Apocalypse Gachapon

Chapter 1636: A6 reward

The luminous dueling platform slowly opened a gap, allowing the scorching magma inside to flow out. Floating atop it was the last remaining half of Ahanʼs face, his single remaining eye filled with unwillingness and hatred. Then, as the magma continued to move, it slowly dissolved into the terrifying liquid.

The surrounding crowd quickly retreated, afraid of being splashed by even a single drop. The scene was eerily silent.

”Look, Red Hairʼs points.”

A juvenile corps member pointed upward, and everyone turned to see Red Hairʼs constitution points rapidly increasing, soaring from a mere few hundred back to several thousand. By the time it stopped, her points had not only returned to their initial full value but even surpassed it by over a hundred.

”Completely restored...”

The little golden-armored boy muttered under his breath, his voice trembling.

No matter how he tried to rationalize it, he couldn’t believe what had just happened. Red Hair had been on the verge of death—how had she suddenly turned the tables and fully recovered?

From what he knew, Ahan wasn’t the absolute strongest evolved, but he was undoubtedly a top-tier fighter. In the entire North American continent, there were only a handful who could defeat him. Among those who had come here, he knew of no more than five who could kill his subordinate.

How had they lost to some random Korean woman?!

The brightness of the luminous dueling platform dimmed slightly, while the surroundings brightened, returning visibility to everyone.
The difference in mood between the two factions was stark. Cloud Peak was jubilant, while Hidden Snake Journey’s members wore grim expressions.

There were only five matches in total. Losing the first one didn’t guarantee defeat, but starting with a loss still put them at a disadvantage.

The next match had just become critical.

If they lost again, they’d be fighting with their backs against the wall—no room for further mistakes.

Ye Zhongming smiled faintly as he welcomed Red Hair back. This woman had truly given him a pleasant surprise.

In the past, Red Hair had never displayed abilities like this. She had her vines, and she had her magma, but they had never been interchangeable, nor had she ever been able to restore her condition by bathing in molten rock. Yet now, she had done both.

”What were those vines that appeared on the platform?” Xiao Min asked curiously from behind.

Red Hair opened her palm, where a tiny seed visibly formed.

”The platform couldn’t be destroyed, but even if it was made of energy, it was still physical—something you could touch. So all I had to do was stick them on.”

Hearing this, everyone suddenly understood. They recalled how Red Hair had been constantly touching the luminous walls while dodging—they had assumed she was using them for leverage, but she had actually been planting seeds the whole time!

In hindsight, Ahan had been completely outmatched in both combat experience and offensive techniques. If not for his bizarre, near-unstoppable profession, Red Hair might have achieved an overwhelming victory.

”The first singles match has concluded. Cloud Peak faction is victorious. The winner is disqualified from further participation and granted immunity.”

The announcement left everyone confused again.

Disqualification made sense—it meant Red Hair couldn’t fight again. But what did immunity mean?

They listened intently, hoping for an explanation, but the space offered none.

”Now distributing rewards...”

The next prompt was about the rewards. Though the ”immunity” mystery remained unsolved, Cloud Peak’s spirits lifted.

According to the earlier rules, since Red Hair had ended the fight in just over six minutes, she would receive an A6-tier reward, while Cloud Peak as a whole would get a B6-tier reward.

No one knew what these letter-graded rewards actually were, so they waited eagerly to see what the space would give them. Even Hidden Snake Journey craned their necks to look, including the little golden-armored brat.

Two glowing orbs appeared—one in front of Red Hair, the other before Ye Zhongming.

Red Hair glanced at Ye Zhongming, then reached into her orb and pulled out an item.

”Angeli Magic Sticker and Hordo Magic Sticker.”

”When the Hordo side (marked with Hordo’s image) is applied to a desired body part, the Angeli Magic Sticker activates. This body part will receive the blessing of Angeli, granting a random initial ability.”

”If this ability is used to kill a target, the cooldown for the next Angeli blessing is 1,000 hours, and the next blessing will be one tier higher. If the ability injures the target, the cooldown is 2,000 hours, and the next blessing remains at the same tier. If the ability misses, the cooldown is 3,000 hours, and the next blessing drops one tier.”

”When the Angeli side (marked with Angeli’s image) is applied to a target’s body, the Hordo Magic Sticker activates. The target will receive a random initial curse from Hordo.”

”If the target is killed while under this curse, the cooldown for the next Hordo curse is 1,000 hours, and the next curse will be one tier stronger. If the curse is used to injure the target, the cooldown is 2,000 hours, and the next curse remains at the same tier.”

”After the Hordo curse takes effect, the sticker immediately returns to the user. The Angeli sticker must remain attached to the body part—if it falls off, it counts as a miss.”

”The cooldowns for Angeli and Hordo are calculated separately.”

”This equipment is bound to the winner and cannot be transferred.”

The explanation ended there.

Having survived the apocalypse for over five years, everyone here—even if not as knowledgeable as Ye Zhongming—understood the value of equipment.

This item’s worth hinged on two factors:

The initial strength of Angeli’s blessing and Hordo’s curse. If the starting abilities were powerful, this would be an insanely strong piece of gear.

How Red Hair used the stickers. If she succeeded every time, both the blessings and curses could level up indefinitely—the description didn’t mention any cap. After dozens of upgrades, the effects could become...

Godlike.

If she never failed, the cooldown would always be 1,000 hours—meaning she could use it eight to nine times a year!