The five players from the Excellence Squad hadn't even reacted yet.

The sudden system notification left them dumbfounded.

It took them a while to realize that the battle, which seemed to have not even started for them, was already over!

"What... what the hell? It's over?"

"Fing hell, how did I lose?"

"How did her damage suddenly get so high?"

"Damn! There's a cheat!!!"

Mainly because they had already witnessed Qin Churan's strength in the previous three PK matches.

The damage suddenly skyrocketed from 3000+ to 30000+, a tenfold increase, who could accept that?

"No, something's wrong!"

"That Trickster is the problem!"

Finally, they realized where the issue lay.

All five of them turned their gaze to Lu Ming.

"His formation is the problem!"

"In the next match, focus fire on him first!"

As they spoke, the decisive fifth PK match began.

[Ding~ Countdown ended, match starts!]

With the system prompt, the five from the Excellence Squad quickly exchanged glances.

"Little Bear, hold them off with me!"

"Little Eagle, Little Wolf, Little Chicken, focus fire and take out that Trickster!"

"Understood!"

Just as they were about to act according to plan.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

A slender figure darted through the five like lightning.

The next second.

[Ding~ In this best-of-five match, the Godslayer Squad wins! Current score: Excellence 2, Godslayer 3!]

[Ding~ Congratulations to the Godslayer Squad for winning this match!]

"What the hell... what just happened?"

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The members of the Excellence Squad looked at each other, bewildered.

Meanwhile, the spectators below the stage were equally shocked.

"That level 22 Trickster, does his formation boost that much?"

"I'm a Trickster too, three levels higher than him, and my War Tread only adds a bit over 100 attack power! Even if his gear is slightly better, he could at most add 200-300 attack power to his teammates!"

"200-300? You're joking! He boosted it by 20-30 thousand attack power!"

"Damn! This Trickster is insanely powerful! I've never seen a Trickster single-handedly turn the tide of a battle!"

On the stage.

With Qin Churan securing the victory, backed by Lu Ming, she crossed her arms like a little princess.

She commanded the young warrior leader of the Excellence Squad, Excellence Little Tiger, "I won. According to our prior agreement, your Excellence Squad will follow my orders for a week starting now!"

"I refuse!" Excellence Little Tiger raised his right fist, defiant as he spoke to Qin Churan, "Do you dare to compete with me again?"

Qin Churan looked him up and down and said, "But you have nothing left to wager! All seventeen of you from Excellence are now under my command!"

Excellence Little Tiger gritted his teeth and said, "I have a brother who co-founded a studio with me, called Transcendence! It's the same size as our Excellence, with over ten people!"

"If you can beat me again, I'll introduce my brother's studio to join you!"

"But I have one condition!"

With that, Excellence Little Tiger pointed directly at Lu Ming, "This time, I want to duel him! Best of three!"

Qin Churan looked at Excellence Little Tiger with an incredulous expression, "Are you... sure?"

Seeing Qin Churan's skeptical attitude, Excellence Little Tiger was even more determined that he could defeat Lu Ming in a duel.

"Everyone knows a Trickster's formation doesn't boost themselves. No matter how high your formation boost is, without teammates, you're useless!"

"If you dare to accept the challenge, I'll knock your teeth out!"

Thinking this, Excellence Little Tiger feared Lu Ming wouldn't accept, so he taunted him, "What's wrong, are you only good at hiding behind a woman drawing symbols, afraid to stand up like a man and duel me?"

Unexpectedly, Lu Ming accepted without hesitation, "Alright, I accept your challenge."

Thus, the virtual arena was set.

[Ding~ Player "Excellence Little Tiger" (Level 35 Fourth-Stage Warrior) vs. "Nether" (Level 22 Third-Stage Trickster), match starting soon!]

As the system began the countdown.

The spectators below the stage buzzed with discussion.

"A Trickster is just a support class, no matter how strong the formation, it doesn't boost themselves. This is the first time I've seen a Trickster duel!"

"Moreover, it's a level 35 against a level 22, isn't this just bullying by the Excellence Squad?"

"But since Nether dared to accept, he must have some confidence!"

"What confidence? The Trickster class doesn't have any attack skills! Is he planning to use a sword for basic attacks? Can he even kill a chicken?"

Qin Churan wasn't worried at all, watching with an amused expression as she quietly stepped aside.

On the stage.

Staring at the Trickster Lu Ming, who was a full 13 levels lower, Excellence Little Tiger was ecstatic.

"A little bluffing strategy and he took the bait! A Trickster daring to duel? What a fool!"

"Now's the time to turn the tables from the earlier loss!"

"Watch me crush you!"

Just as Excellence Little Tiger thought this.

The system countdown hit zero.

The match began!

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Excellence Little Tiger swiftly drew his sword.

Charge Slash—

Instantly, Excellence Little Tiger charged at Lu Ming with incredible speed.

As he raised his sword, he saw Lu Ming standing still, his right hand resting on the sword hilt on his back, making no other moves.

Just when Excellence Little Tiger thought he had the victory in hand.

Lu Ming moved his right hand.

Swoosh—

In the moment of drawing his sword, a sword shadow pierced through Excellence Little Tiger.

-182988!

A six-digit damage enough to kill Excellence Little Tiger ten times over instantly drained his health bar.

[Ding~ Player "Nether" wins this match! Current score: Nether 1, Excellence Little Tiger 0!]

At that moment, Excellence Little Tiger was dumbfounded.

"What the hell!"

"I refuse! Again!"

As the second match began.

Swoosh!

Sword Draw—

-182988!

[Ding~ Player "Nether" wins...]

"Again!"

"Again!"

"Come on! If you have the guts, kill me!"

[Ding~ Player "Nether" wins...]

[Ding~ Player "Nether" wins...]

[Ding~ Player "Nether" wins...]

The original best-of-three turned into ten matches.

Excellence Little Tiger lost all ten.

He was beaten to tears.

Sitting in the center of the arena, he burst into tears.

"This is so unfair..."

"Waaah!"

Lu Ming calmly looked at Excellence Little Tiger and kindly asked, "Still want to fight?"

"No more, no more!"

"Do you concede?"

"I concede! I concede, concede, concede!"

Lu Ming smiled lightly, "Then, a bet is a bet."

Excellence Little Tiger stood up, dusted himself off.

Hesitantly, he opened WeChat, pondered for a long time, and finally mustered the courage to send a message to a friend marked as [Godson]: "Dad found you an ally, if we follow him, he can lead our two teams into the top 100 national squads!"

[Godson]: "Really?"

[Excellence Little Tiger]: "I swear it's true! If not, I'm your grandson!"

[Godson]: "Great! Good brother! You didn't forget me in this good deal! Send me the location, I'll bring the team over right away!"

Before long.

A group of players with the [Transcendence] ID arrived.

Seeing the leading level 35 Assassin, [Transcendence Dream], Excellence Little Tiger was moved to tears.

"Grandpa!"

"You're here!!"

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