Chapter 174: The Team's Perfect Coordination Leads to a Resounding Victory

The battle is about to erupt, and Fang Hongxiu this time wants to probe where the limit of her own strength lies.

Yang Danni is charging fiercely, but she is suddenly interrupted by the Ice Bind skill; her Charge is instantly halted, and she loses her balance.

Liu Cui uses the Bind skill very deftly.

When Yang Danni is affected, Fang Hongxiu has already activated her Charge skill.

Yang Danni lets out a Scream, and her whole body is knocked flying outward.

Fang Hongxiu's Charge skill continues, and she storms into the enemy ranks with fierce momentum.

The opponents did not anticipate this at all; their Prophet State has not fully taken effect, their own Knight has already been knocked over, while the enemy Knight is charging forward.

Fang Hongxiu activates the skill: Group Taunt!

The Taunt Skill forces the opponent's attention to turn entirely toward her.

But no one notices that Lin Caier has quietly left the battlefield at this moment.

What no one notices is that Zhang Yang's status was not granted to Fang Hongxiu, but was swiftly transferred to Lin Caier, boosting her strength, agility, attack speed and attack power; then Lin Caier vanished, although Zhang Yang had just transferred the status to her.

Lin Caier's whereabouts are completely undetectable.

Fang Hongxiu fights with all her might, and the opponents are completely unprepared for this move.

Her Shield blocks the attack from the Mage's Fireball, but still suffers the impact.

When the Archer and the Mage react, Fang Hongxiu is already within sight.

A Knight Long Sword gleams with cold light and slashes forward.

Blue light flickers, and a Magic Shield appears on the Mage, blocking Fang Hongxiu's sword.

The Archer quickly steps back several paces to create distance, and a brilliant glow erupts from the bow.

Triple Pearl!

One Arrow Becomes Three

An arrow shoots straight at Fang Hongxiu.

Fang Hongxiu raises her Shield to block, does not continue to tangle with the Mage nor chase the Archer, and swings a sword toward a nearby Elder.

"Step back!"

A sharp shout rings out, and Yang Danni charges back again.

She breaks free from Liu Cui's Bind skill.

Yang Danni seizes the chance to activate the skill: Taunt!

Yang Danni forcibly redirects Fang Hongxiu's attention onto herself.

The Mage releases a Fireball, which rushes straight toward Fang Hongxiu.

Although Fang Hongxiu blocks the attack with her Shield, she still feels a strong impact.

A Healing Technique lands on Fang Hongxiu, and Liu Cui immediately heals her.

Fang Hongxiu falls into an encirclement.

Knights entangle, the Archer and Mage strike from range, and Fang Hongxiu's situation is precarious.

The Knight's burst power is weak, the opponents have an Elder providing Healing, so Fang Hongxiu cannot defeat them.

It appears Fang Hongxiu has already fallen into danger.

But no one notices Lin Caier's whereabouts.

Fang Hongxiu battles Yang Danni; even though their levels differ by four, she shows no fear and instead suppresses Yang Danni with her momentum.

She simultaneously endures the Archer's and Mage's dual attacks, while Liu Cui continuously casts Healing Technique from behind.

Thus, the pressure on Liu Cui becomes very great.

Spiritual Power depletion is severe.

The opponent's Elder is also casting Healing Technique, and she finds it much easier than Liu Cui.

Suddenly, the Elder's whole body jolts violently, a searing pain piercing the heart.

The next second, she disappears from the arena and appears beneath it.

She dies, killed instantly.

Protected by a formation, a fatal blow does not truly kill her; instead she is teleported beneath the arena.

Two huge wounds remain on her body, the searing pain still piercing her heart.

The next second,

Several strong Healing Techniques land on her.

The wounds heal rapidly, and the pain vanishes.

Unnoticed, Lin Caier appears silently behind the enemy healer, triggers two skill bursts in succession, and directly sends her off the arena.

The Archer alerts, shouting: "Watch out for their Assassin!"

He quickly activates the Eagle Eye skill, detecting Lin Caier's Invisibility.

The Archer fires an arrow, but Lin Caier's reaction is slower than usual, and her Invisibility is dispelled.

Although Lin Caier loses Invisibility, she does not retreat, but charges straight at Yang Danni.

Because the opponent has lost their healer, combat power drops sharply.

At this moment, Fang Hongxiu continues receiving Healing, maintaining high efficiency in battle.

Yang Danni pursues relentlessly, shouting: "Take out their healer!"

The Archer and Mage attack Liu Cui with full force.

Zhang Yang quickly prepares a massive Shield, protecting Liu Cui behind it.

Zhang Yang is determined to guard Liu Cui, planting the Shield upright on the ground, its height exceeding one and a half meters.

Attributes and such don't matter; whether he can move or not doesn't matter either—big is all that matters.

Zhang Yang, bearing a Shield, kept Liu Cui protected behind him.

The attack hit the Shield, and Zhang Yang instantly wailed repeatedly, as exaggerated as can be.

A Shield cannot block all damage.

Since Zhang Yang is only Level 21 with pitiful stats, he instantly took considerable damage.

After Liu Cui cast Healing Technique on Fang Hongxiu, she turned and also cast Healing Technique on Zhang Yang.

"Hold on a bit longer!" Liu Cui whispered.

Zhang Yang gritted his teeth: "Don't worry, I can hold on!"

As long as the healer stays alive, the team's safety is guaranteed.

And precisely because of that, the strategy that Fang Hongxiu and the others discussed was to take out the opponent first.

the opponent's healer.

As an Assassin, Lin Caier has low presence, and launching a surprise attack could easily one‑shot the opponent's healer.

