The sound of flesh tearing echoed.
Li Jia Yi’s eyes widened as he looked down at his ribs.
Bai Ye’s kick had driven the Frost Sword completely into Li Jia Yi’s body, with a section of the blade even piercing through to the other side.
Drip, drip…
Blood continuously dripped from the tip of the sword.
Clang!
Li Jia Yi’s grip loosened, and the tower shield fell to the ground with a loud clang before turning transparent and vanishing.
Li Jia Yi’s entire body slumped to the ground, his head then crashing onto the floor.
Soon, bright red blood flowed out from beneath Li Jia Yi’s body, forming a pool.
Bai Ye bent down, looking at Li Jia Yi, and felt for his breath. After confirming the man was thoroughly dead, he withdrew the Frost Sword. He then surveyed his surroundings, ultimately deciding to jump off the platform and proceed forward along the subway tracks.
As the saying goes, a good strategist always changes location after a strike.
Bai Ye had intended to retreat after eliminating Wei Yang, but Li Jia Yi had appeared. Now, after fighting with Li Jia Yi, the possibility of others arriving was even greater, especially Situ Chi Cheng, who was known to be lurking nearby.
Situ Chi Cheng…
If possible, Bai Ye did not want to confront him so soon.
In his previous life, Situ Chi Cheng had been a considerable headache for Bai Ye. Although this life’s Situ Chi Cheng couldn't compare to his past self, given how long the World Battlefield had been open, it was still a concern.
However, Situ Chi Cheng possessed a significant innate advantage in the World Battlefield. He was a disciple of the Shu Mountain Sword Sect from a Xianxia world. More precisely, before entering the World Battlefield, Situ Chi Cheng was already formidable with his sword control techniques alone, and his strength had rapidly increased after adapting to the World Battlefield.
In fact, Situ Chi Cheng held the Zodiac sign of Zi Shu, meaning he had completed the most restricted area missions so far, making him highly likely to be the strongest among the twelve participants.
Of course, with the gashapon machine, Bai Ye wasn't entirely incapable of confronting him, but now was not the time. Even if they had to fight, Bai Ye preferred to face Situ Chi Cheng at the last possible moment.
Therefore, turning back was out of the question. To avoid running into others, Bai Ye could only choose to move forward.
Soon, Bai Ye, following the subway tracks, disappeared into the darkness ahead.
But at this moment…
“Ugh…”
Li Jia Yi, who appeared to be dead, suddenly groaned. His body began to twitch, and he abruptly raised an arm, pressing it against the wall, leaving a bloody handprint.
“That guy…” Li Jia Yi slowly got up, gasping. “Just as I predicted, I couldn’t win!”
Leaning against the wall, Li Jia Yi took deep breaths. After a moment of rest, he raised his right hand, forming a "phone" gesture with his pinky and thumb, and brought it to his ear.
“Hello!” Li Jia Yi said. “I’m dead. I only survived by using a substitute puppet, but my Si She identity is gone. I’m definitely out and can’t make a wish anymore.”
“So soon?” a voice came from the other end of the line. “With your strength, you shouldn’t be out this quickly, should you?”
Li Jia Yi replied, “No choice, too many tough characters.”
“Then our hard work in the Death Amusement Park, completing the hidden mission to get a wish opportunity, is all for nothing?”
“It’s fine. We only lost the reward for the wish mission. My goal for obtaining the wish mission wasn’t solely for the reward anyway,” Li Jia Yi said. “What’s important is the area for the Twelve Great Battles. I’ll leave coordinates here and hide where I won’t be found. You need to find a way to gather people as quickly as possible and, after the Twelve Great Battles conclude, locate this area swiftly.”
“Alright, I’ll try my best.”
Li Jia Yi’s voice turned cold as he stated, “Not ‘try your best,’ you *must* succeed!”
“I understand!”
Li Jia Yi lowered his hand, looked around, then jumped off the platform himself, choosing the opposite direction from Bai Ye, and walked forward.
…
Meanwhile…
Bai Ye walked for quite some time before finally seeing light ahead, indicating he had reached the next station’s platform.
Hopping onto the platform, Bai Ye glanced at the electronic display on the side. It had already updated with the list of survivors and location information for one randomly selected participant.
Two hours into the Twelve Great Battles, the death toll had reached five.
They were You Ji, Wei Yang, Si She, Xu Gou, and Shen Hou!
Bai Ye stared at the list, speechless.
He just wanted to be a quiet, sneaky player, but out of the five who had died, he had personally eliminated three, exceeding half the total. Furthermore, they were all direct kills.
At the same time, after his initial speechlessness, Bai Ye was also surprised.
The death of Xu Gou was understandable. After all, he was being hunted by Situ Chi Cheng, and survival was almost a distant hope; it was only a matter of dying sooner or later.
What surprised Bai Ye was that Shen Hou was also dead.
The person who held the Shen Hou identity was someone Bai Ye knew well!
Alexander Garland, one of the six regional captains of the Hidden Dragon Society, known as the ‘Villain’!
Although one shouldn’t judge current strength by past life standards, Garland was among the surviving experts in Bai Ye’s previous life. For him to die now, barely over a month after the World Battlefield’s opening…
This made Bai Ye feel a sense of unreality and melancholy.
At the same time, this also instilled a sense of crisis in him. With his second chance, things in this life wouldn’t necessarily mirror his previous one.
After all, the future is unknown and changeable!
Of course, the sense of crisis lasted only for a moment. With the gashapon machine in hand, Bai Ye’s starting point in this life was much higher than in his previous one. Therefore, Bai Ye firmly believed that whatever he could achieve before, he could still achieve now.
And at the bottom of the list, location information for one participant was also announced.
Mao Tu, Qing Hua Street No. 22, Telecom Building, 9th Floor, Staff Room.
Bai Ye grinned, “No one would willingly go looking for that woman, right?”
The identity of Mao Tu belonged to…
The Arms Queen – Bai Lu!
Bai Lu’s combat style had already been showcased in the building, causing widespread chaos. She was already showing signs of her previous life, wielding an alarming number of firearms, living up to her title of Arms Queen.
Bai Lu’s combat method allowed her to exert immense advantage when in a defensive posture. In fact, Bai Ye felt that if someone were to confront her directly, they might be blown up by a minefield before even reaching her location.
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