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Chapter 173: If We Really Can't Win, Lin Moyu Can Back Us Up

The sun sank below the horizon, and darkness reclaimed the land.

Lin Moyu returned to the residence area to find Ning Yiyi sitting in front of the house, looking up at the sky.

She was muttering to herself.

It seemed like she was counting stars.

As he got closer, he realized that wasn't the case.

"Stupid Moyu, smelly Moyu, still not back."

"I'll bite you to death when you return!"

"First bite your hand, then your neck, and finally..."

Ning Yiyi's "fierce" look was very cute.

Lin Moyu silently walked up beside her and softly laughed, "Finally bite what?"

"Ah!"

Ning Yiyi cried out in surprise, her little face turning bright red.

She didn't expect Lin Moyu to overhear her mutterings.

Ning Yiyi's mind raced, trying to change the subject.

Her big eyes lit up as she noticed Lin Moyu seemed different today.

She couldn't quite describe it, but he seemed to have more vitality.

Then she guessed.

"Moyu, did you find your sister?" Ning Yiyi blinked her big eyes, looking at Lin Moyu.

Lin Moyu knew Ning Yiyi was clever, but didn't expect her to be this smart. "How did you guess?"

"You really found her!" Ning Yiyi looked delighted.

She seemed even happier that Lin Moyu found his sister than if she had found her herself.

Lin Moyu smiled, "Yes, I found her. We chatted for a while, that's why I came back late."

"How did you find her? Tell me!" Ning Yiyi pulled Lin Moyu to sit down nearby.

Lin Moyu recounted what happened.

That night, the Divine Summer Empire announced the standards for the individual preliminaries.

After seeing them, everyone fell silent.

The Divine Summer Empire's standards were undeniably high.

Ordinary career holders simply couldn't pass.

Those who passed were all excellent career holders.

These people standing out from over 200,000 applicants already proved their excellence.

Besides this, there was another major topic of discussion - Lin Moyu.

Everyone wanted to know how Lin Moyu completed the preliminaries in one minute.

He was many times faster than the second place in his group.

The Divine Summer Empire didn't respond to this.

People could only look forward to seeing Lin Moyu's performance in the upcoming matches.

Early the next morning, the 100th Career Holder Tournament officially began.

The light screen covering the entire competition venue disappeared.

Huge arenas appeared before everyone's eyes.

The area for low-level career holders below level 40 was divided into three sections.

Each section corresponded to a different group.

One section each for the level 10, 20, and 30 groups.

Each section had ten arenas, allowing 30 matches to be held simultaneously.

Each arena was covered by a formation.

This ensured there would be no mortal danger.

There were also many healers on standby nearby. Even if you lost an arm or leg, they could regrow it immediately.

Safety measures were comprehensive, allowing career holders to fight all out.

This was just the area for those below level 40. The area for high-level career holders was even more impressive.

People saw several top healers over level 70 floating in the air, ready to heal at any moment.

"What a grand scale!"

"The Divine Summer Empire truly lives up to its name as a strong country. The scale is far beyond what small countries can match."

"These arenas are all built on the sea. Moving mountains and filling the sea, it's really impressive."

"See that? This is our mighty Divine Summer. Those little countries like Bamboo and Cherry Blossom have to step aside."

"Right, right, and that Three Brothers country that likes to jump around, they should all stay far away."

The Divine Summer Empire's grand scale shocked the world.

It seemed no other country in the world could achieve this level besides Divine Summer.

The competition rules were very simple - one-on-one battles.

Winners advance, losers are eliminated.

No points system, just win or lose.

Only one chance.

The Divine Summer Empire was also telling all career holders that once on the battlefield or in a dungeon, facing demons or monsters, you only have one life.

After announcing the rules, all teams sent someone to draw lots.

Jiang Taotao drew lots on behalf of the whole team.

"We're number 512, right in the middle."

In the level 20 group, a total of 1024 teams passed the preliminaries.

Jiang Taotao drew the middle number.

According to the rules, their first opponent would be team 513.

The career holders moved quickly, completing the lot drawing in just ten minutes.

Then the arenas opened, formations humming.

Teams walked onto the arenas according to their numbers.

Jiang Taotao said, "We need to pay special attention to teams number X, Y, Z."

"Team X is from the Vatican Holy Domain, team 924 is from the Holy Supervision Church."

"The career holders in these teams are all level 29, and they use top-tier silver equipment. They're very strong."

Jiang Taotao had been busy gathering information after returning yesterday, and had found out about several teams' situations.

She called the others over to discuss tactics.

Lin Moyu was directly ignored.

According to them, they would fight first.

If they couldn't handle it, then Lin Moyu would step in.

Otherwise it wouldn't be interesting.

