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Xu Wenze and Lu Jiadong are certainly not as strong as Duanmucheng, but they still have their own unique characteristics.

Xu Wenze, a professional Illusionist, has a skill called "Illusion." Every time he casts a spell-type combat skill, he creates an illusion at the target location, copying and casting the skill he cast, but with only 1/4 the power of the original.

The generated illusion can last for 10 seconds, and is equivalent to 25% of the original's attributes. The illusion can move, but cannot attack.

The illusion will only copy the current skill once. When Xu Wenze casts the second skill, a new illusion will be generated. The previous illusion will only serve to Disruption the enemy's vision and block their attacks.

The prerequisite is that you have to use it well, like Bai Xiaowen, to really shine.

Illusionist is undoubtedly a highly promising Elite Class. If used well, it can manipulate enemies at will. Unfortunately, Xu Wenze encountered Bai Xiaowen... a Hero Class with higher priority and far superior mental attributes.

The illusions that Disruption their vision were completely exposed under Bai Xiaowen's Mental Scan after he narrowed down the area, followed by the airdrop of summoned creatures to surround them. Bai Xiaowen's summoned creatures were the best guiding lights, and his teammates followed them in the charge, quickly killing Xu Wenze.

Lu Jiadong is a tank-type Awakened, with the class name "Ascetic Monk". His class skill is the passive Brahma Sound Mantra, which can slow down enemies within melee range, making him a decent tank. He tried his best to protect Xu Wenze, but in the situation where Jinghai University team was outnumbered four to two, he was powerless to do so, only managing to hold out a little longer than Xu Wenze.

It's worth mentioning that Bai Xiaowen was the one who secured both kills.

Since the battle had just begun, Li Shuyi couldn't possibly use her trump cards, such as Demonfire Dance or Blood Drain, which have cooldowns of several hours. Although her damage output was considerable, it was still far inferior to Bai Xiaowen's. With multiple summoned creatures attacking more frequently, it was normal for her to secure kills.

As for Bai Xiaowen, besides his hidden trump card, he even saved some well-known ultimate skills, just to prepare for the team fights later and avoid being overturned by the Wannan University team after their ultimate skills were on cooldown.

Double kill!

After the notification that the two had been killed, a notification came that Xiang Hui had taken over the Forge.

"The opponent's single resurrection time has increased to 4 minutes," Bai Xiaowen said. "Moreover, the Life Altar can only resurrect one person at a time, and Lu Jiadong, who died later, has to wait in line... So, for seven or eight minutes, they will be in a state of insufficient numbers."

The team members all showed excited expressions; under Bai Xiaowen's command and direction, they had gained a considerable advantage.

"What should we do next?" Xiang Hui asked in the public channel.

"Xiang Hui's meet at the Gold Mine, Huilai," Bai Xiaowen said. "Next, we'll have a heart-to-heart talk with Duanmucheng."

Duanmucheng felt unwell, extremely unwell.

He hadn't felt this frustrated in a long time. As a violent warrior-type Hero Class, he was used to hacking and slashing, enjoying the thrill of battle. When had he ever encountered such a situation where he kept running into obstacles?

"Our people are all respawning, and the other side has captured the Forge... In the first ten minutes, without a full complement of personnel, there's no way to counterattack," Duanmucheng took a breath and said in the public channel. "Hold on, play it safe until Lao Chu, Wen Ze, and Jia Dong respawn.

"They've captured four resource buildings," Shi Feng, who was with Duanmucheng, cautiously reminded him. "With such a big advantage, will they try to take the Mill?"

"Let's skip the main road, cross the mountains, and head to the Beast Pen," Duanmucheng gritted his teeth. "We have to stay far away from Bai Xiaowen ... This guy's wide-range Psychic Sensing is too uncanny; even Advanced Hero Class with over 70 points in spirit might not have a range of over a thousand meters. If they want the Mill, we'll give it to them; we'll steal as many resources as we can!"

Even if the opponent occupies four resource buildings, that's only 5 resources per minute, 50 resources in ten minutes. Victory is still a long way off!

Duanmucheng encouraged everyone, saying that as Hero Class, having a resilient heart was essential. He said in a deep voice, "Don't panic, everyone. After ten minutes of the match, it will be our turn to counterattack!"

"Captain, I'm back to life!" Chu Li shouted.

"This is really good news!" Duanmucheng hurriedly said, "Come and join us! We're outnumbered right now, so we need to tighten our defenses and stick together."

After witnessing the abnormal range of Bai Xiaowen's Psychic Sensing, Duanmucheng finally learned to stick together.

