The deciding round of an international tournament had actually turned into a complete rout.
The American Empire's people had considered that possibility, but they had assumed their side would be the one doing the crushing.
Never had they expected Victor, on whom they had pinned such high hopes, to die at Great Xia's hands.
Yet in truth, the bad news for the American Empire was far from over...
At that moment, inside the tier two team battle Trial Secret Realm in Wulan.
An eerily alluring figure appeared among Jiang Che, Zhou Mo Yao, and the other two members of their "just along for the ride" squad.
Alice wore a voluminous black robe, with twelve Light Wheel Blades floating behind her. Her half-human, half-demon face possessed an uncanny beauty, yet she constantly radiated danger.
At the sight of Alice, Jiang Che, Zhou Mo Yao, and Ou Ye Gu all instinctively took a step back, intimidated by her powerful aura. Zhou Mo Yao, in particular, had a much clearer sense of its strength.
Only Ning Jing, the Scholar, had shining eyes and an excited expression.
"Oh my god! Human and Abyss demon traits in the same being-the first case in the history of the supernatural!"
"You're... Alice, the one Boss sent to help?"
If it were just the four of them, Jiang Che's group would certainly lack what it took to win the championship. With Jiang Che alone carrying the team, the risk of things going wrong was still high, and they might even suffer casualties.
That was why Yi Tian had arranged for some hired muscle-Alice!
Since the competition took place in a Secret Realm, Alice could reach it through Void Traversal, effectively making her the team's hidden fifth member.
With that, Jiang Che only needed to protect his teammates and