Chapter 156: Counterattack from Desperation

That person's body fell from high in the sky, his eyes widened, looking in disbelief at the person hidden in the forest.

"You… you cheated?", He spoke his final words with resentment. His head tilted, and he died.

Actually, he wasn't even sure whether Jiang Kai was an Imprisoned One, but clearly, there were two Imprisoned Ones nearby. If this person wasn't one of them, he should've immediately attacked those two.

Moreover, until now, the person was still hiding among the leaves, so in his final moments, he asked such a question.

Facing the other's dying question of the soul, Jiang Kai felt no ripple in his heart.

'I found the bug myself with real skill, and you're calling me a cheater!'

Jiang Kai watched as that person's corpse slowly dissipated, leaving behind three cards, floating more than a meter off the ground.

'Redemption Cards don't disappear with the dead,' Jiang Kai was thrilled. In this way, even if he didn't collect the Redemption Cards in time, the cards wouldn't vanish.

'God of Hell's Decree!', Jiang Kai used his thoughts to control the flying puppet to touch the Redemption Cards, sending each card to float in front of him.

'Three cards… Five are needed to redeem, two more to go,' Jiang Kai looked at the three green-colored cards floating in front of him, thought for a bit, and frowned again, 'Wait, is my position too hidden?'

'If that stump guy haven't exposed me earlier, that rash man might've missed me entirely.'

Only two more Redemption Cards left before he could save himself. But the God of Hell's Decree has limited attack range. The only way was to lure people over…

Thinking of this, Jiang Kai immediately controlled the God of Hell's Decree to return the three Redemption Cards, letting them float three to four meters under the tree.

'Someone come quick,' Jiang Kai prayed.

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The four from Fire God Squad encountered the four from the Paladin Squad, and both sides had already clashed.

Yuan Zhu leapt up, smashing toward the enemy formation.

"Earthshaking Stomp!"

However, this time, Yuan Zhu did not trigger the effects of knockback or armor break. Earthshaking Stomp had turned into a pure area-of-effect skill.

Area attacks were far less damaging than single-target attacks. Without other special effects, the four paladins easily neutralized Zhuzi's attack.

"That's it? Are you really Jiang Kai's teammates? Looks like Jiang Kai brought four pieces of trash," Simon Saier roared angrily, "Boris, Jessica, Robert—you guys kill the other three, this big guy's mine!"

The Paladin Squad immediately split up. Except for Simon Saier, the other three quickly circled around Yuan Zhu and pounced toward Ruan Yu and the others.

Boris and the other two moved at lightning speed, agile in their footwork, each drawing their weapons and dashing in swiftly.

The teams sent by various countries to compete in the Global Domination Tournament were all not to be underestimated.

Yuan Zhu anxiously looked behind him. Suddenly, a cold flash came toward his face.

Yuan Zhu immediately raised his sword to block, two greatswords clashed violently.

Simon Saier unleashed his strength, his body pressing forward with the greatsword. His face, now just inches away, curled into a smirk, still full of energy, "There's fear in your eyes!"

"With your kind of skill, you still want to protect your teammates? Hahaha! You should be hiding behind that woman!"

Yuan Zhu gritted his teeth tightly. Though the opponent's strength was terrifying, he still had his Freedom Knight skills. He could definitely handle it.

But it was the oppressive presence that this guy brought, that was Yuan Zhu's true weakness.

Originally, with Jiang Kai, the team's backbone, absent, Yuan Zhu already lacked confidence. Now, Simon Saier had completely crushed him in momentum.

Behind him, Boris and the others were already closing in on Ruan Yu's group.

"Heh heh, they've got a medic, so it's basically three against two. Kill!"

Hu Yan looked anxiously at Ruan Yu, 'Why isn't this guy drinking yet?'

Just then, Ruan Yu pulled out the Frost Shield and the Radiant Sword, "Old Hu, Nuannuan, fall back!"

"Big Brother Ruan, you haven't drunk yet!"

Ruan Yu turned back and smiled slightly at Su Nuannuan, "If I drink, I'll forget to protect you two… They have three people, I can't drink!"

"Ruan Ghost!", Old Hu shouted anxiously.

"Fall back!", Ruan Yu shouted over Hu Yan's voice, "I… Ruan Yu, my whole life… forget it, kill!"

With a low growl, Ruan Yu charged toward the three with the Frost Shield in hand.

"Just you?", Boris snorted coldly and slashed fiercely at Ruan Yu.

