Yan Feijie never expected his opponent to open fire without warning. Caught off guard by the sudden assault, all his members were thrown into a panic, and over a dozen were hit in an instant.

Although the Defensive Superpower Users desperately tried to salvage the situation, it wasn’t the first time Lin Xinghai had faced such a scenario. He quickly adopted a continuous-fire strategy, piercing through their Defensive Superpowers and eliminating the Defensive Superpower Users themselves.

Five minutes later, with a look of utter resentment, Yan Feijie threw out the four Energy Balls in his hands.

He had no other choice. Lin Xinghai had already eliminated a full eight of his Defensive Superpower Users. On top of that, more than fifty other members had their palms shot through and were now writhing in agony.

If they kept dragging it out, the only outcome would be the complete annihilation of their team.

Watching Lin Xinghai’s retreating figure, Yan Feijie was filled with resentment, yet utterly helpless.

Just then, a member of the Feiyan Brigade walked over, his face a mask of grief and indignation. "Captain," he asked, "is there really nothing we can do to beat him?"

He had just personally witnessed Lin Xinghai shatter his older brother’s Communication Wristwatch—the one hidden on his chest—with a single shot, eliminating him from the exam.

His brother had been ranked 2825th on the Points leaderboard. If he had just held on for another half a day, he would have successfully been admitted to East Sea Academy. But now, with his early elimination by Lin Xinghai, he couldn’t earn any more Points and was certain to fall out of the top 3,000.

And failing to get into East Sea Academy, it was no exaggeration to say, was tantamount to having his future ruined.

Yan Feijie glanced at the team member. He knew why the man was so distraught; he felt the same way himself.

After a moment of contemplation, he said slowly, "It’s not that there’s no way to beat him. It’s just that it would be incredibly difficult."

Hearing Yan Feijie’s words, everyone’s eyes lit up. Having just been utterly thrashed, they were all simmering with frustration and immediately crowded around him.

"Captain, what’s the plan? Don’t worry about how hard it is. Just tell us, and we’ll see if we can pull it off."

"That’s right! If we all work together, we won’t have any regrets, even if we fail."

"We can’t just accept this without even trying."

The members all chimed in at once.

Yan Feijie looked at the crowd, then said after a brief pause, "With Lin Xinghai’s Speed, even if we came up with a way to deal with him, he could remain untouchable as long as he doesn’t approach us. So, there’s no point in focusing on him directly."

Hearing this, the members present were confused. "Captain, if we’re not going after Lin Xinghai, who are we going after?"

"His teammates," Yan Feijie said bluntly.

Some of the members looked thoughtful, but most were still perplexed.

"Lin Xinghai himself may not have any weaknesses, but his teammates do," Yan Feijie explained. "If we can find his teammates, we can force Lin Xinghai to return our Energy Balls. We could even extort more from him."

"But we don’t know where his teammates are! And even if we find them, would he really be willing to hand over the Energy Balls for them?" a member asked.

"He’ll definitely be willing. Just think about it: why is Lin Xinghai snatching so many Energy Balls? With the Points he has now, couldn’t he already take first place? He must be doing it for his teammates."

"As long as we find his teammates, even if we can’t force him to hand over all the Energy Balls, we can at least make him give up some of them."

"Of course, finding his teammates is the biggest problem. And even if we did find them, our team alone might not be enough to pose a threat to Lin Xinghai. For these reasons, we must find enough allies."

"So, finding allies is the key. But Lin Xinghai has already made too many enemies. The teams he’s already robbed, and the ones he’s about to rob—they are all our potential allies. If we can bring them together, the job will be half done." Yan Feijie laid out his entire plan.

The other members’ eyes lit up. It was indeed an excellent plan. Plus, bringing in other people would also reduce their own risk to a certain degree.

However, a member soon raised another concern. "Captain, will other teams really agree to this? After all, this would make a mortal enemy out of Lin Xinghai. I’m afraid many people wouldn’t dare."

Yan Feijie wasn’t too concerned about that. "Even if Lin Xinghai wants revenge, he has to have the ability to get it. He might be able to handle two teams, maybe even three or four working together. But what if we gather seven or eight teams? Think about it—if we form a massive force of over a thousand people, could he really stand against us?"

"Besides, his Gun Technique isn’t invincible. Breaking through a single Defensive Superpower might not be hard, but what if we stack several on top of each other? I doubt he could pose a real threat then. What’s more, his bullets must be limited. As long as we have superior numbers, he can’t win a war of attrition."

With that, the other members had no more doubts. They could all genuinely see a path to victory against Lin Xinghai.

The members of the Feiyan Brigade quickly sprang into action.

The 200-person team split into four squads. Under Yan Feijie’s command, they all set out to find other teams.

Yan Feijie’s method for finding people was completely different from Lin Xinghai’s. After all, Lin Xinghai had only recently become infamous, and his actions of seizing Energy Balls guaranteed he would be at odds with everyone.

But Yan Feijie was different. With his reputation, as long as there was no conflict of interest, other teams would show him some respect. Under these circumstances, they could easily find the locations of other teams simply by asking other examinees.

Soon, Yan Feijie had quietly contacted several teams. To avoid being discovered by Lin Xinghai, they didn’t gather together yet. Instead, they first established communication.

He first needed to confirm which teams were willing to join and which wanted no part of this mess.

Then, Yan Feijie asked the teams that had agreed to join forces against Lin Xinghai to help find others.

In this way, as one team contacted the next, their search for allies progressed rapidly.

In just ten minutes, over a dozen teams had responded, and the number was still growing.

Only then did Yan Feijie begin to gather the teams. In an instant, their combined force exceeded 1,000 people, and it continued to grow as time passed.

However, Yan Feijie wasn’t satisfied. The teams that had shown up so far were just ordinary ones; not a single one of the top-tier teams had come.

This made Yan Feijie frown slightly, but he wasn’t worried. The time was already approaching 5 o’clock, which was when the Military Department would synchronize and reveal the locations of the Energy Balls.

’When that happens,’ he thought, ’we’ll see if those powerful teams can remain so calm.’