What’s the point of cultivating immortality if you don’t have money?.

Chapter 380 The Fierce Battle in the Second Half

"I never imagined that a mere sophomore could turn the situation into this mess."

Seeing the situation spiraling out of control, Ma Xuan knew that the worst was yet to come.

The two people in front of them, Xiao Qingxuan and Zhang Yu, were enough to turn the construction site upside down.

If he were to intervene and stop the two, Shi Huaiyu, without his restraint, would soon be able to lead his team to break in.

If a large-scale melee breaks out on the construction site without any cover, then it's likely that the bunker won't be able to be built in the end.

"But there was no other choice..."

Ma Xuan withdrew the Three Harmonies technique that was suppressing Shi Huaiyu in the distance, then pushed out with a palm. Mud and sand rose into the sky from beneath his feet, like a flash flood, surging towards Zhang Yu and Xiao Qingxuan in front of him, instantly blasting the two away.

At the same time, Shi Huaiyu seized the opportunity and led his teammates, treading through the towering mud waves.

Meanwhile, Cong Na and Yang Yan had already retreated and were blocking the way in front of the bunker.

The entire construction site was instantly divided in two by both sides.

The two groups stood facing each other, their battle-ready gazes clashing in the air.

Ma Xuan sighed and said calmly, "Bu Ziran, come out and join us in the defense."

"Ji Susu, you can build as many as you can by yourself, with all your might."

He clasped his hands together, and waves of mud transformed into a barrier, completely enveloping the bunker behind him.

The next moment, a fierce battle suddenly broke out in front of the bunker.

Che Yufei and Shi Yunxiang rushed to the front and collided directly with Cong Na and Bu Ziran, unleashing waves of powerful air currents.

Shi Huaiyu manipulated the sand and mud to crash into the bunker, but a loud bang, like the clash of metal, was heard.

Shi Huaiyu explained, "The 'Seven Wonders' technique of turning the ground into steel is one of the Seven Wonders that Ma Xuan learned more of than I did."

"After using the 'Touch the Earth to Turn into Steel' method, we can temporarily give up flexible control over the earth and switch to rigid protection."

With a light step, Ma Xuan sent pillars of rock shooting towards the group like steel spears.

At the same time, Ji Yuanshu, in the distance, unleashed bursts of thunder and fire energy.

With a thought from Zhang Yu, several formless warriors suddenly appeared, blocking all the incoming thunder and fire energy.

Then, with a punch, the surging energy slammed into the barrier in front of the bunker.

Bu Ziran spat out golden sword energy to intercept, but then Tian Yang attacked again, accompanied by a sandstorm.

On the other side, Xiao Qingxuan roared violently with dragon-shaped qi all over his body, crashing madly into the barrier erected by Ma Xuan.

During the series of fierce battles, the entire construction site shook back and forth, as if it had experienced one earthquake after another.

Although Ma Xuan and the others had tried their best to resist, the battlefield was too close to the buildings, which made them dare not unleash their full power.

In contrast, Zhang Yu's side attacked without any restraint, suppressing Ma Xuan and the others so much that they couldn't even raise their heads.

The barriers erected by Ma Xuan gradually cracked, and with each repair and reconstruction, the fortifications behind them were constantly exposed.

"The fighting broke out on the construction site, which is the worst possible outcome."

Although Ma Xuan thought this way, he also understood that at this point, he was powerless to change the situation and could only do his best to hold on and try to increase the score in this round.

When this round ended, Ma Xuan and his team's bunker completion rate was rated at 42%.
Seeing this result, Bu Ziran glared at Ji Susu angrily and said, "What did you do? We blocked so many attacks, and you only managed 42%?"

Ji Susu said calmly, "The foundation was almost destroyed by the earthquake, so 42% is already pretty good."

Ji Yuanshu said, "Isn't it because they broke in? I don't understand, with so many of you, why were you defeated by Zhang Yu to that extent?"

Bu Ziran frowned, glanced at Ji Yuanshu, and said, "What's your department's ranking? Do you even understand the competition?"

Ji Yuanshu opened his mouth, but found himself speechless.

Ma Xuan sighed and said, "The attacking side naturally has the advantage; there's nothing we can do about it."

"This next game is our home turf."

"As the attacking side, our overall strength advantage will be continuously amplified."

Ma Xuan looked in the direction of Zhang Yu and the others and said coldly, "In the next round, I'm going to reduce their completion rate to 0%."

"Don't leave them even a single brick."

……

On the other side, Shi Huaiyu laughed and said, "That was a beautifully played game."

She looked at Zhang Yu: "Especially Zhang Yu, if it weren't for you disrupting their formation, our attack wouldn't have gone so smoothly."

Zhang Yu smiled slightly and said, "On my own, I can only cause some trouble. I have to thank you for your support behind the scenes."

Che Yufei, who was standing to the side, looked at Shi Yunxiang and asked, "How are you?"

Shi Yunxiang looked at the once brand-new hand fragments with some heartache, now covered in pitted and cratered scars.

Shi Yunxiang: "That guy Yang Yan, he's targeting me, a newbie, on purpose, isn't he?"

Che Yufei sighed, "It was intentional, just to make you unable to bear it."

"So I never participated in competitions when I was in the lower grades, because it was a waste of money and I couldn't win any prizes."

Xiao Qingxuan interrupted the crowd and asked, "The next battle will be against Ma Xuan's offensive, which will not be easy."

Shi Huaiyu nodded: "We must keep them out of the construction site."

“Once we get to the construction site and let them do whatever they want, we probably won’t even be able to achieve 10% completion.”

