Jamie Smith couldn't help but admire, "The Thousand Sails team may not have a divine archer, but each one has honed their skill with hidden weapons." Armed with dual shields, Jamie Smith didn't use them for defense but instead displayed an agile footwork, swiftly stepping aside as two flying axes whisked past him.

"The biggest flaw in my skills right now is my footwork. If I could reach the third level in footwork, my strength would increase by another level. Maybe then I'd have the qualifications to spar with my master, or even with Ray Cloud," Jamie Smith was clear-headed. Ray Cloud had first revealed his terrifying agility in the virtual world, and now it had reached an even more refined level.

Everyone outside says that Ray Cloud is the world's number one in agility. And his master, Ray Willow, is the world's number one in strength!

Without reaching the third level in footwork, he would be a mere target in front of Ray Cloud. "After breaking through in shield techniques, my control over my body's strength has become stronger. With the 'Eight Extremes Tiger Pounce,' I can explode into a speed of 50 meters per second in just two steps. My leg strength is already quite high, and my dodging footwork can be very fast. The key now is to master body balance," Jamie Smith was well aware of this.

Combat skills are interconnected; the more skills one masters to the third level, the easier it becomes to master others. For instance, the partial force exertion in spear techniques is similar to shield techniques. And the leg strength exertion in the 'Eight Extremes Tiger Pounce' is similar to footwork. The only difference is that the Tiger Pounce is a full-force charge, while dodging footwork involves moving in all directions, which is more complex.

"Boom, boom." Chase Ron held a large shield in one hand, using it to block the flying axes. Quincy Shawn wielded a spear, and Finn Brown held a halberd, both using their agility to dodge the axes that seemed to envelop them at the same time, even using their weapons to deflect the axes.

Just as they had barely blocked the axes, the Thousand Sails team had already charged in front of them.

"Kill!" Ethan Sail roared, holding dual blades and being the first to pounce.

"Kill!" Behind him, four others, except for one with dual shields, all wielded dual blades, each one fearlessly charging towards Jamie Smith and his team of four.

...

Emily Johnson, watching from a distance, frowned: "The Thousand Sails team is all in light armor, now entangled with the captain and his team. At close range, with their agile movements, my arrows, by the time they reach them... they would have already moved to another position. Knowing of my presence, they must be very cautious and won't easily give me a chance."

"What a reckless team," Emily Johnson thought, quickly approaching. "As long as the distance is close enough! Once the arrow is shot, their bodies won't have time to move much."

"The archer is getting closer, we must fight desperately! Otherwise, there will be no chance!" Ethan Sail ordered over the team's voice channel.

"Yes, master."

"Yes, brother."

"Yes, captain!"

Each team member became even more frenzied. Except for Jamie Smith, who held dual shields and deliberately practiced footwork, focusing mainly on dodging and occasionally using the shield for defense, Finn Brown, Quincy Shawn, and Chase Ron all found themselves in a very difficult situation. Jamie Smith calmly watched the scene, his teammates needed enough pressure!

"Pff." "Pff."

Quincy Shawn and Ethan Sail both left wounds on each other. Quincy Shawn's spear pierced Ethan Sail's left arm, while Ethan Sail's blade struck Quincy Shawn's chest. However, Quincy Shawn managed to deflect the force of the blow, causing only a shallow cut that bled but was not fatal.

"Pff!"

A blade was brutally thrust into Finn Brown's chest, and with his halberd, Finn Brown also killed a member of the Thousand Sails team. He looked in surprise at the young man who had pierced his chest—Olivia Cloud.

"Nice swordsmanship," Finn Brown praised. He was confident in his halberd technique and had taken on two opponents, killing one, but Olivia Cloud's swordsmanship was unexpectedly fierce.

In his admiration, Finn Brown and the Thousand Sails team member both vanished into nothingness.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!"

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Emily Johnson had already approached, directly shooting arrows at close range at the Thousand Sails team members. The Thousand Sails team members were all entangled in close combat with Jamie Smith and his team, unable to break free for a moment, and at a distance of thirty meters...

...Still, in the close combat tangle, each arrow was supersonic, and almost instantly, three members of the Thousand Sails team fell, including the severely injured captain, Ethan Sail!

At this moment, only one person from the Thousand Sails team was still alive—Olivia Cloud.

Now, the arrows were all aimed at Olivia Cloud alone.

"Boom, boom, boom."

Olivia Cloud wielded his dual blades like layers of clouds, and with his defensive swordsmanship, he managed to block the arrows shot at him by Emily Johnson.

"Is there anyone among you who dares to face me one-on-one?" Olivia Cloud, this gentle young man, now had a somewhat ferocious look, "Archer, do you dare to face me one-on-one?"

"Let me face him one-on-one!" Emily Johnson said firmly, her eyes filled with the intent to fight. Chase Ron, Quincy Shawn, including Jamie Smith, all stepped back for the moment. They had some admiration for Olivia Cloud, the last member of the Thousand Sails team, and they also respected their teammate.

