Chapter 175: Fierce, He Strikes and Takes a Piece

The first day's competition came to a close, eliminating half the teams.

In the level Group, after the first round, only 512 of the 1,024 teams remained.

Jiang Chen and his team will have two matches tomorrow, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

The opponents' identities will not be revealed until tomorrow.

Although the official finals have not begun, many outstanding teams have already attracted and been remembered by the audience.

Jiang Chen's team successfully defeated the opponent in a four‑against‑five situation, earning high praise.

However, Fang Hongxiu did not become blindly optimistic from the win; they actively compiled today's observations and discussed tomorrow's tactics.

In a four‑against‑five scenario, if Jiang Chen does not act personally, it would create a certain disadvantage.

Therefore, they need to be unexpected and adopt some surprising strategies.

Jiang Chen listened quietly as they deliberated, but he was not very optimistic about tomorrow's match.

He knows well that today's victory was mainly due to the opponent's carelessness and lack of experience.

But once the opponent gains enough experience, they will find it hard to get a chance.

In tomorrow's match, all level Group professionals share similar attributes, skills, and gear, so missing even one person will inevitably cause a notable disadvantage.

Jiang Chen contemplated his abilities, but found that each of his skills is too powerful; using them might disrupt the balance.

He decided not to overthink it, opting to take it one step at a time and see what happens.

The next day's competition took place under brilliant sunshine; the arena remained a sea of people, with the Spectator Stand capable of holding millions and every seat filled.

Although the official finals have not begun, the Audience Seats have already

been packed, accommodating several million spectators.

The atmosphere of this match was so explosive that the spectacular scene of millions of viewers could only be hosted by a great nation like the Shenlong Empire.

It is still in the elimination stage; once it reaches the official finals, the Audience Seats are expected to become even livelier.

On the arena, Fang Hongxiu and his team faced a formidable five‑person opponent lineup, their expressions solemn.

The opponent is Team 482, whose five professionals are all Level 28 or Level 29 and have Rare Professions.

Their team consists of a Sword Fighter, a Prophet, Xilin Elder, an Elemental Mage and a Summoner, all outstanding professionals.

This time they swapped a Sword Fighter for a Knight, boosting the team's overall attack power.

Xilin Elder can increase a mage's skill power, causing the Elemental Mage's attack to rise by at least double.

With the Prophet and Xilin Elder's support, the Elemental Mage's skills become even stronger.

Beside the opposing Summoner, a Summoned Beast exhaled Black Qi, drifting up and down.

Sometimes the Summoned Beast even vanishes for two seconds.

The Summoner's Summoned Beast is called a Shadow Beast; it can see through Invisibility and can also become invisible itself.

It possesses burst power comparable to a same‑level Assassin, making it a hard‑to‑deal opponent.

Fang Hongxiu and his team began to feel pressure, because the opponent's strength is not to be underestimated.

If the opposing Summoner uses it to restrain them, they will find it hard to break free quickly.

Fang Hongxiu's expression hardened: "This match won't be easy."

Lin Caier frowned and said to Jiang Chen, "If we lose, we'll hand it over to you."

Jiang Chen nodded, "Don't worry."

He is now the most relaxed.

Match after match

the fights, when he watches them, seem like children's pretend play to him.

The opponent's five members smile broadly, looking as if victory is already in their grasp.

In the previous match, they crushed the opponent with overwhelming force.

Their confidence is through the roof; they think they can do it again.

With a soft sound, the battle begins.

Just as Fang Hongxiu was about to launch a Charge, he suddenly stopped.

The opponent did not rush forward; instead they contracted into a tight ball.

The Sword Fighter positioned at the front, the Elemental Mage activated a Magic Shield, and a Light Orb rose around the Summoner.

They surrounded the Prophet and Shi Lin Elder in the middle.

The two supports are rapidly charging their statuses.

Clearly they intend to act only after reaching full status.

Very cautious, leaving no opening for exploitation.

Lin Caier also stayed still, as the opposing Shadow Summoned Beast had already locked onto her.

If she moves, the opponent will surely move as well, restraining her within a short time.

Zhang Yang is also rapidly charging his status.

Liu Cui whispered, "What should we do?"

The opponent stayed Turtle Retract, immobile, and protected their supports, rendering their tactics seemingly ineffective.

Fang Hongxiu has no immediate solution either: "We'll take it step by step; if it really fails, we still have Jiang Chen."

Thinking of Jiang Chen, the few of them brightened a bit.

They can afford to lose, as long as Jiang Chen doesn't lose.

Soon, both sides had fully charged their statuses.

The sky suddenly turned red, and a red cloud appeared.

Fire Rain poured down from above.

The enemy mage, holding the ranged advantage, was the first to activate a skill.

"Scatter!"

Fang Hongxiu let out a low shout, and the team quickly scattered.

Fang Hongxiu activated the Charge skill and rushed straight forward.

The enemy Sword Fighter waved his twin swords, crossing them as they sliced through the void.

Skill: Sword Qi!

Cross

The cross-shaped Sword Qi instantly surged toward Fang Hongxiu.

Fang Hongxiu immediately raised her shield to block.

With a boom, Fang Hongxiu was knocked back by the Sword Qi.

The Sword Qi seeped through the shield, and she was wounded on the spot.

Liu Cui quickly cast a skill to heal Fang Hongxiu.

"What a powerful skill!"

It was Fang Hongxiu's first time dueling a Sword Fighter, and she didn't expect the Sword Fighter's skill to be so strong.

The Sword Fighter let out a maniacal laugh, leapt up, and his twin swords whirled wildly, assaulting Fang Hongxiu like a sudden storm.

