Dang~!

Dang~!

The heavenly bell tolled.

The angelic song echoed and surrounded!

The entire Penglai Arena, almost all the spectators, the judges drawing lots on stage, and the dignitaries of various countries in the panel.

All were attracted by the sound from the venue.

Then, they saw the direction of the backstage, where an incomparably dazzling Holy Light erupted!

The Holy Light condensed into gigantic angel wings, and they spread grandly!

"What's happening?"

"That seems to be the Xia team's camp, what's going on there?"

Countless people stretched their necks, curiously looking in the direction of the Holy Light and angel wings.

The organizing committee of the competition quickly dispatched staff to investigate.

Soon, the investigation results were fed back into Ah Liang's earphones.

"Please remain calm, everyone!"

"According to our staff's confirmation, the anomaly with the Holy Light just now was the Xia team using a certain skill!"

"Our judges also went to the field for a review, and that skill is a personal skill of a certain team member, not in violation of the competition rules. We hereby report!"

After Ah Liang finished speaking.

The scene burst into waves of discussions.

"What kind of skill is this, causing such a commotion!"

"Looks like some kind of buff skill."

"Wow, Xia really has a deep foundation, to still have such cards up their sleeves!"

"But why didn't we see anyone using it in the previous elimination matches if they had such an awesome buff skill?"

"Fool, the elimination matches don't allow teammates to give buffs. In this situation, clearly, the person who gave the buff, even if they didn't use this skill on themselves, has been dominating the elimination matches."

"Then who is it?"

"Could it be that priest girl on their team?"

"Hiss... you can't judge a book by its cover!"

Amid the discussions.

The three judges on stage didn't waste time, and the draw for the top 16 was completed in a short time.

Quickly, all eight confrontations were announced.

The competition committee divided the 16 individuals into two brackets.

The upper bracket would have one match, followed by one match from the lower bracket.

Alternating in turn.

Lin Yi also saw his own name; he was placed in the lower bracket, and it was the third match in the lower bracket.

This meant that Lin Yi would have to wait until the sixth match to take the stage, according to the order.

"You really have a strange fate with Curry Country..."

"Strange fate indeed..."

Zhao Enquan saw Lin Yi's opponent and felt somewhat embarrassed.

The third match in the lower bracket was written as—

Lin Yi (Xia 1) VS Lamar Singh (Curry Country 1)

Both were the No.1 captains of their teams.

Lin Yi shrugged.

He didn't care who his opponent was; after all, he was going to crush them anyway.

It didn't matter which country they were from.

Zhao Enquan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Out of 8 matches, only 1 match is an internal fight of ours, this is already a top-notch draw."

"Everyone, let's do our best!"

"Let's strive to occupy six seats in the top eight!"

Knock knock!

The door of the lounge was suddenly knocked.

"Contestant Zhou Xinyu, please come with us for verification, your match is about to begin!"

Several staff members said as they opened the door.

Zhou Xinyu said softly, "Thank you... Captain."

"I will do my best!"

Then, she left with those staff members.

The pre-match verification process after entering the top 16 was noticeably faster. Within five minutes, Lin Yi saw Zhou Xinyu taking the stage after Ah Liang announced her.

The entire platform was even larger than during the elimination matches.

The field was extremely spacious.

Zhou Xinyu, who was already petite, looked even more delicate and adorable standing on the open platform.

At the same time, on the other end of the platform.

A woman with bright red hair, clad in tight leather pants and a short top, appeared.

Jin Meihui was playing with a sharp dagger in her right hand, looking at Zhou Xinyu with ill intentions.

"Hmph, a big-breasted little slut..."

"Who are you playing the pity card for!"

Jin Meihui's looks were not considered high, and her fullness was not as much as Zhou Xinyu's.

As soon as she took the stage, she was infuriated by Zhou Xinyu's appearance.

Girls who looked both pitiful and big-breasted like Zhou Xinyu were indeed popular among men, making Jin Meihui pale in comparison.

She instantly spewed out venomous curses.

Zhou Xinyu's small mouth pouted, stepping back a few steps.

She felt the malice emanating from Jin Meihui, making her exceptionally nervous.

Not originally being a combat-specialized class, and even with Lin Yi's buff, she didn't know how to win this battle.

"Contestant Jin Meihui, pre-match taunts and trash talk are fine as long as you like."

"But please mind your civility, avoid any personality-shaming remarks!"

Jin Meihui pursed her lips.

"Tch..."

She spat, awaiting the match to begin.

She promised to let this young girl, who ignorantly stumbled into the top 16, taste the bitter beatings of society!

"Both sides, take your positions; the match will begin in 10 seconds!"

The big screen started the countdown.

10 seconds passed in a blink.

As the starting bell rang.

Jin Meihui's hands moved swiftly; from the belt on her body, she pulled out five or six daggers.

Gripping them in her hands with strange postures.

A few of the daggers were dripping with emerald green poison.

In the next moment, Jin Meihui's figure vanished!

It wasn't that she used any stealth invisibility skill.

But rather, she sprinted toward Zhou Xinyu at an extremely high speed!

Swish, swish, swish!

Three daggers were thrown out of Jin Meihui's hands, aiming at Zhou Xinyu's neck, heart, and forehead's vital points.

Zhou Xinyu truly had almost no combat experience.

At this moment, she didn't react at all.

She could only instinctively cry out, close her eyes, and randomly wave her hands in front of her chest.

Jin Meihui sneered internally.

Still too green!

Turns out this little slut can only play coy and nothing else.

Just wait to be pierced by my flying knives!

However, the next second, Jin Meihui's eyes popped wide open.

Clang, clang, clang!

Three sounds of metal clashing resounded.

The dagger aimed at Zhou Xinyu's heart was slapped away with her hand, flying out of the ring.

The daggers aimed directly at her throat and forehead hit.

But the blade tips pressed against Zhou Xinyu's fair skin wouldn't go further even a fraction.

They were forcefully bounced off!

Without leaving a scratch!

What this meant, Jin Meihui understood better than anyone.

Couldn't break the defense!!

Her three dagger attacks couldn't even break the defense of this priest?

How could this be possible!

Heart hardening, Jin Meihui's speed escalated once more.

With a flash, she unexpectedly circled behind Zhou Xinyu!

Reversing the grip on her right-hand dagger, she made a fierce slash toward the carotid artery on Zhou Xinyu's left side!

Assassin's tier three skill: Throat Cut!

This is the best opening skill against a caster class.

Once a throat cut is successfully executed, it not only causes terrifying physical damage with a massive bleeding effect.

But it also renders a magic class unable to chant for a period!

However, as this throat cut skill was executed.

Jin Meihui only felt numbness in her wrist, as if slicing into alloy.

She couldn't pierce it at all!

Still, no defense broken!

Is this some sort of evil trick!

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