"Kill!"

Olivia Cloud's eyes were faintly red as he rushed straight at Emily Johnson, his footwork changing as he leaped.

Emily Johnson stood her ground, not moving at all, just drawing her bow and shooting arrows.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

She shot arrows at the fastest speed, a rapid-fire archery display! At such a short distance, Emily Johnson terrifyingly fired six arrows in a row! Although the bow had its special features, the most important was Emily Johnson's terrifying archery skills.

Olivia Cloud, relying on his footwork and his defensive dual-blade technique, managed to close the distance to ten meters from Emily Johnson. It was too close, and he couldn't block the last sixth arrow.

"Whoosh." However, as he rushed close, Olivia Cloud also threw his dual blades.

Puff!

The arrow pierced Olivia Cloud's forehead, causing his body to turn into an illusion.

And the dual blades also arrived extremely fast in front of Emily Johnson, who narrowly dodged, with one blade slicing across Emily Johnson's shoulder, cutting a wound and staining the robe on her soft armor with blood.

Even though injured, Emily Johnson's eyes remained unmoved, calm and composed. She looked at Jamie Smith and the other two.

The team of four also turned into illusions and left the battlefield. The Pearwood team won!

"The Thousand Sails team is so fierce, everyone has practiced hidden weapons." The audience in the official broadcast room of Xia Country was excited, and the male guest praised, "Especially this Olivia Cloud, his swordsmanship is very exquisite in defense, and very fierce when attacking! Finn Brown didn't expect that knife that was like a venomous snake, and was stabbed in the chest. Although the Thousand Sails team was completely annihilated, they managed to kill one person from the Pearwood team."

"The one-on-one between Olivia Cloud and Emily Johnson at the end was also very thrilling. If at the last moment, Olivia Cloud had thrown not the heavier dual blades in his hands, but a faster and sharper hand axe! Maybe he could have killed Emily Johnson." The female guest also praised.

"Sister Johnson, Olivia Cloud had no choice, Emily Johnson's close combat rapid-fire archery is too threatening, he had to use dual blades to block the arrows, and at the last moment, he could only throw out the dual blades. There was no time to take out the hand axe!" The male guest said.

The female guest nodded: "Emily Johnson is also very powerful, one-on-one with Olivia Cloud, and even after getting injured, her expression didn't change at all. She's calm enough."

"Emily Johnson was able to win three Olympic archery championships because of her stability, a stability that makes other competitors despair." The host Shine Lewis said, "With the opening of the virtual world and the evolution of humanity, Emily Johnson's archery has become much stronger than in the past. But now there is still some gap with Yvonne Archer... I am looking forward to Emily Johnson reaching Yvonne Archer's realm."

"It's just a matter of time." The female guest smiled, "The masters' strength will gradually improve, and Emily Johnson will eventually reach Yvonne Archer's level."

"By that time, Yvonne Archer may be even stronger." The male guest laughed.

...

Jamie Smith appeared in the stands.

"I've let everyone down." Finn Brown said with shame, "I'm the only one

on our team who died in battle."

"It's also a tempering." Jamie Smith said, "Being able to die in battle means the pressure is great enough."

Emily Johnson nodded on the side: "That Olivia Cloud is quite good, should be all-round to the limit of the second level, and the swordsmanship is more spiritual."

Finn Brown also agreed: "The defense is watertight, and when it comes to killing moves, it's like a venomous snake, without any signs. And it looks like he's younger than us."

"How is our team's combat power, won't it be ranked sixth, right?" Quincy Shawn said.

"You four have all done your best." Jamie Smith laughed, "I also fought with a member of the other team, although mainly dodging, occasionally counterattacking, but still have an advantage... In the system evaluation, I should be stronger than that member of the other team. Plus your four people's full outbreak of combat power... The combat power ranking should be okay, not at the bottom."

"We are really desperate." Quincy Shawn said.

"Hmm." Emily Johnson also nodded, the threat Olivia Cloud gave her at the end was also very strong, and she had to go all out.

Jamie Smith also went to the place where relatives and friends gathered.

"My teammates, you have worked hard." May Lee greeted with a smile, "As a substitute, it's really good to win lying down."

"This game, you and the captain are the two most relaxed." Finn Brown also teased.

"Being able to relax is strength!" May Lee hugged Jamie Smith's arm, proud.

"Dad!"

Three girls ran towards Chase Ron.

"Dad, you are great!" A boy also ran towards Quincy Shawn.

"Mom, you are so handsome!" A girl hugged Emily Johnson.

Finn Brown saw this and covered his head: "Everyone has children, I really envy."

Jamie Smith and May Lee looked at each other, and at this moment, they also wanted to have a child.

In a relaxed and entertaining atmosphere, Jamie Smith and relatives and friends watched the following few games.

By 8 o'clock in the morning, the first round of the Fire Seed Cup National Competition, sixteen games were all over, and sixteen winning teams were selected.