"Prepare for battle!" Once they reached the battlefield, everyone's expressions turned serious. The clatter of armor being equipped rang out without end. In no time, everyone but Wei Zitong had finished armoring up.
"Invisibility!"
With a thought from Wei Zitong, Zhao Xin, Wuji Yi, and Rui Mengmeng successively entered a transparent state and gradually vanished from sight.
After Lena replenished his energy, Wei Zitong also entered an invisible state.
"Is everyone still here?" Wei Zitong asked from invisibility.
"Still here!"
"Here!"
"Mengmeng's here!"
Zhao Xin, Wuji Yi, and Rui Mengmeng answered in turn.
Wei Zitong roughly gauged their positions. With a thought, he first applied the three major buffs—strength, defense, and speed—to Zhao Xin.
"Ah, that feels good!" Zhao Xin moaned contentedly, making everyone's scalps tingle.
Then, with Lena's help, Wei Zitong applied the three basic buffs to Wuji Yi and Rui Mengmeng as well.
According to the tactical arrangement, Wei Zitong could not stray too far from Lena, since she was his energy source. But he also could not stay too close to her, or their opponents would predict his position.
Rui Mengmeng remained by Lena's side for close-range defense, while Wuji Yi and Zhao Xin were sent out to search for the primary strategic targets—Qilin and Du Qiangwei.
Zhao Xin was the fastest and ran the farthest. Before long, Wei Zitong and the others received feedback from him.
"Something's wrong, Zi Tong. The terrain's off. There are too many obstacles, it's easy to get lost, and I can't build up my speed like this!" Zhao Xin said over the Comms Channel.
"Yaowen must be behind this. Is there any way to deal with it?" Lena said grimly. As she spoke, she looked around and indeed discovered that the terrain was changing imperceptibly.
"I suggest Lena just blast it