The teams that received the news were both shocked and not shocked to learn that the "lucky one" was actually Lin Xinghai.

They were shocked because they never expected Lin Xinghai to possess such a method.

Now, he wasn’t just invincible when it came to killing Zombies; he was also unbeatable against the other candidates. He was simply flawless, so powerful it drove people to despair.

They weren’t shocked because, over the past two days, Lin Xinghai had repeatedly shattered everyone’s perception of his power. So, for him to be a little stronger... it didn’t seem that hard to accept.

Of course, even though the news that the "lucky one" was Lin Xinghai continued to spread,

it didn’t stop Lin Xinghai from continuously collecting Energy Balls. After all, there was absolutely nothing anyone else could do about him.

However, as time went on, many teams left the city center and headed for the outskirts, making it increasingly difficult to snatch the Energy Balls.

And the difficulty was even greater for Lin Xinghai, since everyone was actively avoiding him.

Basically, for any team that managed to get an Energy Ball, the moment the military announced the locations was the moment they had to run for their lives.

And for the next hour, they would do everything in their power to get as far away from Lin Xinghai’s position as possible.

If it weren’t for Lin Xinghai’s powerful Perception Power and his special Magic Technique that allowed him to directly detect objects, it would be uncertain if he could even find one Energy Ball within an hour.

In the blink of an eye, another three hours passed. It was almost four o’clock in the afternoon.

In those three hours, Lin Xinghai had only managed to increase his Energy Ball count by 15, bringing his total to just 28.

In the last hour, especially, he had only snatched 3 Energy Balls.

At this rate, he would probably barely break 30 Energy Balls before nightfall.

If that was the case, unless he collected Energy Balls all night, it would be difficult for him to gather 50 once they were scattered throughout Dong’an City the next morning.

’Looks like it’s time to reap a harvest.’ Lin Xinghai checked the time, found a safe place to stop, and opened his map to wait for the military to update the Energy Ball locations.

For the past four hours, Lin Xinghai hadn’t bothered any of the other strong teams.

The reason for this wasn’t because he was worried about not being able to beat them, but because he wanted those teams to work hard collecting Energy Balls first.

Once the time was right, he could go and harvest them, which would undoubtedly save him time and effort.

And now, Lin Xinghai felt it was time to harvest.

Soon, as the time reached 4:00 PM sharp, his Communication Wristwatch vibrated. One hundred red dots of light appeared on the map once again.

He quickly scanned it, and his eyes lit up.

The strong teams hadn’t disappointed him. Not counting himself, the number one ranked team now had as many as 4 Energy Balls.

In addition, the teams ranked second through fifth each had 3 Energy Balls.

The teams from sixth to eighth place had 2 Energy Balls each.

As for the teams after that, they all currently had only one Energy Ball.

But that didn’t matter, because just these top eight teams alone had a combined total of 22 Energy Balls.

If he robbed all of these teams, he would have exactly 50 Energy Balls, completing his goal.

Of course, Lin Xinghai estimated that one of these eight teams was Qiu Liang’s, and he couldn’t rob that one.

But it didn’t matter. Being short two or three Energy Balls wouldn’t affect his plan at all.

After all, he had personally experienced just how difficult it was to compete for these Energy Balls. He felt that as long as he got more than 40, he could securely lock in a spot in the top four.

The extra ones would just be an insurance policy.

Without the slightest hesitation, after confirming the positions of these teams, he immediately rushed toward the one closest to him out of the eight.

It was a team that had 3 Energy Balls.

...

After several hours of fighting, the other candidates were quite familiar with the process. Upon receiving the notification, almost all of them opened their Communication Wristwatches in unison.

The teams holding Energy Balls would quickly use the density of the red dots to pinpoint the locations of Lin Xinghai and the other strong teams, then decide which direction to flee.

In their minds, Lin Xinghai was definitely the most dangerous, but the top five teams were also extremely high-risk. After all, those teams had the strength to snatch their Energy Balls.

But this time, when they checked the map, they were slightly stunned.

They saw that the cluster of 28 red dots wasn’t heading for the two closest red dots, but was instead making a beeline for a place where three red dots were gathered.

’Lin Xinghai is going after the strong teams.’

The thought subconsciously popped into almost everyone’s mind.

Then, they all revealed expressions of disbelief.

Actually, according to what everyone thought, Lin Xinghai shouldn’t have been targeting the strong teams.

After all, doing so was not only risky, but it would also offend the other top geniuses. It didn’t seem very wise.

One had to know that those top geniuses all had the potential to become powerhouses in the Divine Demon Realm in the future. Unless absolutely necessary, no one would want to make enemies of such people.

But Lin Xinghai did it anyway.

Upon seeing this, the teams that had obtained Energy Balls all showed looks of pleasant surprise after a moment of astonishment.

Since Lin Xinghai was dealing with these strong teams, he naturally wouldn’t have time to bother with small fry like them.

And once those strong teams were targeted by Lin Xinghai, they probably wouldn’t have the luxury of paying attention to anyone else either.

For them, the risk factor would undoubtedly plummet.

At the same time, they felt a bit of regret, thinking that it was bound to be a battle between titans, but they wouldn’t have the chance to watch it.

Meanwhile, the members of the team targeted by Lin Xinghai were all rather stunned.

They had never imagined that they, who had always considered themselves the hunters, had now become the prey.

"Has he lost his mind? He’s ignoring those weak teams to come after us."

"He’s gotten arrogant! Does he think our Celestial Book Brigade is the same as those second-rate teams?"

"Exactly! I think it’s time we taught him a lesson. I really don’t believe that with over 200 of us here, we can’t beat him alone."

The members of the Celestial Book Brigade were all shouting defiantly.

However, their expressions weren’t very good, and their words lacked conviction.

It couldn’t be helped. The enemy they were about to face was simply too monstrous. More importantly, would he dare to come after them if he wasn’t absolutely confident?

At this moment, everyone turned their gaze to the young man in the center of the group.

He was a refined and gentle-looking young man with a scholarly air, seeming somewhat out of place among the surrounding Martial Artists.

But absolutely no one dared to underestimate him, because his name was Jiang Zijin, one of the top geniuses of this cohort.