Winning One Battle Was Far From Enough

Suotuo City.

early morning.

There was no celebratory atmosphere in the conference room where the Imperial Fighting Team was staying.

In the center of the table is the complete record of last night's team battle.

Yu Tianheng had bandages wrapped around his chest.

The left wing of the Yu Feng has not yet fully recovered.

The Shi Mo's arm was still a little stiff.

Ye Lingling re-stabilized both of Dong Jian's legs.

Li Man sat beside him, her face still pale.

The mental exhaustion after the fusion is over will not be fully recovered just by sleeping for a night.

Dugu Yan leaned back in her chair.

The fingertips of my right hand still retain a slight numbness from contact with the venom of the Eight Spider Lances.

Osler and Shi Mo sat at the back.

Neither of them participated in last night's battle.

However, Qin Ming also required him to be present.

"Before we begin."

Qin Ming stood in front of the tactics board.

Let me tell you something first.

"We won yesterday."

"But what if we have to fight another match?"

Who can guarantee we can still win?

No one answered in the meeting room.

Yu Feng opened his mouth.

In the end, she remained silent.

Qin Ming pinned the first record to the tactics board.

The image freezes on the moment when the seven Shrek members take off simultaneously.

"The first place."

"Flying Mushroom Sausage."

There was no prior intelligence.

"The Shrek Seven Devils suddenly gained the ability to fly."

How did you handle it?

Yu Feng said:

"Li Man placed the Parasitic Bamboo Formation Eye on me."

"Dong Jian disrupted the airflow by manipulating the array's core."

"It blocked Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing's first attempt to break in."

Qin Ming nodded.

"And then what happened?"

Yu Feng remained silent for a moment.

"The formation's core can only hold for six breaths."

"After Ma Hongjun started specifically targeting aerial nodes..."

"It's unlikely to be used a second time."

In other words...

Qin Ming said:

"You haven't solved the problem of everyone being able to fly."

"That only dealt with the first raid."

He looked at Dong Jian.

Has the problem of Mountain-Shaking Stomp aerial targets been solved?

"No."

Dong Jian answered.

"The Parasitic Bamboo Formation Eye is only a temporary transmission point."

"Yu Feng requires prior coordination."

"The core of the formation is easily broken when moving at high speed."

"What if the opponent has two true flying-type Soul Master?"

This method is not enough.

Qin Ming wrote two words next to the first record.

Against the air.

Then they replaced it with the second one.

Tang San releases the Eight Spider Lances.

Eight purplish-black Spider Spear supported his body.

They forced their way into the area between the poison array and the bamboo array.

Dugu Yan's expression darkened slightly.

What happened last night.

It's still clear to this day.

When the Eight Spider Lances first appeared.

Imperial Fighting Team already believes that Tang San has basically exhausted all his public methods.

result.

The ability to truly break through enemy lines has only just begun to emerge.

"The second place."

Qin Ming said:

"Eight Spider Lances."

Did you guys guess it beforehand?

Dong Jian replied:

"I only guessed that he might have additional support capabilities."

It hasn't been confirmed whether it's External Soul Bone.

"Speculation cannot be considered intelligence."

Qin Ming said.

"What if we didn't have that contingency plan?"

Li Man looked at the tactics record.

"The main formation will be destroyed in an even shorter time."

"Dugu Yan and I will be separated directly."

"When Ye Lingling was attacked for the second time."

"Dong Jian and Shi Mo may not have enough time to get back and defend."

Dugu Yan asked:

"Didn't it block it in the end?"

"Blocked it once."

Qin Ming looked at her.

"It relies on the Dragon Bamboo Tremor Formation, the Vibrating Bamboo Spear, and temporary fusion."

"If Tang San had released the Eight Spider Lances before the Flying Mushroom Sausage had finished..."

"Breakthroughs from both above and below simultaneously."

"How are you going to block it?"

Dugu Yan did not continue.

She knew the answer.

It's unstoppable.

At least at that time, that formation couldn't stop them.

Tang San's timing for releasing the Eight Spider Lances was already very good.

Yet, it still maintained control over the rhythm.

If he were more radical...

