Samsara Space: They're all begging me to heal them one more time.

"Defensive formation. Open fire at will." The colonel gave the order coldly without even blinking.

Da da da da!

Four Blue Team members opened fire simultaneously. Their Gauss rifles fired not bullets, but blue psionic beams.

Bang bang bang!

The barrage of attacks landed on the fat man's shield. The originally indestructible C-rank force field shield trembled violently the moment it made contact, and ripples spread across its surface.

"Holy crap! It's so heavy!"

The fat man's expression changed, and he dug two deep furrows in the ground with his feet. "Boss! These guys' firepower is off! Every single one of their shots has the penetrating power of a C-rank!"

"It's not just about penetration."

A ghostly black shadow attempted to cut into the blue team's back row, while Lin Qingyue's demonic blade slashed towards the sniper's neck.

But just as the blade was about to touch...

hum!

A pale blue spherical barrier suddenly lit up on the sniper's exoskeleton.

【All-around repulsive force field】!

This should have been an absolute defensive trump card.

But Lin Qingyue was no ordinary assassin. The Demon Blade Crimson Rain in her hand suddenly shone with a scarlet light, which was the greedy devouring of energy structures by Gluttony.

"Smash it!"

Click!

The repulsive field, powerful enough to deflect anti-tank missiles, was as fragile as an eggshell in front of the Demon Blade!

The red blade forcefully shattered the blue barrier, its momentum undiminished as it slashed towards the sniper's throat.

"What?!"

The sniper's pupils constricted; for the first time in his life, he felt the chill of death.

At the critical moment, he overclocked the power reactor of his battle armor, and with a "whoosh," he was propelled backward and launched outward.

Sizzle—!

The blade grazed him, shattering the repulsive field, but the 0.1 seconds gained saved his life.

The exoskeleton armor on the chest was neatly cut open, leaving a deep scorch mark that exposed the bone.

"That was close...this woman's knife can break through a shield!"

Still shaken, the sniper used the momentum of his retreat to instantly raise his Gauss sniper rifle and fire a shot at Lin Qingyue's forehead.

If Lin Qingyue hadn't reacted extremely quickly and activated [Secret Sword: Echo] to forcibly relocate, this shot would have been enough to headshot her.

"All personnel are equipped with C+ level or higher technology equipment... and there are also repulsive shields for melee combat."

Zhang Yuan slowly emerged from the shadows.

He looked at the well-coordinated, balanced team, his brow furrowing slightly beneath his mask.

This is what team battles should be like.

It's not about bullying newbies, it's about fighting monsters that have also been through mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

"The captain of the red team?"

The colonel looked at the figure wearing the fox mask. Although it was the first time he had seen him, he instinctively sensed a threat emanating from the other party.

"Nice to meet you. I am the commander of the Blue Team."

The colonel raised his hand, and the armor on his arm rapidly deformed, revealing a miniature plasma cannon emitting a terrifying red light. "I don't know your name, but that's not important."

"For the sake of the original sin chip, please don't struggle to die."

boom!

A red plasma beam instantly blasted towards Zhang Yuan.

"Quite the boast."

Zhang Yuan did not dodge. His platinum cloak suddenly trembled, and three huge golden halos appeared out of thin air.

[Stance III - Forbidden Magic Ring] - Activated!

Om-!

A terrifying gravitational field instantly enveloped the entire area.

The feeling was as if the air in the entire warehouse had suddenly turned into mercury.

The blue team members' movements slowed instantly, and the exoskeleton armor emitted a piercing alarm:

[WARNING! Abnormal ambient gravity! Power system overload!]

The plasma cannon shot, which was originally guaranteed to hit, was slightly deflected by the distortion of gravity, grazed Zhang Yuan's shoulder, and shattered the wall behind him.

"Gravity control? This is your trump card?"

The colonel was under immense pressure, his knees slightly bent, but he did not kneel down.

"Activate 'Overclocking Mode'!"

Click!

All the blue team members simultaneously emitted blinding blue flames from the backs of their armored backs, and their anti-gravity engines ran at full power, actually managing to completely negate the suppressive force of the [Forbidden Magic Ring].

