âZero Wingâs team seems to have 17 peopleâŠâ
âWhat exactly is going on here?â
After a brief silence, the various superpowersâ members turned their eyes toward Shi Fengâs group, the doubt in their hearts deepening.
There was indeed the possibility that the War God Orders had been well-hidden, and some might not be found even after the selection ended. This would result in less than 100 people passing the preliminary selection. However, even if that were the case, over 80 people should still have passed the selection.
However, only 17 people had passed the selection. This number was far below the various superpowersâ expectations.
The upper echelons of Sky Dragon Family, Pride Empire, Demon Palace, and Miracle, in particular, were dumbfounded by this situation. They couldnât figure out what exactly had happened inside the selection battle.
Their four Guilds had paid an enormous price to recruit four of the Fire Dragon Empireâs Six Absolutes. They had been very confident of winning the preliminary selection, hands down. Now, however, let alone ranking within the top four, not even one of the foreign aid they recruited managed to pass the selection.
What was even more unbelievable was the fact that Zero Wingâs members had returned unscathed.
How could they possibly believe this?
âInvestigate! Investigate what happened! I want to know what happened inside the selection battle!â
Almost immediately, the four Guildsâ upper echelons began frantically contacting their respective foreign aid teamâs members.
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âVice Guild Leader, did something go wrong with the selection?â White Featherâs eyes brimmed with surprise and confusion as she looked at the central stele.
In response to White Featherâs question, Cold Shadow glanced at the distant Shi Feng before looking toward the four Guildsâ side. From the commotion at the four Guilds, it was evident that even the four Guildsâ people didnât know what had just happened.
âSomething mustâve gone wrong. Only, I donât know what kind of trick Zero Wing pulled this time.â All Cold Shadow could think of now was that Zero Wing was related to this abnormal situation.
Out of the 900 players that entered the selection space, only 17 returned. Even if an intense battle occurred inside, there shouldnât be so few players returning. Not to mention, all of these returnees were even Zero Wingâs members.
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As the various superpowers were investigating this strange situation, Frost Heavenâs side was similarly at a loss.
âGuild Leader Black Flame, what happened inside? Why are you the only ones to return?â Muxin couldnât help asking Shi Feng. Since Shi Feng was an insider in this situation, asking him would be much more efficient than asking around.
âYes, what happened inside the selection battle?â Brilliant Blue questioned. âWhere are Sorrowful Heaven and the others?â
If even Zero Wingâs small team of 17 could return safely, there was no way the Flower of Seven Sinsâs team of 83 players couldnât. Not to mention, Sorrowful Rain was a Domain Realm expert.
Following Muxinâs and Brilliant Blueâs questions, everyone from Frost Heaven turned to look at Shi Feng, curious to find out what exactly happened inside.
However, Shi Feng directly ignored Brilliant Blueâs question and turned to Muxin.
âNothing special happened inside. We just conducted a normal team battle. As for the result, you saw it yourself,â Shi Feng said calmly.
Shi Fengâs words were clear and straightforward. His logic was also seamless. However, none of Frost Heavenâs members believed him. Even Muxin felt that Shi Feng was joking with her.
âBlack Flame, do you take this old man for a fool? Do you think I will believe such words?â Brilliant Blue was incensed. He already felt upset that Shi Feng ignored him. Now, Shi Feng was even insulting his intelligence by giving such a stupid answer.
The other Frost Heaven members agreed with Brilliant Blueâs words, and they started looking at Shi Feng with scorn.
Although Shi Fengâs answer sounded reasonable, it was also the least possible result.
They would be fools to believe him!
Nine hundred Tier 3 experts had participated in the preliminary selection, many of them peak experts and apex experts. No matter how fierce the battle, these experts shouldnât have all gotten annihilated. After all, they could still flee if they couldnât win in a fight.
Moreover, the selection battle was held in a special space that severely restricted a playerâs Stamina and Concentration. The difficulty and risks involved in chasing a fleeing opponent in this space were incredibly high.
Meanwhile, Shi Fengâs team was not only the smallest out of the bunch but also the easiest to counter. If an intense battle occurred during the selection, Shi Fengâs team should have faced the greatest difficulty returning alive.
But what about now?
Not only did Zero Wingâs team suffer zero casualties, but Zero Wingâs members all wore incomparably relaxed expressions. They did not look like they had just survived an intense battle at all but gone on an outing.
âWhether you believe it or not is up to you,â Shi Feng retorted nonchalantly. âThe selection battle is over. If you donât have any other questions, weâll be heading back to rest.â
After saying so, Shi Feng turned around and left the hall, unconcerned whether Frost Heavenâs members believed him or not. His goal in coming here was only the three Upper Zone reserve slots.
Meanwhile, after glancing at the Frost Heaven contingent, Zero Wingâs other members chuckled before following Shi Feng out of the hall.
The behavior of Zero Wingâs team thoroughly dumbfounded Brilliant Blue.
He was one of Frost Heavenâs dignified Frost Pillars as well as a Great Elder of the Guild. Yet, now, he was being ignored by the Guild Leader of a pseudo-superpower with no background whatsoever.
Brilliant Blue promptly glared at Hong Xinyuan and bellowed angrily, âHong Xinyuan, take a good look! This is the trump card you recruited!â
However, Hong Xinyuan remained indifferent to Brilliant Blueâs outburst. In fact, he was in a relatively good mood. After all, the return of Shi Fengâs team meant that Frost Heaven had gained 17 foreign aid slots.
Failing to get a reaction out of Hong Xinyuan, Brilliant Blue turned to Seven Wonders and snapped, âGuild Leader, youâve seen how Zero Wingâs members behave. They are too arrogant. They arenât even taking us seriously. If we let them participate in the official competition, the consequences will be disastrous.â
âEnough. Letâs take a look at the situation first,â Seven Wonders berated.
However, when Seven Wonders glanced at Zero Wingâs membersâ departing figures, a hint of dissatisfaction also flashed in his eyes.
Meanwhile, although Shi Feng had spoken in a normal tone, everyone in the hall was a great expert. Even the weakest among them was at the Flowing Water Realm. Hence, they heard Shi Fengâs words loud and clear.
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âBlack Flame truly is arrogant to the extreme. Heâs taking such an attitude even toward Frost Heaven. Heâll most likely have a difficult path ahead of him.â White Feather smirked when she saw the exchange between Shi Feng and Frost Heavenâs leadership. âHowever, Black Flame really knows how to spout nonsense. Does he think his team consists entirely of peerless experts?â
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While Frost Heavenâs members might be unaware, she knew full well that nearly half of the 900 players who participated in the selection battle had set their sights on Zero Wing. Zero Wing shouldnât have come out unscathed if a battle truly happened.
However, even after White Feather ridiculed Shi Feng a bunch, Cold Shadow remained surprisingly silent.
âVice Guild Leader, is something wrong?â White Feather asked in confusion when she noticed Cold Shadowâs solemn expression.
âNews just came from our insider.â Taking a deep breath, Cold Shadow said slowly, âAll participating foreign aids wereâŠannihilated!â