Zhao Xin's Resurgence

When everyone entered Area 5, the scene was exactly the same as yesterday: boundless plains, lush green grass, and the neighing of white horses in the afterglow of the sunset.

Then, the white horses entered the village, and Zhao Zilong led ten knights in helmets and armor onto the scene.

This time, before Zhao Zilong could announce himself, Lena immediately unleashed a series of ultra-miniature, radiation-free solar flares!

"Despicable!" Zhao Zilong leaped up, the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear in his hand crackling with lightning. However, his ten subordinates were not so lucky, their horses falling and their riders thrown.

Lena ignored Zhao Zilong's roar, continuing to bombard Zhao Zilong's subordinates with Solar Flare Bombardment while nudging Zhao Xin with her chin, "Go on!"

Zhao Xin felt a bit uneasy. After all, Zhao Zilong's anger level today was off the charts, and he worried he'd be defeated with just one move.

After a moment of hesitation, Zhao Xin gritted his teeth, summoned his spear, and with a "bang," charged into the sky, his target directly at Zhao Zilong, who was falling.

"Heh, good!" Zhao Zilong sneered, gripping the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear and thrusting it forward. He danced out a serpentine path, sealing off all of Zhao Xin's evasion routes!

Zhao Xin's expression shifted repeatedly, but the arrow was already on the string and had to be fired. He had no other choice. So, with red eyes, he braced himself to take Zhao Zilong's attack head-on, aiming to trade injuries!

"Ignorant brat, foolish!" Zhao Zilong sneered. Using Zhao Xin's counter-thrust, he twisted his body slightly, evading Zhao Xin's attack. The Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear spun around his body, and the shaft of the spear struck Zhao Xin squarely on the back as they crossed paths!

The speed of their exchange was incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, everyone only saw flashes of spear shadows in mid-air as the two figures crossed each other!

Zhao Xin tumbled heavily onto the ground, rolling a long distance before stopping. He was covered in wounds and coughed up blood continuously...

As soon as Zhao Zilong landed, he vanished, his speed terrifyingly fast!

Wei Zitong was suddenly startled. This was the consequence of rashly changing the plot! Instead of confronting Zhao Xin as he had yesterday, Zhao Zilong first heavily injured Zhao Xin and then charged towards Lena, who was continuously attacking his subordinates!

His speed was truly astonishing. Even with Wei Zitong pushing his dynamic vision to the limit, he could only see a string of afterimages, as if some terrifying force was stretching his body. That's right, it looked extremely similar to the effect of his ability to negate distance!

"Old Yi!" Wei Zitong shouted. Here, only Wuji Yi, who had been upgraded to the level of a Third Generation Super Soldier, could directly confront Zhao Zilong!

"Mm!" Wuji Yi nodded forcefully and strode forward, closing his eyes to carefully sense the subtle changes around him.

Without hesitation, Wei Zitong applied the triple buff of "Indestructible," "Immense Strength," and "Limitless Speed" to Wuji Yi, aiming to enhance his combat power!

However, this immediately depleted his energy reserves!

Wei Zitong never expected that applying buffs to a Third Generation Super Soldier would consume so much more energy than usual. Apart from giving Lena Invisibility when she first arrived on Earth, he hadn't dared to apply any buffs or debuffs to her and hadn't researched this aspect much.

Now, his energy was critically low again, and his face had turned deathly pale!

Lena seemed to possess an innate sensitivity to Wei Zitong's energy reserves. Whenever Wei Zitong's energy was low, she was always the first to notice. She casually fired an energy ball into Wei Zitong's body.

Meanwhile, Wuji Yi had already engaged Zhao Zilong. Their weapons, abilities, and techniques were different, but they were fighting evenly!

Zhao Zilong's spear techniques were unparalleled. With the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear in hand, he was like an enraged, roaring silver dragon, possessing both immense power and astonishing speed. The spear flowers he danced were dense and inescapable!