……

A moment later, as the break ended, the second half of the battle officially began. Ma Xuan looked towards the construction site and said calmly, "Annihilate them all."

Relying on the superior numbers and overall strength of the attacking side, they wiped out the opponents one by one, and then crushed all the building materials into dust. This was the tactic that Ma Xuan decided on.

In his view, this is the safest, most convenient, and most difficult-to-turn-around tactic when one's strength surpasses that of the opponent.

"Let's run over it together."

Moments later, clouds of mud and sand rose from both sides of the battlefield, like two tsunamis colliding violently in opposite directions.

Amidst the swirling mud and sand, the team members from both sides were already locked in fierce combat.

Ma Xuan clearly controlled the overall situation through the vision shared by each team member's eyes.

He could see Zhang Yu, enveloped in a cloud of mist and aura, charging towards Cong Na.

You can see Xiao Qingxuan manipulating nine dragon-shaped qi, constantly tearing through the mud and sand, and attacking him.

He can also see Shi Huaiyu launching small three-on-one attacks, constantly competing with him, and supporting his teammates.

His gaze eventually settled on Che Yufei.

"Leaving aside Shi Yunxiang, who is still under construction, you are the weakest among these people."

"Then let's start with you."

Under Ma Xuan's command, Cong Na and the others began to gather around Che Yufei, hoping to eliminate him first.

Shi Huaiyu and others reacted immediately to this.

Ma Xuan observed the other party's movements and muttered, "Do they want to provide support to Che Yufei?"

"It's no use. With your inferior strength and numbers, continuing to provide support like this will only lead to you being defeated one by one."

But Ma Xuan quickly noticed a change in the opponent's movements and raised an eyebrow slightly, saying, "Oh? They've gone to surround and attack Cong Na?"

"Is the intention to attack where the enemy is forced to defend, thus turning the tables and taking the initiative?"

"You think that if we repel Che Yufei, you'll also repel Cong Na? Forcing us to come back to reinforce?"

Seeing Shi Huaiyu's arrangement, Ma Xuan sneered and calmly stirred up the mud and sand, directing his team to continue pulling the battle lines apart.

As the two sides engaged in fierce fighting and attacks, and as the battle lines were stretched thin, Ma Xuan's gaze suddenly sharpened: "This is it."

Suddenly, he stirred up a heavy mass of mud and sand, turning it upside down like a bowl, and then activated the "pointing to the ground to turn it into steel" technique, continuously hardening and reinforcing it.

Inside the bowl that Ma Xuan turned upside down, besides Che Yufei, were Ma Xuan, Yang Yan, Bu Ziran, and Ji Susu.

In the process of constantly stretching the battle lines, Ma Xuan was looking for an opportunity to temporarily divide the battlefield by using his finger to create steel, leaving the opponent isolated and helpless.

At this moment, within the barrier, he, Yang Yan, Bu Ziran, and Ji Susu are besieging Che Yufei.

Outside the barrier, Ji Yuanshu would lead Cong Na to retreat at high speed, preventing Shi Huaiyu and the other three from launching an attack.

As for breaking through the barrier...

"Even if Shi Huaiyu and the other three go all out, it will take them at least 20 seconds to break through the barrier I'm holding up."

"And 20 seconds..."

Looking at Che Yufei in front of him, Ma Xuan thought to himself, "This is enough for us to defeat this poor bastard countless times."

However, Ma Xuan knew that he couldn't kill his opponent during the competition.

So Ma Xuan simply said, "Crush his hands and feet."

At the same time, he looked at Che Yufei and said, "If you don't want to get beaten to a pulp, just surrender."

If the other side surrenders directly, they can save some time and mana.

But faced with Ma Xuan's threat, Che Yufei simply smiled and rushed forward.

Seeing this, Bu Ziran snorted coldly and rushed forward. He opened his mouth and spat out streams of golden sword energy.

"A penniless wretch who's practically on his deathbed dares to participate in a competition?"

At the same time, the other three also made their moves and attacked Che Yufei together.

But the next moment, with a collision of sword energy and qi, Bu Ziran felt a strange sense of familiarity coming from the opponent's qi.

"It's you!"

Under the siege of the crowd, Che Yufei's body was twisted and deformed by the immense pressure, revealing Zhang Yu's face.

Zhang Yu looked at the four people in front of him and said calmly, "You think we can't see through your obvious manipulation?"

Ma Xuan frowned, thinking to himself, "Did Shi Huaiyu deliberately bring up Che Yufei's position after knowing my target, and intentionally create the current situation?"

"They must have used mud and sand to conceal Zhang Yu and Che Yufei's figures, allowing Zhang Yu to transform into the other..."

Meanwhile, just as the barrier rose, isolating the inside from the outside, "Zhang Yu" standing outside saw the formless cloud aura surrounding him suddenly collapse, revealing Che Yufei's appearance.

As for the rankings and Foundation Establishment domains above their heads, both sides had closed them long before the battle began in order to conceal their presence during the fight.

After finishing his thoughts, Ma Xuan looked at Zhang Yu in front of him, and a series of ideas flashed through his mind.

"In the first half, I had to maintain my small three-point attack from a distance, making it difficult to unleash my full power against Zhang Yu who was close by."

"But now, I can control the ground beneath my feet with the Minor Three Harmonies, maintaining the barrier while attacking Zhang Yu in front of me without any scruples."

"And Zhang Yu is far from being at his peak right now. With the limited rest time, how much of the mana he expended in the first half and how much of his damaged body has he recovered?"

"So...should we make the best of a bad situation and take advantage of this opportunity to have the four of us go all out and see if we can beat Zhang Yu to a pulp?"

(End of this chapter)