All Chapters of Unrivaled In The World: Rise of Kaiden Blackwood: Chapter 381
- Chapter 390
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381: Succeeded.
Three days passed and it was not quiet or peaceful.But with the kind of tension that fermented in silence, thickening with every unanswered question.On the third day, the Earth group came to air space.They arrived in force.Their footsteps shook the ground long before they were seen, heavy and deliberate, carrying the unmistakable confidence of people who believed they had been wronged and intended to correct it.The moment they stepped into Air’s territory, the atmosphere shifted and Air’s people froze.Hands moved subtly toward weapons and eyes sharpened. The leader of the Earth group stepped forward, his face dark, his voice low but vibrating with restrained fury.“We’re here for our people,” he said. “Three of them. They came here three days ago.”The Air group exchanged looks.One of them frowned and stepped out. “They already left.”“Left?” the Earth leader repeated slowly. “That’s impossible.”“They came,” another Earth group member snapped, veins bulging on his neck. “They
382: Allied.
Without missing a beat, the Air group immediately agreed.There was no hesitation, no need for prolonged discussion or cautious deliberation. To them, this alliance was not just beneficial, it was salvation wrapped in opportunity.If Water stood with them, the entire balance of the game would tilt. They knew it and everyone here knew it.The Air leader straightened, his earlier gratitude sharpening into something more calculating.“Then there’s something we’ll need,” he said carefully, though his eyes betrayed eagerness. “A Water token.”Kai frowned slightly. Not the deep, dangerous frown he wore when angered, but the mild, irritated kind he reserved for things that sounded unnecessarily complicated.“A what?” Kai asked flatly. “You people collecting souvenirs now?”Abigail blinked and Jian’s brows knit together in quiet confusion.Seeing their expressions, the Air leader quickly waved his hands and explained, clearly assuming this was common knowledge.“Each element has tokens,” he s
383: Suspicion
With that decision made, the Air group didn’t waste time.They moved quickly, almost eagerly, setting out toward the Metal territory to seal the alliance Kai had suggested. From the way they left organized, purposeful, and a little too smooth, it was clear they already had a pitch prepared. Whether that pitch was honest or layered with hidden intent was another matter entirely.Kai watched their backs as they disappeared into the distance, his expression unreadable.Once they were gone, he turned without ceremony and motioned for the others to follow.“Let’s go to our space ” he said.Back at the Water territory, the contrast was immediate.The moment they crossed into their domain, the pressure they’d grown used to elsewhere vanished. The air felt calm, flowing, almost welcoming.The seventeen houses stood neatly arranged, each one identical in structure.This time, they decided to go into the houses, moving from house to house, and just as expected, each building contained a wooden
384: Cutting the Net Thread by Thread
Hearing Kai’s worries laid out so plainly, the tension that had been hanging in the air finally shifted.No one laughed this time. No one brushed it off as paranoia.Instead, the girls exchanged slow looks, expressions tightening as the logic settled in properly. The more they replayed everything that had happened from the strange rule about waiting for five groups, to how easily Air had accepted the alliance, to Fire’s perfectly timed attack on Earth, the clearer it became.It really did feel staged.“Yeah…” one of the girls muttered, arms crossing. “If Fire and Earth were really enemies, that fight would’ve been loud. Chaotic. Not this… clean.”Another nodded. “And Air knowing so much from the start? It never sat right with me.”Abigail glanced at Kai, then sighed. “I didn’t want to believe it at first, but if we assume it wasn’t staged, then the alternative is worse. It means they’re all willing to slaughter each other early for profit.”“And that makes no sense,” Kai cut in calmly
385: Walking Disaster.
Kai didn’t hesitate.The moment the discussion reached its end, he lifted his hand and pointed calmly at one of the teams.“You,” he said. “You stay behind.”The three girls he selected stiffened at once, but none of them argued. They had already seen enough of Kai to know that once he decided something, it wasn’t up for debate. More importantly, they trusted that he wouldn’t throw them into danger without a way out.Kai then turned, sweeping his gaze across the remaining teams.“The rest of you,” he continued, voice even, “will each be assigned to one element.”Fire.Earth.Metal.Air.A group for each.“The goal is not to fight,” he emphasized immediately, cutting off any wrong assumptions before they could form. “You’re not there to win battles or show strength. You’re there to rot them from the inside.”The girls exchanged glances.Kai folded his arms. “You’ll approach them separately. Not together. Not loudly. You’ll talk and you’ll whisper. You’ll plant doubt.”He began walking
386: Demand.
