Lantern Sister is still very capable.

Chapter 220 Must win

"Hey, you and Chu Deng are both from the Hai City base. How strong is she?"

That was a rather inconsiderate question, considering that Chu Deng was currently at level four, while Zhao Junxing, the senior, was only at level three.

Zhao Junxing looked up indifferently at the panda who had suddenly called out to him, "I don't know. I was recovering from an injury when she was at the training base."

What kind of injury was he recovering from? It was the battle where two foreign level-four raids on the Haishi base caused Wu Qingyun to be dismounted.

After Zhao Junxing said that, Panda felt embarrassed to bully him anymore, and turned to ask Zero, who came out of the data entry room.

"During his trip to the Southeast Sea, Chu Deng first killed the mutated insect king, and then fought He Feiquan. He must be quite strong, right?"

"Whether you're weak or not, you'll find out if you try." Zero glanced at him sideways. He wasn't one to back down after being repeatedly mocked by this guy during the meeting.

"With your strength, are you worried about not being able to beat a little girl?" Du Teng, the director of the Shandong Province Superpower Base, laughed.

"You think I'm afraid of her?!" the panda snorted. "What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be staying in your lair and doing your research?"

Panda and Zero are from the Dragon Group and can be mobilized at any time according to the mission. However, the directors of the provincial superhuman bases usually only participate in online meetings and rarely move around. I didn't expect Du Teng to come to the Beijing base to watch the excitement.

"I've come to see Lieutenant General He, and also to watch the excitement." As soon as Du Teng finished speaking, he heard the sound of two footsteps coming from behind him.

"Everyone's here? Looks like you're all really looking forward to this competition," He Feiquan said.

Walking alongside him was Chu Deng.

The panda wondered, was it really necessary? Why go to all the trouble of picking him up?

He Feiquan is a very busy person and shouldn't be here, but unexpectedly he put aside his work for Chu Deng.

Chu Deng didn't expect that one Hu Lan wasn't enough. While she was guarding Pei Hanxing at the medical base and watching him conduct experiments, several waves of people came to deliver resources.

Jiang Guoqiang also sent her a redemption code, saying that she could contact him anytime if she didn't have enough points. There weren't many fire-type crystal cores in the stock to begin with, and after Hu Lan redeemed three, she only had two left in stock.

Before Jiang Guoqiang sent her the redemption code, Chu Deng was exchanging for the remaining two, but unexpectedly, it showed as sold out the next second. Jiang Guoqiang not only replenished his own stock, but also directly gave Chu Deng five level-four fire-type crystal cores.

If Hu Lan's actions were far-sighted and Jiang Guoqiang's were those of an elder showing kindness, then when He Feiquan came over to curry favor and pulled out a level-four fire element crystal and a bunch of level-three fire element crystals, Chu Deng was truly baffled.

He Feiquan directly answered Chu Deng's question, "There's a reason for this. This Level 4 competition is hosted by the United States, and all countries can participate, but we have another bet with the United States."

"What's the stake?" Chu Deng asked.

"Some time ago, Lieutenant General Jiang and a level 5 ability user from the United States hunted down and obtained a level 5 fire-type crystal core. The final blow was delivered by both of them, but it is difficult to determine who caused the monster's death."

Chu Deng frowned. According to international practice, whoever delivers the final blow gets the crystal core, while the others receive compensation of equal value.

Advanced crystal cores have always been extremely rare, and it's estimated that neither China nor the United States will give way to the other.

"Someone suggested that for this Level 4 competition, each country should send one Level 4 fire elemental, and whoever ranks higher in the end will get the Level 5 fire elemental crystal core." He Feiquan paused, looked deeply at Chu Deng, and continued, "The United States is confident of winning this, because our country's shortage of high-level fire elemental characters is well known. Even if we temporarily create a Level 4 fire elemental character using crystal cores, it is impossible to achieve a good ranking, and it will occupy a Level 4 competition slot, leaving the other country isolated and helpless."

"Why would you agree to such an absurd proposal?" Chu Deng asked, puzzled. She couldn't understand why the other party dared to make such an unreasonable bet. They were both major powers, so why were they so fearless? Weren't they afraid of angering China?

"This leads to another matter, concerning Lieutenant General Jiang, which I cannot disclose to you," He Feiquan said slowly, looking into Chu Deng's eyes. "We had originally planned to hand over the Level 5 Fire-type Crystal Core, but your performance in the Southeast Sea gave us hope..."

Chu Deng crushed a crystal core that she had completely absorbed the energy from.

“There’s a fire-type ability user in America who’s been stuck at level four for years. This level five crystal core could very well allow him to advance. The higher-ups’ idea is to try and get this crystal core.” He Feiquan tried to use words that weren’t too serious, so as not to put too much pressure on Chu Deng.

But Chu Deng wasn't really a hothead; instead of feeling pressured, she found it even more interesting.

Oblivious to the interested expression on Chu Deng's face, He Feiquan was still trying to comfort her, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself, prioritize saving your life..."

"Isn't this perfect?" Chu Deng interrupted his rambling, looking directly at He Feiquan. "Wasn't this level-five crystal core prepared just for me?"

It is known that she is currently the only officially recognized level 4 fire-type in China, but that doesn't mean no one else can take on this challenge.

She was determined to get the level 5 fire-element crystal core.