87: Chapter 87 We may lose, but we must not admit defeat!

" W-what kind of joke is this?! "

The fourth, Liu Yan, widened his eyes. He nearly lost his grip on the fireball in his hand, letting it drop to the ground, and roared in disbelief:

" One-third HP left?! How many minutes has it even been?! "

" Are all our efforts going to go down the drain? Where did these freaks come from? The five of us have such seamless coordination, we've been grinding until we're numb, and we only managed 2000 points. How can they possibly turn the tables?! "

The fifth, Liu Yao, also wore a bitter expression. He plopped down onto a rock, feeling like giving up:

" It's over, it's over. If the Boss really gets killed and those 2000 points are added, all the sweat we've shed for half a day will have been for nothing. "

A sense of despair spread through the team.

Only the eldest brother, Liu Xin, after a brief moment of shock, quickly forced himself to calm down.

As the backbone of this quintuplet team, he knew this was definitely not the time to panic.

" Everyone shut up! We haven't lost yet! "

Liu Xin let out a low shout and immediately raised his wrist:

" Look closely at the changes in the leaderboard! "

" We are currently in first place with 2015 points. Although the second-place Water Dragon Team has over 800 points, their score has been rising slowly every hour. They probably aren't the ones attacking the Boss. "

At this point, Liu Xin's finger suddenly pointed to third place on the leaderboard.

That position originally belonged to the Shenfeng Battle Team.

But now, the name "Shenfeng" had vanished, replaced by two words that had previously been completely unremarkable—

【 Nirvana Battle Team, Points: 400 】.

" Shenfeng is gone, it's become Nirvana... "

Liu Xin analyzed rapidly:

" This means it's highly probable that this suddenly emerged Nirvana Battle Team just took out Shenfeng and plundered their points! "

" I heard that Yan Zidong from Night Curtain joined the Shenfeng Battle Team. Previously, they even climbed to third place in the entire grade; their strength shouldn't be weak. "

" And yet... they were actually wiped out by this Nirvana. "

" Hiss... "

Hearing their eldest brother's analysis, the other four siblings couldn't help but gasp.

To be able to wipe out the Shenfeng Battle Team that included Yan Zidong—the caliber of this Nirvana Battle Team was terrifying to think about.

" So, there's no need to guess. "

Liu Xin looked determinedly toward the direction of the Echo Pool:

" The ones currently crazily outputting damage to the Boss are, in all likelihood, this Nirvana Battle Team! "

" Then what do we do now? "

The third, Liu Miao, was so anxious she stomped her feet, her blue waves of hair swaying violently with her movements:

" Eldest brother, there's only half an hour left! "

" The Echo Pool is in the very center of the map, at least several kilometers away from here! Even if we sprint there at full speed to steal the monster, by the time we arrive, they'll probably be done fighting. "

" That's right! "

Liu Yan wiped the sweat from his forehead:

" Siblings, why don't we just take a gamble? "

" That is a multiplayer dungeon Boss after all, and right now there's only one team fighting it. I don't believe they can really finish it off within half an hour! "

" Let's bet that they can't kill it! As long as they fail, first place is still ours! "

" No! "

Liu Xin didn't even think about it and sternly refused:

" What are you saying, fourth? "

" The five of us have worked hard for the entire match, leaving all our opponents behind. "

" And now, in this final half-hour, you want me to leave our fate to luck? To gambling? "

" What kind of joke is that!! "

Liu Xin took a deep breath, his gaze becoming firmer than ever before.

He glanced at the time on his bracelet, made a quick calculation in his mind, and then commanded in a deep voice:

" Listen, the situation is clear now. "

" The Nirvana Battle Team has 400 points now. Suppose they really create a miracle, kill the Boss, and get that 2000-point reward. "

" Then their total score will be locked at 2400 points. "

Liu Xin paused, his gaze sweeping across the face of each team member:

" And we currently have 2015 points. "

" The gap between the two is only 385 points! "

" As long as we grind our score to over 2400 points within the remaining half hour... "

" Then, regardless of whether they can kill the Boss or not. "

" We will firmly stay ahead of them and take this championship!! "

Once this plan was proposed, the whole scene fell silent.

After a while, the second, Liu Sen, swallowed hard and spoke first:

" Eldest brother... are you serious? "

" Half an hour... 385 points? "

" ... Is that grindable? "

Usually, they only grind one or two hundred points an hour, and that's when monsters are dense.

Now time is tight, stamina is dropping, and having to grind nearly 400 points in half an hour is simply an extreme challenge!

" Even if we can't grind it... we must grind it!! "

Liu Xin suddenly pulled the golden longsword stuck in the ground, pointing the tip toward the sky, his voice resonant and forceful:

" We've worked so hard for so long, shed so much sweat!"

" We can't just lose heart at this final moment, can we?!"

" Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, we must fight with all our might to seize it! "

These words, like a great bell, struck hard at the hearts of the four siblings.

The gazes that had been somewhat unfocused due to despair regained their light.

" Eldest brother is right! "

Liu Sen pushed up his glasses, his gaze becoming resolute:

" We can lose to the strong, but we must absolutely not concede voluntarily! That would be too cowardly! "

" That's right! "

Liu Miao also waved the water whip in her hand, the petulance on her face swept away:

" And we definitely can't gamble! That feeling of leaving our fate to others is too terrible! "

" We must be down-to-earth and win through our own strength! "

" Let's go for it! Even if we really lose in the end, we won't have any regrets! "

" Screw them! It's only 385 points, I'll bet my life to grind it out! "

Liu Yan and Liu Yao also yelled in agreement.

Watching his team members reignite their fighting spirit, Liu Xin nodded with gratification.

This was the team he wanted!

This was the spirit the second place team of Jiang University should have!

He turned around, his gaze like lightning, quickly locking onto a hilly area filled with jagged rocks to the south.

" Good! "

" Since everyone has the resolve, let's stop wasting time! "

Liu Xin swung his longsword, the tip pointing directly at that hilly area to the south:

" Target due south! There's still a high-density wave of gargoyles there that hasn't been cleared! "

" Full speed ahead! Don't save your skills! "

" Charge!! "

" Charge—!!! "

Accompanied by five shouts in perfect unison.

Five streams of elemental light of different colors, carrying an indomitable determination and momentum, rushed forward.