83: Chapter 83 These two words don't exist in my dictionary.

Chen Xi looked down from above at the former teammates kneeling on the ground and shivering before him, an undisguised arrogance appearing on his face.

At this moment, Lin Feng's heart was in turmoil, and he was completely stunned.

He lifted his head to look at the man bathed in sunlight, whose figure appeared incomparably tall, and felt that he was so unfamiliar.

Is this still the same Chen Xi who worked tirelessly in the team and was always smiling gently?

Is this still the same support player who was bossed around by them and could only turn and leave even after having his core card snatched away?

It's completely different!

It's as if he's a completely different person!

Why... has he become so powerful?!

Even if I don't have the support of a core card now and my attributes have plummeted, I'm still a legitimate combat class!

A starving camel is still bigger than a horse; how is it possible that I can't even break his defense?

The feeling of that punch landing on Chen Xi just now was as powerless as an ant trying to shake a tree.

And the moment he was kicked by Chen Xi, that terrifying power, which felt like being hit head-on by a beast from Outside the Border...

made him feel a shudder from the depths of his soul.

"His attributes... are far above ours!"

Lin Feng reached this conclusion in despair.

Only at this moment did he finally clearly realize his own fragility and incompetence.

In fact, as early as the first dungeon run after Yan Zidong joined the team, he had already vaguely had this feeling.

Without Chen Xi's command, without Chen Xi's logistical support.

They were like a group of headless flies, unable to even execute the most basic coordination.

At that time, he understood that the true core of the Shenfeng Battle Team was never him, the captain in name only, but that Chen Xi who had always been quietly contributing!

But...

There is no turning back once the arrow is shot.

Given the situation at the time, Yan Zidong had already joined the team; he couldn't just kick this big shot out and then shamelessly beg Chen Xi to come back, right?

Moreover, Lin Feng harbored a sliver of wishful thinking in his heart.

Since the previous core was Chen Xi, was it possible that as long as they cultivated Yan Zidong as the new core, they could return to their peak, or even go further?

After all, Yan Zidong was a former ace of Night Curtain, regardless of his resume, reputation, or class strength.

He was more than a grade stronger than Chen Xi's so-called hidden class!

No matter how you calculated it, it should have been a profitable deal!

It's just a pity...

Now, the cruel reality had slapped him hard in the face.

He finally understood how stupid and wrong that decision had been.

But it was all too late.

The core card was gone.

After this battle.

Fang Yue, Sun Lin, Zhang Xinyu... several main team members were all seriously injured, their combat effectiveness reduced to zero.

The days of the Shenfeng Battle Team... it looked like they were coming to an end.

At this moment, only one choice remained before him—

Bow his head, admit his mistake, and beg for forgiveness.

If he didn't...

Looking at Chen Xi's cold and ruthless eyes.

Lin Feng did not doubt for a second that the other party would really kill him.

In this dungeon without rules, death was not an uncommon occurrence.

Thinking of this, the last shred of dignity in Lin Feng's heart completely collapsed.

He sighed heavily, lowered his head, and said in a hoarse and trembling voice:

"Heh..."

"Chen Xi... I was wrong."

Seeing that their usually proud captain had sincerely admitted his mistake.

Fang Yue and the others on the side were already scared out of their wits.

They struggled to support their pain-wracked bodies, and like a group of children who had done something wrong, they cried and begged Chen Xi for mercy:

"Chen Xi... no, Brother Xi! I was wrong too! I was really wrong!"

"Brother Xi... please spare us!"

Looking at these former teammates before him, who were as humble as dogs.

There was not a trace of emotion on Chen Xi's face, only an indifferent snort.

Forgiveness?

In my dictionary, those two words do not exist.

These people before him, their core cards destroyed, their attributes plummeted to the bottom, and having been beaten into serious injuries by him, their lives were basically ruined.

The Shenfeng Battle Team was completely finished.

This group of self-righteous, ungrateful ingrates who burned bridges finally got the ending they deserved.

At the very moment they thought they were about to reach the peak and were filled with infinite longing for the future.

He had personally pushed them back into the abyss, never to rise again!

All of this stemmed from their own ignorance, arrogance, and greed!

"Get lost."

Chen Xi spat out these two words indifferently and didn't linger on the few of them any longer.

Since they were already ruined, there was no need to waste too much time on trash.

In their current state.

It was probably worse than death.

This was the best result.

After saying this, Chen Xi turned around and cast his gaze toward the more intense battlefield not far away.

There, Su Xiaoxiao was engaged in the final showdown with the Echo Frog and Yan Zidong.

...

"Croak—!!!"

By the Echo Pool, the battle had reached a white-hot intensity.

The boss, which had been ignored by the two humans for a long time, had now completely gone berserk.

Its huge cheeks puffed up, and it let out an angry roar at the two who were locked in combat.

"Boom—!!!"

A visible white giant wave of sound, carrying terrifying energy capable of shattering internal organs, bombarded Su Xiaoxiao and Yan Zidong indiscriminately!

The two reacted extremely quickly, simultaneously dodging to the sides.

However.

The sound wave slammed hard against the smooth surrounding rock walls, emitting a "hum" of vibration.

Then it rebounded at an even faster speed and from an even more peculiar angle!

One, two, four...

In an instant.

The narrow space beside the Echo Pool was densely filled with the Echo Frog's sound waves, enveloping the two like an inescapable net.

"Tsk! How annoying!"

Yan Zidong cursed, using the explosive movement technique unique to his Fire Mage class to dodge left and right in a sorry state through the gaps in the sound waves.

But as the number of sound waves increased, he gradually began to feel overwhelmed; fine beads of sweat seeped from his forehead, and his movements began to slow down.

On the other side, looking at Su Xiaoxiao.

"Zzzzt—"

Purple electric arcs danced around her body.

Utilizing the passive of [Thunder Shadow Thousand Flashes].

Su Xiaoxiao instantly transformed into a flickering bolt of lightning, darting and weaving through the countless sound wave attacks.

Every flicker perfectly avoided the trajectory of the sound waves.

Her movements were fluid and natural; not only did she look completely unpressured, but she actually seemed to have room to spare.

While dodging, Yan Zidong caught a glimpse of this scene from the corner of his eye, and he couldn't help but feel a surge of shock and bitterness in his heart.

"It seems... you really have become stronger."

He gritted his teeth, having to admit this fact.

If it were the Su Xiaoxiao of the past, facing such dense area-of-effect attacks, she would have had no other choice but to tank them head-on.

But now... she was actually more agile than an assassin!

However, facing the massive improvement in Su Xiaoxiao's movement technique.

Yan Zidong was not angry but happy instead.

"But... it's useless!!"