"Junior Sister Li, not chasing rank today?"

Zhong Yi saw Li Moran sitting in the spectator area and couldn't help but feel surprised.

The others were one thing, but Li Moran was currently the highest-ranked person in Lingxiao Sect.

Despite being repeatedly targeted, she still held third place.

The others didn't need to push for rank, but Li Moran was different.

Every move she made affected the final ranking structure.

If she didn't play for a day, the gap might widen.

"It's fine."

Li Moran shook her head.

She didn't care about others teaming up to suppress her.

From beginning to end, Li Moran never considered that bunch of low-lifes as opponents.

The only person worth chasing was Lu Ze.

So, upon hearing the news that Lu Ze was participating, she didn't even think about it before giving up today's match opportunity and joining the spectator queue instead.

She was quite curious about what kind of surprise Lu Ze would bring her in such a formal match setting.

At this moment, the match was in the loading state, and the Lingxiao Sect Disciples began to get curious:

"True Disciple Lu only has 500,000 in funds... How do you think he'll choose to gear up?"

"Does that even need thinking? It must be a Knife-Run! Otherwise, why not match with teammates?"

"Since when did True Disciple Lu become so kind?"

"Shh... The Illusion Realm is not a lawless place, especially here..."

This kind of discussion existed among the Elders and True Disciples as well.

"Old Zhong, Junior Sister Li... What do you think Junior Brother Lu will do?"

Zhou Yue leaned in and asked curiously.

"I think... Junior Brother Lu should be doing a Knife-Run, right?"

Zhong Yi thought about it and ruled out the possibility of gearing up for a fierce assault.

"With 500,000 in assets, after deducting the Spirit Bullets, he can't even afford a decent gun..."

"Nowadays, people enter the map with millions in net worth; Junior Brother Lu is risking his life, he must be at a huge disadvantage!"

"My guess is, he didn't bring any weapons in, he'll just fill his chest rig and retreat."

Zhong Yi assessed it as such.

Although he couldn't figure out why Lu Ze chose Red Wolf to enter the map.

"Junior Sister Li, what do you think?"

Zhou Yue turned to look at Li Moran.

"I think..."

Li Moran closed her eyes, recalling the few times she had seen Lu Ze show off his skills, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

"He'll probably enter the map without a helmet, using 【Heavenly Soldier 14】."

"No helmet, and 【Heavenly Soldier 14】? Impossible! How can he survive that?"

Zhou Yue immediately expressed his disbelief.

"Kill one, then strip the helmet off their body."

Li Moran added.

"That won't really work... 500,000 Spirit Stones, minus Spirit Bullets, at most 400,000 left... That's not enough for a full modification!"

Zhong Yi also felt it was unlikely.

【Heavenly Soldier 14】 is a modified gun he developed himself.

Even if this thing is fully modified, the recoil «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» is quite large, and the price of a full modification is extremely high; 500,000 is simply not enough to afford it.

If it's partially modified...

How could anyone in this world control it?

Regarding Zhong Yi and Zhou Yue's doubts, Li Moran didn't speak, just calmly watched the projection of the match.

Others didn't understand Lu Ze's strength well, but Li Moran was different.

She and Lu Ze had duo-queued quite a few times.

When she first encountered operation xianyuan continent》 and hadn't gained any insights yet, Lu Ze, in order to keep her interest in the Illusion Realm, had shown off a few tricks in front of her.

Half a magazine of Spirit Bullets, wiping out a squad without taking damage.

In terms of technique, he absolutely stands at the peak.

With this kind of starting situation, if it were her, she would definitely enter without a helmet, only bringing a good gun—high risk, high reward—that's the only way to have a chance to qualify.

What about him?

What would he do?

Li Moran's heart became increasingly curious.

She had never seen Lu Ze looking serious.

In such a disadvantageous situation, Li Moran couldn't help but feel a bit expectant; what exactly would Lu Ze do to respond?

Just then, the projection in the arena finally entered the match.

The view in the eyes of the audience was different.