The opponent is Level 29, while Fang Hongxiu is Level 24, a gap of five levels.

Although Fang Hongxiu was at a disadvantage, she still fought back earnestly and did not retreat.

Endurance is one of the Knight's tenets, and Fang Hongxiu adheres to it firmly.

Liu Cui continuously released Healing Technique.

On the other side, Lin Caier had already vanished.

The Summoner's Shadow Beast also disappeared at the same time.

Both the person and the beast entered Invisibility.

Others could not see them, but Lin Caier and the Shadow Beast could see each other.

The Summoned Beast swiftly approached Lin Caier and launched an attack.

Its claws, its Weapon, lunged at Lin Caier.

Lin Caier dodged, quickly drew a Dagger, and struck it twice in succession.

The Shadow Beast let out a mournful groan, taking a bit of damage.

Then a gust of fresh wind blew, and the Shadow Beast's wounds healed rapidly.

Lin Caier realized it was a Summoner; the Summoner's skill can heal its own Summoned Beast.

The Summoner is both the Summoned Beast's master and a healer.

Lin Caier quickly activated an attack, while the Summoner kept casting Healing Technique.

A Summoner in his twenties had only a few skills.

Moreover, its Summoned Beast was not as powerful as Yi Ning's Summoned Beast.

Mythological Class professions and Rare professions have a considerable gap.

In terms of agility,

The Shadow Beast is completely different from Lin Caier; with only the Summoner present, Lin Caier was at a loss for a moment.

The Sword Fighter restrained Fang Hongxiu, and the Shadow Beast restrained Lin Caier.

The mage brandished a Magic Shield and attacked Liu Cui and Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang repeated his old trick, pulling out a massive Shield.

Unfortunately, this time he couldn't block.

The Level 29 mage, under the dual blessing of the Prophet and Xilin Elder, had skill power comparable to that of some Level 30-plus individuals.

Zhang Yang is only Level 21.

From just a single spell, he suffered serious injury.

The second spell hit, sending him straight out of the arena.

Liu Cui didn't even have time to heal him.

After all, on Fang Hongxiu's side, Liu Cui was already under great pressure, and her skills had been nonstop since the start.

Zhang Yang was knocked out, and the mage again targeted Liu Cui.

Liu Cui couldn't cover both sides, and with the level gap too large, she was soon knocked out of the arena as well.

The Sword Fighter laughed heartily, "Your support is finished; obediently admit defeat. Being wounded hurts a lot, little sister."

Fang Hongxiu, knowing she had lost, took a deep breath and shouted delicately, "Limit Defense!"

Activating Limit Defense, Fang Hongxiu made her final effort.

Fang Hongxiu, bearing the Sword Fighter's attack, charged toward the opponent's support.

The opponent's two supports stood behind the mage, who gently shook his head: "Useless!"

When Fang Hongxiu arrived, a ring of Fire Ring burst out violently, blasting her away.

Skill: Resist Fire Ring.

One of the mage's signature skills, it forcibly knocks enemies back, ignoring defense strength.

Fang Hongxiu also realized the situation was lost and gave up resisting.

"It's yours now."

After saying that, she jumped down from the arena.

At this moment, Lin Caier also appeared before Jiang Chen.

At the side, she sheathed her Dagger, a light expression on her face.

"Here you go!"

Jiang Chen nodded: "You all rest for a while; it'll be over soon."

Lin Caier giggled and leapt down from the arena.

At this moment, only Jiang Chen and the five opponents remained on the arena.

The spectators grew excited at this point.

"Jiang Chen is about to make a move."

"Finally we can see what he's truly strong at."

"Necromancer Summoner, what exactly makes them strong? Worth studying."

"Even if strong, there are limits; after all only level 27, one versus five, should be unable to win."

"That's hard to say; I think Jiang Chen can win, haven't seen his teammates, I'm confident in him."

Many people are watching Jiang Chen, wanting to see where his strength lies.

On the arena, the five, with victorious smiles, looked at Jiang Chen.

The Sword Fighter shouted: "Your teammates have all surrendered; why haven't you gone down yet? Should I wait to kick you down?"

Jiang Chen smiled and shook his head, his finger lifting slightly.

A Skeleton Mage appeared before him, an Ice Skeleton Mage.

"Undead Summoned Object!"

The Sword Fighter suddenly burst into laughter: "So you're still a Summoner, huh? Why didn't you act earlier, waiting until your teammates lost? Isn't that a bit too late?"

Jiang Chen still said nothing, a thought stirring in his heart.

The Skeleton Mage's hands flashed, the Skill erupting instantly.

Skill: Ice Storm!

The temperature on the arena dropped sharply.

Sheets of Ice Rain fell.

The Sword Fighter, who a second ago wore a smiling face, turned pale and let out a terrible scream.

Ice Rain struck his body, instantly wounding him gravely.

"Heal quickly!"

He shouted and charged at Jiang Chen.

But midway, he abruptly halted.

The Healing Technique did not land on himself,

different from what he had expected.

Turning back, he was instantly chilled to the bone.

His four teammates were no longer on the arena; they all appeared beneath it.

They were instantly killed.

Just one Skill killed them instantly.

One Skill took out an entire team.

A chill rose from the soles of his feet, surging straight to the Heavenly Spirit Cover.

What Summoned Entity is this, why does the Skill have such massive power?

One Warrior was severely wounded, and a slightly weaker Mage supporting the Summoner was instantly killed.

At this moment, the Skeleton Mage cast the Skill a second time.

In front of him, vast beautiful Ice Rain appeared.

Only in his eyes, it was already hardly beautiful at all.