Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 276 Second-Tier Arena - Supreme!
"Duo!"

A blinding flash of light illuminated the surroundings, turning everything a ghastly white.

Scott blocked some of the white light from Li Xia's eyes, but an unusual stinging and burning sensation came from her left eye.

But he completely defied his instinct to rub his eyes, and with a powerful leap, he jumped up.

He curled up in mid-air, hugging his knees and forming a ball.

A streak of dark light silently swept across his head, barely brushing against the tips of his hair.

Those strands of hair quietly withered, turning gray, and slowly spread towards the roots.

A sharp, cold light flashed, and the charcoal clinging to Li Xia's body sprang out its claws.

The three tomoe in his eyes trembled slightly, even under such high-speed movement.

She maintained precise control of her body and skillfully cut off that tuft of hair.

Its claws gripped Li Xia's shoulders firmly like iron clamps.

Amidst the aerial maneuver and its vigorous pull, it shifted slightly to the side again.

"Oh!"

The muffled gunshots echoed through the woods.

A large bullet left a visible bullet hole in the air and pierced through Li Xia's chest.

"Hit!"

A hundred meters away, the man holding the huge sniper rifle grinned.

The speed of the annihilation round is far lower than that of a conventional sniper bullet, with a speed of only 160 m/s.
It is slower than a conventional subsonic bullet.

But what is gained in exchange for speed is unparalleled power!

One shot is enough to instantly kill a regular Tier 3 Apostle, and even most Tier 3 elites.

Each shot costs 16,000 points, and every shot fired earns Hall of Fame points!

It is precisely because they are too expensive and slow that they are easy to dodge.

The sniper only uses his skills when ambushing or when he is certain of hitting the target.

"Hit? Why wasn't there a notification?"

His teammate frowned, then looked at Li Xia in mid-air, only to see 'him' disappearing into the air like a scattered reflection.

Afterimage punch!
"Grass!"

He cursed under his breath, but didn't pay much attention to it.

Because they still have teammates!

In the dense forest, a thin, short man raised his head, his gaze fixed on Li Xia, who had just appeared a few meters away.

"Kara!"

A semi-transparent chain shot out from his body, writhing like a snake as it flew towards Li Xia.

Li Xia's gaze sharpened, and he retreated again in mid-air.

The deep twang of the bowstring barely made a sound, and a dark arrow, like a ghost, blocked any retreat.

Night Silence appeared in my hand with a blindingly cold light, as if it had a spirit, spinning around in my hand before moving behind me.

He deflected the arrows in a posture similar to Su Qin carrying his sword.

A burst of lightning and dark light illuminated the dim woods once more.

The archer hiding in the distance narrowed his eyes, but silently lowered his bow and arrow, a slightly eerie smile appearing on his lips.

"Damn it, are you guys done yet? I can't hold on much longer!"

Behind the sniper, a man sat cross-legged on the ground, wearing a strange helmet on his head.

His body was trembling violently, and bright red blood was flowing from his eyes and nose. His eyes were already showing signs of rolling back.

"Almost there, 321!"

Li Xia took advantage of this time to go around to the back of the tree, and was just trying to catch his breath.

"Kara!"

The clanging of chains rang in his ears, and the eerie, illusory chain had pierced through space and wrapped itself around his body.

Lock skill?
The helmeted man suddenly relaxed, panting heavily, and pulled out the medicine and poured it into his mouth as if it were free.

Then, in a hoarse voice, he said, "His perception is frighteningly high, and his spirit and intelligence are definitely his primary attributes."

My 'sensory interference' can only last for a minute at most; the rest is up to you.

"puff"

The sniper tilted his head, spat out the grass root in his mouth, raised his sniper rifle, and cocked it.

A sinister smile appeared on his face:

"Don't worry, he's dead!"

Li Xia's left eye turned a startlingly blood red due to the intense light, while her right eye remained a white-eyed disguise.

In the slightly distorted view before me, the prompts for the Hall of Light kept refreshing.

[Executioner, you have been attacked by Contractor No. 357649]

[Executioner, you have been attacked by Contractor No. 987673]

[Executioner, you have suffered.]

You will gain the authority to retaliate against the 'Black Gun' squad and the 'Mastermind' squad!

[Counterattack Time Limit: This World]

[Executioner, you have been hit by 'Equilibrium Chains'. For the duration of this effect, you will be unable to move far from the chain's maximum range (150m)]

(Click to view details)

The surroundings were quiet, as if the enemy was not in a hurry to attack.