After the talk ended, no one moved immediately.They all just… stood there.The girls looked at Kai and then at each other. Then back at Kai again, as if silently confirming that yes, this was indeed the same man who had been traveling with them, eating with them, joking with them, and somehow planning the collapse of four entire factions in the same breath.One of the girls finally cleared her throat. “S-so… we’re really doing this?”Kai glanced at her. “What, you want to write them a letter instead?”Another girl groaned. “I knew it. I knew the moment we followed you that one day we’d wake up and realize we were villains.”Kai waved a hand dismissively. “Relax. Villains get caught. We’re just… misunderstood problem-solvers.”That did not comfort anyone.Abigail folded her arms, eyeing Kai sideways. “You know,” she said dryly, “one day someone is going to write a book about you and it’ll be titled How Not to Sleep at Night After Meeting One Man.”Kai grinned. “I’d prefer A Gentleman’
387: Unfolding
Kai stared at the Air group’s leader, the kind of smile on his face that didn’t belong to friendly negotiations or alliances built on trust. It was sharp at the edges, relaxed in the middle, and carried the unmistakable promise that if things went wrong, someone was going to regret it deeply.That smile screamed danger and the Air group felt it instantly.Several of them subtly shifted their stances, hands drifting closer to weapons, bodies tightening as if preparing for the worst. They had genuinely thought Kai might snap. After all, alliances breaking in this cursed game usually ended in blood, and Kai didn’t look like the kind of man who begged or explained himself twice.The Air leader narrowed his eyes, his aura rising unconsciously.“So that’s it?” he said coldly. “You’d rather end the alliance than give a single token?”For a heartbeat, the air felt heavy but then Kai sighed.Not angrily and not tensely.Just… tired.He lifted a hand and rubbed his temple like a man listening
388: When Lies Finish Their Job
As accusations were thrown around, the tension finally snapped.At first, it was just shouting.Voices overlapped, sharp and furious, each louder than the last. Fire accused Earth of scheming behind their backs. Earth spat back that Metal had been hoarding information. Metal sneered and claimed Air had been playing both sides from the beginning. Air, already on edge, retaliated by calling them all greedy idiots who couldn’t even follow the rules properly.Every accusation landed like oil on fire.“You brought outsiders into this first!”“Don’t pretend you’re clean, you moved people without permission!”“So the rumors were true, you planned to betray us once you got enough!”None of them realized it.None of them even suspected it.Every word they were shouting had been carefully planted, earlier whispers dropped at the right time, half-truths spoken with convincing panic, lies delivered with trembling voices by the girls Kai had secretly sent to each element. No single group had heard
389: Ejected
The silence didn’t last long.Footsteps echoed as the remaining girls finally returned, one group after another, emerging from different paths with dust on their clothes, adrenaline still buzzing in their veins. The moment they saw the scene, every element representative tied up, restrained, groaning, or unconscious their eyes widened, then immediately lit up.“It worked?” one of them asked, blinking.Another burst out laughing. “It WORKED! I told you it would!”A third raised both hands dramatically. “Praise us, oh great mastermind! Acknowledge our contribution to this legendary mess!”Several of them turned expectantly toward Kai, waiting for approval like proud criminals who had just pulled off the perfect heist.Kai glanced at them once and then looked away.“Hm,” he said lazily. “Barely acceptable.”“Barely?” one girl shrieked. “I insulted three different groups, started a near war, and almost got stabbed!”Kai shrugged. “Still alive. Improvement needed.”The girls collectively
Chapter 390: No Rewards
For a moment after Kai asked his question, the air was strangely quiet.Then the silence shattered.Laughter erupted from the bound groups, loud, unrestrained, and dripping with mockery. One person laughed so hard he bent forward despite being restrained, shoulders shaking like he’d just heard the best joke of his life.“A reward?” someone scoffed, wiping tears from his eyes. “You’re still thinking about a reward?”Another joined in, voice sharp and cruel. “This place was emptied a long time ago. Thoroughly. Cleaned dry.”Kai didn’t react immediately. He simply stood there, watching them laugh like a man observing monkeys throwing stones at one another.The first speaker continued, emboldened by Kai’s silence. “You think you were the first clever ones to clear this place? Please. We figured out the rules ages ago..”“Really?” one of the girls asked coldly.“Yes,” the man said smugly. “Novices. Fresh groups. People with zero idea what they were walking into. We exploit them.”Another c