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"Six people... no, there's one more following stealthily."

Li Yi recognized Tan Jiantong.

"Heading straight for me, tsk tsk, when did my position get exposed?"

Li Yi's body leaped lightly, landing on a neighboring large tree like an ape.

Immediately after, with a few more leaps, he moved over ten meters away.

Master-level parkour combined with super body control allowed Li Yi to complete these movements silently.

"These people have steady steps and solid builds; their overall strength doesn't seem inferior to Lin Qin's ten-person squad."

"The hidden one should be about as strong as Lin Qin, but their Inherited Skill is the key. If it's something like Lin Qin's, increasing speed and strength, I can handle it. But if it's a long-range damage attack like Shi Zijun's, then it'll be tricky."

Li Yi's thoughts raced, assessing many situations in mere moments.

Thanks to this long meditation session, his mind had become much more agile.

"I'll flank them first..."

In the darkness, a black shadow fell silently from the treetops.

Then, with limbs on the ground, it sprinted forward.

"As expected of Li Yi; he easily detected the sneak attack that others couldn't."

"Young people nowadays are too comfortable. Even with a strong family background, they expose all sorts of problems when facing life-or-death combat."

"Exactly, it's far from time to relax."

"Stop being so condescending. Who doesn't make a few mistakes when they're young?"

"Nonsense, look at Li Yi. He's young too, but he's always acted decisively, is bold yet careful, has his hiding spots meticulously arranged, and remains vigilant even when sleeping. This kind of high-quality mecha pilot trainee is the model for newcomers."

Following Liang Xing's midnight sneak attack, the strong teams that had been in the top ten were wiped out one by one, which indeed exposed many issues.

If nothing else, consider the rotations.

If they had just assigned two more people to patrol and stand guard at different intervals in various locations, the entire team wouldn't have been wiped out in one go.

Therefore, when Liang Xing executed his sneak attack tactics, no one accused Liang Xing of being dishonorable; most people cursed the temporary teams for their lack of vigilance.

It also highlighted Li Yi's proper arrangements and quick reactions, earning him widespread praise.

Instead, the suspense of who would win between the two masters was temporarily ignored.

Tan Jiantong had a bad feeling.

Although he was very unhappy with Li Yi, he knew he had misjudged him when he saw the points leaderboard.

He thought Li Yi was mediocre, but Li Yi had made a stunning debut.

Although he suspected this was the last hurrah for Li Yi, a member of the Humble Clan, at this moment, he couldn't help but feel a sense of awe towards his next opponents.

Even though they had been undefeated all night, accumulating a large number of points.

Suddenly, someone approached Tan Jiantong, covered their mouth, and spoke quietly.

This kind of communication was clearly something that live stream viewers couldn't hear clearly or read from lip movements.

"Old Tan, I heard Li Yi and Boss Liang are on the same detachment?"

"Yes."

"And I heard you had some friction with Li Yi?"

"No, it's just a rumor."

Tan Jiantong flatly denied it.

"Heh heh, I heard you badmouthed Li Yi and tried to sow discord with Boss Liang after failing to recruit him for the boss, didn't you?"

"Nothing of the sort."

Tan Jiantong adamantly denied it.

"Someone heard it back then but didn't say anything. But it won't hurt if someone tells Boss Liang later."

"What do you want?"

"Nothing much. I just figure after Boss Liang takes care of Li Yi, it'll basically be our turn to compete for the top ten. You have a lot of points, why don't you just give them to me? You'll definitely be following Boss Liang in the future, so you won't care about this top ten spot, right?"

"Are you threatening me? You have no proof, stop pretending!"

"Heh heh, what if I happen to have evidence?"

Just as Tan Jiantong was furious.

Suddenly.

"Ah!"

The teammate who had just been threatening him suddenly had a bloody hole pierced through his throat, and then dissolved into light particles.

"Enemy attack!"

At this moment, Tan Jiantong was still庆幸 (qing xing - feeling fortunate/lucky) that the person threatening him had left the virtual reality.

The next moment, he found himself unable to speak.

Making two guttural sounds, Tan Jiantong clutched his bleeding throat and caught a glimpse of a fleeting shadow out of the corner of his eye.

"Li Yi!?"

Light particles scattered with the wind once more.

Clearly, Li Yi's counterattack had already begun in secret.

In the face of strength, schemes were nothing.

The scene instantly descended into chaos.

Li Yi's figure was like lightning. Under the cover of night, his advantage was even greater than others.

After all, they had been well-prepared for their previous sneak attack on other strong teams.

But this time, they had to face an unexpected battle before even getting close to their target.

Moreover, this time they were facing a powerhouse like Li Yi, who had mastered combat and parkour.

Suddenly, screams erupted one after another.

In just a few short minutes, several streams of light particles flickered and dissipated.

In comparison.

Liang Xing remained unhurried, standing in the back row and quietly watching Li Yi's performance.

His pupils were dark gray, carefully observing Li Yi's every move.

"Not bad, worthy of being the powerhouse who outshone Brother Shao Cong. With this kind of strength, even I would probably need to activate my second Inherited Skill to take him down."

Another minute passed.

As the last stream of light particles flickered out.

Li Yi stopped.

The two stood more than ten meters apart, focusing their gazes on each other.

Li Yi knew what the other party was brewing, but he needed a moment to recover after his recent intense activity.

Furthermore, the opponent's Inherited Skill was likely almost ready by the time he finished off the second person.

If he rushed forward rashly now, he would likely face a fully charged attack.

Therefore, Li Yi chose to create distance and wait for the opponent to make the first move.

"Li Yi, I admit I underestimated you at the beginning,"

Liang Xing's soft, sinister voice echoed through the canopy of trees.

"But who could have known you seemed so ordinary at first."

He began to walk forward slowly, step by step, approaching Li Yi.

Li Yi retreated calmly, maintaining the distance.

Some Inherited Skills killed without a trace, so caution was necessary.

The audience was so nervous they were biting their nails.

The number of real-time viewers for the broadcast was also increasing rapidly.

A flood of bullet comments overwhelmed the screen.

"Li Yi is so amazing, he actually managed to prevent Liang Xing's one-hit kill from landing."

"Incredible, truly incredible."

"I'm convinced by Li Yi now. His perception of danger is absolutely top-tier."

"Ah, what a shame. Liang Xing prepared for so long, just waiting for Li Yi to get closer."

Those who had witnessed Liang Xing's Inherited Skill were amazed.

If Li Yi had rushed towards Liang Xing immediately after dealing with the others, he absolutely would not have been able to avoid Liang Xing's long-prepared attack.

Many also realized that Liang Xing had clearly recognized Li Yi's strength and was willing to sacrifice his teammates to accumulate full power, ensuring he could eliminate Li Yi with a single blow.

But as Li Yi created distance, this sure-kill strategy became uncertain.