Doubts

"Someone's ambushing us!"

"Don't panic. Serpent Formation. The enemy is at nine o'clock. Xiao Dao, Mao San, you two move up and defend."

"Liao Hang, Xiao Zhao, you two set out from the flanks and encircle the opponent."

"The rest, advance along the S-line!"

Li Yi had just killed one person when Lin Qin reacted.

She immediately began issuing orders loudly and methodically, bringing the potentially chaotic formation under control at once.

"Lin Qin's tactical command is impressive. I'd originally wanted to pick off another one while I was at it, but now I can only run first."

Li Yi saw at a glance that there was no opening to exploit, but he was not flustered.

The most important thing in a hunt was patience.

The first step of his plan had been carried out. Taking down someone in the top ten was already a good result.

That alone would probably earn him five or six points.

His throwing skill was at the proficient level, but that throw had come from over thirty meters away.

It had needed to be accurate while still packing enough killing power.

There was no denying that luck had played a part in hitting the throat so steadily.

The next step was to lure monsters.

He started running.

"Li Yi made his move!"

"Holy shit, what a powerful and precise throw! It pierced straight through Lin Huan's throat in one hit! That was the current tenth-ranked expert!"

In the stands, more and more spectators turned their attention to the clash between Li Yi and Lin Qin's team.

"Sure enough, Li Yi made his move. I wonder whether he can hold out under their siege."

"Bullshit. That move just now was insane. Didn't you notice how fast Li Yi runs too? Looks like he's planning to kite Lin Qin this round."

"Awesome, awesome, awesome!!!"

Lou Cheng remained calm and thought to himself:

"It's fine. Given Lin Qin's previous reputation and her current command ability, Li Yi will most likely lose this round. The worse he loses, the better."

Although he was Li Yi's squad leader, after a series of scares, he only wanted Li Yi to finish as soon as possible.

That way, he could take remedial measures.

"Could that guy be Li Yi, the first-ranked player?"

"He can really fucking run. Was this guy a rabbit in his past life or something?"

Lin Qin's team had responded perfectly to prevent further ambushes, but in doing so, they had lost quite a bit of their initial momentum.

If they wanted to catch Li Yi, the differences in everyone's speed would pull them apart.

Yet in that brief glimpse, some of them had already recognized Li Yi's number.

That made certain people hesitate even more, and they immediately slowed down.

After all, he was the first-ranked expert. He had a reputation to uphold.

Quite a few people saw Lin Qin's strength, then saw how this lone wolf had amassed so many points, and realized that if they charged up, they might simply be serving themselves up on a platter.

Moreover, as the chase dragged on,

someone in the team started cursing!

Li Yi was too damn good at running. He had incredible endurance and speed!

Could his physical constitution also come from an upper-tier Power Clan?

Lin Qin gritted her teeth, her smooth, fair cheeks flushing crimson.

"I'll stop him! Everyone else, maintain a line and keep up! This guy wants to run after taking one shot. If we let him escape, we're finished! If he comes back next time, our whole team will become his snack!"

The others quickly understood Lin Qin's intentions. Those who needed to slow down slowed down, and those who needed to speed up sped up, gradually forming a line.

After speaking, Lin Qin shot forward as well.

She was unbelievably fast, practically at the peak of human capability.

And that was not all.

An indescribable aura spread from her body, flowing like mist and clouds.

Her face grew even redder, radiant and flushed.

The next moment.

Whoosh!!!

She had already been running at high speed, keeping to the front.

But now, her speed surged again, growing faster and faster as though she had become a streak of red lightning.

Even from afar, Li Yi sensed that strange aura, and his heart palpitated.

An Inherited Skill. It was definitely an Inherited Skill!

Sure enough, she was from a Power Clan too—and one of the best among them!

To display such oppressive power from an Inherited Skill before even becoming an evolver, no wonder everyone on her team seemed utterly convinced by her.

They did not merely submit to her family's influence; they submitted even more to her strength.

And she was decisive!

Li Yi had observed Lin Qin for nearly an hour and watched her fight several times, yet he had never seen her use her Inherited Skill.

Clearly, using it put no small burden on her body.

For her to erupt like this merely to pursue Li Yi showed that she had realized that letting him escape this time would lead to even worse consequences.

Because if she did not erupt the first time,

then Li Yi would slowly carve them apart like a dull knife, and she would likely only wake up after losing several teammates.

But now that Lin Qin had chosen to erupt, the pressure was back on Li Yi.

Running was most likely no longer an option.

Then fight!

Fight head-on!

Li Yi adjusted his breathing, pushing the minute bodily control granted by his perfected fighting skill to its limit and driving his body into a state of deep excitement.

Then—

a sudden stop! He turned to face his enemy!

Smack!!!

Two fists, one large and one small, collided head-on, generating visible shockwaves in the air.

But it was not over.

Their fists and kicks continued to clash. They traded blows back and forth, exchanging four or five rounds in the blink of an eye.

A strange balance held on the field.

At the same time,

Lin Qin found that Li Yi had blocked every one of her attacks and knew that he was difficult to deal with.

So she simply went all out and unleashed her Inherited Skill.

"Die!"

With a furious shout, her punching speed increased once more.

This punch was unbelievably fast.

Even many people in the stands watching the real-time simulation stream could not keep up with the frame rate and failed to see the punch's trajectory.

Smack!!!

Li Yi caught Lin Qin's fist and pulled it back, then slammed into her with an Iron Mountain Lean, sending her flying.

But just as Lin Qin was about to be flung away, Li Yi reached out, grabbed her shoulder again, and dug in with his fingers.

Hiss!

Part of the clothing on Lin Qin's shoulder was torn apart, revealing bloody-red finger marks.

At this sight, many spectators in the stands went wide-eyed.

The online page instantly erupted with a flood of comments.

The next moment, Li Yi's fatal strike arrived. His right fist struck Lin Qin directly in the heart, and the enormous penetrating force sent her straight into a near-death state.

After the people behind approached Li Yi and saw Lin Qin beginning to dissolve into particles of light, they were all dumbfounded.

How had she just vanished like that?

"What happened?"

"Why did Li Yi suddenly gain the upper hand and take Lin Qin out with a chain combo?"

"Unbelievable. It's truly unbelievable."

"Can anyone tell me what Li Yi did? How did he suddenly defeat Lin Qin?"

"Lin Qin's speed and strength had clearly been greater than Li Yi's at the time."

"Could there be a problem with Evergreen Fairy AI's real-time simulation?"

"I can't make sense of it. I really can't make sense of it."

A huge number of spectators spammed comments, constantly expressing their confusion.

As for the low-level management officials in the stands, aside from a few who had some faint guesses, most of them wore equally baffled expressions.