On the Lingxiao Sect side, everyone's perspective was on Lu Ze.

As Lu Ze's figure appeared, bursts of exclamation instantly erupted in the Lingxiao Sect spectator area.

"Is this Red Wolf?"

"Wow! Such a cool skin!!"

"I finally understand why True Disciple Lu is participating... He's here to promote the skin, right!"

"Wait... what gear is he wearing?"

"【Zishu 18】? He only brought one sidearm??"

"What's going on!?"

"Did he bring the wrong gear???"

The audience could switch perspectives at will and could also see the supplies and equipment the competitors were carrying.

Anyone who opened Lu Ze's details interface would feel stunned.

No helmet, no chest rig, no backpack.

The medicine carried was of the cheaper kind, sitting lonely in his pockets and samsara seal.

The only equipment on his body was a pistol.

A 【Zishu 18】 fully loaded with attachments.

"Old Zhong, what kind of strategy is Junior Brother Lu using?"

Zhou Yue was a bit bewildered.

He was just a brute; he always got his gun modification plans from Zhong Yi and had never studied it himself.

"This... perhaps he's trying to meet the gear requirement?"

Zhong Yi was full of suspicion.

This 【Zishu 18】 is worth 120,000, just slightly over the entry threshold for the Dam.

But he couldn't understand no matter what; if it's a Knife-Run, why not invest the 120,000 into a chest rig and backpack to loot more supplies?

"He can't possibly kill everyone with just a pistol, right? Haha, hahaha... Old Zhou, why are you looking at me like that!?"

As a sidearm, a pistol has mediocre power and range.

It can only be used to clear minions, so no one uses it.

Kill people with a pistol?

Li Moran closed her eyes slightly.

In her mind, she couldn't help but picture the scene of Lu Ze holding a pistol, casually dodging golden bullets, and taking out fully-geared opponents with ease.

It seems...

Quite interesting?

Li Moran's mouth curled into a smile.

Although it's incredible, Li Moran felt he could do it.

Zhong Yi's shouting came to her ears; it seemed his old habit of commentating had flared up again.

"Junior Brother Lu spawned at the West Building position... A large safe spawned at the Military Camp!"

"Will he go to the Military Camp or the Administrative Palace... If it were me, I'd definitely choose the Military Camp, because once you enter the building, it's hard to get out..."

"Junior Brother Lu didn't turn back! He ran straight towards the Administrative Palace!!"

"Is he going head-to-head with a fully-geared team... Relying only on a pistol?"

"As expected of Junior Brother Lu! Such courage, he is the only one in the world!"

Hearing Zhong Yi's commentary, Li Moran felt more and more that her guess was correct.

"Is he finally stopping the act?"

Li Moran thought secretly in her heart, and her beautiful eyes, usually covered in a layer of frost, flashed with a hint of heat.

Soon, this heat was replaced by confusion.

Right under everyone's eyes.

Lu Ze walked to the side door of the Administrative Palace, and without turning his head, continued running north.

Zhong Yi's commentary voice echoed in the Lingxiao Sect spectator area.

"What's going on... Junior Brother Lu didn't enter the building?"

"He's going..."

"To the containers!?"

Zhong Yi was shocked at first, then quickly reacted.

"Going to the containers first is fine too; entering the building is very dangerous, and the Military Camp might also spawn another team..."

"In comparison, the supplies at the containers are very rich and safe."

"Three large medical boxes, two Ascension Boxes, and two weapon boxes..."

"If he loots and leaves, no one can stop him!"

Just as Zhong Yi was confidently analyzing the situation for everyone, Lu Ze's route once again exceeded his expectations.

"What's going on? Junior Brother Lu didn't loot a single thing, he can even resist the Ascension Boxes??"

"I get it..."

"Junior Brother Lu must be trying to flank to the east and tail them, catching them off guard!"

"When my Junior Brother Lu makes a move, it must be..."

"..."

"What do you mean he ran to the very back of the containers and laid down!???"