The two sides faced off at a distance of twenty meters.

On one side is a golden, sacred realm, and on the other is a deep blue, technological force field.

The air was filled with the acrid smell of magic colliding with electricity.

"That's interesting."

Zhang Yuan conjured a golden light hammer in his hand, his gaze icy. "It seems you're not planning to pay this penalty unless you get serious."

Just as the two sides were about to engage in a full-scale battle...

Drop drop!

The colonel's tactical goggles suddenly started flashing red light wildly.

[WARNING! Large-scale high-energy reaction detected approaching!]

[Target Identification: 'Terrorist Mobile Squad'...Quantity: 30!]

[WARNING! High-energy threat detected... 'Adam Hammer' is approaching!]

"cut."

The colonel glanced at the data, and his expression turned grim.

"You're lucky, fox head."

He was not afraid of Zhang Yuan, but on Ara-saka's territory, if he got entangled with the Red Team and was surrounded by the local forces, even if they had fierce firepower, they would be worn down.

This is the disadvantage of playing away from home.

"Everyone, retreat!"

The colonel made a quick decision and threw a flashbang grenade.

boom!

A burst of intense light.

Using visual interference, the blue team quickly activated optical camouflage, their figures instantly disappearing into thin air.

"Don't even think about running!" Ah-Qiang was about to rush out.

"Don't pursue a desperate enemy."

Zhang Yuan stopped him and dissipated the halo behind him.

He stared in the direction where the Blue Team had disappeared, his expression beneath the mask more solemn than ever before.

"The opponent is very strong. Both their equipment level and tactical awareness are higher than any team we have ever faced."

"Moreover... that commander hasn't revealed his true trump card yet."

Zhang Yuan knew very well that this was just a test.

If we had really fought to the bitter end just now, even if we had won, we would probably have paid a heavy price.

……

The top of a tall building outside the warehouse.

Several figures dressed in various strange costumes were lying on the rooftop, observing the scene through high-powered binoculars.

Huang Fang Reincarnators Squad (Mercenary Faction of the Next Life).

"My goodness... this is like gods fighting!"

A thin, multicolored young man chewing gum put down his binoculars, his face pale. "The blue team's firepower is too intense. They're going to withstand a gravity field head-on? The red team's captain is even more outrageous. A C-rank character with a domain skill?!"

"This is the intensity of a C-rank team battle."

The leader was a bald, burly man wearing a leather jacket with a sinister look in his eyes.

He put away his binoculars, and his original idea of ​​reaping the benefits without lifting a finger instantly vanished.

"Both sides are monsters. We have no chance of winning if we fight them head-on."

"What do we do now, Captain?"

"Avoid their sharp edge and seek out unpredictable changes."

The bald captain turned his gaze to the other end of the city.

"Rogge's latest intelligence: the [Lust] chip has awakened at the Cloud Top Club. The Red and Blue factions are now wary of each other and restraining one another, which is our opportunity..."

"Before they can react, let's grab that original sin chip as fast as we can!"

"Only when we get those 'rule-level' items are we qualified to sit at the poker table."

The bald captain stood up and waved to the team members behind him:

"Let's go to Genting Highlands. We need to be quick!"

……

The top floor of Arakasaka Tower.

Back at the Arasaka headquarters, Zhang Yuan stared silently at the chaotic state of the C-zone surveillance cameras.

"Mr. Zhang, by the time the Terrorist Mobile Unit arrived, the other side had already withdrawn," Supervisor Sato reported.

"However, we discovered unusual residual energy at the scene..."

"And, according to intelligence, traces of the 'Original Sin Chip' have also appeared at the Genting Club..."

"It wasn't left by the Blue team."

Zhang Yuan shook his head, his gaze becoming profound:

"That's a third party... Huang Fang's rat."

"Sato, prepare the car."

Zhang Yuan straightened his armor, his voice carrying a chilling killing intent:

"Since everyone wants to have fun, let's go to Genting Highlands and join in the excitement."

"I also want to see whether their technology is superior or my hammer is superior."