Apocalypse Rules Countermeasure Research Office.
After the First Ascendant Challenge ended, Gao Liangwei met with Dr. Zhang alone for a small meeting in his office.
"How did the five teams perform?"
"I think they did fairly well," Dr. Zhang said. "Longhun's First Team took third place. The Fourth Team took fifth."
Gao Liangwei nodded. "With so many teams, having two of ours place is already decent. Especially that little girl. I didn't expect her one-person team to actually make it."
To that, Dr. Zhang said, "Honestly, I haven't seen a Mind Power Artifact more powerful than her mech so far... If it has any shortcomings, it's that she's still young and not very mature mentally. She's also withdrawn and can't get along with others, which is why she was allowed to form a team by herself."
"Let's not talk about her for now. Tell me about the Second, Third, and Fifth Teams that were eliminated. How did they get knocked out?"
"I asked around," Dr. Zhang said one by one. "The Second Team was simply unlucky. They ran into the Tulip Federation's Wolf Pack Team. Outnumbered, they were eliminated."
"Wolf Pack Team?"
"Yes. Before the competition, the Federation's teams agreed on a meeting point. After entering the island, they rushed there and gathered up, then relied on their overwhelming numbers to eliminate teams from other countries."
Gao Liangwei said coldly, "They really came up with that, huh? Still, I have to admit it was effective."
"Yes. If their 'alpha wolf' hadn't died, they definitely would have placed... In any case, the Second Team died at their hands. As for the Third Team... the Third Team's elimination was rather unusual."
Dr. Zhang recounted the process he had heard from the team members. After listening, Gao Liangwei's expression darkened considerably. "If that's