In the world of martial arts, one works tirelessly to attain enlightenment.

Chapter 54, The Team That Is About to Take Shape

A corner of the third-floor lobby.

A crimson fireball exploded in the center of the mist, instantly engulfing and evaporating it. After the mist disappeared, four gray runes appeared, but they only lasted for two seconds.

choke!

A sword rang out, and the crimson fireball was cut in half. The remaining part transformed into a fire snake that looked like a living creature. Dozens of fire tongues danced wildly, perishing together with the sword energy, until the last dozen or so fire tongues entangled Jian Linglong and her sword.

As the flames subsided, everyone could see the result in the corner.

Lin Ran pressed down with her left hand, placing it on Zhou Yu's head, forcing her to kneel on the ground with a blank expression.

Jian Linglong was engulfed by flames, with her arms and wrists being the primary targets of the longsword. Three daggers formed from flames were pressed against her neck, exuding a sharp aura.

Pause for two seconds.

Lin Ran dispersed the fire snakes, then grabbed Zhou Yu's shoulders and lifted her up.

Jian Linglong remained expressionless, sheathing her longsword and holding it in her arms, while Zhou Yu remained lifeless.

"Let's go somewhere else," Lin Ran said with a smile.

Sword Linglong is alright; pure damage output isn't that important.

We absolutely must seize this super support role of Zhou Yu!

Both nodded in agreement, and Lin Ran used his strength to set the rules.

They moved to a different corner.

Lin Ran got straight to the point.

"Zhou Yu, do you have a team?"

"Not yet? You want me to join your team?" Zhou Yu said calmly, though her tone lacked confidence.

"Yes, there are four of us now, including myself. I'm the team leader, and the team members are Yan Lingfei, Yunzhu from the cat-people, and Mengyu," Lin Ran invited.

Zhou Yu paused for a moment, then said, "The one who is cursed carries a curse with them. Anyone who gets close to them will become unfortunate, and there may even be ominous signs approaching them."

Lin Ran's eyes lit up. Wasn't this the Halo of Hatred?

Zhou Yu: ? ? ?

Why is Lin Ran even more excited?

"That's not a problem. As long as you join the team, I'll take care of any issues," Lin Ran said. He knew all too well the capabilities of a support player.

Two spells, one for buffs and one for debuffs, instantly change the difference in combat power by five levels!

Zhou Yu didn't react much, "Okay, I'll join."

Do you have a place to stay?

"There's a place arranged at the base; I can move there if you need."

"Then let's move here. The other team members are all together," Lin Ran said immediately.

Zhou Yu nodded, picked up the juice and tasted it, saying nothing more.

Lin Ran looked at Jian Linglong, thought for a moment, and said, "I think you are suitable to be a team leader."

Jian Linglong: "?"

"You think I'm not good enough to join your team?"

She frowned slightly, sat up straight, and a faint aura of sword energy emanated from her.

Lin Ran spread her hands and counted on her fingers to indicate: "I am the main damage dealer, Yan Lingfei is the support damage dealer, Zhou Yu is the support, Yun Zhu is the logistics support, and Meng Yu is the assassin. We are still missing a healer, instead of a main DPS."

"I don't mean it sarcastically. You'd be better off building your own team and hiring some people to handle logistics. That would be much more comfortable than joining my team."

"Comfort? That's for the dead. Competition drives progress."

Jian Linglong stared at Lin Ran, clearly not wanting to give up.

Lin Ran stroked his chin and said, "The reason is that my team is basically formed. If you want to join, you need a reason that convinces me and yourself."

Jian Linglong placed her longsword flat on her lap and solemnly said, "I am invincible in swordsmanship. Perhaps not now, but one day I will defeat you."

"...You've convinced me. Welcome to the team."

Lin Ran smiled and reached out her hand to Jian Linglong.

The handshake is instant.

Lin Ran was quite surprised that the hand holding the sword could be so soft!

He then waved into the distance.

"Yan Lingfei".

"Here it comes, here it comes."

With a flash of fire, Yan Lingfei appeared out of thin air, looking at Jian Linglong and Zhou Yu with a smile.

"Let me introduce our newest member, Zhou Yu, also known as Jian Linglong."

Hello.

Yan Lingfei sat down next to Jian Linglong and started chatting with the two girls, making use of her social skills.

Lin Ran didn't participate and opened the terminal.

There's new information: the person who originally promised to come has suddenly had something come up and won't be coming.

Lin Ran didn't care and pulled out the list of the first planners in the business plan, wanting to find someone with healing abilities.

In this way, his team can be fully formed!

Then I'll look for another opportunity to see if I can study their abilities and incorporate them into my own skills.

A team isn't always complete; the most important thing is to rely on your own abilities.

The terminal shows that the first plan has more than 10,000 people, but the population base is five or six hundred billion of the entire human race's mother world!

Even if we consider that half of the people are effectively screened and the other half are hidden, that would still be more than 10,000 people selected from billions of people, one in a million!

After entering the location, the number of people dropped from over 10,000 to just over 100. After entering other restrictions, only six people remained. Two of them were in teams, and the remaining four were free agents.

Lin Ran only chose women, as this was his only hobby besides cultivation; at the very least, they were pleasing to the eye.

The women selected for the first program are all elites among humans, with top-tier temperaments. At most, they might be a little arrogant, but there's no way that eccentric or quirky fairy-like girls would appear, so he was very confident in his selection.

"Yan Lingfei, do you have their contact information?"

Lin Ran called Yan Lingfei over and showed her the information of the four people.

Yan Lingfei pondered for a moment, "I only have contact information for two people; I don't know the other two."

"Please contact them for me. If it's convenient, they can come over now. I'll wait until 9 PM."

"it is good."

Yan Lingfei was very efficient; she returned in less than two minutes.

"They agreed, and stated that it was because of your style of doing things, Captain."

"Great, I don't like dragging things out either."

Lin Ran was satisfied; they truly deserved to be among the most outstanding individuals selected by the alliance's top leadership.

Afterwards, Yan Lingfei asked Zhou Yu and Jian Linglong to work together, while Lin Ran closed her eyes to rest, but in reality, she was cultivating with a fire crystal in her hand. Her efficiency was slightly lower, averaging only 15 experience points per hour.

More than half an hour later, two figures appeared at the entrance of the third-floor lobby, immediately quieting the lively atmosphere.

Lin Ran scanned the area with her senses and caught several sounds.

"Those two... are Ling Qiqi and Nangong Yu? What are they doing here?"

"Ling Qiqi and Nangong Yu, I know them. Both of them have rare life attributes and their healing effects are very good."

"These two came together, could it be because of Lin Ran?"

"Don't doubt it, it must be because of Lin Ran. Besides him, who else has such influence to invite four top geniuses, each of whom is of high status? And that Miss Yan, her grandfather is a genuine superhuman!"

"Hiss! You came to the right place this time. Does anyone know how to strike up a conversation? Take me with you."

"We'd like to too, but who in this camp dares to step forward!"

"..."

Lin Ran smiled and invited the two to sit down. They weren't team members yet, so they should be a little more careful.

"I am Captain Lin Ran. Thank you both for gracing me with your presence. Please have a seat."

(End of this chapter)