It's Her

Inside the circular space, light flashed, and several figures appeared.

"Where is this?"

A player opened his eyes and looked around, finding himself in an arena enclosed by a steel octagon cage.

Countless black figures in the spectator seats were pumping their fists and standing up together.

Their bloodthirsty battle cries were like waves, one overlapping the other.

"Ugh, damn it! Where did you bring me? Is this still Skyline City?" someone cried out in panic, pulling their bath towel tight to prevent it from falling off.

Not long ago, he had been enjoying a stone spa in a bathhouse, and in the blink of an eye, he was here.

Looking around at the fanatical and excited audience below the stage, the player felt the helplessness of a sheep falling into a wolf's den.

"Look, who is that?"

Finally, someone noticed the girl not far away and pointed toward Xu Xiaoyou, shouting.

Su Sheng also finally reacted, realizing where he had seen the other party before.

"They are..."

Everyone exclaimed in unison, "Light-Chaser Garden?"

Xu Xiaoyou's notoriety was known to everyone, and by extension, Light-Chaser Garden had also been pushed to the forefront of public attention.

At this time, the official live stream also shifted its perspective to them, and Ince stood up directly, his tone unusually excited.

"As we can see, Light-Chaser Garden has also begun their first round of Visiting Battle by Overstepping Authority. Who are their opponents?"

": Who is this?"

": I've never seen this team before."

": Wait, is Light-Chaser Garden specifically picking soft targets to bully?"

": Haha, I guess Light-Chaser Garden is just like this. They only bully the weak and pick on roadside teams, but when they encounter a strong team, they only know how to run."

Many people were already dissatisfied with the prominent Light-Chaser Garden, and now that they had found a breakthrough, they vented all their previous resentment.

As a few bullet screen comments ignited the fuse, the live stream chat erupted into a heated argument.

": Is there a rule that says you can't fight weak teams? Otherwise, what is the point of a 'Visiting Battle by Overstepping Authority'?"

": Exactly, exactly! They're crushing soft targets like you. The strong are meant to humiliate the weak!"

": Heh, let's see if Light-Chaser Garden shatters the moment they hit a strong team later. I hope they don't become the bullied weaklings themselves."

": There's nothing to be surprised about. You all still don't understand Dark Gold Rose well enough."

Xu Xiaoyou naturally ignored these comments, stepped forward, and spread her hands slightly.

"I'm sorry for inviting you all here in this manner. Obviously, this is not exactly fair to you."

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the girl's next words moved them slightly.

"How about this? I'll give you a chance to vote. You can choose any member of our team to launch an attack on, and the rest of us will not interfere. What do you think?"

"Does that mean we can go five against one?"

"Yes," Xu Xiaoyou smiled. "As long as you can defeat any member of Light-Chaser Garden, this Visiting Battle by Overstepping Authority will be considered your victory."

Receiving the girl's promise, the few people who were initially flustered by being suddenly pulled into the combat space settled down, and some began to rub their hands together in anticipation.

"Hmph, stop looking down on people! In a five-on-five, I, Zhang Fan, might be dragged down by my teammates, but in a one-on-one, I'm not afraid of any of you!"

"That one over there! The one eating a pastry and looks like she can only roll around on the ground. Fight me!"

Akabane Tsubaki, who was pointed out, was stunned for a moment and pointed at herself.

"Me?"

The next moment, Akabane Tsubaki took out her baseball bat, 'Alice,' and as her Apostle Armament loaded, the cross-shaped pupils of Extinction 2000 began to focus, and a grin spread across her face.

"Okay, okay."

The man's teammates felt a wave of worry and hurriedly stopped Zhang Fan, shaking their heads.

Clearly, they had seen the girl's combat style before; when there was a rank suppression, heavy firepower could exert an effect far stronger than melee weapons.

They knew deep down that their team would be blasted into dust by the red-haired girl within seconds.

"Abyssal White Flower—we definitely can't fight her. And Dark Gold Rose herself is even more out of the question."

"Let's fight that buffer then. She's only grade 2!" someone said with a ruthless look, only to find that all four of his teammates were looking at him calmly.

He didn't understand what was wrong with his teammates, so he looked toward the blue-haired girl and froze on the spot.

He saw Tang Xin's eyes shimmering as she lightly touched her face with her fingertip, her expression frail, like an elegant little white flower, a picture of pure vulnerability.

In an instant, the man's heart was struck; he silently covered his face while the scolding of his teammates reached his ears.

"That's Little Blue Bird! How can you have the heart to lay a hand on her!"

"Exactly! We're all fans of Miss Tang. Don't even think about it. It's absolutely impossible!"

"Actually, I've always felt she's a bit manipulative and a bit of a poser..." someone whispered.

"Shut up!" everyone roared in anger.

Tang Xin smiled with her eyes curving.

"Well then, after excluding all the wrong options, only one choice remains."

Several pairs of eyes turned toward Bai Youyou.

"I haven't seen much of this person. Her strength probably isn't anything special."

"My eyes won't be wrong. A grade 3 mind inquisitor. I recall that's a magic-user class, right?"

"Hmph, it's her!"

"Are you sure?" Xu Xiaoyou's brow furrowed.

"Certain!"

Seeing Xu Xiaoyou's strange expression, the group became even more convinced of their thoughts; they had made the right bet, as this black-haired girl must be the weak link of Light-Chaser Garden, and they were going to win!

Just thinking about the admiring looks from their other friends after defeating Light-Chaser Garden made them feel a bit giddy and start to fantasize.

Maybe they would become famous in a single battle, rising from nobodies to the peak of their lives?

Seeing them like this, Su Sheng could only let out a soft sigh as a writing brush appeared between his index finger.

"Come then."

"We really are being underestimated," Angelina said, raising an eyebrow and patting Bai Youyou on the shoulder. "Go ahead, missy?"

Bai Youyou held her breath slightly and, under the gaze of the crowd, stepped onto the arena.

A steam power hammer materialized in the air with golden lightning darting around, and a giant eye opened with a 'zheng' sound, radiating a terrifying prestige.

She calmly beckoned them with her finger.

"Hurry up. I'm in a hurry."

The expressions of the group suddenly became colorful; feeling the waves of heavy pressure emanating from the giant hammer, they felt a desire to retreat, but having come this far, they had no choice but to bite the bullet.

As both sides stepped onto the arena, flames erupted from the perimeter of the octagon cage, and the crowd's cheers grew thunderous.

"Leave the front to me! You guys attack from the sides!" Zhang Fan shouted in a low voice, spread his arms, and lunged forward with tiger-like strides toward Bai Youyou.

"I'll suppress her from a distance!" The magic-user youth raised the staff in his hand and began to chant.

The last pair of thief brothers made eye contact, nodded, and also transformed into shadows, rushing out.

Su Sheng, stationed at the very back, let out a breath as the writing brush in his hand suddenly grew larger, splashing out three ink cocoons.

"Luxun, Wuqu, Wenqu, protect me."

An ink shadow dressed in brocade robes with a red garment and a black crown was the first to emerge, flipping through a scroll in its hand.

As the ink shadow raised its hand, the other two ink cocoons also broke open at the same time, revealing the ink shadows within.

One was burly and tall, clad in armor, while the other was fierce and malevolent, spitting venom and extending pincers.

"Yes, young master."