“Li Jing has been eliminated! It’s all because of Chen Lisi’s Magic Cannon!” Lin Xing said angrily.
“Don’t confront them head-on. Lin Xing, it’s because you’re so stubborn that she got eliminated. In the end, she still protected you,” Kong Ling said.
Kong Ling and the squad members regrouped to discuss their next combat plan.
Yingxian thought for a moment and said, “Their tactic is to have the experienced Bai Lingluo lead the charge, with the others supporting from behind.”
“Bai Lingluo is just too strong. With support, it’s hard for us to fight them head-on, so…”
Kong Ling interrupted her, “We need to disrupt their support.”
“Kong Ling, now it’s your turn to interrupt me.”
“Hmm… back to the main point. To disrupt their support, we need to take out their eyes, but we still don’t know who their scout is.”
“They’ll definitely have precautions against our Ye Liu. So our next step should be counter-scouting — to root out their scout!”
Ye Liu asked, “Kong Ling-senpai, do we have any way to do that?”
“Mainly, it’s on you.” Kong Ling patted Ye Liu’s shoulder.
“You’re the one to find their eyes.”
Lan Xi was adjusting various devices. She was the technical operator for this exercise. Because it was highly classified, she had to handle almost all the technical work alone, but she didn’t complain.
“Lan Xi, how is the weakening of their Defensive Position going?”
“Good. As expected from a product of the Saint Li Group.”
Porcelain Moon lay on the table, almost falling asleep if it weren’t for Lei Mang waking her up.
“Miss Porcelain Moon, aren’t you taking this exercise seriously?”
“It’s nothing… just happened to be tired.”
“Is it that time of the month?”
“Not at all…”
Porcelain Moon perked up and continued observing the exercise.
“Miss Porcelain Moon, what do you think about the skirmish an hour ago?”
“From my perspective, on the surface, B Team — Bai Lingluo’s squad — had the upper hand, but after the exchange, A Team led by Kong Ling only lost a member who didn’t fit their tactics, while B Team lost half of their attacking force. If Bai Lingluo continues with the same tactics, she’ll struggle alone.”
“Exactly, Miss Porcelain Moon has sharp insight. Let’s see how Bai Lingluo adjusts her tactics next. Sticking to the old plan will cause major losses.”
Lin Shuqing had been following Bai Lingluo’s orders, staying indoors and using her abilities solely for reconnaissance.
She was multitasking, staying alert to her surroundings while scouting elsewhere.
Until she heard footsteps not far away.
She immediately used her ability to observe the source but found nothing.
“It’s her… the invisible girl.”
Lin Shuqing withdrew her consciousness, found a small corner to hide in, held her breath, and listened carefully.
The footsteps drew closer.
“Kong Ling captain, I’ve searched as you said, no one found.”
That was her voice, right beside her.
Lin Shuqing took out her weapon — a slender dagger.
With magic enhancement, even the smallest melee weapon had destructive power, able to unleash a powerful Magical Blade Wave, known as Magical Slash.
Compared to the Magic Cannon, Magical Slash was more powerful but had a shorter attack range.
Unfortunately, the sound of the blade unsheathing was heard by the opponent.
“Uh… Someone?”
As Ye Liu questioned, the wall beside her suddenly cracked, and a Magical Blade Wave slashed toward her.
Luckily, Ye Liu was in invisible mode and wasn’t hit.
But dust covered her completely.
Ye Liu deactivated invisibility—she couldn’t fight while invisible.
“…Enemy spotted!”
A small figure rapidly closed in, swinging the blade again.
Ye Liu dodged and drew her own weapon — her fists.
Ye Liu preferred to fight with her fists and never relied on weapons. She enjoyed working out, had excellent physical strength, and with magical enhancement, her punches were quite destructive.
A fist broke through the air, swinging toward Lin Shuqing.
Lin Shuqing raised her dagger to block, but the impact was too strong and shattered her blade.
“Huh!? Are you even human?”
“I’m an unreasonable magical girl! Take this—another punch!”
But this punch missed.
“Straightforward and blunt, such a straightforward fool.”
Lin Shuqing also knew some close combat skills. She dodged low and quickly threw a punch to Ye Liu’s abdomen.
The magic-enhanced fist easily broke through Ye Liu’s fragile magic shield, but the remaining power was just like a normal punch.
“Ugh!” Ye Liu was hit solidly.
“Pain, pain, pain… Damn it!”
Ye Liu didn’t stop despite the pain. She grabbed Lin Shuqing’s bun with one hand and elbowed her back with the other.
The move clearly worked; Lin Shuqing gagged and fell to the ground.
“You almost made me vomit my breakfast!!”
She rolled away from Ye Liu’s follow-up attacks — Ye Liu’s punch had smashed through this floor.
Lin Shuqing struggled to stand, but Ye Liu raised her fist to continue the attack.
“Ah!!!”
With a loud crash, debris flew everywhere as a huge hole appeared in the building’s outer wall.
Ye Liu missed her target.
“You’re such a mad dog!” Lin Shuqing’s voice suddenly came from behind her.
“No way!” Before Ye Liu could react, she was kicked in the heel and lost her balance, then punched from behind, stumbling forward several steps.
“Oh no! Ahead is…” Ye Liu tried to steady herself, but in front was the hole she had made.
“Take this!”
Lin Shuqing delivered a flying kick, sending Ye Liu flying.
“Phew… like my Jiangnan flying kick?”
Ye Liu fell heavily from a hundred meters up to the ground.
Fortunately, the Combat Uniform’s nanomaterial and built-in Emergency Anti-Gravity Unit cushioned her fall, or she would have been smashed to pieces…
“It hurts so much…” Lin Shuqing punched her waist; her back still ached faintly.
Ye Liu really hit hard.
She approached the hole she had just broken through and looked down.
“Is she okay?”
Below was a Skybridge, with a big crater smashed into it.
It looked like it might hurt a little.
“Captain Bai Lingluo, I just had a skirmish with their invisible girl and took her out.”
“Hm? Good job. But you’ve been exposed, so hide quickly.”
“Okay.”
Lin Shuqing’s voice stopped. She was hit by Xiao Si’s precise Magic Cannon and instantly wrapped in white matter.
Before she could say more, she was eliminated.
“Hey? Lin Shuqing, what happened?”
“Looks like she was sniped by Xiao Si…” Miao Ke’er pointed at a white trail in the sky.
“Damn it! Their Sniper is really troublesome! Both of us were reduced by her.” Bai Lingluo gritted her teeth. “That means neither side has scouts left now… We have to be extra careful moving forward.”
“In that case… only Bai Lingluo-senpai is left on the squad’s outskirts. Let’s change tactics,” Tian Lan said.
“As long as we stick together, they can’t touch us!” Chen Lisi had an idea. “Tian Lan and Miao Ke’er can build a strong defense. If we prevent Xiao Si’s sniping, they won’t be able to do anything against us.”
“But if they keep avoiding us, that’s no solution. We need a tactic to defeat them in one strike…” Bai Lingluo pondered.