"Well! But now we can only hope for this! As long as we can either reclaim our bodies before Little Tiger and Fury kill Ayun and his group, or before they torment us into limblessness, we might have a chance to complete this final challenge in their place!" Dream Jia also said somewhat helplessly, expressing that she didn't even know what she was saying, but this was her most genuine thought at the moment. In short, the current mood of Han Yun's group was extremely tangled and complicated.

However, just as Han Yun's group waited with mixed emotions for the upcoming battle, they found that Little Tiger and Fury were hesitating to attack the Challenge Team. Instead, they looked at Baihu's corpse with a lingering gaze. Finally, after a heavy sigh, Little Tiger, with saliva dripping from his mouth, said, "Ah! Such a fresh corpse! So fragrant! I-I'm so hungry!"

Seeing Little Tiger's reaction, Fury couldn't help but speak up, "Hmm, yeah! I also want to take a bite! Hiss—" After speaking, the two of them, after a brief exchange of glances, bent down simultaneously and began to greedily feast on Baihu's flesh and blood.

Watching Little Tiger and Fury devouring their teammate's corpse, Han Yun's group was stunned on the spot. But soon, this stunned feeling turned into a worried panic. Because, as Little Tiger and Fury began to feast on Baihu's corpse, their bodies underwent a new mutation.

The dark red muscles exposed on their bodies began to swell again at a visible speed. At the same time, a pair of bone-like structures resembling snorkels grew on their backs. At the top of these two pairs of structures, there were mouth organs, and with the movements of Little Tiger and Fury chewing on the corpse, these mouth organs continuously sprayed crimson blood mist behind them. At the same time, the swelling muscles on their bodies began to lose the texture of living flesh and began to exhibit a unique metallic luster, making the whole scene look eerie and terrifying.

"Oh! Something terrible is happening again! The members of the Hunting Squad have mutated again by consuming their teammate's corpse. Their bodies will become even stronger and tougher as a result. I wonder if the weapons in the Challenge Team's hands can still harm them? Let's wait and see! Cough, cough, cough!" In order to help the audience understand what was happening on the field, the Countess kindly introduced the situation of the Hunting Squad.

After hearing the Countess's explanation, the Challenge Team felt very uneasy. So, taking advantage of the moment when Little Tiger and Fury were focused on Baihu's corpse, they quickly picked up spears from behind and threw them at the two. "Clang! Clang! Clang!" Even though Ayun's group had thrown the spears with all their might at Little Tiger and Fury from close range, all three spears were deflected by Little Tiger and Fury's backs, which were as hard as metal.

"Attack their eyes! Quickly, attack their eyes!" Seeing their surprise attack from behind fail, Ayun quickly reminded, while also picking up a crossbow from the weapon rack and swiftly moving around to the front of Fury, repeatedly pulling the trigger three times.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!" With three metallic clangs, all three arrows accurately hit the eyes above Fury's head. But to Ayun's surprise, Fury's eyes did not burst the arrows this time. Instead, after bursting into three sparks, the arrows were all bounced off. At this moment, Ayun realized that not only Fury's body was evolving into a steel-like structure, but the dozen or so eyeballs on his head had also evolved into a special material that was impervious to conventional weapons. This also meant that Fury's biggest weakness had been strengthened. Now, his exposed eyeballs were no longer afraid of arrow attacks.

"Ah—! It seems that Baihu's death is very valuable indeed! I didn't expect that by consuming his flesh and blood, we could make our bodies even more invincible. Cough, cough, cough! In that case, I really should thank you!" Fury casually wiped the eyeballs covering his face, while chewing on a half of a calf's leg in his mouth, and pretended to express his gratitude to Ayun. Because Fury's mouth had grown another mouth inside, he could eat with the inner mouth while speaking with the outer one.

At this point, Little Tiger, who had completed the second mutation, saw that Ayun's group was standing there at a loss because they couldn't harm him. So, he licked the blood and flesh residue at the corners of his mouth and said, "Alright. Since you've already thundered, it's time for us to make our move. Hehehe! I can't wait to see what you can do to us now!"

Then, after giving a terrifying smile to the Challenge Team, Little Tiger suddenly lunged forward and attacked Moldy Uncle, who was closest to him. Although his sword couldn't harm Little Tiger at all now, Moldy Uncle wouldn't just sit back and wait to die. Instead, as Little Tiger charged towards him, he immediately switched his weapon to a machete and shield and engaged in a fight with Little Tiger. Fury also launched an attack on Ayun and Dream Jia at the same time.

Even though the Hunting Squad now only had two members left, unlike the previous battle between the two sides, this time, even in a two-on-three situation, the Challenge Team couldn't gain the slightest advantage. However, after several rounds of battle, Ayun's group quickly figured out the tactics of Little Tiger and Fury after their second mutation. Overall, the good news was that after the second mutation, it seemed that Fury and Little Tiger had only been further strengthened in terms of their body structure, but their overall strength, speed, and other aspects had not significantly improved.

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But the bad news was that Little Tiger and Fury's original combat power was already enough to give the Challenge Team a run for their money. The reason they couldn't fully unleash their strength just now was entirely because their own flesh and blood defenses and exposed eyeballs were too fragile, forcing them to protect their weak points while attacking. But now, since their weaknesses had been optimized, Fury and Little Tiger could naturally launch a full-scale attack on the Challenge Team without any hesitation or reservation.