Wuji Yi, on the other hand, was calm and steady, unmoving like a mountain. When he moved, it was earth-shattering. The transition from extreme stillness to extreme motion was instantaneous and seamless. Every sword strike he made managed to block Zhao Zilong's attacks at the last possible moment!

But Wei Zitong could see that Wuji Yi was actually at a slight disadvantage. Faced with Zhao Zilong's relentless offensive, he could only defend!

"Your grandpa Zhao Xin is here!"

A furious roar startled the two combatants and surprised the onlookers. Zhao Xin appeared, crackling with lightning and exuding an imposing aura!

"Let's see what true 'Spear of the Virtuous Star' is, you little brat!" Zhao Xin flicked his spear, bent his knees, and crouched, feigning a forward charge as he roared.

Wei Zitong and Lena exchanged glances, both seeing surprise and confusion in each other's eyes. Was the enhancement mechanism triggered that easily? How did the system determine that?

"Perhaps it's because Zhao Xin already activated it yesterday?" Lena asked uncertainly.

"Perhaps..." Wei Zitong wasn't sure either.

Zhao Zilong's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. He parried Wuji Yi's thrust with his spear and gritted his teeth, saying, "You there, boy, cease your arrogance!"

"You little punk, we'll only know after trying!" Zhao Xin sneered dismissively.

"Take this!" Zhao Zilong roared, his body transforming into a bolt of lightning as he sped towards Zhao Xin!

Zhao Xin charged forward to meet him without showing any weakness, his speed no less than Zhao Zilong's!

Their speeds increased, and eventually, even Wei Zitong's dynamic vision could no longer track their movements. All they saw were two bolts of lightning crossing paths!

Immediately after, their figures abruptly stopped, kicking up sparks and dust as the lightning surrounding them dissipated simultaneously.

"Zhao Xin won!" Lena announced. Among those present, only her Divine Body's dynamic vision could track their movements. After a pause, she added, "But Zhao Xin is seriously injured. This kid was too reckless; there was no need to end it in one move!"

As the dust settled, a massive penetrating wound appeared on Zhao Xin's right chest, blood gushing out.

Zhao Zilong, however, had his heart directly pierced and collapsed limply.

"System prompt: Area 5 cleared!"

The system's cold voice echoed throughout the virtual world. But Wei Zitong couldn't afford to pay attention to that. He activated his negate distance ability and instantly teleported to Zhao Xin's side, catching him as he was about to fall.

"This, this old fossil doesn't know how to use, cough, wormholes, cough cough cough..." Zhao Xin said, smiling while coughing up blood.

"Don't talk. We're leaving now. You'll recover once we're out!" Wei Zitong said quickly.

"Zitong, didn't Brother Xin look awesome today?" Zhao Xin asked, leaning limply on Wei Zitong's shoulder with a proud look.

"Awesome, totally awesome!" Wei Zitong nodded. "We're getting out right away, hang in there!"

"Cough, cough, I'm so handsome, why doesn't Lena look at me more?" Zhao Xin's expression suddenly drooped, and he said in a low voice.

Wei Zitong froze, his face growing even paler. He finally remembered that Zhao Xin, the unlucky kid, had a crush on Lena from the start. For the past few days, seeing how close Lena had gotten to him, Zhao Xin had remained silent. He had thought that because of his arrival, Zhao Xin no longer liked Lena...

"Anyone who sees you will definitely look at you many, many more times..." Wei Zitong said softly as he walked, trying to comfort him.

"You don't need to comfort me, I know Lena likes you..." Zhao Xin shook his head, looking dejected. "Treat Lena well..."

Wei Zitong's face was filled with bitterness. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Lena rush over with a Flowing Light Technique. "What are you dawdling for? Zhao Xin's almost bled dry... Huh? You're out of energy again?"

Wei Zitong thought to himself, Isn't that obvious? When have you ever seen me use my Negating Distance Teleportation ability and still have energy left?

At the same time, he was also curious. Why did Lena always like to use Flowing Light Technique for horizontal movement? Isn't it meant for flying?