61: Isn't Chapter 61 a bit too shameless?

After a period of attrition, the Vermilion Bird was finally wounded.

Whoosh!

Chen Xing flickered forward, integrating Dragon Claw Hand into his Light-Speed Punch, and knocked it out of the sky while it was off-guard.

"Good job!"

Li Baxian grinned. His entire body glowed with golden light as he charged forward, brandishing a large blade.

The Vermilion Bird reacted quickly, immediately dodging to the side, but its abdomen was still sliced open by the blade, blood flowing freely.

But it was a Divine Beast after all; its entire body, enveloped in Samadhi True Fire, could actually repair its injuries and heal the wounds.

Boom!

However, the Vermilion Bird overlooked the group of people watching greedily nearby, who unleashed a barrage of skills at it.

Before it could adapt, several C and B-rank melee Ability Users rushed forward, piercing its healing wounds and slashing its wings.

"Awoo—!"

The Vermilion Bird shrieked in pain, losing all the dignity of a Divine Beast as it could only watch helplessly while being pincered.

Chen Xing manifested a True Dragon and descended from the sky.

Li Baxian raised his hand, and countless metallic sparks flickered in the air, transforming into a multitude of swords and sabers that fell in an instant.

"Contestant [Chen Xing], along with dozens of students from the same academy, has slain the Red Challenge Beast [Vermilion Bird]. All students of Tianhe Academy have been awarded two thousand points."

As the announcement rang out, Su He returned from afar with a small force, involuntarily opening her panel to check.

Tianhe Academy temporarily surpassed Niliu Academy to take first place.

"So they're over there. Let's go, the main force is this way."

Leading her people around a corner and continuing forward, Su He indeed saw the marks left by Chen Xing and chased after them.

"Contestant [Chu Li], along with dozens of students from the same academy, has slain the Red Challenge Beast [Qiongqi]. All students of Niliu Academy have been awarded two thousand points."

"Contestant [Chu Hang], along with dozens of students from the same academy, has slain the Red Challenge Beast [Heavenly Phoenix]. All students of Niliu Academy have been awarded two thousand points."

Soon, Niliu Academy also made progress.

They split their forces into two paths and took down Red Challenge Beasts in succession, quickly surpassing Tianhe Academy to reclaim first place.

"They're really fast. It seems we need to assign personnel as soon as possible." Su He's eyes flickered.

A moment later, she reached her destination and saw the group resting in place.

"Sister Xing!" Li Baxian waved to her.

"It's time to assign personnel. We also need to split into two paths, otherwise we won't be able to close the points gap." Su He didn't waste time on pleasantries and went straight to the point.

"Alright." Li Baxian nodded.

"Everyone, please come over for a moment." He immediately called the personnel together.

Different abilities serve different roles in various Domains, but ultimately, they can be broadly categorized into five types: Perception, Support, Tanking, Damage, and Finishing.

Take Lin Qingyao, for example; her ability is the Lightning White Tiger. She has high speed and fierce melee burst, but she can't tank hits like a turtle.

Her role is like the group of people who just appeared when the Vermilion Bird fell, directly finishing off the heavily injured target.

Su He led one team, while Li Baxian and Chen Xing led the other. Everyone in each team had a clear division of labor.

"I'll go ahead to scout. If I can find their positions, I can report back to you at any time." At this moment, Chen Xing offered a different perspective.

"This... isn't that a bit dangerous?" Li Baxian frowned slightly.

However, Su He thought of something and nodded. "His speed is much faster than yours. If he really wants to run, basically no one can stop him. It's feasible."

One must realize that their biggest pain point right now was not knowing the positions of the other teams; they lacked sufficient information.

Without information, choosing Challenge Beast locations on the map was like opening blind boxes—you never knew if the opponent's people were also there.

But with Chen Xing's speed, combined with the S-rank Battle Technique perception of Minds Eye, he could definitely scout a lot of useful information.

More importantly, there was Li Baxian in the team. His metal was like a magnet, capable of creating resonant connections.

Using magnetic field connections, they could communicate remotely, which was a bug-level existence in this world where Optical Computers couldn't be used for contact.

The reason they won the last Exchange Competition wasn't just because Su He turned the tide single-handedly.

If not for Li Baxian acting as a human walkie-talkie, allowing both sides to inform each other of positions and useful information, they wouldn't have been able to reverse the situation.

Thinking of this, Su He finally agreed.

"Alright, my magnetic connection paired with your high mobility seems like it could have a miraculous effect?" Thus, Li Baxian was also convinced.

"Yeah, but I have to say, you really are a game bug. I feel like if you use this every time, the organizers might change the rules to target this ability of yours," Chen Xing couldn't help but say.

"Hehe... that's unlikely. Those people up there are quite generous sometimes. Besides, I'm using my own skills; if they target me, wouldn't they look too petty?" Li Baxian grinned.

"Senior, there are people watching from above, let's tone it down..." The man beside him broke into a cold sweat. This was too bold; there were a bunch of spectators outside, wasn't he afraid they'd hear him?

"What's there to fear? I'm upright and honorable!" Li Baxian patted his chest.

"Alright, let's move out quickly." After Su He spoke, she returned to her cold demeanor.

"I'll head out first." Chen Xing flickered and vanished.

Su He and Li Baxian exchanged looks, nodded to each other, and then led their respective teams away.

...

Not long after they split up, a new announcement rang out, but this time it wasn't about the influence between the two main sides.

"Contestant [Zhang Zhiyu], along with dozens of students from the same academy, has slain the Red Challenge Beast [Taotie]. All students of Shengyuan Academy have been awarded two thousand points."

While they were fighting, Zhang Zhiyu had quietly led his people on a detour and stolen a Challenge Beast.

Shortly after, the people from Zhenyan Academy also managed to steal one, but that was their limit, and it didn't change the rankings much.

Chen Xing relied on the high mobility of the Light-Speed Leg Technique to explore the Central Region; no one could even touch him.

"He's fast and seems to be scouting a lot of useful information. Why don't we quietly follow him?"

On the way, there really was an unwise team that tried to follow him to gather information.

The result was Chen Xing descending like a king from the heavens, crushing everyone with absolute strength and eliminating them all.

"I am indeed an intelligence officer, but I never said my combat power was weak." After finishing the battle, Chen Xing shook his hands and rushed toward a nearby Challenge Beast spawn point.

Well, they couldn't beat his speed, and even if they caught up, they wouldn't necessarily win the fight.

This was the audience's first reaction; they suddenly felt that having an S-rank as an intelligence officer was a bit too exaggerated.

Previously, they thought it was a waste of talent to let a major combatant act as a scout.

Looking at it now, wasn't it a bit shameless?