Watching Warwolf 009 about to take the stage, Qi Xu's mood was much more relaxed now. Warwolf 009's strength was more reassuring. After all, in the early stages of the game, Qiuqiu had rated him as a "Top-Tier Human" and the "Combat Power Ceiling."
"Go get 'em, Old Nine."
"Don't worry!"
Everyone was in a pretty relaxed state, but they never expected that the opponent's strongest player wasn't the top-ranked "Sweeping Pornography Got Me Stabbed 18 Times," but this player called "Cola with Extra Ice."
He looked very unremarkable, with a somewhat frail build, yet he was currently the most troublesome player in all of District 03...
Cola with Extra Ice's skill was of the psychic type, the specifics were hard to grasp, but every time Warwolf 009 launched an attack, he would briefly freeze for a second, as if rooted in place by a control effect, followed by clearly distorted movements due to pain.
So he was always one step slow in each exchange. In just over ten minutes, he had taken countless slashes. The most dangerous time, the opponent's blade had already sunk into Warwolf 009's neck.
At the critical moment, Warwolf 009 snapped out of it and pulled back quickly, but a huge gash instantly opened on his face, flesh turned outward.
Qi Xu's breath hitched in his throat from the tension...
Especially when Warwolf 009 once again curled up in pain from a headache and collapsed powerless to the ground. Cola with Extra Ice charged, leaped into the air, raised his cleaver high, and aimed a downward chop... Everyone present couldn't help but clench their fists.
Qi Xu and the others had already rushed to the edge of the platform... Even though they could do nothing, being closer to Warwolf 009 at this moment was a kind of psychological comfort.
Just as the blade tip barely pierced Warwolf 009's body, Warwolf 009 suddenly reversed his grip on Cola with Extra Ice's wrist, kicked hard at his chin with his right foot, and taking advantage of his pained moment, stubbornly withstood the sharp pain to flip over, pinning him underneath. A fist hammered into his temple.
Cola with Extra Ice instantly stopped breathing. Warwolf 009 also couldn't hold on and passed out right on the platform.
After the arena's transparent light barrier withdrew, Qi Xu hurriedly used all the prepared healing items. A circle of people tightly gathered around until they confirmed Warwolf 009's breathing had returned to normal, then everyone finally let out a huge sigh of relief.
That fight was truly frustrating, only able to take hits passively. Getting slightly close made your head hurt so much it was suffocating, and everything before your eyes turned blurry.
Warwolf 009 had to take that final slash, otherwise there was no way to lure the opponent in close.
Only by closing the distance and touching him was there hope of killing him.
The other teammates had seen through it, but their hearts were also in their throats. Only when they truly succeeded did the pressure suddenly release.
It was also fortunate that this Cola with Extra Ice encountered a Warwolf 009 who hadn't yet successfully awakened his ability. His psychic skill, [Extraction].
It could forcibly siphon the opponent's psychic energy, adding it to his own. Warwolf 009 wasn't an ability-user, so naturally he had no psychic energy. Thus, he only felt splitting headaches each time. For Cola with Extra Ice, there was no psychic energy replenishment, otherwise he would have been even harder to deal with.
Everyone carefully carried Warwolf 009 down from the platform.
Alley Cat glanced over with a hint of envy, then silently withdrew alone to the very edge. Envy was useless; figuring out how not to get slaughtered by Invincible Black Whirlwind was what mattered most.
[Next match, District 03's "I Haven't Been the Boss for Many Years" VS District 666's "Invincible Black Whirlwind." Hurry up, faster, start directly.]
Qiuqiu was now furious to the point of exploding. There were four ability-users, two of whom had been defeated by ordinary humans. One of them had even been a trump card specially prepared for District 03, originally intended to be groomed to compete in the year‑end "Big Shot Gathering." Who would have thought that a cross‑district arena challenge match would end with him being killed by an ordinary human!
A huge loss! A bunch of idiots! If it weren't for getting three kills at the start, this cross-district arena challenge could be said to have yielded absolutely nothing at all!
Proud District 01, District 03, facing off against a bottom-tier district, not only failing to secure a win but losing so many rounds was simply a disgrace.
As of now, District 666 had already successfully won 6 rounds, securing victory in this cross-district arena challenge. But... the rules required everyone to finish fighting.
So they could only send another kill to Invincible Black Whirlwind. However, fortunately, there was still one last trump card. They believed even if Invincible Black Whirlwind didn't die, he'd be severely injured!
"I Haven't Been the Boss for Many Years" came up and immediately crossed his arms in front of his chest in an 'X'. "Wait, wait, wait, Whirlwind big shot, you're a server-wide boss. Let me have a few moves, okay? I'm just a little noob, no match for you. I..."
"A noob, huh? Then die. A noob still has the face to talk!"
Qi Xu not only didn't let him have a move, but instead, before his words even finished falling, directly used [Scarlet Assault] to close in, catching the opponent completely off guard, forcing him to roll away in a panic to dodge.
Unfortunately, even if he dodged Qi Xu's blade, he couldn't dodge those few pink mist blades. Qi Xu had already sealed off all possible positions. His body was directly sliced into three sections, his head and torso simultaneously severed by the pink mist blades.
Qi Xu used only one move, but it was currently his strongest possible attack. No need to conserve strength, because the next time you see me, I will definitely have newer, stronger moves.
Qi Xu felt very unsatisfied with this cross-district arena challenge. First, losing three rounds at the start. Even though he was mentally prepared, the opponent's actions—mocking life and maliciously desecrating corpses—disgusted him immensely.
There was originally no hatred or conflict between the two sides. All emotional buildup was caused by Qiuqiu. But they're all human; why listen to a Qiuqiu?
Also, a single district directly producing four ability-users? What fairness was there in that? And on top of that, Warwolf 009 was injured so badly, who knows how many days it would take for him to recover.
They used two high-level healing cards in a row, and he was still unconscious, unable to wake up.
Chatting before, they heard from Nijiujiu that if psychic energy is damaged, one might never become an ability-user. Warwolf 009's condition clearly indicated severe damage to his own psyche.
If he really lost the chance to become an ability-user because of this arena match, that would be utterly sickening.
Killing this guy now didn't do much to calm Qi Xu's anger. Since this round of the game started, he had never felt so passive.
Qi Xu directly performed a soccer-style kick, sending the head at his feet flying right to the forehead of "Sweeping Pornography Got Me Stabbed 18 Times." You like corpse mutilation? Here!
And then... it exploded.
That forehead suddenly exploded.
Still on the arena, Qi Xu sensed something wrong instantly and had already used [Scarlet Assault] to rapidly retreat backward. But he still felt an intense wave of searing heat on his back, burning as if a layer of skin had been instantly stripped off. He was directly blasted off the platform by the shockwave of the explosion...
