang Ying noticed another point, his body could not accommodate too many absorbed attributes, and his life points needed to be deliberately consumed to avoid "bursting."
So, Wang Ying fought with restraint. He appeared to be injured now and then, but his attributes were always controlled, never allowing his combat ability to swell excessively.
"This guy surviving the previous Deceit Tower challenges does show some skill."
Wen Xishu had already determined that Wang Ying could certainly survive.
The fact was indeed so. Although Wang Ying’s kill speed was relatively slow, he still managed to clear this level before stronger monsters arrived.
To the naked eye, Wang Ying’s progression seemed painful, almost constantly injured. But in reality, Wang Ying was never hurt.
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The Eighth Floor of Deceit Tower.
When Wang Ying’s figure appeared in the room again, Zheng Zai joyfully said:
"Great, Captain Wang, congratulations on successfully clearing the level, it was thrilling but not dangerous!"
Wen Xishu also said:
"Congratulations, Captain Wang. With this tool, you now have a fallback. You decide how to proceed next. There are a few levels left; I hope we can clear them smoothly."
Wang Ying was greatly encouraged:
"Brother Wen, I can’t thank you enough! I really had the wrong ideas before... I shouldn’t have had those thoughts!"
Wang Ying felt somewhat ashamed. In the recent battle, though it was thrilling but not dangerous, the proximity to death inevitably changed his inner thoughts.
Successfully surviving made him deeply emotional.
Wen Xishu waved his hand:
"No, no, I’m not any gentleman, and you aren’t any villain either."
Wen Xishu genuinely felt that Wang Ying was not judging a gentleman with a petty mind, as he was no gentleman himself. What he thought was, if Wang Ying didn’t have the courage to appraise, he would really kill him and Aspasia.
Aspasia stood there, surprised that Wang Ying actually survived. This was naturally a good thing, and she immediately said:
"Wang Ying, I was really worried for you. It’s great that you’re alright. Your performance just now was extraordinary."
Wang Ying smiled:
"This is all thanks to Brother Wen’s insightful eyes. Let’s continue appraising other things."
Zheng Zai was slightly surprised, realizing that Captain Wang was still willing to take care of Aspasia.
Wen Xishu wasn’t surprised. Though he had already sentenced Aspasia to death in his mind, Wang Ying and Aspasia did have some camaraderie.
Moreover, a person like Wang Ying enjoyed the feeling of being the captain, contributing more, and having others feel grateful with a sense of guilt. This was a common trait of overly prideful individuals.
Those who could stand up to the task wouldn’t easily abandon team members. But whether they could survive or not was not for Aspasia to decide.
The two teams continued to act. With Wang Ying’s renewed courage and fallback tools, along with Wen Xishu’s cheating Compass, they both unleashed full firepower in the subsequent levels.
Wang Ying quickly returned to the room with the glass bottle from before. He picked up the glass bottle and decisively started the sixth challenge.
This glass bottle indeed was not a combat item. It was actually a very special recovery tool.
Any liquid dropped into the glass bottle—rainwater, lake water, even urine—would turn into a unique recovery potion with random positive effects.
Because it was random, sometimes certain attributes might not be useful, or some attributes might not need to be recovered.
When the appraisal was activated, Wang Ying tried several times, finding that three drops of blood into the bottle yielded liquids with different effects each time.
The hints received were along the lines of "Your kidney function is enhanced," "Your respiratory function is enhanced," "Your adrenaline secretion time will be extended," etc.
These effects weren’t useless, but they were somewhat like a fusion of health supplements.
Fortunately, the bottle itself couldn’t be destroyed. As a head-bashing weapon, Wang Ying felt it could still be useful alongside the vacuum cleaner.
Wang Ying started the sixth challenge, and his continuous challenges altered Wen Xishu’s perception significantly.
Wen Xishu and Zheng Zai didn’t delay either, resolutely beginning the seventh challenge. This time, neither of them waited, nor watched television.