Chapter 540: The Third Battle, Three Teams

Waldo, in coordination with his battle axe, activated its terrifying mechanism, unleashing unprecedented power, maximizing its potential like never before. Nothing could withstand it.

Perhaps there was something that could, but so far, it had not appeared. The special material of the arena’s ground, like tofu, was easily sliced open, creating a terrifying gorge. In an instant, the entire arena was massively damaged.

Not only that, the remaining nine challengers met a grisly end. Under the immense blade, they struggled to resist. Before long, their bodies, like shattered porcelain, were covered in countless tiny cracks. Amidst their piercing screams, their bodies broke into fragments. Dust rose all over the arena.

WadeMallin, Little Rabbit Camille, Kong Ming, and other members of the Dawn team, upon witnessing this scene, widened their eyes in disbelief.

"How terrifying!" Little Rabbit muttered to herself. Waldo’s performance was like that of a death god emerging from the depths of hell. Her mind wavered. She thought she had been cruel enough in her killings, but there was always someone stronger.

Waldo truly had no psychological burden when it came to killing. In an instant, he had slain the ten challengers from the two teams. They didn’t even have time to react before they were killed. The efficiency was... truly terrifying.

Kong Ming swallowed hard, his body trembling slightly, unsure whether from excitement or nervousness. Powerful! Incredibly powerful!

...

Waldo stood still, looking indifferently at the ground. In his heart, the desire to kill was already overwhelming.

Then, he coldly said in the chat channel,

"All challengers, listen well. I’ll say it again, surrender now, or the fate of these slain challengers will be yours." He had to take action. Otherwise, those challengers would not give up. Therefore, every move Waldo made was lethal, aimed at deterring some challengers and making them surrender voluntarily. Soon, the challengers of the chessboard world were shaken.

"Two teams of challengers, just gone like that?"

"Waldo is too terrifying, every move he makes is lethal!"

"Two teams, a total of ten challengers, whose overall strength far surpassed the previous ones, yet still powerless in front of Waldo. Can we do anything?"

"If we encounter them, it’s certain death!"

The challengers wore grave expressions. In the current chessboard world, basically no one could defeat the Dawn team. They were too powerful, powerfully despairing. Waldo alone was already invincible, not to mention the two black list entities by his side.

Even if other black list entities doubled their strength, they would hardly be his match. Essentially, the Dawn team was invincible. Was the outcome already destined?

"There’s still a way. That is to drag it out indefinitely, to exhaust Waldo and his team to death! But the cost is extremely high, that is, using the lives of countless challengers to pile up and exhaust Waldo to death!" A challenger’s voice was dry and resigned in response. Indeed, for them, this was the last resort. The only method. Nothing else would work. Hearing this, the other challengers fell silent.

"Using lives to pile up? Can we really exhaust Waldo to death? How many people would need to die?" Someone expressed their doubts. This was a very realistic question, involving the issue of mortality rate, akin to warfare.

Under normal circumstances, a regular army, once the death rate exceeds 10%, tends to collapse like a house of cards. Even for elite forces, a death rate exceeding 50% often leads to a complete rout. An army... that’s a group of professionally trained individuals. Challengers, on a nicer note, are warriors who have come through trials by fire and sword.

On the harsher side, they’re just a bunch of irregular soldiers. Having experienced much, they tend to value their lives more than average people and lack the solid conviction typical of soldiers. Therefore, it doesn’t take a 10% or even 5% death rate for these challengers to consider surrendering. Hence, some challengers are not optimistic about their chances.

"As time goes on and more people die, more and more challengers will probably surrender!" Someone sighed helplessly. They were ambitious, with relatively strong abilities, unwilling to give up easily. But they also dared not face Waldo first. So, they didn’t want other challengers to surrender either. The more who surrender, the higher the chance their team will be chosen. The plan to overwhelm Waldo with sheer numbers becomes increasingly unrealistic.

...

"I surrender!"

"Forget it, I’m not fighting for any treasure, it’s not worth my life!"

"I surrender! The Dawn team is too powerful, we have no chance at all! No, not even the slightest chance! Surrender now, and at least I can save my life!"

"I’ll surrender too. Sigh, Waldo is just too brutal. Once chosen, there’s no chance of survival. He’s probably killing everyone without mercy just to intimidate us!"

"I surrender too!"

In the chessboard world, voices of surrender started to ring out. It was a choice made out of helplessness.

Not long ago, only about a dozen teams had chosen to surrender. But now, after Waldo killed ten challengers, over two hundred teams successively chose to surrender.

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"Sure enough, many cowardly and life-preserving challengers have surrendered. This has happened much faster than we expected."

"Damn it, a bunch of cowards! I don’t know how they got this far, it’s embarrassing!"

"We can’t blame them! Better to keep their lives than lose them, and it’s not absolutely necessary to get the treasure."

Some challengers were secretly discussing among themselves, feeling somewhat powerless about everything that was happening.

...

At the same time, the system began to randomly select challengers again. Soon, three teams were chosen. This time, a total of three teams were to face Waldo together. It seemed that the system also recognized the terror of Waldo and decided to increase the pressure on him.

The three teams... Each team’s captain was blessed with the power of justice, directly doubling their combat strength. The combined strength of these three teams far exceeded that of the previous ones.

Some challengers harbored hopes. "Three teams together should be able to put some pressure on Waldo."

"They might not be able to kill Waldo, but they can definitely wear him down. Waldo won’t be able to deal with them quickly."