Chapter 620 - 196: Cat-and-Mouse, I Grant You Victory
Boom!
A flame arrow struck his forehead, making Lin Xia stagger back several steps.
Seizing the momentum, the Iron Cavalry Captain delivered a punch to his neck, breaking free when his power slackened.
Both teams clashed at this moment.
But judging from the combat strength, it was a complete one-sided massacre.
Except for him, who could fight against the Iron Cavalry Team players, his teammates were no match for the Iron Cavalry members in terms of strength.
The team continued to lose members.
Meanwhile, Lin Xia found himself besieged by three people.
Faced with desperation, the ferocity deep within Lin Xia was reawakened, like a trapped beast, continuously squeezing his body’s potential.
However, even the three Iron Cavalry members couldn’t do much against Lin Xia, whose defensive power and physical strength were astonishing.
...
An hour later.
With his physical strength nearly exhausted, Lin Xia persisted, both sides having suffered over half casualties.
Lin Xia rushed straight into the depths of the defense zone toward the magic crystal.
He dared not look back.
Aware that his teammates were being slaughtered by the Iron Cavalry Team.
This was the last tactical step.
His teammates chose to sacrifice themselves to hold off the Iron Cavalry players and buy him time to destroy the magic crystal.
Finally, the magic crystal appeared in his sight.
A man-high rhombic crystal, floating at the edge of the defense zone, radiating brilliant light.
Lin Xia raised his head and drank a bottle of potion, straining to maintain the soon-to-expire berserker mode, launching an assault on the magic crystal.
One punch, two punches... energy fragments splattered from the magic crystal, Lin Xia covered in blood, looking like a madman.
At this moment, he suddenly sensed a rushing wind behind his head.
He twisted his head violently.
Boom!
This punch landed on the magic crystal, sending up colorful shards.
He turned to see the Iron Cavalry Captain standing behind him, face hidden under a mask.
Lin Xia twisted at the waist to gain leverage, punching the Iron Cavalry Captain’s chest, sending him flying, then turned back to continue pounding the magic crystal.
Clap!
Lin Xia’s lower body was swept off the ground, tilting his body.
His reaction was quick, supporting himself with one hand, flipping back to land steadily.
The Iron Cavalry Captain closed in, both fists clashing, and both retreated at the same time.
Knowing that if he didn’t deal with the Iron Cavalry Captain, his plan to destroy the crystal would fail, Lin Xia roared in rage, charging like a beast with his head down.
One punch, two, three... extreme physical collision, neither side dodging.
But in battle, Lin Xia’s punches became progressively weaker.
The berserker state began a countdown, Lin Xia’s body visibly shrinking, his weakened strength making his attacks non-threatening.
A wave of weakness hit, and his next punch was effortlessly caught by the Iron Cavalry Captain, followed by an over-the-shoulder throw that hurled him harshly to the ground.
Yet the attack wasn’t over, the Iron Cavalry Captain grabbed his right hand without releasing, yanking hard.
Lin Xia’s body immediately turned, and he was met with the Iron Cavalry Captain’s knee coming straight up.
Clap!
Lin Xia’s front teeth shattered, feeling dizzy, smelling the scent of death.
"You lost."
The Iron Cavalry Captain released his grip, mockingly relaxed in tone, though he couldn’t help but cough violently, clearly also injured.
"Not lost!"
Lin Xia trembled, trying to stand up.
He had invested countless efforts to get here.
After each Death Trial, he would spend points to enter the training space for intense training, all to keep surviving.
He wouldn’t allow himself to fall here.
Even if he had only one breath left, he would keep fighting.
Just then, the remaining Iron Cavalry teammates arrived, standing beside the Iron Cavalry Captain.
His teammates were all dead, but the Iron Cavalry still had seven left, the outcome of this battle was clear.
"Hehe... as expected of the top-ranked Iron Cavalry." Lin Xia struggled to prop himself up, eyes still burning with the will to continue fighting.
"Kill!"
With an angry shout, Lin Xia launched an attack on the Iron Cavalry Captain.
Clap!
But at this moment, the Iron Cavalry Captain raised a foot, kicking Lin Xia’s abdomen, sending him flying several meters away.
Yet Lin Xia staggered up again, feeling an endless fire of rage burning in his heart.
The Iron Cavalry didn’t choose to kill him but continued to toy with him like a cat with a mouse, actions clearly insulting him.
Just as Lin Xia took a deep breath, intending to fight again, he heard a voice from a teammate beside the Iron Cavalry Captain:
"Captain, stop playing."
"Hmm." The Iron Cavalry Captain nodded, then removed his mask, revealing a head of silver-white hair, now looking with appreciation at Lin Xia still burning with combat will:
"You’re a warrior worthy of respect; you never surrendered until death, eyes showing only the resolve to face death. You win this round."
"What do you mean?" Lin Xia said coldly.
This moment, the Iron Cavalry Captain turned aside, revealing a path to the magic crystal:
"What I mean is, you win this round."
This answer stunned Lin Xia.
"Then... what about you?"
"So many teammates dead, of course, we’re going home, we don’t have time to play with you anymore."
A figure beside the Iron Cavalry Captain removed his mask, revealing an old face, now looking at him appreciatively and nodding.
"Cut the crap, get it done quickly."
Lin Xia didn’t understand, but he wanted to keep living.
Struggling upright, he approached the crystal, smashing it with punch after punch.
Blood splattering, thoughts swirling.
When the crystal was down to the last layer of shell, Lin Xia suddenly stopped, turning to look at the yawning Iron Cavalry Captain:
"If I smash it now, you’ll all die because of mission failure."
"Go on, do it, we’re used to dying, one more time doesn’t matter." A teammate beside the Iron Cavalry Captain impatiently urged him.
Although not understanding what these words meant, Lin Xia hesitated no longer, turned, and smashed the crystal hard with a punch.
Crack!
The crystal shattered, and he heard a voice from behind:
"I am Li Tie, perhaps we’ll have a chance to meet again, congrats on beating the trial, Resonator."
...
Jile Main Hall.
Looking at the missing resource data, the Lord of Jile fell into contemplation.
The Death Space had never erred in its operation.
But an unexpected situation arose just now.
The resources that should have been decomposed and recovered after Bliss Players’ trial task failure vanished instead.
More importantly, the number one ranked team temporarily disappeared.
After their death, the resources consumed in their enhancement also disappeared.
Even the consciousness of Iron Cavalry members disappeared, not recovered by the Consciousness Crystal.
This was a Bliss Warriors’ team he had great expectations for, placing much hope upon them.
He thought they would become Resonators at the end of this trial, but unexpectedly, they failed mysteriously and disappeared strangely.
The sudden change left the Lord of Jile dumbfounded.
At the same time, the Old Army Group members returning to the Imperial Tomb Village space were notified of the Hidden Task completion in their minds.
Each member reaped over a hundred thousand sacrificial power rewards.
But their figures didn’t appear at the Resurrection Point and were instead directly sent to the little black room.