"Next, the members whose names I call, step forward!"
The Grand Elder's gaze swept over those below, his silver robe stirring without wind.
Everyone immediately focused.
"Dream Weaver... Thunderous Wrath... Void Ranger..."
"Rock... Elemental Master... Mortal..."
As each name was spoken, ten people, including Jiang Fan, answered by taking a step forward.
"For this team battle, there are two reasons why you have been chosen to participate!"
The Grand Elder's voice was exceptionally clear against the backdrop of the Star Fiend Maze's distorted energy.
"First, strength!"
"Everyone present is among the elites of my Void Echoer, but you ten are either peerless in attack, mountainlike in defense, unfathomably strange, or exquisitely skilled in support..."
"You are the sharpest blade our side can currently deploy, so against the strongest lineup Dark Abyss has long been plotting, it has to be you!"
"Second..."
He paused, his gaze turning even sharper, as if it could pierce through people's hearts.
"Coordination!"
"Shattered Star Canyon is fraught with danger. Star River Fragments will not be easy to obtain!"
"Dream Weaver's mental control, Thunderous Wrath's Destructive Thunder Penalty, Void Ranger's stealth, Rock's group protection, and so on..."
"Every one of your abilities can complement the others. If you can work together with complete sincerity, your might will be far more than a simple sum of your parts!"
"This time, ours is a team battle. Individual valor is naturally indispensable, but tacit cooperation is the key to victory..."
"Do you understand?"
Everyone answered in unison.
"Understood!"
A simple rallying speech made the entire Void Echoer team's morale soar like a rainbow...
But just then, the space ahead suddenly rippled.
Immediately afterward, a dense, ominous aura abruptly descended.
Black mist churned, and a ferocious pitch-black warship appeared out of thin air.
On the deck, figures stood in shadowy