With only five minutes left in the countdown, the passage to the "Gate of a Hundred Ghosts" had quietly disappeared.

At this moment, tens of thousands of zombies gathered on the left side of the arena, surrounding the Great Tengu like a raging tide.

On the right side of the arena, Su Yue, Lu Wei, Xing Gang, Li Xusen, Wang Qiang, and several members of the Dragon Group formed the core force of the human side.

Between the two sides, a barrier stretched out, like an invisible shield, preventing either side from launching a sudden attack.

Led by the Dragon Group, 40,000 spectators flocked to the arena.

Four thousand to one thousand, seemingly holding an overwhelming advantage.

But in the end times, victory or defeat is never determined by numbers.

Just then, a subordinate approached Li Xusen and relayed Commander Wu's order:

"General Li, Commander Wu has handed over full command of this operation to you. He has returned to the safe zone to strengthen the defenses there."

After hearing this, Li Xusen said in a low but firm voice, "Understood!"

Under normal circumstances, he might have praised Commander Wu's strategic vision.

However, upon closer inspection, Li Xusen discovered that many of the undercover agents on the list had not remained.

They didn't simply believe they couldn't fight against Emperor-level zombies; rather, these people valued their lives immensely.

They avoid any potentially fatal risk, no matter how small.

Therefore, in Li Xusen's view, Commander Wu was very likely to have chosen to flee, just like these people.

However, there was no time to think further. The Dragon Group executives, led by Li Xusen and Xing Gang, began to seriously discuss their next action plan.

Apart from them, everyone's and the zombies' eyes were focused on Su Yue alone.

Su Yue chose to stay because he had a physiological aversion to Japan.

Whether in his past life or this one, he has countless connections with the land of cherry blossoms.

If the Great Tengu were to appear in the capital of Sakura Kingdom, Su Yue would not only refrain from taking any hostile actions, but might even pave the way for him.

The reason was simple: seeing the Japanese zombies harming Chinese people made Su Yue quite unhappy.

At this moment, Su Yue elegantly lit a cigarette and received the reward he had long dreamed of.

With a major battle imminent, his first priority is to ensure he is in peak condition.

[Ding! Successfully claimed the rewards for the First Martial Arts Tournament: 100,000 Experience, 10,000 Gold, 10,000 Reputation, 1 Mythical Equipment Selection Chest, and obtained the title: Number One Under Heaven!]

[Ding! Level increased to 20, gained 10 free attribute points.]

[Ding! Zongbu God class, increases Strength by 5 points and Agility by 5 points.]

[Ding! Max level Agility talent, increased by 5 points.]

[Ding! Maxed-out Constitution talent, increased Constitution by 5 points.]

[Ding! Talent Stealing Hand, remaining uses: 3.]

With two consecutive level upgrades, the number of times the Hand of Plunder can be activated has climbed back up to three.

【Number One in the World】: The only title, a temporary title, for the survivor who won the overall championship in the martial arts tournament.

Attributes: Temporarily increase all attributes by 10. When equipped with a title, luck value increases by 1, deals an additional 50% damage, and reduces damage taken by 30%.

Aside from the +1 luck stat, which seems a bit redundant, this title has pretty good attributes!

Lu Wei's title is "Under One Person".

Temporarily increases all attributes by 8, deals an additional 30% damage when equipped, and reduces damage taken by 20%.

It's a mini version of "Number One in the World".

Su Yue changed his title without hesitation, and then his eyes turned to the "Mythical Equipment Selection Chest".

After countless hopes and efforts, he finally found the god-level equipment he had been dreaming of.

"Who has enhancement stones? I'll buy them at a high price!" Su Yue shouted loudly.

"How many do you need?" Xing Gang immediately leaned over and asked, "I have five here, I don't know if that's enough?"

“One thousand!” Su Yue said firmly after a moment’s consideration.

Xing Gang turned to look at Li Xusen, who glanced at the bustling crowd behind him.

It is not difficult to gather a thousand enhancement stones from among 40,000 people.

But with you having three and me having five, I don't know when we'll be able to gather them all.

Just as Li Xusen was about to speak, Wang Qiang walked straight over.

Without saying a word, he silently handed over all nine hundred-plus enhancement stones stored in the bracelet to Su Yue.

Su Yue sent Wang Qiang over 90,000 gold coins at the official price of 100 gold coins per coin, but was refused.

Wang Qiang stared at the Great Tengu opposite him and the several Karasu Tengu beside him, his eyes gleaming with unyielding light, and said in a firm voice:

"Take this! I'm not even sure if I'll survive!"

This sentence changed Su Yue's opinion of Wang Qiang. For the first time, he felt that Wang Qiang was not so bad.

With time running out, Su Yue no longer refused and immediately began the strengthening process.

[Ding! Enhancement successful! Congratulations on obtaining "Dragon Tongue Bow +10"!]

[Ten Famous Bows - Dragon Tongue Bow +10]: Mythical-level equipment. Ranked tenth among the ten famous bows of China, and the only one of its kind. A legendary bow with a bowstring made of dragon sinew, known for its speed and extreme accuracy. During the Three Kingdoms period, the Flying General Lü Bu used the Dragon Tongue Bow to shoot down a halberd at the gate.

Attribute: Agility +20 (+20).

Passive skill [Precision]: Increases critical hit damage by an additional 50% (+50%). After injecting mental energy, you can freely control the direction of the arrow, ensuring that all attacks will hit and never miss.

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