Shrek might have a chance to break through Ye Lingling's protection beforehand.

Qin Ming switched to the third record.

A giant Black and White Bear shadow carries golden bamboo bones on its back.

The Mountain-Suppressing Dragon Bamboo appears for the first time.

The third place.

"Your most dangerous place."

Yu Feng was taken aback for a moment.

"Not the strongest place?"

"Precisely because it is strong."

Qin Ming said:

"That's dangerous."

He looked at Dong Jian and Li Man.

"Six breaths."

"Restrict Xiao Wu with Zhu Zhuqing."

"Disrupt Tang San's Blue Silver Grass connection."

"Suppress the Eight Spider Lances pivot."

"Create a positive opportunity for Yu Tianheng."

"Those six breaths truly changed the course of the battle."

"Then what?"

Dong Jian said:

My legs are nearing their limit.

"Li Man's mental energy is exhausted."

"After the fusion is complete."

"We can only maintain the most basic level of cooperation."

"If Shrek hadn't been scattered in those six breaths..."

Qin Ming said:

"The Imperial Fighting Team will lose two tactical pivots at the same time."

Li Man asked:

"So, stop training and fusion?"

"Stop in the short term."

Qin Ming answered without hesitation.

"Until Ye Lingling confirms your recovery."

"No more attempts at complete overlap."

"The Vibrating Bamboo Spear can be used for testing."

"Reduce the intensity of the Dragon Bamboo Tremor Formation."

"Mountain-Suppressing Dragon Bamboo"

"Temporarily sealed."

Dong Jian nodded.

Li Man did not object.

The fusion was successful last night.

This does not mean they have mastered this ability.

This only indicates that under sufficient pressure...

The two Martial Soul accidentally completed an unstable cycle.

If you mistake chance for skill.

The cost of the next failure will be even greater.

Qin Ming put the fourth record up.

It's the final stage.

The seven members of the Imperial Fighting Team maintained their complete formation.

They gradually compressed the remaining space in Shrek.

Where did you really win yesterday?

Yu Tianheng said:

There were no casualties.

"To be more precise."

Qin Ming said.

Ye Lingling spoke:

"No one is out of the treatment area."

"Right."

Qin Ming nodded.

"You didn't all chase after Tang San just because he showed a weakness."

"He didn't rush to defeat Dai Mubai just because Ning Rongrong went out of bounds."

The Shi Mo kept moving between the back row and the front.

"The Yu Feng's last two assaults did not involve stopping."

"Dugu Yan's poisonous fog no longer aims to cover the entire field."

"Yu Tianheng didn't go to war with Dai Mubai alone just to prove himself."

Yu Tianheng looked at his own record.

Suotuo City before.

He was indeed more accustomed to using the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon's attacks to tear open the front.

But in that battle...

Dai Mubai possesses the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda for enhancement.

Oscar sausages have also been reinstated.

If he had fought with all his might from the very beginning.

Even if he could suppress Dai Mubai.

They will also break away from the Imperial Fighting Team formation ahead of time.

"There's one more thing."

Qin Ming said:

"Osler and Shi Mo did not appear."

Behind the conference room.

Their expressions changed simultaneously.

"A tactic that can ultimately win the game."

"They have a part of it."

Qin Ming looked at Osler.

"Zhu Zhuqing's most frequently used approach."

Who made the record?

"I."

Osler answered.

"When Dai Mubai took the direct impact..."

"Left-side defenses are more prone to brief shifts."

"Who figured it out during internal training?"

Shi Mo said:

"Me and the Shi Mo."

"Seven people Shrek faces."

Qin Ming said:

"It uses a system developed through the joint training of nine people."

Therefore, don't interpret victory as a victory for only seven players.

Osler's previously gloomy expression softened slightly.

But I haven't completely let go.

"Teacher."

Does this mean...?

"You don't need me for the next game?"

"Certainly."

Qin Ming answered.

"It's possible that Dong Jian won't be needed."

"We might not need Li Man."

"It might not even require Yu Tianheng."

Yu Feng couldn't help but ask:

"No captain needed?"

