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On a deserted stretch of overgrown grassland in the vast World Battlefield, more than a dozen figures abruptly appeared. They were the Xia Kingdom players Gu Xingchen had teleported away together.

"Whew... We finally got out! I thought we were done for!"

Lu Guanwen, the summoner with strange black markings on his body, let out a long breath. The memory of being surrounded by the Otherworld Players was clearly still fresh.

No one else paid much attention to his relief. Most looked grave or puzzled. Captain Li Zhenguo sheathed his sword and glanced around at the group.

"Everyone, judging by how that fight ended, we not only escaped the enemy's encirclement, but almost all of us came through unhurt. We even killed some of them at the end. Can anyone explain how we managed that? I still can't make sense of the fight. It feels like we were struggling one moment and had somehow won the next."

As he looked around, his gaze settled instinctively on Wang Zhifan. He hoped the teammate he valued most would offer an explanation.

Deputy captain Gu Xingchen planted one hand on his staff and rubbed his chin with the other. "The captain's right. The result was excellent, but that fight was strange. We were clearly at a huge disadvantage. The Otherworld Players outnumbered us and were stronger, yet we came away with an almost perfect result... There must have been a decisive reason."

When he finished, the bear-like mage also let his gaze linger on Wang Zhifan, making it clear that he knew someone had played an extraordinary part.

Lin Fengwu, the Priest, was more direct. After a moment's thought, she offered her view.

"I spent the fight maintaining my aura skill rather than fighting directly, so I may have seen more than the