Excluding the corpse puppet, the enemy had four people while they had three. They were outnumbered, but held the advantage in quality. All Under Heaven Returns to Fire had already been eliminated by him. As long as they took out either Green Pine Master or Music Idiot, the balance of victory would tip to their side.
Of Music Idiot and Green Pine Master, Music Idiot's Music Slaves were spirits, countered by both Zhang Yuanqing and Sun Miaomiao. His "soundwave" attacks were also countered by Earth Lord's helmet. So long as they broke through his breastplate's defenses, they could eliminate him.
Green Pine Master, meanwhile, excelled in close combat. He was nimble, had seemingly bottomless stamina, and had inherited All Under Heaven Returns to Fire's saber. He was far more troublesome than Music Idiot.
But Zhang Yuanqing believed they should eliminate Green Pine Master first, because only Green Pine Master and Yuan Ting still had usable report functions in the arena. (Note 1)
Putting himself in the enemy's shoes, they would surely do everything possible to eliminate Earth Lord, who only had one point left, using the most cost-effective report possible.
Yuan Ting had already been won over. As long as Green Pine Master was eliminated, Earth Lord would be safe for the next half hour—and half an hour was enough to end this battle.
After weighing the pros and cons, Zhang Yuanqing took a step back, raised a hand over his mouth, and lowered his voice.
"Sun Miaomiao, hold off Yuan Ting and Zhao Chenghuang. Earth Lord, keep Music Idiot occupied. It'd be best if you can take him out. I'll deal with Green Pine Master."
Dividing the battlefield and defeating them one by one was the best strategy.
Sun Miaomiao recalled the sight of All Under Heaven Returns to