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Thick smoke billowed and filled the air. The shockwave from the explosion injured many people near the Safe passage, and many unfortunate individuals died on the spot.

"Holy crap!"

"Aaaaaah!!!"

"Help me, I can't feel my legs!"

"Help!"

"Vanda Koy? Are you alright?!"

Various cries of pain and wails rang out, while those who arrived in groups anxiously called out the names of their relatives and friends through the thick smoke that obscured their vision.

In an instant, massive chaos swept through the entire stadium.

People rushed into the passageway, pushing and shoving each other, and stampedes occurred frequently.

They lost all interest in the game and mostly rushed to leave the stadium in a panic.

Unexpectedly, this laser tripwire grenade was not simply placed at a single safety exit.

Instead, it completely encompasses all sixteen Safe passage of the stadium.

The panicked fleeing civilians triggered a new series of explosions.

The VIP box where Lu Bai and Xiao Xueyin were located was directly above an emergency exit.

The upward blast wave shattered the glass of the private room.

Xiao Xueyin knelt on the ground, his mouth slightly open to alleviate the damage the shockwave caused to his internal organs.

Lu Bai casually brushed away the small flame on his shoulder and walked to Xiao Xueyin's side. "Are you alright?"

Although Lu Bai's physical abilities are still within the range of an average person in the real world, thanks to [Flash Time], he has enough time to react before the explosion, and can completely avoid serious injury due to bad luck.

"Fine."

Xiao Xueyin stood up shakily, her already sickly pale skin appearing even paler.

After confirming that there was nothing seriously wrong, Lu Bai turned to look out the window. "Who do you think did this?"

Xiao Xueyin gritted her teeth and said, "It's definitely Can Society. Besides those lunatics, who else would do something like that?!"

"Didn't you say that everything they did was under control?"

Lu Bai clicked his tongue. "How come we didn't anticipate this?"

"Hahaha, I knew it! With President Zheng taking action, how could there be any possibility of failure?"

Inside a modified, unlicensed SUV in a parking lot outside the stadium, a young man with blond hair excitedly pounded on the steering wheel.

President Zheng sat in the passenger seat, ignoring the blond-haired man's flattery, and instead lowered his head, rapidly swiping his index finger across the tablet.

The tablet screen displays an aerial view of the stadium's interior.

"Turn the steering wheel 18 degrees to the left, and floor the accelerator."

He slowly raised his head, pointed his right thumb at the arena, and grinned dramatically. "One round loaded, fire!"

The blond-haired young man yelled and then decisively pressed the handbrake. The modified off-road vehicle roared off like a raging tiger.

Inside the sports stadium.

Given the severity of this public safety incident, the teachers leading and accompanying students from each campus were naturally outraged.

While busy contacting their own field operations department, they also stepped forward to maintain order.

The problem is that the chaos had just begun, and the people present were unable to calm down in a short period of time.

No matter how much the teachers shouted until their voices were hoarse, it was to no avail.

As for contacting the outside world, that's utter nonsense.

Upon turning on the communication device, it was discovered that there was not even a single bar of signal, clearly indicating that the communication had been cut off by external force.

The good news is that this exchange is broadcast live in its entirety. Even if their signal is lost, the outside world will quickly know that something is wrong and will likely react soon.

"Don't just stand there, gather the students together!" Liang Fuzhong waved his hand and shouted.

As the teacher leading the team from the Zudian Campus, Liang Fuzhong remained relatively calm.

Given the quality of students at the Zudian Campus, he was practically there to embarrass himself.

If it weren't for the way this ended being so abrupt, he would have been quite happy to see the exchange session interrupted.

"Yes, let's get these students to a safe place first."

Teachers from other campuses also realized this and immediately jumped off the field.

It's important to know that the students participating in the exchange meeting are the best of the best from each campus's graduating class—the true elites.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, these students are destined to become death fighters.

If such a student were to encounter any problems, it would be a significant and painful loss for the school district.

Unfortunately, just as the teacher in charge had gathered most of the students and was about to have them evacuate in an orderly manner, a loud bang was heard.

A SUV crashed through the stadium wall and sped off in a parabolic arc toward the area where the most students were gathered.

The special chemical fuel in the off-road vehicle's fuel tank reached its critical point at this moment, and the vehicle exploded with a loud bang the instant it hit the ground.

BOOM!!!

It was as if a high-yield cruise missile had crashed in the center of the stadium, and the rising flames illuminated the faces of everyone inside, turning them a bright red.

Although the teachers and students leading the group tried their best to avoid the vehicle during its descent, the effect was not significant.

Ultimately,

Unless one possesses exceptionally powerful abilities, it is impossible for an ordinary person, or even a hardcore fighter, to survive such an explosion.

Those who possess sufficiently formidable abilities hold a different status than ordinary deathmatch fighters and cannot possibly rise to the position of team leader.

Therefore, all the students within the blast radius, including their teachers, died instantly.

If you're lucky, you might even leave behind a human-shaped, charred corpse.

Those who are unlucky will only be left with a handful of ashes.

A new wave of even louder screams erupted from the stands. People wanted to scream and run away, but the Safe passage had all been the site of explosions before, so even though they were unlikely to explode again, no one dared to risk using Safe passage.

There's no way around it; people who have spare money to watch the games live are considered upper-middle class in the Underground City.

Compared to the first three rounds of Deathmatch Showdown where they knew they wouldn't die, the flames, explosions, and severed limbs in the real world made them clearly feel the taste of death, making it impossible for them to remain calm.

Standing in the "ventilated" VIP box, Lu Bai had a pretty good view, watching the entire explosion from his elevated position.

He had considered helping, but unfortunately, his abilities—whether it was [Flash Time], [Ink Dye], or [Mental Time Chamber]—were unlikely to be very effective in hindering the situation.

To ensure his safety in the real world, Lu Bai pondered that for his next life—or -Deathmatch Showdown, he should perhaps acquire an ability that could enhance his physical abilities.

Xiao Xueyin had no idea where Lu Bai's thoughts had gone astray; he remained staring blankly at the scene before him.

"These... these lunatics' target is the students who are going to fight to the death?"