"Wait, where did the other team go?"
Confusion filled not just Shen Ce's eyes, but the eyes of every member of the Qianling Team.
The four enormous shields had blocked their view, so none of the seven Qianling Team members had seen what happened across the arena.
Yet in just five seconds, all seven opponents had vanished.
Shen Ce even suspected that the entire Shrek Team had jumped off the platform in that brief interval.
But the Referee gave no indication of that. He looked just as surprised.
Under Shen Ce's control, the Thousand Mechanism Spear was primed to strike, but he had no target.
For a moment, he had no idea what to do.
Then a faint purple flash flickered in the air ahead.
At the same instant, Shen Ce felt as though a heavy hammer had struck his head. He grunted and toppled backward, and the Thousand Mechanism Spear he controlled fell to the ground with a crisp clang.
Only then did the Qianling Team hear a rapid patter of footsteps ahead.
The footsteps drew closer, but they could not see who was making them. All they could make out was the thin, cold mist stirring as if caught by the wind.
But they knew it was not the wind.
Every member of the Qianling Team sprang into action. The four defense-type Soul Masters raised their shields, ready for whatever impact might come.
An Lengye hurriedly directed her giant bear and unleashed her Fourth Soul Skill, Frost Tornado, toward the footsteps.
It did no good.
The Qianling Team heard footsteps enter the middle of their formation. Then, one teammate after another was struck by an unseen blow.
Some doubled over and flew backward. Others were hurled high into the air, while still others went rigid and toppled onto