63: Chapter 63 Is Lin Fan about to get ganged up on?
The referee's whistle pierced through the air sharply.
"Begin!"
Qin Hao surged forward almost instantly; golden flames erupted from his right arm, and he transformed into a streak of golden-flame afterimages, charging straight at Lin Fan.
"Lin Fan! Die!"
Behind him, Zhao Gang exerted force simultaneously; his iron-gray muscles swelled on his right arm, and his Bear Paw Heavy Strike was ready to launch, though its target was not Lin Fan, but Sun Wei, who was blocking the flank.
Their pre-match strategy was clear: take out the hardest shield first, then surround and kill the core.
Li Jing tapped her left foot against the ground, and her entire body drifted into the air as if weightless, her cyan light armor gleaming faintly in the sunlight.
She tapped her toes repeatedly, shooting out three Wind Blades in a triangular formation, aiming directly at Su Xiaoxiao; she needed to rely on speed and quantity to make up for the quality gap.
Zhou Yutong stood at the very back, the layer of silver-blue crystal armor on her lips shimmering slightly.
She did not rush to attack; instead, she parted her lips slightly, and a silent sound wave spread toward Qin Ling—Thunder Sound!
Her goal was to interrupt Qin Ling's swarm summoning.
Zheng Jun stepped forward, and the spiral, grayish-brown carapace on his back suddenly opened up, acting like a massive shield blocking the very front of the team.
The scale-like patterns on the surface of the carapace began to spin rapidly, emitting a teeth-grinding "rustling" sound—Spiral Armor Unload activated!
The five of them attacked, fast as lightning.
Lin Fan's left eye grew slightly warm, and all the skill information flashed rapidly through his mind.
The corners of his mouth curled up slightly—Qin Hao's team's strategy was much clearer than he had imagined.
"Qin Ling, disperse the swarm. Leave Zhou Yutong's sound wave to you."
Qin Ling did not speak, but a dark golden light flashed in her left eye.
Fifty Mysterious Gold Worker Bees instantly surged out from behind her, quickly dispersing in the air to form a loose perimeter.
In this formation, even if any single worker bee were hit by the sound wave, it would not affect the whole.
Zhou Yutong's Thunder Sound wave arrived.
The invisible sound wave collided with the swarm, and three worker bees were sent spinning in a daze, falling from the sky.
But the remaining forty-seven were unscathed and continued flying along their established trajectories.
Zhou Yutong's expression changed.
Her Thunder Sound was an area-of-effect attack, which theoretically should be extremely effective against such low-level summoned creatures.
But Qin Ling's swarm was too dispersed; her sound wave had limited coverage, and she could only knock down three or five at a time, which couldn't pose a substantial threat at all.
Qin Ling didn't even look at her; she just raised her left hand and pointed lightly.
The forty-seven worker bees immediately split off twenty, diving toward Zhou Yutong.
Silver-blue light flashed repeatedly on Zhou Yutong's lips as she fired off Arc Kisses one after another.
Streaks of silver-blue electric arcs shot out from her lips, precisely hitting the diving worker bees.
Electric light flashed, and the worker bees fell one by one, smoking.
But the number of worker bees was too high; her Arc Kiss could only attack one target at a time, and each release required a brief charge.
She had just knocked down seven or eight when the rest were already upon her.
She was forced to retreat, changing her lip-fired electric arcs to a fan-shaped sweep, barely fending off the swarm's siege, but she was no longer able to support her teammates.
In the air, Li Jing's Wind Blades were already closing in on Su Xiaoxiao.
The ice crystal armor on Su Xiaoxiao's right hand flashed, and Ice Crystal Scatter activated!
Dozens of ice crystals shot out from her palm; each piece was only the size of a fingernail, but their edges were sharp as blades.
The ice crystals and Wind Blades collided in mid-air—there were three Wind Blades, but dozens of ice crystals.
The absolute advantage in quantity allowed the ice crystals to quickly overwhelm the Wind Blades.
The three Wind Blades were struck repeatedly by the dozens of ice crystals, their energy rapidly depleted, and they completely dissipated three meters away from Su Xiaoxiao.
But Li Jing did not stop.