After reporting his coordinates and waiting for about a minute, Chu Li, now resurrected, finally arrived in front of Duanmucheng and Shi Feng. The trio from Wannan University couldn't help but sigh upon meeting again.

"Let's go! This time, I refuse to believe we'll get caught by the other side at the Beast Pen!" Duanmucheng said in a spirited and Inspire tone, but his words sounded rather weak...

However, in the next second, a sudden Overawing Presence came, and the three of them froze at the same time.

The Spirit Realm Rules notification reads, "Spirit Channeling Bai Xiaowen has cast the combat skill ' Intimidation' on you. You will suffer a 4.5-second Fear Status."

Chu Li yelled in the public channel, "Holy crap, it's that trick again!" He too was gripped by fear.

The most unlucky one was Shi Feng. His mental attribute was below 17 points (30% of Bai Xiaowen's total mental attribute), so he was directly knocked unconscious and fell into Stunned Status for more than 5 seconds.

The next second, a familiar scene unfolded: a group of summoned creatures airdropped down, blocking the three's escape route at the hidden valley entrance!

Xiang Hui and Li Shuyi, both agile DPS, activated their dash skills and charged towards Duanmucheng! Han Xu followed up with his Cover skill, and in an instant, Duanmucheng was surrounded by the three of them.

As for Chu Li and Shi Feng, they were quickly surrounded by the summoned creatures commanded by Bai Xiaowen. Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier raised their iron swords and slashed down indiscriminately.

"It's over..."

This was Duanmucheng's innermost thought: the opposing team had five members gathered together, and they also had the attack power and armor buffs from the Forge, while his own class skills were still on cooldown, and his ultimate skill, Divine Storm, wouldn't be ready for another three minutes...

With three against five and having lost the initiative, how are we supposed to fight them?

The trio from Wannan University offered only token resistance before falling one after another. Even the Hero Class Duanmucheng couldn't turn the tide. Without his ultimate skill, his basic attacks, while dealing significant damage, were mostly blocked by Han Xu's shield.

Having defeated high-level bosses like Li Shuyi with a strength value exceeding 75, I have some experience in how to avoid damage by hiding behind summoned creatures and taking advantage of openings to deal damage.

Duanmucheng's 53 points of strength were not an absolute Suppression for Li Shuyi. Her output and positioning were both very easy, which made her much more at ease than Xiang Hui.

Of course, Xiang Hui's output was not in danger either. MT Han Xu's mind was not quick, but his hands were instinctive and honed through countless trials, so he was not slow at all! Duanmucheng tried twice to use Xiang Hui as a breakthrough point to launch Crusader Heavy Strike, but both times Han Xu's great shield blocked it without hesitation.

"Red Fang Yong: Duanmucheng has been killed!"

"Killer: Li Shuyi. Assisters: Xiang Hui, Han Xu, Bai Xiaowen!"

Inside the auditorium.

As the notification sounded, enthusiastic applause and cheers erupted in the auditorium! The students from Jinghai University watching the game stood up excitedly.

Even someone completely unfamiliar with the Resource Raid Mode could see that the University Team had a significant advantage; this five-on-three team battle had essentially secured their victory.

Those familiar with the game mode had already spotted five resource buildings on the map in the bottom right corner of the screen, four of which were marked with blue flags. With Duanmucheng's three members wiped out, the last Resource Point, the Mill, would fall into the hands of the blue team.

Capture five strongholds simultaneously! With the Mill's Desserts and the Forge's buffs—two powerful team battle weapons—and a valuable war item delivered by the Research Institute every 10 minutes, how can you possibly lose?

The large screen began playing the replay.

As host Bai Yanni watched the close-up of Bai Xiaowen on the big screen and heard the screams of the female students from Jinghai University, she was momentarily lost in thought...

Fortunately, it only lasted a moment. Bai Yanni quickly regained her composure, her charming smile returning, and began commentating on the exciting team fight while watching the replay at 0.5x speed...

Xu Wenze and Lu Jiadong were still in line to be resurrected at the altar when three more people joined the queue...

Another frustrating piece of news is that Duanmucheng was the last to resurrect... His estimated resurrection time has increased to 7 minutes. Counting the others in the queue ahead of him, Duanmucheng will have to wait more than 18 minutes to return to the battlefield!

Fortunately, in their Ghost form, they were finally able to communicate.

"The enemy is too cunning! They deliberately put the captain last... Even if we respawn first, we'll be without a captain and no one to rely on."

"Disgusting!"

"Treacherous!"

Actually, it wasn't that Bai Xiaowen intentionally left Duanmucheng until the end. It was just that Duanmucheng was far superior to the other two in terms of both health bar length and damage reduction ability, so it was reasonable for him to survive until the last one to die.

