As Ling Zhan had anticipated.
The moment he was banished.
Outside the chaotic world, on the battlefield, a demon altar forged from the white bones of demons appeared before everyone's eyes.
Due to this, the Free Federation's team sacrificed two demons from each of their five positions: front-line, melee, ranged, support, and roaming.
This highlights the Free Federation's ruthlessness and cold-blooded nature.
It's well known...
The ten players sacrificed as materials for the demon altar could not be resurrected.
Furthermore, those ten sacrificed players were likely death soldiers from the start.
Who isn't familiar with the disgusting nature of the Free Federation?
Selfish and tyrannical.
If they say you're guilty, then you must be guilty.
If they say you must die, then you must die.
As the demon altar appeared.
A tall, graceful figure dressed in a battle skirt, sword in hand, left the formation, wrapped in an overwhelming sword aura, charging straight at the demon altar.
It was Li Chaoge.
The moment Ling Zhan was banished, her keen mind immediately guessed what Norton was planning.
However, just as she used her displacement ability to instantly arrive before the demon altar...
Norton was already standing atop it with a strange, sinister smile.
"Li Chaoge, I'm telling you, you're too late!!"
As Norton's words fell.
He clasped his hands together, targeting Li Chaoge and the entire Dragon Kingdom team!
Then...
His cold voice resounded once more!
"Chaos • Banishment!!"
Under Li Chaoge's incredulous gaze, a powerful chaotic force instantly enveloped her.
Including everyone from the Dragon Kingdom team, as if their existence was erased, they were banished in an instant!!
Wow!!
Outside.
When all the spectators saw that Norton had cast two consecutive Chaos • Banishments without interruption.
They erupted in shock and excitement!
"What the hell! Is there no cooldown for this S+ skill?"
"This is too outrageous!"
"S+ skills with no cooldown? Who can handle that?"
"Damn, is this the Free Federation's trump card? Banish them all?"
"..."
This indeed left everyone in awe.
Even the supreme powerhouses in the VIP seats were momentarily stunned.
But soon, with their sharp eyes, they noticed the trick behind it.
"Luke, you really spared no expense to deal with Dragon Kingdom's classless rogue! You even gave Norton the 'Chaos-Refined Time-Space Ring,' a semi-sacred artifact!"
The witch god looked at an old man with a face full of admiration.
That old man was none other than Norton's exclusive mentor, and the vice leader of the Ivy League Alliance, Luke Harvey.
As for the 'Chaos-Refined Time-Space Ring' mentioned by the witch god...
It was a semi-sacred artifact that could reset all of its wielder's skills.
The reset effect had a cooldown time of 30 minutes.
This was why Norton was able to cast two consecutive Chaos • Banishments without any delay.
It's worth noting...
Norton cast his second Chaos • Banishment while standing on the demon altar.
Which meant...
The duration of this banishment on the Dragon Kingdom team wasn't just 30 seconds anymore, it could last for over 30 minutes.
After all, the demon altar was forged by sacrificing ten demons.
At that moment.
All the powerhouses understood the Free Federation's strategy.
Isolate Ling Zhan, leaving him vulnerable, while the remaining forty teammates surround and attack him.
As for why they didn't banish Ling Zhan for a longer duration and eliminate the rest of the Dragon Kingdom team first...
They feared that this rogue, with his sharp battle instincts and senses, would have destroyed the demon altar the moment it was summoned.
After all, Ling Zhan was standing right in front of Norton.
If given half a second...
No, even less than that, merely an instant.
The demon altar would have been destroyed.
Norton knew full well how terrifying this classless rogue, who had obliterated both him and Princess Saint Luni in the individual competition, truly was.
He couldn't take the risk.
And Li Chaoge was still too far from the altar. By the time the altar was formed, it was too late to destroy it.
Thus.
Their plan of 'defeat them one by one' was complete.
Now, facing Ling Zhan without the assistance of support classes, Norton felt he had a fair chance of competing with him.
After all, the support classes provided him with a significant boost in attributes!
With the entire Dragon Kingdom team banished.
Norton didn't relax for a moment, commanding his teammates to stay vigilant, adjust their formation, and prepare to battle the rogue who had shamed the Free Federation!
The remaining thirty-nine teammates were all elite students handpicked by the Free Federation.
Even in the face of death, they would not retreat or show fear.
As long as they could defeat this rogue, the Dragon Kingdom team would be no threat!
As for Li Chaoge...
Sorry, though she's strong, compared to the now further awakened Norton with his demon bloodline and advanced skill books, she was still slightly inferior.
If it had been the Norton from the individual competition, perhaps he would have been wary of Li Chaoge.
But now...
Sorry! The only one worthy of my attention is that rogue!
The thirty seconds of banishment passed in the blink of an eye.
To ensure safety, Norton didn't dare to enter the chaos world to check on Ling Zhan.
In contrast to his previous arrogance, Norton now acted like a cautious, victory-seeking conservative.
"It's clear, he's been traumatized by that rogue and has no choice but to resort to such measures."
"To think, Norton was once so proud and arrogant, but after being crushed by the rogue, it's like his sharpness has been dulled."
"Sigh! Norton has already lost in mentality!"
"If you were in his place, what would you do?"
"I'd be even more cautious than him..."
"..."
As the audience discussed.
The thirty-second banishment ended.
Buzz!!
With a spatial ripple.
The tall figure in the Dragon Kingdom's battle robe reappeared before the Free Federation's team.
Without turning around.
Ling Zhan could already sense that his teammates' presence had completely disappeared.
Yet Ling Zhan wasn't worried about their safety.
Even though Li Chaoge was indeed weaker than Norton, it was impossible for Norton to defeat her in just thirty seconds.
Most likely, she had been banished by Norton using some secret technique.
Now...
He was truly left to fight alone.
Facing forty powerful enemies, all determined to see him dead.
Yet strangely...
Ling Zhan didn't feel any tension; instead, a long-forgotten burning battle spirit surged within him once more!!
It reminded him of the time he had been weaponless, surrounded by dozens of merciless hunters in the dense forest, filled with despair.
He truly loved that feeling back then...
That sensation of hanging on by a thread, his health bar almost empty, pursued by a horde of greedy and brutal men, his mind stretched to the brink.
And the thrill after every narrow victory, his hands trembling, his heart pounding like a water pump, gasping for air, as if squeezing every last drop of life to savor the ultimate sense of achievement...
It was simply too addictive!!
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