Although I had only won one match, I had been in the limelight quite a bit over the past two days. Aside from the competition, it was of course because of the matter with the True Crystal Pavilion. So, to dispel the attention, I could only hide my strength as much as possible and buy myself time to recover.
I immediately used Spatial Compression to appear beside Mao Chuchu. Then, working with her, I attacked one of the opponents from both front and rear.
"Just as I thought—strong on the outside but hollow within! Their weapons and expendable treasures are merely formidable! Third Sister, keep them occupied! Your Second Sister and I will attack Beihu Yun!" Seeing that we intended to gang up on one person, the captain seemed delighted, as if she had found a way to deal with us.
I merely sneered inwardly. In truth, I had never intended to save Beihu Yun. If she could not handle even these two people, she would have no way of coping with the matches to come.
Sure enough, while we joined forces to attack our opponent, Beihu Yun moved as well. With a sweep of her cloak, a transparent greatsword appeared where the cloak had concealed it. At the same time, her graceful body—barely wider than a sword—vanished without a trace, only to reappear behind her opponent in an instant. The captain immediately swung her sword in retaliation, but when their blades clashed, her sword was actually blasted out of her hands!
The captain reacted with astonishing speed and instantly retreated beyond the attack's range. Her companion, the one called Second Sister, closed in at the same time and blocked Beihu Yun from continuing her assault!
Bang!
Another heavy-sword strike landed. Beihu Yun's ability to break through defenses was truly