Lu Dachuan was currently leading two team members rushing toward the central area of the competition zone. Now, among his two team members, one was still in a state of imprisonment, and the team's strength was quite weak.
At this moment, they didn't dare to move too fast. Without even thinking, under the pressure of the powerful beasts, all teams must be rushing toward the center of the competition zone. The best thing for the Shanhe team now was to avoid fights if they could.
However, they also didn't dare to go too slowly. The beast horde might come charging at them at any moment.
Previously, they passed by a Place of Redemption, but helplessly, without extra redemption cards, they could only give up the exchange.
"Boss, how far is it to the rendezvous point?", Fang Wei was carrying Chen Jian, following behind Lu Dachuan.
Lu Dachuan looked at his wristwatch map, "Four kilometers left. Luckily, we had agreed with Zuo Qing before the competition began that if we ran into trouble, we'd meet at the rendezvous point first."
"Even if we can't merge teams with them, we can still fight together. After regrouping, we won't be in such a sorry state."
Fang Wei nodded, then sighed, "This championship is so hard. I thought it would be one-on-one fights, but instead they scattered everyone right from the start. Our luck is bad too, we immediately ran into a strong team. It's insane."
Lu Dachuan patted Fang Wei's shoulder and then looked at Chen Jian, whose only his eyes could still move, "Don't worry. This is only the first stage. As long as we hold on, we'll definitely turn things around."
As they were speaking, Lu Dachuan suddenly looked to the forest beside them. A few figures suddenly flashed out.
In the blink of an eye, five men had already surrounded Lu Dachuan and the others.
"The Inada Society...", Lu Dachuan immediately gasped.
The Inada Society was the military guild of the island nation. The soldiers who entered the Inada Society were all elites carefully selected by the military.
Even worse, this small team of five was complete, and all in very good condition.
From the cold gaze of the opponents, Lu Dachuan already knew their intention.
Among them, a man with long hair tied back wore only a loose samurai robe, not even wearing armor. The others seemed to be waiting for his command.
This man looked coldly at Lu Dachuan, narrowing his eyes slightly, "Huaxia's... Didn't expect to run into old friends on the way to kill Jiang Kai. Good!"
"My name is Kuramasuke. Remember this name. It might be your nightmare for the rest of your life."
Lu Dachuan narrowed his eyes slightly. Fang Wei also put down Chen Jian.
"Boss, if there's a chance, run. I'll hold them off," Fang Wei whispered beside Lu Dachuan's ear.
Lu Dachuan wanted to say something, but given the current situation, it seemed there were no other choices.
Their mission was to try their best to rank and obtain the key to the Land of the Lost. In this kind of situation, someone had to make a sacrifice.
"I guess you're planning an escape," Kuramasuke smiled slightly, "Too bad—once I set my eyes on prey, there's no escaping!"
"Then I'll play with you a bit first."
As he finished speaking, Kuramasuke had already made his move.
His speed reached an incomprehensible level in an instant. In the blink of an eye, he was beside Fang Wei.
Fang Wei drew his sword decisively, but Kuramasuke twisted his waist, leaned his upper body back, dodging Fang Wei's attack. He circled around to stand in front of Chen Jian, and with one sword strike, chopped off Chen Jian's head.
"Chen Jian!", Fang Wei roared in fury, "Bastard, I'll fight you to the death!"
However, before he could finish his sentence, Kuramasuke said lightly, "Blizzard Slash!"
Fang Wei only saw a blur before several sword shadows stabbed toward him.
At that moment, Lu Dachuan grabbed Fang Wei by the back armor and pulled him aside, then turned around with a sword slashing toward Kuramasuke.
"Overlord Slash!", Lu Dachuan's slash was powerful and heavy. His strength must have exceeded 500.
Surprisingly, Kuramasuke did not dodge. He only said faintly, "Ninjutsu Substitution!"
The slash, both fast and fierce, struck Kuramasuke's shoulder hard.
However, after the hit, Lu Dachuan's face turned extremely pale.
He had clearly struck Kuramasuke, but now he realized he had only hit a piece of wood.
The real Kuramasuke had somehow circled to Fang Wei's side, and the Blizzard Slash from before wasn't over. Multiple sword shadows tore open a dozen bloody holes on Fang Wei's body.
"Such... such fast blades... Boss, run...", Fang Wei's eyes widened. After saying this, he collapsed to the ground.
Lu Dachuan turned around in horror, looking at Kuramasuke who was wiping blood off his blade, his eyelids twitching.
This guy using a substitution was not surprising. What was surprising was that he hadn't noticed Kuramasuke's real body at all.
Even more shocking, Fang Wei was a defense-type knight, possessing considerable extra defense. He was the tank of the team, yet couldn't even block one move from Kuramasuke.
"You, you are..."
"Just an ordinary ninja," Kuramasuke said indifferently, "But compared to your Huaxia knights, I'm far stronger."
This guy's agility and strength were both terrifying!
Most critically, he possessed combat experience far beyond the majority of second-tier players, remaining unnervingly calm in battle.
It's hard to believe, this was a second-tier player.
"I said it already, my prey cannot escape. Whether it's you or... Jiang Kai," Kuramasuke walked step by step toward Lu Dachuan.
Lu Dachuan's eyes widened, "You want to kill Jiang Kai?"
"Yes, many want to kill him, but I believe, he will definitely die by my blade," Kuramasuke's tone carried an unquestionable momentum.
"Truly ironic. You Huaxia struggled so hard to get the qualification to compete, but in the end, it's the same."
"You even forced us to sign unequal terms. Then I'll take some interest back from you first, and let you Huaxia people understand one thing: You're all trash!"
As soon as the words fell, Kuramasuke's figure flickered like a ghost and instantly charged at Lu Dachuan.
"Phantom Shadow Invincible Slash!"
Hua Tianchen narrowed his eyes slightly, watching the footage intently.
Lu Dachuan's strength was also top-level in the training camp, yet in front of Kuramasuke, his resistance looked like that of a lightweight fighter against a heavyweight.
Strength, movement speed, attack speed, burst power, skills, talents. In every aspect, Kuramasuke completely crushed him.
In just a few seconds, Lu Dachuan was already struck more than thirty times, his whole body covered in blood.
Finally, Kuramasuke calmly stood behind Lu Dachuan, leisurely wiping the blood off his samurai sword. A moment later, he stabbed a sword through Lu Dachuan's chest from the back.
"Bleed out!", Kuramasuke said faintly, and numerous barbs suddenly erupted from his sword, violently stirring Lu Dachuan's internal organs.
Lu Dachuan gritted his teeth, falling to his knees.
"Anything you want to say?", Kuramasuke rotated the hilt in his hand, speaking indifferently.
Lu Dachuan's face twisted in pain. He endured it forcefully, then opened his mouth, and a large amount of blood poured out.
A gurgling sound came from his throat. After a moment, he used his last ounce of strength and said, "Tell Jiang Kai... for Huaxia... win the championship!"
With that, Lu Dachuan collapsed to the ground.
Hua Tianchen's eyes turned moist. This was probably what a Huaxia soldier was. At the moment before death, all that remained in his heart was the determination to protect Huaxia.
Kuramasuke drew his long blade, retracted the barbs, and wiped off the blood with a handkerchief.
"Hmph, I'm afraid Jiang Kai won't be able to fulfill your last wish."
"Jiang Kai is just ahead! Let's go!"
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