Chapter 425: Predictable Surrender

Chapter 425: Predictable Surrender

When the audience saw Ling Zhan's sinister smile through the close-up camera shot.

Their hearts couldn't help but skip a beat.

"What is this crafty guy planning now!?"

As everyone marveled in confusion.

Ling Zhan didn't even glance at the orc royal court team members who dared to attempt to assassinate him.

He simply uttered one word.

"Explode!"

As soon as the word fell.

Under everyone's horrified gaze, the contract spirit that the orc royal court team members were standing on suddenly exploded with a bang!!

Immediately, a cloud of green poisonous mist began to spread!

"Ah---!!"

The unlucky orc team members barely had time to let out a scream, and before they could think of retreating...

Boom!!

The other contract spirits around them began to self-destruct one after another!

Violent explosions and flames spread wildly in all directions!

"This..."

The entire orc empire team on the other side of the plain's rift was completely dumbfounded!

They never imagined that this non-specialist would, without hesitation, order all of his contract spirits to self-destruct!

The terrifying explosion swept through everything.

What was even more shocking...

These explosions were accompanied by the spread of dense poisonous mist!

This poisonous mist was naturally formed from the 'Source of Plague' bond triggered by the self-destruction of the rat contract spirits!

And more importantly...

The poisonous mist seemed to be drifting toward the orc royal court team with the wind!

"Captain, what should we do?"

A cat-woman warrior couldn't help but shout.

"No worries, watch me blow all this poisonous mist back!"

The enormous Hawk said in a deep voice.

He then took a deep breath.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Hawk's belly began to swell like a balloon.

Finally…

Whoosh!!

He was about to compress all the air inside him and blow the poisonous mist away like an air cannon!

But just at that moment...

Screech!!

A massive crimson firebird let out a sharp cry and then dove straight for Hawk's head!

Boom!!

It was as if a fireball had slammed into a giant's head!

Red Flame Bird!

Another initial-level contract spirit!

And it crashed into Hawk's face in a self-destructive attack!

This forced Hawk, who was about to blow out the air, to abruptly stop, and under the relentless impact of the Red Flame Bird, his massive body began to fall backward!

"Retreat!!"

Without any hesitation.

The orc royal court's vice commander immediately ordered the smaller members to retreat quickly!

After all, if they stayed here, they would undoubtedly be caught in the crossfire of these massive monsters!

However...

In the next second.

An unexpected event occurred.

Swoosh!!

Massive vines suddenly burst out from the ground without any warning, directly binding all the orc royal court members!

The orc royal court's priests and mages were caught off guard and bound immediately!

Only a few quick-reacting members managed to dodge the vines that erupted from the ground.

However...

These vines, unsuccessful in their initial attack, slithered like venomous snakes, continuing to hunt down the orc team members!

"Damn! This is insane! Ling Zhan doesn't even need to lift a finger, these contract spirits alone are enough to wipe out the orc royal court team!"

"How did these vines even sprout?"

"Take a closer look at the ground, don't you see several Thorny Flower Fairies have turned their legs into roots, digging deep into the soil?"

"Oh, right!"

"That explains it. These vines probably spread underground a long time ago and are only now surfacing!"

"Damn..."

"Look closely, the poisonous mist has fully spread! The orc royal court team is done for!"

"..."

As the audience gasped in amazement.

The screen indeed showed thick green poisonous mist rapidly engulfing the orc royal court team.

Moreover...

Some sharp-eyed viewers could spot tiny insect shadows hidden within the mist through the high-definition holographic display!

Adding to the fact that all of the orc royal court's support classes were bound and hung upside down by the thick vines, and that their captain, Hawk, had been interrupted from blowing away the mist by the Red Flame Bird's attack.

This meant the poisonous mist, likely filled with countless venomous insects, would inevitably consume every team member except Hawk!

"It's over!"

"This isn't even a fair fight!"

"Yeah! I said it earlier, the rest of the matches are just formalities. I was only curious to see what new tactics this non-specialist would try out!"

"He could have had his teammates join in, but he's clearly using this to experiment with new tactics."

"..."

As it turns out.

The audience was right.

Hawk, as the captain of the orc royal court team, was indeed incredibly powerful.

Especially his exceptional tanking ability in the frontlines.

Observant viewers would have noticed that in all previous matches, the orc royal court team won mainly because this boar orc captain absorbed tons of damage on the frontlines.

And many times, he perfectly diverted the enemy's focus.

Allowing his teammates to attack in a safe and stable environment.

But now, Hawk, the team's main force, was being completely stalled by the other contract spirits, leaving him unable to assist his teammates.

Thus, the defeat of the orc royal court team was inevitable.

What was truly remarkable...

Was that Ling Zhan's summoning system tactic hadn't even been fully utilized.

Or rather...

The orc team wasn't strong enough, so Ling Zhan didn't even need to unleash the full power of his tactics to secure victory.

In the next ten seconds.

Dozens of Red Flame Birds spread their wings and launched suicide charges toward Hawk.

Not only did they further hinder Hawk.

But they also trapped him in a situation where he couldn't support his teammates.

And at that moment.

The poisonous mist had completely reached Hawk's feet.

Countless venomous insects hidden within the mist began to open their menacing mouths, biting into the orc team members.

Hawk felt the swarms of venomous insects biting at his legs.

However, his thick skin and tough flesh made him impervious to their bites.

But even so.

His inability to help his teammates meant that defeat was inevitable.

As expected…

A few seconds later.

Hawk glanced down at the twitching bodies of his teammates, lying in the poisonous mist, and sighed softly.

"I surrender."

When the orc captain spoke those words.

The referee promptly blew the whistle.