Chapter 679

However, in the gaps between cheering for Yuan Zhao, faint voices could still be heard cheering for Zhao Chi.

"Zhao Chi, go for it!"

"Zhao Chi, I've been betting on you the whole way. Even if you lose this last fight, I'll accept it. Don't let it get to you!"

"Come on, Zhao Chi! Kill Yuan Zhao!"

"Zhao Chi, if you win, sis will let you sleep with her!"

That last line made Gu Qing look at Zhao Chi involuntarily.

A teasing expression.

Zhao Chi said, "I don't know her. Don't let it affect you either. Let's keep moving forward."

Gu Qing laughed, "My lord, why so nervous? Do you care a lot about my feelings?"

Gu Qing revealed a charming, beautiful smile.

Zhao Chi said, "Of course I care. I hope you can be happy every day. Don't be affected by other people. Watch the battlefield!"

Gu Qing said softly, "I know. I'm not a petty woman. If there's really a woman who's loyal to you, or who treats you wholeheartedly, you won't even need to lift a finger — I'll help you take her in."

This Gu Qing…

She's great!

But now is not the time to talk about such things.

"Focus on the fight. This battle is very uncertain."

Gu Qing nodded and moved with full concentration.

Outside the battlefield, Zhao Huai likewise said to Zhao Jiao, "Zhao Chi might be in trouble this round."

Zhao Jiao frowned, looking around constantly, saying nothing.

From the moment Yuan Zhao entered the field, he went entirely into stealth.

All the spectators widened their eyes, but saw nothing.

Those who had bet on Yuan Zhao were even more excited, unable to speak, only able to shout and holler to release their surging emotions.

And those supporting Zhao Chi couldn't help but feel a sinking in their hearts.

But things had already come to this; they could only encourage Zhao Chi.

Both Zhao Huai and Zhao Jiao wore solemn expressions.

Lu Hong was even more shocked: "He can actually fight like this? Full stealth from the very start? Has Yuan Zhao's blood clan really already developed this kind of ability?"

Zhao Huai sighed: "The Yuan family is truly unfathomable. If Zhao Chi doesn't have a hero with detection abilities, I really don't know how he'll fight."

Zhao Jiao asked: "Could this not be a spiritual technique, but rather the ability of genetic enhancement?"

Zhao Huai nodded: "I'm afraid so. If it were a spiritual technique, Yuan Zhao couldn't have entered stealth from the very start. It's too powerful…"

Zhao Jiao stared blankly at Zhao Huai.

She knew what this meant.

A stealth-enhancing modified gene…

This was far stronger than the abilities of those elves like Jiang Die's.

Jiang Die's elves could only mimic part of a tree next to a large tree.

But Yuan Zhao's blood clan could turn invisible directly.

Could this be Yuan Zhao's hidden ability?

Zhao Huai shook his head: "It doesn't matter. Even second place is very good — far stronger than us. Even if he loses, it's a gap in family foundation, not a lack of ability on Zhao Chi's part."

Zhao Jiao sighed: "Yes. Zhao Chi probably hasn't received much help from the family, yet he managed to reach this level — incredible. Even if he loses later, we should still give him a warm congratulations."

"Exactly!" Zhao Huai agreed.

"Understood." Lu Hong nodded.

Zhao Huai and the others could see what was happening on Yuan Zhao's side because they were spectators.

But Zhao Chi knew nothing.

He could only carry out the original plan.

But only a few dozen seconds had passed, and the cheers gradually began to change.

The cheers outside the field grew louder and louder.

All of them were shouting Yuan Zhao's name.

The voices supporting Zhao Chi had been completely drowned out.

…No, not drowned out — there were simply no voices left.

What happened?

Have the spectators lost confidence in me?

But it's only been one minute since the start, and the two sides haven't even met yet. Why do the opposing spectators have so much confidence in Yuan Zhao?

Zhao Chi grew a little nervous, not knowing what had happened.

But this wasn't right — something was definitely going on.

During the match, communications were cut off; he couldn't contact Zhao Huai and the others through the system.

Perhaps Yuan Zhao had used that hidden ability of his, so the spectators all thought Yuan Zhao would win.

Damn it, what ability is it exactly?

Gu Qing also noticed something unusual.

She couldn't help looking around, gazing at those invisible spectators.

"My lord, the spectators around us all seem to be cheering, as if Yuan Zhao has already won? Why is that?"

Zhao Chi shook his head: "I don't know either. I feel like something's going on, but our focus isn't there right now. Full speed ahead — finish the match as fast as possible."

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"Yes, my lord!"

Gu Qing stopped looking around and threw herself fully into the match.

Zhao Chi also swallowed a stamina pill, no longer holding back, and ran forward at full speed, following in the footsteps of the female soldier.

About three minutes after the battle began, Zhao Chi's army burst out of the woods.

This was the fastest time yet.

Before them lay a stretch of grassland; across the grassland was a patch of dark brown earth.

It seemed Yuan Zhao's territory was earth.

But as far as the eye could see, there was no one in sight.

No Yuan Zhao, and none of his blood-race soldiers either.

Far off, deep within the patch of earth, a blue point of light could be seen.

That was Yuan Zhao's territory stone.

Smash it, and the victory is his.

Beyond that lay all manner of other terrain.

Battlefields such as forests, swamps, mountains, deserts, and so on.

But those were terrains only put to use once both sides had built up a certain scale of soldiers.

Right now the two sides combined barely numbered a hundred or so; there was no need for them at all.

If it weren't for Zhao Chi's side having the woods, the two sides could almost see each other from afar.

But Yuan Zhao—where was he?

Why couldn't he be seen?

Where were Yuan Zhao's blood-race soldiers?

All of them nowhere to be seen as well?

Was this his hidden ability?

Invisibility? Or burrowing underground?

Or flight?

Zhao Chi immediately looked up.

The sun had already set, and the light was not particularly good.

But even so, one could still see very clearly that there was nothing in the sky.

Gu Qing saw Zhao Chi look up and understood his line of thinking.

"My lord, if he's not in the sky, then he's underground, or he's invisible. If it's invisibility, I can spray out blood mist—once the mist clings to a body, it will reveal them."

Zhao Chi nodded. "Good idea, but your blood is limited after all; you can't keep it up forever. We could also use a Wind-Riding Art to stir up dust—that would have the same effect of revealing them."