"Ah..."
Stephanie's eyes were bloodshot, and her mental energy, like a tangible current, enveloped her body as she desperately resisted Bell's blade and the barrage of attacks from Stell.
However, a weaker force fighting a stronger one cannot sustain a conflict for long.
The rapid depletion of her physical and mental strength caused Stephanie's condition to gradually decline.
A few minutes later, Bell seized the opportunity and slashed out with his sword. The pure white blade energy, several meters long, seemed to be solidified white jade, carrying a sharp edge capable of cutting through gold and jade. It ripped a large gash in Stephanie's chest, and blood splattered everywhere. You could even see a beating, vibrant heart in the wound. It was a fatal wound.
Bell showed no sign of stopping, pressing his advantage with a relentless barrage of blades that poured down like a sea, leaving deep and shallow cuts on Stephanie's body.
Final!
With a beep, the special emergency rescue device hidden inside Stephanie's body was activated.
A thin layer of energy shield enveloped his body.
The blade struck, but was deflected without causing the slightest damage to the energy shield.
However, upon seeing the energy shield appear, Bell immediately ceased his attack.
The reason he continued his relentless attack after inflicting a fatal wound, seemingly intent on killing Stephanie, was because he knew about the emergency rescue device.
Before the competition began, all ten of them had this device implanted in their bodies.
It will be automatically triggered in the event of a fatal danger.
The medicine in the device was injected into the body immediately to suppress the injury, while an energy shield strong enough to withstand Tier Nine attack was deployed to firmly protect the contestant.
Those who reach the final test are the elite of the Alliance, and the protection measures are far more stringent than those for the preliminary and retest tests.
It's fair to say that even if these contestants who made it to the final round wanted to commit suicide, they wouldn't have a choice.
According to the competition rules, activating the emergency rescue device means that the participant is eliminated.
Stephanie Wreck-It Ralph, stopped at number ten!
Stephanie's elimination caused a sudden shift in the situation within the arena.
A peculiar smile crept onto Stell's lips. He then held up the spellbook with both hands and chanted, "Flourishing Movement!"
Ding-dong...
A melodious, gentle, and clear musical sound rang out.
Flames surged, water droplets danced, and the wind howled.
The three elemental particles combine to form a wondrous reaction.
A cloud of intensely hot steam condensed on Stell's spellbook.
"Light and graceful, a dance of lightning speed, a serene and magnificent chapter..."
Stell, like an elegant gentleman, chanted the magical melody in a peculiar, unhurried tone.
Whoosh--
A strong gust of wind blew by, and the plume of steam vanished abruptly.
The next moment, he appeared right next to Jimmy.
A sense of foreboding arose in Lancelot's heart.
But Bakeluolie seemed to have expected this, laughing wildly as he used the cursed chains to bind Jimmy tightly.
Jimmy's eyes widened.
Steam cascaded down on him like a waterfall.
"Ah..."
A piercing scream came from Jimmy's mouth.
This cloud of steam, characterized by high temperature, high speed, high penetration, and high Concealment, is extremely lethal.
In an instant, the crimson aura covering Jimmy's body was torn apart, his clothes were completely destroyed, his skin was scalded and melted, and in some places his bones were exposed, stark white bones, extremely terrifying.
The emergency rescue equipment activated instantly.
But in that short span of less than a second, Jimmy's injuries far exceeded Stephanie's, leading to his elimination and finishing in ninth place.
"What?"
Why did Stell suddenly attack Jimmy?
The audience erupted in uproar, stunned and speechless.
However, before they could even recover from their shock...
Almost simultaneously with Stell's attack on Jimmy.
Lin Feng Bell suddenly appeared at lightning speed, arriving in front of Phoebe. Hundreds of sword energies intertwined to form a raging dragon, baring its fangs and claws as it pounced on the latter.
At the same time, the mechanical apostle Beate drew a hollowed-out metal rod from his waist. After pressing a switch, the rod suddenly turned orange-red, like a red-hot branding iron, but at a much higher temperature.
Beate abandoned her previous long-range attack strategy. Four blue flames erupted from the back of her mech, and the thrusters were at full power. She instantly appeared next to Phoebe and swung her club at the latter's head with extreme ruthlessness.
However, in an instant, Phoebe, who had been gaining the upper hand in the battle against Beate, found herself caught in a pincer attack.
The result was self-evident; they were eliminated almost instantly.
Phoebe, stopped at eighth place!
After eliminating Phoebe, Bell and Beate exchanged a glance and went to Lancelot's side, Rongside also rushed over.
Stell then joined up with Bakeluolie and Doreen.
The situation has suddenly changed!
"Heh, I didn't expect you to have already won over Bell and Beate. I really underestimated you!" Stell said coldly.
"Likewise, aren't you and Bakeluolie also hooking up?" Lancelot said, arms crossed, a half-smile on his face.
At this moment, the audience finally realized what was happening and erupted in a deafening uproar.
"Holy crap, is this Infernal Affairs?"
"Damn it, those who play tactics have dirty minds, I spit on them!"
"I guessed there would be internal strife, but I never expected that the two sides would start fighting after only one person was eliminated."
"Do you think there are any spies within their ranks?"
"There shouldn't be any more, right? Mission Impossible? That's ridiculous! I came to watch Transcendent fight, not to see them outwit each other!"
The audience and the internet erupted in discussion.
No one expected that the two camps, which had been cooperating closely, would suddenly split and recombine.