Ruan Yu raised his Frost Shield to block. The Frost Shield's defense was amazing, but Boris's strike was heavy and forceful. Though it blocked the penetration, it couldn't stop the immense force.

With a loud bang, Ruan Yu, shield and all, was sent flying over ten meters.

On the other side, Jessica and Robert had already bypassed Ruan Yu and were attacking Hu Yan and Su Nuannuan.

Robert wielded a short blade and swung down at Hu Yan's head.

At that moment, a heavy shield flew from the distance and struck between Hu Yan and Robert.

Hu Yan followed the motion with his eyes and saw Ruan Yu had thrown the heavy shield to break the attack.

However, without the Frost Shield, it meant Ruan Yu now had no means of defense.

"Still trying to save people? Save yourself first," Boris wasn't letting go of this opportunity and charged at Ruan Yu.

With a heavy sword strike, Ruan Yu used his Radiant Sword to block. But the enemy had already anticipated this. The slash was a feint.

Boris immediately withdrew his force, twisted his wrist, and changed the slash into a low sweep toward Ruan Yu's thigh.

Ruan Yu quickly retreated, but his agility wasn't high. He still got slashed on the thigh, and in an instant, blood gushed from the wound.

Jessica had long blond hair and a hot figure, but her eyes were so cold they sent chills.

She held dual blades and directly passed Hu Yan, lunging straight at Su Nuannuan.

"With such a pretty face, I have no choice but to kill you," Jessica grinned, revealing white teeth.

"Nuannuan!", Yuan Zhu saw this and charged madly in this direction.

Simon Saier sneered, "Idiot!" At the same time, he flung his greatsword.

The greatsword caught up to Yuan Zhu, leaving a long bloody gash on his back. Yuan Zhu was thrown four to five meters forward.

Just as Jessica was about to strike, in the nick of time, Hu Yan picked up the Frost Shield and blocked her blow. At the same time, he took the chance to retreat with Su Nuannuan, widening the distance from Jessica.

The entire battle had only lasted a few minutes.

Yuan Zhu and Ruan Yu were wounded, Hu Yan and Su Nuannuan were nearly killed…

Simon Saier opened his palm, and the flung greatsword was pulled back by a gravitational force. He grabbed the hilt steadily and raised his chin, looking at the Fire God Squad with disdain.

"I heard your Fire God Squad even won some city's championship. And this is your level?"

"I must say, I really feel bad for Jiang Kai. He's got some skills, but his teammates… tsk tsk, one's weaker than the next. Just cannon fodder."

"How much did you all bribe Jiang Kai to make him bring a bunch of trash like you… Well, Jiang Kai's dead now, but if by some miracle he gets saved by another Huaxia team and finds out his squad's wiped out, I wonder what he'd think."

"So many people want him dead in this tournament, and yet he brings a bunch of garbage teammates? He's asking to die!"

Simon Saier sneered a few more times, about to order his team to finish off the Fire God Squad, when he suddenly noticed that the four of them… seemed a bit different now.

Yuan Zhu stood up. Even though the wound on his back was deep, he still straightened his back.

Facing away from Simon Saier, Yuan Zhu said coldly, "Simon, you said… a lot of people want Kai dead?"

"Of course. He ruined our Allied Army's plans. You think we'll let him go easily? I can tell you straight. There's already a kill order inside the Allied Army. Jiang Kai must die!"

Click!

Yuan Zhu gripped his greatsword tightly. He looked up at Ruan Yu not far away.

"Big Brother Ruan!"

Ruan Yu glanced at Hu Yan and Su Nuannuan on the other side.

Hu Yan nodded at Ruan Yu, "Don't worry about us. Trust me and Nuannuan. You two just fight with all you've got!"

Ruan Yu nodded understandingly and pulled out two Liquor Cards, one flew toward Yuan Zhu.

The two Liquor Cards materialized. Yuan Zhu and Ruan Yu raised their heads and downed a big gulp.

The Paladin Squad members saw this and burst into laughter, "Hahaha, trying to numb themselves with alcohol to reduce pain?"

"Maybe booze gives cowards courage."

"Probably drinking execution wine," Robert sneered.

Hu Yan stared coldly at Robert and shook his head, "You guys probably don't know yet… but your Paladin Squad is already wiped out."

As his words fell, the entire battlefield darkened with thick clouds. Bolts of lightning tore through the sky, thundering loudly.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

Suddenly, behind Robert, Yuan Zhu and Ruan Yu shouted in unison.

"I, Ruan Yu, am never weaker than anyone!"

"I, Yuan, am the world's number one war god!"

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