Li Xia felt that the surrounding environment seemed different; the previously vague sensations became real and clear.

Interference with perception capabilities!

"Boss, it's safe for now. Watch the passive effect of 'Equilibrium Chains'!"

Xiao Long knew that in such a rapidly changing battle, his boss couldn't possibly be distracted by looking at the control panel.

Therefore, when it is not needed for combat, it is used to find things worth noting in the constantly refreshing prompts.

This time is no exception.

After saying that, Li Xia clicked on the details without hesitation.

I immediately understood why Awoo said it was safe for a short time.

【Balanced Chains】

The current stage is Phase One.

Phase 1: Lifeline

While the chains are active, all those bound by them are linked by life; any damage inflicted by an attack will be shared equally among all of them.
Current number of users connected: 3
Current phase duration: 60s
Phase Two: Equilibrium
While the chains are active, all those bound by the chains will have their attributes averaged.

No wonder.

Li Xia closed the panel. The reason the enemy didn't move was that, apart from the first stage of life sharing, attacking him was equivalent to attacking himself.

More importantly, the two-stage balancing directly averages the attributes.

If I'm not mistaken, of the three people linked by chains, besides myself, the other two should be the Shortcoming Apostles.

It has significant attribute weaknesses, with only two or three attributes that barely keep up with the majority.

They focused all their resources on their core competencies.

If an apostle goes off on his own, he's just a pushover; anyone can bully him.

However, within the system team, it is the strong link, capable of playing a role that a balanced apostle cannot achieve.

For example, the apostle who casts the Chains of Balance definitely poured all his resources into this one skill.

This resulted in skill effects that were impressive even at the third tier.

"Meow!"

Black Charcoal's eyes darted around rapidly; its perception was also very strong, but perception interference was a field.

Once inside, the disturbance will occur. It's possible to detect it beforehand, or perhaps it's because the nose smells something unusual.

"Yes, five people, two teams."

Li Xia closed his left eye and felt much better. He realized that he had been ambushed by two small teams.

It is a very rare small team, mainly consisting of two or three people.

Compared to five-person teams or ten-person squads, these smaller teams are more agile, and their apostles are relatively stronger.

It's an elite team setup, like the core members of large guilds who, when not in raids, usually form small teams of two or three. As for why they ambushed him...
"Is it because of the reward pool?"

Awoo's gaze was filled with chilling killing intent:
"You think taking us down will move you up one spot? Dream on!"

Just as Li Xia was about to speak, she heard a mocking voice coming from the woods:

"Wow, first place in the first round. You really know how to hide it!"

We never would have imagined that someone could impersonate a member of the Hyuga clan, let alone a special Jonin from Konoha.

We were convinced that the Hyuga clan actually had such a person.

What a thoughtful idea! You're truly outstanding.

It has been over 10 years since the Naruto spin-off world first appeared.

The Byakugan and Sharingan are not numerous in this space, but they definitely exist.

It's not that no one has tried to fake the Byakugan, but the Hyuga family's household registration management has almost reached its peak.

Anyone who tried to infiltrate the Hyuga clan met a terrible end, yet no one ever considered disguising themselves as an Otsutsuki from the moon.

This is because the theatrical version revealing the existence of the Otsutsuki clan on the moon was not released until after the series ended.

Therefore, Li Xia is the first to use this method! There is no other like it!

So much so that the other apostles never imagined that an apostle could successfully infiltrate the Hyuga clan.

He was highly valued and even became the heir. If given more time, wouldn't he become the boss?

Li Xia slowly raised his head, gazing at the jungle without a trace of emotion.

Battles between apostles rarely involve verbal sparring; even when they do communicate, it is usually for a specific purpose.

Whether it's to win hearts or attract attention, there are certainly those who are simply sarcastic or mean-spirited, but very few are like that.

But someone who can set up so many layers of ambush is definitely not just a person with a sharp tongue.

Sure enough, that mocking voice rang out again:

"We don't want to go to extremes, so how about we make a deal? I have an item here that can directly remove you from the world with the lowest possible rating."

You bring something in exchange, and we'll choose three pieces of your equipment.

What if I were to withdraw from the world?
It's better than dying here with nothing.

Three pieces of equipment on your body?
Weapons, upper body clothing, and jewelry—these are the three most valuable items, right?
These three items represent roughly one-third to one-half of the apostle's possessions; losing them would essentially break his very bones.

It's very difficult to turn things around.