The results proved the effect was excellent.

Fang Hongxiu and the others had already taken the initiative.

Jiang Chen watched and knew this match was nine‑out‑of‑ten likely to be won.

The opponent probably lacked experience fighting other professionals.

They only know how to run Instances, so their real‑combat experience is too weak.

"Limit Defense!"

Surrounded by Fang Hongxiu and Lin Caier, Yang Danni finally couldn't hold on and activated Limit Defense.

At the moment she activated Limit Defense, Fang Hongxiu switched targets, used the Charge Skill, and instantly appeared before the Mage.

Skill: Shield Strike!

Skill: Knight Cross Slash!

Skill: Knight Combo Slash!

The continuous burst of Skills instantly maxed out the output power.

In just one second, under the Mage's terrified gaze, the Magic Shield shattered like glass.

Lin Caier also appeared behind the Mage at the right moment.

The Skill's cooldown has ended.

Skill: Lethal Strike!

Skill: Internal Explosion!

Both Skills activated simultaneously, unleashing massive damage.

With a wail, the Mage vanished from the arena and fell beneath it.

Up to now, the outcome has been decided.

The whole battle lasted only two minutes, and the result was already clear.

Jiang Chen Squad advanced smoothly.

Everyone was especially happy; Lin Caier jumped up excitedly: "We won!"

Fang Hongxiu also clenched her fist: "We won!"

The tactics were excellent; the victory was well deserved.

The onlookers following the match were all disappointed.

"Jiang Chen, he didn't even act..."

"Beating four against five and still winning, wow, the other side is so weak."

"They lost because of insufficient experience; the opponent is accustomed to running Instances and hasn't fought professionals"

"in combat,"

"Exactly, the healer got one‑shot at the start, what's the point of fighting then?"

"What a pity, we didn't see Jiang Chen act, so we have no idea how strong he really is..."

"No rush, there's another match tomorrow; he'll act sooner or later."

For Jiang Chen, today's match is over, and the next match is scheduled for tomorrow.

As for the opponent, matchmaking will be random.

"I'm going to the High-level Arena."

Jiang Chen is going to see Jiang Ruo.

Lin Caier raised her hand: "I'm going too, I'm going too."

Fang Hongxiu and the others wisely chose not to be a third wheel.

They also want to observe others' battles, compare with themselves, and learn.

Battles in the High-level Arena are more intense; high‑level professionals have skills far more dazzling than those of Low-Level Professionals, pleasing to the eye.

The two could see the multicolored arena from far away.

Skills roared, energy trembled, echoing far and wide.

Here, thirty arenas are also placed.

They correspond respectively to Level 40, Level 50, and Level 60 professionals.

Only the arenas are larger, each with a diameter of 50 meters.

Providing professionals more maneuvering space.

"Found it, found it, at Arena No. 5!"

Lin Caier, sharp‑eyed, instantly spotted Jiang Ruo's name.

They hurriedly ran over.

According to the rules, they cannot enter the arena and can only stand on the distant Spectator Stand to watch the match.

On Arena No. 5, the battle raged like a blazing fire.

Jiang Ruo, holding a pair of swords, stood aside without taking part in the fight.

Her appearance was beautiful, her figure tall, and she stood there like a goddess.

Even without fighting, she firmly attracted the gaze of many people.

The four people with her were all students of the Dragon Clan Academy.

Top‑tier.

Geniuses, with formidable combat power.

Even though Jiang Ruo did not act, in a four‑against‑five situation, she still left the opponent with no ability to retaliate.

It was fundamentally a crushing superiority in strength; the gap was too large.

"Sister looks better than in the photo."

Lin Caier saw Jiang Ruo from afar and was instantly drawn to her.

Jiang Chen gave a slight smile, embraced Lin Caier, and said nothing.

At that moment, Jiang Ruo suddenly raised her twin swords and gently twisted her slender waist.

Jiang Ruo clearly moved only once, yet it gave everyone the impression of a graceful dance.

It firmly captured everyone's eyes.

Jiang Ruo was far more beautiful than an exciting battle.

At this moment, Jiang Chen also understood what a Holy Sword Dancer is.

A Long Sword appeared above Jiang Ruo's head.

The Long Sword shimmered with Holy Light, illuminating the surroundings.

Jiang Ruo's teammates also had Long Sword Illusion appear above their heads.

Each person seemed as if injected with adrenaline, their combat power soaring.

Already holding an absolute advantage, the opponent's defeat was only a matter of time.

Now, with Jiang Ruo's Skill enhancement, their combat power rose by a large margin.

The opponent was almost defeated in an instant, being driven out of the arena one after another.

Jiang Ruo's team secured the victory.

Throughout the whole match, Jiang Ruo never acted; she only cast two Skills there.

Jiang Chen, thoughtful, said, "Sister's profession seems to have a support trait."

"Cai Er, do you know the Sword Blade Dancer profession?"

Lin Caier thought for a moment, then shook her head: "I've heard of it; it's a Rare Mythic-level Profession, said to combine support and Warrior in one, and even within the Mythological Class it is considered extremely powerful."

Now Jiang Ruo is no longer just a Sword Blade Dancer; she has evolved into a Holy Sword Dancer, becoming even stronger.

Jiang Ruo and a few others walked down from the arena, and in the blink of an eye vanished from sight.

"Let's go back."

Jiang Chen clapped his hands.

As long as he knows Jiang Ruo is safe and sound, he doesn't need to be anxious.

There will be plenty of opportunities in the future.

This also further solidified Jiang Chen's resolve to join the Dragon Clan Academy.