A few skeletons charging up, a few strikes, and the battle would be over.

Lin Moyu let them do as they pleased.

The career holder matches proceeded very quickly, sometimes only taking a few minutes.

The Divine Summer Empire sent many staff to maintain order, with referees under each arena.

This ensured absolute fairness in the competition.

No items were allowed during matches, but participants could wear their own equipment.

Duan Gao ran over quickly, "I found out! I found out!"

"Team 513 is from Southwest University. Their captain is called Luo Miao, a female knight like Sister Taotao, level 27."

Jiang Taotao asked, "What else?"

"They also have double support, an archer and a mage combination."

Jiang Taotao pressed, "Levels? Specific careers?"

There were big differences even among support careers.

Prophets were support, elders were support, bishops were also support.

Even among elders, there were elf elders, elemental elders, Celine elders, and other distinctions.

They were just all called elders.

It was the same for knights. Jiang Taotao was an elf knight, but there were also sword and shield knights, swamp knights, shadow knights, and so on.

There were too many careers. Even small differences could lead to misjudgments.

Not to mention what kind of archer or mage they were.

And level information, equipment information...

Knowing yourself and your enemy was key to victory.

Without Lin Moyu's help, they only had 4 people, and their average level wasn't high.

At a numerical disadvantage, if they made tactical mistakes too, there would be no point in fighting.

Faced with Jiang Taotao's questions, Duan Gao's face fell. He mumbled, "I didn't find out."

Miao Yu asked, "That female knight Luo Miao, is she pretty?"

Duan Gao answered without thinking, "Not bad... Ah!"

With a cry of pain, Duan Gao's ear was pinched hard by Miao Yu, "No wonder you didn't find out anything, you were mesmerized!"

"Ow, ow, ow!"

"Not as pretty as you! Not as pretty as you!"

Duan Gao cried out repeatedly.

Jiang Taotao said solemnly, "Xiao Yu, let go. This kind of information is really hard to find out."

"Everyone coming to compete definitely has blocking badges. Our levels are similar, so Detection skills won't work."

"Xiao Gao did well to find out this much. Let's plan our strategy based on this information."

Only then did Miao Yu release Duan Gao, "Hmph, I'll let you off this time for Sister Taotao's sake."

Ning Yiyi giggled, "We'll watch them fight and do our best. If we really can't win, we still have Moyu."

To be honest, with Lin Moyu as backup, they could play however they wanted.

Huge light screens appeared in the air, allowing 360-degree views of the information on them.

The screens would display information on all career holders on each arena.

Understanding the information and observing others' matches could teach them a lot.

Matches were held non-stop, with teams either advancing or being eliminated very quickly.

Some teams decided victory in under a minute, showing huge gaps in strength.

Near noon, it was finally Lin Moyu's team's turn.

They stepped onto the arena as their opponents, team 513, also arrived.

One knight, double support, one archer, one mage.

A very standard combination.

Also the combination of most teams.

As they stepped onto the arena, their team information was displayed on the big light screen.

Sharp-eyed people immediately noticed Lin Moyu's name.

"Lin Moyu, level 27, Necromancer..."

"This career, I've never heard of it. Is it new?"

"Necromancer, looks like it should be a mage-type career, and very strong."

"Must be strong, just look at his previous performance."

Lin Moyu's name attracted special attention.

His previous performance was too eye-catching.

His outstanding individual preliminaries, combined with the earlier team preliminaries,

Made many people believe Lin Moyu's team suddenly taking first place was also due to Lin Moyu's efforts.

On the arena, the two teams stood on opposite sides, 20 meters apart.

Jiang Taotao and the opposing knight named Luo Miao both took fighting stances.

The two knights locked eyes, staring intently at each other.

Both were filled with fighting spirit.

Luo Miao was level 27, 3 levels higher than Jiang Taotao.

But below level 30, a 3 level difference didn't create an overwhelming gap.

Jiang Taotao wasn't afraid of her.

The opponent also knew 3 levels couldn't decide victory, and was equally on guard.

Everyone except Lin Moyu was also ready.

Only Lin Moyu stepped back, standing casually with no intention of fighting.

This was also agreed upon by the group. He didn't need to act at first.

If they really couldn't win, he could step in later.

With a soft sound, the match officially began.

Duan Gao immediately cast skills, prioritizing buffs on Jiang Taotao.

Jiang Taotao let out a shout and activated her charge skill, rushing forward rapidly.

Luo Miao on the other side did the same, her body glowing as she activated her charge skill.

The charge skill was one of knights' most commonly used skills.

Under the charge skill, the 20 meter distance was crossed instantly.

Just as the two activated their charge skills, Miao Yu also cast a skill.

Skill: Wind Binding!