Lingxiao Sect spectator area.

Following the efforts of Li Moran and Zhou Yue to turn the tide in the second stage, the image of the Lingxiao Sect was slightly less embarrassing.

As long as Lu Ze didn't make a move, the style of play wouldn't be too warped.

The number of Disciples in the Lingxiao Sect spectator area was gradually increasing.

Zhong Yi was still standing in the very center of the spectator area, providing commentary for the Lingxiao Sect Disciples.

"The match has begun!"

As a phantom image lit up in the central arena, Zhong Yi's eyes brightened, and his voice rose a notch.

"Junior Brother Lu and his team spawned in Blue Melody Mountain City. Neither the public bathhouse nor the base had any spawns; this is a great position!"

Zhong Yi glanced at the layout of the six teams, his heart feeling a bit more at ease.

Generally speaking, Bakshi would spawn 7 to 8 teams.

Because there were only 6 teams in this match, the spawn points differed slightly from the norm.

At this moment, neither of the two spawn points around Lu Ze had any teams, making it a high-quality spot for a 'Lao Liu' (camper). They had more tactical options than the other teams.

Zhong Yi quickly shifted his perspective to the other teams.

"'Holy Heaven Protecting the Dao' spawned in Cherry Town, 'Heavenly Profound Dream' spawned in the market,'Strongest Loose Cultivator' spawned in the ruins..."

"'Green Mountain Soul' landed on the left side of the Tower of Babel, and on the right is 'Last Twilight'..."

"Wait?"

When his perspective shifted to 'Last Twilight', Zhong Yi widened his eyes in disbelief.

"'Last Twilight' didn't swipe a card to enter the tower... instead, they turned around immediately?"

The Tower of Babel was the most core location on the entire map, and teams were guaranteed to spawn on both the left and right sides.

Whether one wanted to loot resources or clear the map, it was a place every strategist would fight for.

Yet, 'Last Twilight' started by walking away, leaving Zhong Yi somewhat baffled.

In match mode, all kinds of keycards only cost 1 Spirit Stone to purchase...

Surely they wouldn't make such a low-level mistake as forgetting to buy a card?

"Maybe they want to counter-ambush a trailing team? But they're going to be disappointed, there's no team spawning in front of the tower..."

Zhong Yi muttered a few words, his gaze suddenly drawn to the kill feed in the top left corner.

"A kill notification right at the start... what the hell? Did Junior Brother Lu commit suicide with a grenade???"

Zhong Yi hurriedly shifted his perspective to the 'Fix Your Jade Feet' team, looking at the bizarre scene where Lu Ze's head armor lay on the ground, and he had already peacefully passed away.

He had heard of this; it was a method of assessment for the 'Protecting the Dao' path that had become very popular recently.

"The finals are being played outside, why are you doing an assessment now??"

Zhong Yi shook his head, unable to laugh or cry.

"Fair enough, with the strength of Junior Sister Li and Senior Brother Zhou, there really shouldn't be any variables..."

Just as his words fell, he suddenly sensed that something was wrong.

Zhong Yi quickly looked up, staring at the mini-map in the top right corner with confusion.

In spectator mode, the map could be zoomed at will. Zhong Yi had adjusted it to the full map to make it easier to observe information.

At this moment, he keenly sensed something was amiss—

"What is happening!?"

"'Last Twilight' is heading directly toward Blue Melody Mountain City?"

"They are about to run into Junior Brother Lu and the others!"

...

Blue Melody Mountain City.

"Junior Brother Lu, is there any reward for passing the assessment?"

Zhou Yue asked curiously.

"How about I reward you by making you the Grand Elder of the Chu Sheng Sect and have a 'Zishu 18' skin made just for you?"

Lu Ze responded cheerfully.

"Don't! I was just joking!"

Zhou Yue was so scared he waved his hands hurriedly.

This was the kind of thing that would nail one to the pillar of shame for a lifetime; he couldn't agree to that lightly.

Regaining his composure, Zhou Yue began to focus.

Placing an audio needle, Zhou Yue began to listen intently to the information around them.

Their goal for this trip was to go to the Treasure Pavilion and intervene in a fight.

They would clear the outer field first, then head into the tower, aiming to clear the map.

As they approached the base, a burst of intense gunfire rang out from the Treasure Pavilion.

"They're fighting, we need to get there quickly!"

Zhou Yue's eyes lit up, and he suddenly felt a bit anxious.

The moment he poked his head out from behind the wall—

"Bang!"

A golden Spirit Bullet, accompanied by a muffled sound, entered his forehead.

【Last Twilight - Twilight knocked down Fix Your Jade Feet - No Breaking, No Standing!】

"Damn! There's a camper... lying prone at a distance the whole time!"

Zhou Yue was wearing a Level 4 audio headset and was instantly killed and knocked down by a Level 5 Spirit Bullet.

Lu Ze, on the other hand, cupped his chin, closing his eyes to ponder the scene just now.

That shot was a bit too fast.

"Senior Brother Zhou, crawl inside."

Li Moran took a deep breath, swapped on Lu Ze's Level 5 helmet, and peeked out.

In just an instant, her armor was instantly shredded.

A pattering of Spirit Bullets struck the cover continuously.

...

Two minutes later.

The three of them were eliminated first, their figures appearing together on the team interface.

"Damn it! It was my carelessness... I should have thought that there might be an ambush at the base!"

Zhou Yue punched the wall in frustration, feeling very self-reproachful.

Li Moran didn't speak, closing her eyes to think through every detail of the battle just now.

After a long while, she opened her eyes, her brows slightly furrowed.

"Very strange."

Li Moran gave those three words, then looked at Lu Ze beside her.

"What do you think?"

"It is indeed a bit abnormal..."

Lu Ze smiled, having reached a judgment in his heart.

His Divine Sense was still watching the match; it was not hard to see from the positions of the teams on the field that the spawn point of 'Last Twilight' was in front of the tower.

To camp like that was clearly aimed at him, who was far away!

If the shot that sniped Zhou Yue was a lucky twitch shot, then the Spirit Bullets that hit the wall when Li Moran peeked later were very suspicious.

Coupled with the suddenly skyrocketing betting odds in the 'Las Vegas Gambling Den'...

Lu Ze had already determined that there must be a force behind 'Last Twilight' that had granted them some unknown power.

In short, they were cheating.

What Lu Ze was curious about now was just how high these people had turned their settings up.

"Junior Brother Lu, next round I'm going to gear up fully... I was too careless just now!"

Zhou Yue said seriously.

"Sure... both of you should gear up better."

Lu Ze nodded.

He needed to see where the limits of 'Last Twilight' were.

At the same time, he needed to find a way to trace the source and find these people who didn't follow the rules.

"What about you?"

Li Moran asked curiously.

"Since you two blew yourselves up just now, make it up to me in the next round."

Lu Ze chuckled and put on a Heaven-Swallowing Bag.

"Same old routine: commit suicide with a grenade at the start, then spectate."