When the Shadow Assassin targeted Duanmucheng without him noticing, the defeat of Wannan University was already sealed. At that point, whether Duanmucheng died first or last was essentially irrelevant.

After killing the people, Bai Xiaowen and the others were out of combat and regained the speed boost from the Beast Pen. Bai Xiaowen sent Xiang Hui to capture the Mill, while the other four quickly headed south and arrived at the gate of the Red Team's Main Base.

After capturing the Mill, Xiang Hui quickly arrived, forming a five-man encirclement of the enemy's Main Base.

Xu Wenze, who had already been resurrected, didn't even have the courage to step out of the Main Base gate when he saw the five menacing members of the blue team. He just stood there in front of the altar, staring blankly, waiting for his teammates to resurrect.

Then MT Lu Jiadong was resurrected, but it was meaningless; he just ended up staring blankly twice.

Five minutes later, Shi Feng revived—this was the second time the unlucky Shi Feng had revived, leaving him helpless.

Six minutes later, Chu Li revived for the second time, only to be left staring blankly for four minutes.

Outside, a pack of ferocious enemies lurked, while their most important captain was still counting down at the altar... A full seven minutes felt more agonizing than seven hours for the four surviving members of the red team.

They could only be thankful that the Main Base was a no-go zone; otherwise, who knows if those utterly wicked Jinghai University students would have stormed in and spawn-camped them.

After a long and agonizing ordeal, Duanmucheng was finally resurrected.

"Let's try one more team fight, if we lose we'll surrender." Duanmucheng spoke briefly, his words carrying a sense of grief and resolute determination. He knew the situation was far from optimistic.

Although his skills and ultimate abilities have all been reset, and he's currently at his strongest after resurrection, isn't his opponent in the same situation?

Although the cooldown time of equipment-attached skills and enhancement effects is calculated in hours, the cooldown time of combat skills is calculated in minutes. A full 18 minutes of waiting would be enough time for any combat skill to be ready again.

Furthermore, the enemy also has Mill and Forge. In addition, the first item from their research institute should have already been produced. I wonder what kind of war equipment the enemy possesses. The chances of winning this team battle are extremely slim.

Duanmucheng felt frustrated, but he still tried to adjust his mindset, briefly discussed tactics with his teammates, and then took the lead in leaving the Main Base.

The wind howls, the Yi River is cold...

Watching the captain's retreating figure, Shi Feng inexplicably thought of this line of poetry. He quickly shook his head and followed.

The Great Hall.

"The match has reached the 21st minute, with the resource score at 116:5, giving Jinghai University a significant advantage..."

Bai Yanni held the microphone and gave her commentary. During the long 18-minute wait, she had to keep the conversation flowing and found things to talk about, which was quite tiring for her.

Bai Yanni even secretly complained to herself, "Wannan University is supposed to be in the top 16, how could they be so disappointing! At least put up a fight and make the game more exciting!" Although, as a student of Jinghai University, she also hoped that her University Team could win...

"Duanmucheng has been resurrected! He has led his team out of the Main Base!"

Suddenly, Bai Yanni's voice rose eight octaves, and she spoke extremely fast, rattling off her explanation like a string of beans:

The two sides have clashed!

"Duanmucheng opened with his ultimate move, Divine Storm, which hit three people! Shi Feng sneaked up behind Xiang Hui... it was Shadowstep jump!"

"Backstab! How insidious... Good, Xiang Hui dodged the vital point and made his move... Shi Feng's arm was crippled, and he couldn't even hold his weapon properly!"

"Xu Wenze conjured three illusions in one go, making it look like the Red Team had eight members running all over the field—it was quite a sight..."

"The White Team has made their move! It's the White Team again! A brilliant airdrop support! Duanmucheng and his four teammates have been separated!"

"Dead! Shi Feng is the first to fall, the killer... Team White! That shadowy figure is Team White's Shadow Assassin, a one-hit kill!"

"Xiang Hui! His life was hanging by a thread, he had to eat some snacks... Feng Zi'ang used his shield and healing abilities to save him, thank goodness!"

"Team White tore open a scroll! It's a Level 1 item from the research institute, Healing Scroll... It restores 5% of Life Value per second for 10 seconds... Xiang Hui's health is stable!"

"The second one! Chu Li from the red team is the second to fall. He was trying his best to deal damage, but it was no use! The blue team's health regenerates too quickly!"

Adjusting my sleep schedule... I can't stay up late anymore. I'll update again tomorrow... Goodnight everyone.