54: The time has come! Let's get started!

The other end of the secret realm.

In a gloomy swamp.

"Captain, we found them!"

A scout rushed to Su Mingzhe, his voice trembling with excitement.

"Those rats from Jiangcheng Branch Bureau are hiding in a valley!"

"Coordinates locked. They're about fifteen kilometers from us."

At these words, the aura of the team members around Su Mingzhe changed completely.

"Captain! What are we waiting for?"

A hot-tempered team member clenched his fists.

"Let's go straight there! Get that Lin guy, that good-for-nothing, and Su Wanqing, that traitor, out of the game!"

"Right! Let them know that the face of Beijing First Team isn't something just anyone can step on!"

The team members were filled with killing intent.

Lin Yuan's actions at the dormitory entrance were a slap in the face to their entire Beijing First Team.

However, Su Mingzhe's reaction was beyond everyone's expectations.

There was no anger on his face, but instead, an unusual calmness.

"No."

One word, concise and direct.

"Why, Captain?" The team member was anxious. "That kid practically shoved your face into the floor! How can we tolerate that?"

Su Mingzhe cast a cold glance at him.

"Do you think he's really just an ordinary D-rank?"

His voice was light, yet it carried an undisguised anger and humiliation.

Even now, he could recall the feeling of his head being held down, the world spinning, and the powerlessness of his cheek hitting the floor.

That strength, that speed... definitely not D-rank!

In fact, it was more terrifying than any C-rank Peak he had ever seen!

Just rushing in?

What if it was a trap?

What if that lunatic had another trump card, and they ended up capsizing in the gutter?

He, Su Mingzhe, could not afford to lose face a second time.

"Listen."

Su Mingzhe's voice was beyond question.

"Since they like to play the shrinking turtle, let them."

"Just a fixed target, they can't run."

He looked around, his gaze becoming sharp again.

"Our goal is first place."

"From now on, turn this area into our hunting ground, clear out all energy bodies, and maximize our points!"

"At the same time, using that valley as the center, gradually compress the encirclement, and eliminate all teams along the way."

"I want to trap them inside, make them watch helplessly as they are eliminated."

"I want them to despair."

...One day.

Two days.

Two-thirds of the 72-hour competition time had passed in a blink of an eye.

The battle within the secret realm had also entered its most frantic stage.

On Mo Chen's terminal, the real-time updated leaderboard was constantly changing.

[First Place: Beijing First Team, Points: 21500]

[Second Place: Modu Branch Bureau, Points: 19800]

[Third Place: Bingzhu City, Points: 19500]

...[Sixteenth Place: Blackwater Branch Bureau, Points: 8700]

...[Ninety-seventh Place: Jiangcheng Branch Bureau, Points: 1500]

Inside the valley, the atmosphere grew increasingly oppressive.

Liu Yan paced back and forth, her heart sinking a little further with each glance at the leaderboard.

"It's over... Fourth from the bottom..."

"If this continues, we won't even qualify for the individual competition!"

Shi Lei was also sweating profusely, unable to sit still.

"What is Brother Lin thinking? It's been two days! If we keep raising this pig, it's going to become a spirit!"

Although Su Wanqing didn't speak, her tightly furrowed brows also revealed her inner anxiety.

She believed in Lin Yuan's strength.

But in the current situation, it was impossible not to be anxious.

Only Mo Chen remained calm, analyzing the data.

"Report, according to energy fluctuation monitoring, within the last twelve hours, three different teams have appeared within a five-kilometer radius outside our valley."

"One of them, the energy signature, highly matches Beijing First Team."

"They didn't get close, it was like they were... patrolling."

Liu Yan and Shi Lei's hearts were in their throats.

They were surrounded!

Not only were they at the bottom of the points, but they were also trapped at home by their strongest enemy!

How could they still play?

Just then.

The faint snoring stopped.

Lin Yuan sat up from the grass, rubbed his eyes, and looked around.

"What's wrong here? Everyone looks so gloomy, did someone steal the substation from your homes?"

Liu Yan was furious.

"Lin Yuan! You still have the mood to joke!"

She pointed at the leaderboard, her voice trembling.

"Look for yourself! We're about to be eliminated!"

"Oh?"

Lin Yuan slowly moved closer and took a look.

Then, he smiled.

"Not bad, not bad."

"The time has come."

He stretched out his finger, swiping across the virtual screen, and finally, stopped on a name.

[Thirty-second Place: Wind Chaser Squad, Points: 6800]

"Hmm, this pig has the most fat, let's start with it."

"You all, clean up the 'pigpen'."

"Prepare to receive guests."

Before he finished speaking.

He transformed into a bolt of lightning and disappeared into the entrance of the valley... into the jungle.

Lin Yuan moved through the treetops.

His Electromagnetic Induction was already at its maximum.

All energy fluctuations within a one-kilometer radius were displayed in his mind.

"Found them."

He stopped at the top of a giant tree, his gaze fixed on the southeast.

There, five C-rank energy fluctuations were besieging a stronger energy source.

Wind Chaser Squad.

They were hunting a Warlord Rank Armored Earth Dragon.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, the thick-skinned Armored Earth Dragon finally fell.

The five members of Wind Chaser Squad were all panting.

"Done!"

The captain was a lean man, he wiped his sweat, a look of joy on his face.

"A thousand points in hand! Our total is almost eight thousand!"

"Haha! Top sixteen is guaranteed this time!"

"Captain is mighty!"

The team members cheered.

Just then.

A lazy voice suddenly sounded from above their heads.

"Oh, you all worked hard."

"After fighting for so long, you only earned a thousand points, the efficiency is a bit low."

Who is it?!

The five members of Wind Chaser Squad felt their hair stand on end, and they looked up sharply.

They saw a young man sitting on a tree branch above them, a blade of grass in his mouth, watching them with interest.

That face was very punchable.

Even more punchable was the badge on his chest.

D-rank!

A D-rank rookie?

"Who are you? Which branch bureau are you from?"

The Wind Chaser Squad captain's tone was full of vigilance and disdain.

A D-rank, daring to appear so brazenly in front of them?

Looking for death? Or mentally ill?

"Me?"

Lin Yuan jumped down from the tree, dusting himself off.

"Jiangcheng Branch Bureau, Lin Yuan."

He grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

"Seeing you all fight so hard, I want to discuss something with you."

"What is it?" the captain asked coldly.

Lin Yuan held up a finger.

"Hand over half of your points."

"Then, I'll let you leave without pain."