70: Thirty-five per dozen!

After consuming seven more pieces of equipment, a golden light flashed before the Panda, as if a gift box had been opened.

A wristguard, dark red all over with golden patterns, full of a powerful texture!

Wristguards come in two types: one purely adds defensive attributes, suitable for tanks and Shield Warriors.

The other provides energy and strength amplification during attacks, making it the first choice for output-type Warriors!

And this wristguard, judging solely from its appearance, undoubtedly belongs to the latter:

【Aggressive as Fire】

Level: 15

Quality: Legendary ★★★★

Attributes: Strength +60, Agility +40, Critical Damage +300%, Ignores 50% Defense on Critical Hit

Special Effect: When attacking enemies with more than 50% health, 100% critical hit!

Set (1/6)

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“What strong offensive power!”

The damage increase provided by this wristguard is almost comparable to the bonuses from two Epic weapons!

A critical hit means a three-fold damage increase!

With the Panda's current attributes… every punch is a critical hit, one punch, one kill!

Moreover, it belongs to the same set as the previous 【Immovable as a Mountain】.

“If this Legendary set is completed, how heaven-defying will its attributes be!”

However, collecting all six pieces is too difficult, especially since they are all Legendary Four-Star…

“I wonder when I’ll be able to complete the set.”

While thinking, Ye Ze equipped the Panda with ‘Aggressive as Fire’, replacing the old Rare-grade ‘Crimson Spirit Wristguard’.

The second Legendary set piece!

But there was a small price: now, consuming Epic-quality equipment only provided single-digit attribute bonuses…

At the same time, Ye Ze discovered:

After the third layer of the Ancient Battlefield opened, besides the five people Zhu Xiao he killed, no one else was eliminated!

He activated Hunting Vision and scanned around, only then realizing…

The remaining 35 students had all gathered together!

They had all assembled in the neutral building ‘Vanguard City’ on the third layer of the Ancient Battlefield, clearly having formed an alliance.

As he watched, Ye Ze couldn't help but curve his lips:

“They’ve allied so quickly, are they preparing to launch a counterattack against me?”

“Perfect, saves me the trouble of finding them one by one!”

Ye Ze used ‘Copy’ to replace Hunting Vision with Martial Arts Mastery, gaining an 80% skill cooldown reduction.

Since he knew their location, there was no need to use ‘X-ray Vision’ anymore. Swapping to skill cooldown allowed him to use skill enhancements more times!

“Come on!”

“Let me meet the super geniuses of this generation!”

In the rugged wasteland, Ye Ze, clad in a black robe, approached Vanguard City step by step.

…

On the third layer of the Ancient Battlefield, a dilapidated small city stood on the wasteland.

The team that originally occupied this small city could continuously gain points and a slight defensive buff for holding the city.

But now, 35 students were gathered here.

“I never thought our teams would have a day of fighting side by side!”

The speaker was Captain Fu Wanjun of South China Team One. After he and Bai Wei encountered Liu Anran’s team, they decisively chose to join.

Others might not understand Ye Ze’s true strength, but he had witnessed it firsthand!

Moreover, the cooperation among the various teams was largely thanks to Zhu Xiao being instantly killed.

In Liu Anran’s view, he died a worthy death.

“Everyone understands my tactical arrangements, right?”

“In the battle against the Instructor, I will be responsible for the first tactical command. If an emergency occurs and I am instantly killed, Su Qing will take over as the second commander…”

Liu Anran spoke, her expression serious, a hint of majesty emanating from her cold, beautiful face.

She stood in front of everyone, simultaneously pulling over Su Qing, the red-haired big sister from Central China Team One.

There were six tacticians present, but to gain the obedience of geniuses from various major regions, the top-tier Liu Anran naturally became the first choice for command.

At this moment of team combat, even the teams of top experts like Duan Tianchen and Chu River temporarily relinquished their command.

…

Inside the Monitoring Department, several high-ranking officials from the headquarters couldn't help but exclaim:

“This batch of students has a strong overall perspective!”

“Mainly because Zhu Xiao, who was pre-ranked first, was instantly killed, putting too much pressure on them.”

“I think Liu Anran is performing very well. Coupled with her Space profession and Tactician identity, it’s not an exaggeration for her to be the number one freshman!”

Wei Zheng, who was standing by, interjected, “Hard to say.”

“Once the Instructor is killed, the teams will once again fight independently. At that time, Liu Anran’s team will only have two people, making it difficult to even contend for the top three!”

Although he said that, Wei Zheng was quite satisfied with Liu Anran’s performance.

He even began to ponder internally about forming a special team in the future.

On the other side, Wan Feipeng was already lying on the sofa, having given up, as he put it:

“35 against 1, no Martial Virtue, winning doesn’t count as winning!”

However, no one refuted him, after all, even if it was Tier One against Tier Two, 35 against one was indeed a bit excessive…

…

On Vanguard City, a student acting as a scout suddenly tensed:

“He’s here!”

“He doesn’t seem to be hiding himself at all…”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked down towards the city.

Ye Ze, clad in a black robe, was approaching!

The Martial Saint Panda stood in front, the Fox and the Squirrel stood on each side, as for the Mantis, it was nowhere to be seen.

He just walked over so calmly, one person attacking a city defended by thirty-five!

“Isn’t that too arrogant?”

On the city wall, someone was indignant.

Everyone could accept it if you launched a surprise attack, but you just walk through the main gate like this, you’re not taking anyone seriously!

Clearly, those who thought this way had never directly encountered Ye Ze.

Like Fu Wanjun, his expression was particularly resolute: “It really is him!”

Song Qiaoqiao beside him also recognized him, nodding, “That’s the person from the Pollution Land!”

Liu Anran, as the tactical commander, didn’t have so many extra emotions.

Ye Ze coming from the front actually gave her a great opportunity!

“First group, test him out.”

As Liu Anran spoke, a male student whose profession was 【Geocore Guard】 stepped forward:

“Earthquake!”

“Heavenly Fire!”

The Geocore Guard stomped his foot, and huge earth and rocks flew up from the ground around Ye Ze, forming a rock pillar trap to confine Ye Ze.

Then, Su Qing, the red-haired big sister, cupped a wisp of flame in her hands, forming a fiery bird, which flew towards Ye Ze within the rock pillars.

If it hit, the fiery bird would transform into a towering pillar of fire, causing massive damage in the small space enclosed by the rock pillars.

Liu Anran didn't believe it could seriously injure Ye Ze,

But since the opponent stepped directly into the earthquake trap, he would definitely be forced to use a defensive or displacement skill!

For a Summoner, this was equivalent to one less trump card!

However, just as the rock pillar trap formed…

With a loud ‘bang’, the Panda shattered it with a single punch.

Liu Anran’s brows furrowed, and she turned to ask, “Didn’t you say that this trap’s defense is twice as strong as your own?”

The male student with the Geocore Guard profession swallowed, “Yes.”

“This means that even if my defense doubled, I would still be instantly killed by one of his punches…”