Therefore, with no need to worry about the Challenge Team's attacks, after several rounds, Little Tiger and Fury gradually took control of the field. As their weapons completely lost their effectiveness, Arun and his companions could only raise their shields, struggling to withstand the onslaught of the Hunting Team.

After seizing the initiative in the duel, Little Tiger and Fury began to enjoy tormenting the Challenge Team. They even engaged in a contest to see who could exhibit more spectacular and creative moves while knocking down the Challenge Team members. The audience on-site transformed into judges, voting for the winner based on the flamboyant moves performed by Little Tiger and Fury, such as executing a 720-degree somersault followed by a right hook and twelve and a half consecutive rapid rolls forward, among others. The arena was filled with frequent interactions between the participants and the audience, creating a lively atmosphere, leaving those watching from screens regretting not purchasing tickets to witness this episode of "Destiny and Challenge" live.

In contrast to the lively interaction between the Hunting Team and the audience, the Challenge Team was in a much more miserable state. They seemed to have become mere playthings for the opposition, enduring not only the opponents' attacks but also the ridicule and curses from the audience. This inflicted significant physical and mental damage on Arun and his companions, who were previously jubilant about their victory over the White Tiger and glimpsing success.

Facing Little Tiger and Fury, who had an overwhelming advantage and no discernible weaknesses, Arun and his companions couldn't help but feel a sense of self-doubt after being repeatedly overwhelmed. Seeing the audience cheering each time they were knocked down, the three members of the Unlucky Immortal Troupe felt a mixture of emotions. Once world-renowned and adored by millions, they now found themselves reduced to tools for displaying the strength of their competitors, a feeling that was hard to bear.

For Arun and his companions, losing to worthy opponents was one thing, but losing to the employees of the Middle Ling Shinto Entertainment Co., Ltd. was unacceptable. However, with no chance of a comeback and having lost their ability to turn the tables completely, what could the Challenge Team do except reluctantly accept their defeat at the hands of their least desirable opponents?

With their spirits crushed after experiencing three consecutive intense challenges, Arun and his companions began to show signs of psychological breakdown due to despair and hopelessness. As they felt their strength rapidly draining away, accompanied by increasingly intense pain, their breathing became labored. They could only stare ahead with empty eyes, trying to fend off the buzzing noise echoing in their minds with increasingly rapid breaths.

Being a former soldier, Uncle Mold's willpower was naturally stronger than that of Arun and his companions in extreme situations. Thus, despite experiencing severe emotional fluctuations, Uncle Mold still gritted his teeth and rallied their morale, saying, "Damn it! We can't just wait to die! Arun! Jia Mei! We can't give up—"

However, before Uncle Mold could finish speaking, he was directly knocked away by a punch from Fury, who, in his attempt to consolidate his lead over Little Tiger, had failed to control his strength properly. Under the impact of the blow, Uncle Mold flew tens of meters away, and even the shield he used for protection was shattered into several pieces.

"Phew! The power gap is too great. I really can't hold on anymore!" After being knocked away again, Uncle Mold spat out blood, then looked up at Fury, who was proudly showing off his strength to the audience, before helplessly collapsing.

Seeing Uncle Mold knocked away and not getting up again, but lying on the ground without a sound, Arun and Jia Mei, who were clearly several levels below Uncle Mold in terms of strength and willpower, sighed in unison and lost all their fighting spirit. At this moment, both of them knelt on the ground, exhausted, allowing Fury and Little Tiger to rough them up and throw them to the other side of the arena like shot-puts, competing to see who had greater strength.

"Begging you, please, give me a quick death. Don't torture me anymore!" Arun prayed silently after being hurled away by Fury once again. At this point, all he hoped for was for the Countess to announce the Hunting Team's final victory in this round of the duel. That way, he could escape the agony and, in a intact state, embark on another challenge.

Just as Arun and his companions gave up resistance and their consciousness began to fade, the three of Haoyun concentrated their minds again and tried to sense their bodies. Soon, they felt the gradual weakening of Arun and his companions' consciousness due to their surrender, and immediately realized that this might be the best opportunity to regain control of their bodies! Therefore, the three of them immediately urged their minds to resist the weakening flow of consciousness from Arun and his companions.

"Snap! Snap!"

With the extremely pleasant crisp sound echoing in their minds, the three of Haoyun immediately felt the loosening of the mysterious force that bound their thoughts. At the same time, they also clearly felt the weight on their minds gradually diminishing, and their true thoughts infiltrating the cracks in the shattered restraints. And as their minds swiftly spread through these cracks to every part of their bodies, the power concealed in their consciousness also accelerated the decomposition of the heavy burden imposed on them.

Finally, as the consciousness of Arun and his companions completely gave up resistance and disappeared into the depths of their hearts, the darkness that bound the three of Haoyun also collapsed. Countless dazzling rays of light rushed eagerly through the darkness in their hearts, filling them once again with radiant light. Feeling warmth in their hearts once again, the vision of the three of Haoyun gradually returned to normal. This time, they could finally blink their eyes and see the situation inside and outside the arena with their own eyes.