The envy of all the trialists was unspeakable.

Being able to win effortlessly was like a pie falling from the sky.

Joining Waldo’s team, the two of them hardly needed to exert any effort to make it to the end.

With Waldo there, they barely had any chance to show their mettle.

Formidable opponents were dealt with by Waldo.

As for the weaker ones, they didn’t dare provoke them either.

If there were any Waldo couldn’t handle, they could only surrender.

If even Waldo couldn’t handle it, what could they expect from them?

...

However, at this moment, a discordant voice emerged.

"Heh, Waldo winning? The game hasn’t even started yet, and you dare to conclude this? Isn’t it too early? Wanting to flatter Waldo in advance is a bit too much! It’s better to be realistic!"

This voice was clearly different from the other trialists.

From his tone, he didn’t seem to have much faith in Waldo.

In fact, there was a hint of wanting to be an enemy of Waldo.

It seemed there was bad blood with Waldo.

Not surprisingly.

In the world of the chessboard, there were over a hundred thousand trialists.

Even after several days of killing, with a large number of trialists dead and eliminated.

Still, there were tens of thousands of trialists left.

Not every one of them admired or respected Waldo.

After all, it was only a minority.

Most were jealous of Waldo.

A considerable number even secretly hated Waldo!

If given the chance, they would spare no expense to kill Waldo.

"Anything, we still need to see more clearly, not be too blind."

"Indeed, Waldo’s combat power is the strongest in the entire chessboard world! But, don’t forget, the system clearly stated that other teams, when facing the seeded teams, can get the enhancement of the power of justice!"

Another trialist sneered continuously, adding, "Waldo may be very powerful, and under normal circumstances, no one can be his opponent. But now, other teams can get the enhancement of the power of justice, and their combat power is directly doubled! Waldo’s chances of winning are greatly reduced!"

"That’s right, don’t underestimate the power of justice! Why did so many powerful blacklisted figures die before? Weren’t they killed by trialists boosted with the power of justice?"

"As everyone knows, the strength of ordinary trialists is very low. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have reached this point without even killing two people. But even so, they can kill those high and mighty on the blacklist!"

"However, the situation now is completely different from before. Previously, only ordinary trialists could receive the enhancement of the power of justice. Now, there is no such restriction. Those wanted criminals, even those on the blacklist, will receive the enhancement of the power of justice, and the increase in strength is fixed, doubling their combat power!"

"How can Waldo fight now?!"

"Heh, Waldo has only one way to die!"

The chat channel was then replaced by a wave of cold mockery and hot ridicule.

...

"Waldo is actually the captain of the number one seeded team? Was he always in the rulers’ palace before?"

In the Swamp Lands, Kongming was utterly stunned.

He suddenly felt that the chicken leg in his hand seemed not so appetizing anymore.

Others are captains of the number one seeded team, the first inheritors of the rulers’ treasure.

What about him?

Hiding in such a godforsaken, peaceful swamp land, lying flat like a salted fish.

Why is the gap so big?

Is this the cruelty of this world?

"Alas, sometimes you can’t help but sigh, some people are destined to be extraordinary!"

"Waldo, oh Waldo, you’ve given me enough surprises, time and again astonishing me, truly remarkable you are!"

Kongming expressed his feelings, admiring Waldo from the bottom of his heart.

As the saying goes, without comparison, there is no harm.

He clearly saw the gap between himself and Waldo.

He took this fact quite indifferently, able to easily accept it without feeling any psychological imbalance.

All of this was what Waldo deserved.

Then, he looked at the gloomy chat channel, a hint of disdain appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"I just laugh, you still want to defeat Waldo? Some people should just pee and look at themselves! What if their combat power is doubled? They still can’t be Waldo’s opponent!"

Kongming knew very well.

Even if the combat power of other trialists doubled, few could pose a threat to Waldo.

So far, Waldo’s basic combat power had already broken through six hundred.

And most trialists’ combat power was less than two hundred.

Those exceeding two hundred combat power were very few.

As for three hundred combat power, half of Waldo’s, they could be counted on two hands!

This means that even after doubling their combat power, only these few people could possibly defeat Waldo.

And don’t forget.

Waldo had collected a large number of battle axes!

With the addition of the battle axe’s enhancement, how many people could stand against

Waldo?

Therefore, Kongming felt that unless some very powerful individuals on the blacklist took action, Waldo was basically unthreatened.

"A bunch of fools who overestimate themselves!"

Kongming shook his head.

...

Just at this moment, in the sky, the huge countdown finally ended.

With a thunderous sound, the entire chessboard world shook.

As the system’s prompt sounded, the trialists suddenly discovered that a teaming program had appeared on their systems.

In this teaming program, they could join a team of their liking.

They could also form a battle team and then invite others to join.

An interesting point is that regardless of who forms the team, the position of captain is automatically assigned by the system to the most powerful person in the team, and it cannot be changed by the will of the trialists.

"Can I join a team now? Should I join a team or form my own?"

Kongming, looking at the team program, suddenly felt hesitant. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"I definitely want to be the captain, so if I form my own team, I must make sure that the strength of the members joining is lower than mine... But then, how can we win?"

If he joins someone else’s team, he might encounter formidable people.

In that case, he certainly wouldn’t get the position of captain.

If he forms his own team, he has to ensure he’s the strongest in terms of combat power.

But in doing so, even if his combat power doubled, he probably still wouldn’t be a match for Waldo.

In such a situation, how could he get a share of the spoils?

"Tricky indeed!"

Kongming sighed deeply, his face showing a hint of dilemma.

Just then, his expression shifted slightly.

"Hm? Someone invited me to join their team? Who could it be?"

Kongming went to the system interface and immediately saw that someone had invited him to join a team.

However, it did not show who the inviter was.