She kicked her left leg repeatedly, sending another three Wind Blades whistling out while she moved rapidly in the air, attempting to use speed and angles to find an opening in Su Xiaoxiao's defense.
Su Xiaoxiao's footwork became elusive; Butterfly Dance activated!
Her entire body drifted from side to side as if weightless, and those Wind Blades grazed past her clothes time and again, yet they could never land a hit.
The two of them remained locked in combat like this.
On the front lines, Zhao Gang's Bear Paw Heavy Strike had already smashed down in front of Sun Wei.
Sun Wei raised his left arm, and the Iron Scale Shield blocked steadily in front of him.
"Clang!"
The bear paw collided with the Iron Scale Shield, producing a dull, thunderous boom.
Zhao Gang felt his right arm jolt, and the web of his hand went numb, yet the shield hadn't budged an inch.
He gritted his teeth, suddenly lifted his right leg, and stomped heavily onto the ground—Ground Tremor Stomp!
"Boom!"
The entire arena shook, and a shockwave spread out from under Zhao Gang's feet, sweeping toward Sun Wei.
Sun Wei sank his left leg, but the defensive traits of the Iron Scale Rhino gave him stability far beyond that of an ordinary person.
The shockwave hit his legs, only making his body sway slightly, but it couldn't force him to retreat even half a step.
Zhao Gang's pupils constricted.
His Ground Tremor Stomp couldn't even make this simple-minded big guy take a single step back?
Sun Wei smiled honestly.
"My turn."
He exerted force from his left leg, and his entire body, like a heavy-duty war chariot, charged fiercely at Zhao Gang with his shield raised—Brutal Charge!
Zhao Gang's expression changed, and he hurriedly crossed his arms, fully activating his Iron Arm Defense.
"Bang!"
The shield slammed into Zhao Gang's crossed arms, emitting a dull, thunderous boom.
Zhao Gang was sent flying backward from the impact, sliding three or four meters along the ground before stopping, his arms still trembling slightly.
Qin Hao paid no attention to the battle behind him.
His target from beginning to end was only one—Lin Fan.
The flames on his right arm's Golden Flame Tiger claw surged, he exerted force under his feet, and his entire body transformed into a golden afterimage, charging straight at Lin Fan.
Flame Claw!
Lin Fan raised his left hand, and the Shadow Wood Snake Claw met it head-on.
"Clang!"
Golden flames intertwined with dark purple poison light, emitting a muffled sound.
Qin Hao only felt his right arm go numb, and a strange, paralyzing sensation spread rapidly from the point of impact.
His expression changed, and he hurriedly pulled back to retreat.
Lin Fan stood where he was, watching Qin Hao's stumbling figure as he retreated, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.
"Is that it?"
Qin Hao steadied himself, his right arm still trembling slightly.
He looked down; the golden flames on the tiger claw had dimmed slightly, and at the spot where Lin Fan had struck him, fine cracks had appeared on several scales.
He had used his full strength in that previous strike.
And Lin Fan had only struck casually.
He took a deep breath and let out a low roar.
"Zhao Gang! Come over and help me!"
Zhao Gang, who was locked in combat with Sun Wei, heard his captain's cry; he gritted his teeth, risked being struck by Sun Wei's shield, and forced a Breakthrough, charging toward Lin Fan.
Zheng Jun moved as well.
The spiral carapace on his back suddenly closed, and he curled himself into a ball, like a giant gray sphere, rolling toward Lin Fan—Spiral Armor Unload!
The scale-like patterns on the surface of the carapace spun at high speed, their edges sharp as blades, cutting deep trenches into the ground wherever it passed.
Zhou Yutong, risking getting stung a few times by the worker bees, saw the silver-blue light on her lips flare brightly, and a thick electric arc shot from her mouth, aiming straight at Lin Fan.
Arc Kiss, full-power strike!
Li Jing also broke free from Su Xiaoxiao's entanglement; she kicked her left leg repeatedly, sending three Wind Blades flying toward Lin Fan in a triangular formation.
The four of them attacked simultaneously, pincer-attacking Lin Fan from four directions.
Qin Hao also reignited his golden flames and lunged from the front.
The five of them had finally used their full strength.
A chorus of gasps erupted from the viewing stands.
"It's over! Lin Fan is about to be ganged up on!"
"Five against one, how can he block that?"