Li Xia glanced at the duration of 'Balanced Chains' on the panel.

There are 36 seconds left in the first phase.

Nightfall appeared silently in his hand.

The tightly closed left eye slowly opened, the bloodshot eyeball still gleaming with a chilling red light in the darkness.

Die here?
The team leader, the 'Manager,' turned around and urged his teammate, the 'Analyst,' on his way.

"Is it back to normal? Let's get a probe!"

Previously, to avoid alerting the enemy, they didn't even dare to use their detection skills.

However, the manager was absolutely confident that in the second phase of the balance chain, after being directly 'averaged' with the two weaknesses.

Even a top-tier apostle with all four attributes would be suffocated by two small teams here!

Because after averaging, those two weaknesses are no longer weaknesses!
This is a fair five-on-one situation, plus the attribute advantage, how could we lose?
"coming!"

Having just recovered from the aftereffects of 'perception interference', the 'analyst' dared not slack off and mustered his energy to carry out the detection.

A few seconds later, the panel was posted directly in the team channel.

"Manager, there are discrepancies in the attributes, so only a portion can be detected."

What's noteworthy is his title; he has a Tier 2 Team Killer.

"Um"

The manager nodded. Team Killer, Tier 2?
That's nothing special; he has that title too.

There are countless trash teams in the second tier, some of which are simply a joke, coupled with the lack of a skill system in the second tier.

Sometimes, with a good gun, one person can wipe out a whole trash team.

Just like him, with just a little trick, he directly ruined a team and got the title.

It's only impressive if you're fighting against a large guild team.

But what about a Tier 2 player fighting a large guild's ten-person squad?

Haha, I'm afraid even those top ten in the arena can't do that.

I glanced at the visible information again.

"Spirit 29, Intelligence 28? Hmm, I knew it. No wonder you had such a hard time interfering with me."

The manager glanced at the panel, which was full of question marks. There was very little information on it, and even the attributes were only listed twice.

The main attributes of an 'Analyst' are Spirit and Physique, both of which have a value of 24.

It's normal that if the reading is a few points too low to be detected.

The main fighting force of this kind of bloodsucking team is the manager himself; the other two are just employees.

After sending a copy of the panel to the 'Black Gun' squad.

The manager lit a cigar and asked again, with a mocking tone:
"Friend, this is a good opportunity to cut your losses. If you get stuck, you'll only have the rooftop to jump off from.

Should we consider it?
besides"

He glanced at the time on his wrist as if to make an excuse, but his eyes were actually fixed on the first phase countdown of the 'Balance Chain'.

"15 seconds."

The manager genuinely hoped the other side would accept the proposal, since eliminating him would only yield the results he originally desired.

His expectation was at least two pieces of equipment; if he didn't earn that much, then he would have lost money.

This is the true essence of investment.

"My God, is that green light above your head the result of the stocks you bought?"

Awoo instantly leaped onto Li Xia's head, one claw gripping his waist, unleashing the divine skill he had learned from Bai Xiao the Bald Eagle.

Swearing!

The manager shuddered as the nightmares buried deep in his memory resurfaced.

A screen full of green light. The curves of a diving boat. A wife getting her hair done.

And the cold wind from the rooftop—if it weren't for the incredible luck of arriving at the Hall of Light after leaping off.

Then his life will be an absurd script.

The manager's hand, holding a cigar, began to tremble, and his expression turned ferocious.

Almost there, ten seconds left.
In the second phase, I'll show you what the fancy ways of the financial world really are!

"Black charcoal".

Li Xia's voice rang out softly, and the kitten raised its paw.

"Performance time!"

"Meow!"

The sharp blade of the spear, like a pool of cold spring water, smothered the moonlight that was as clear as water.

Under the manager's incredulous gaze, a figure gracefully arrived, effortlessly piercing through the equally astonished 'analyst'.

In an instant, two short planks and a deep, bone-revealing wound appeared simultaneously on Li Xia's chest.

The health bar dropped abnormally in sync.

A bloodthirsty smile crept across Li Xia's face.

Just as I expected.

The injuries are the same, but the people who suffer them are different!
The evening breeze, carrying a chilly chill, swept through the woods, causing the leaves to rustle and whisper.

Li Xia's clothes then began to flutter.

The analyst was vomiting blood, and his gaze inadvertently drifted to Li Xia's waist.

But it felt like being electrocuted, and he couldn't help but tremble.

He recognized the thing.

Tier 2 Arena: Ultimate!
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