"If the opponent's abilities happen to counter a direct, head-on attack."

Why not?

Qin Ming looked at everyone.

"The Imperial Fighting Team doesn't have seven positions that never change."

"It's not that whoever has a higher rank has to participate."

"Only the seven people best suited to the current opponent."

Yu Tianheng was the first to nod.

I accept.

Dugu Yan glanced at him.

You accepted it quickly.

"The captain's role doesn't necessarily require standing on the Soul Fighting stage in every match."

Yu Tianheng said.

"It's about making sure the people on the field know what to do."

Qin Ming offered no comment.

Only the last record was left.

"Now let's talk about the injuries."

Ye Lingling opened the notebook in her hand.

"Yu Tianheng."

"The sternum is not broken."

"The meridians in my right arm were struck by Thunderclap bolt."

"You cannot use your Third Soul Skill consecutively for three days."

"Yu Feng."

The wound on the left wing has healed.

"The wing bone has minor vibration damage."

"High-speed dive training is prohibited for seven days."

Shi Mo.

The spider web toxins have been removed.

The tortoise shell withstood multiple concentrated impacts.

"The duration of Martial Soul Possession needs to be reduced."

She read them aloud one by one.

Finally, he looked at Dong Jian.

The old injury to my right leg did not reopen.

"But both legs experienced recoil and congestion simultaneously."

"Mountain Shifting are used consecutively."

"This put more than twice the pressure on the meridians in the lower back compared to normal training."

Dong Jian asked:

How long should I wait before I can train with concussions?

"At least ten days."

"Short Tremor won't work either?"

"Not for the first three days."

Ye Lingling spoke calmly.

"A decision will be made based on the results of the inspection after the fourth day."

Dong Jian did not bargain.

Then.

Ye Lingling looked at Li Man.

"Mental exhaustion."

"A brief residual sensation appeared at the core of the array."

"Close your eyes now."

"Can you still sense the nodes on the Soul Fighting Arena?"

Li Man remained silent for a moment.

"Able."

How many places are there?

Eleven places.

In fact.

The Soul Fighting is over.

The Soto Great Soul Arena isn't nearby either.

Those key points of the formation have long since disappeared.

However, Li Man's consciousness still treated the non-existent nodes as real feedback.

This is more dangerous than simply running out of Soul Power.

If we continue to deploy the formation under these conditions...

She might not be able to distinguish which of the array's key points truly exist.

Within seven days.

Ye Lingling said:

"No more than two array points can be maintained at the same time."

"Martial Soul Fusion is not possible."

"Ten Thousand Bamboo Form Multipoint Perception is not supported."

Li Man nodded.

The meeting concluded.

It was almost noon.

Qin Ming concluded by saying:

No training today.

You are free to do as you please this afternoon.

Yu Feng's eyes lit up.

Suotuo City has quite a few --

But drinking alcohol is not allowed.

Qin Ming added.

Yu Feng swallowed the rest of his sentence.

The group gradually left.

Dong Jian remained seated in his original position.

After both legs are secured.

Walking is not convenient.

Li Man did not leave first.

She put away the records of Mountain-Suppressing Dragon Bamboo on the table.

"Six breaths."

She said.

"Closer than the previous seventeen failures."

"It almost caused us to leave the game at the same time."

Dong Jian answered.

"Regretting using it?"

"No."

Li Man shook her head.

"Not needed at the time."

Tang San will continue to break through the formation.

"Just next time."

We can no longer rely on pushing ourselves to the limit to succeed.

Dong Jian looked at his legs.

"Until next time."

"Save the leg first."

Li Man gently tapped the splint on his leg.

"So you finally found out?"

"Ye Lingling said it many times."

I've never seen you listen so attentively before.

Both of them hurt now.

Li Man glanced at him.

"Serves you right."

Outside the window.

Suotuo City remains bustling.

Last night's Soul Fighting has become a topic of conversation for many.

The Imperial Fighting Team defeated Shrek.

Outsiders only remember the result.

But those who actually stand on the Soul Fighting Stage know this.

That victory was close to being out of control.

It was only a few half-breaths away.

We won a match.

That's far from enough.