Looking at this familiar leaderboard and the familiar names.

Li Qingyu seemed to see his lost youth in the past.

All right...

Although this past period was not as long as the summer vacation.

Let's not talk about Flores, she's the fairy who's always sticking to Chu Xuan's backside.

Li Qingyu remembered seeing this Shaya on the Oasis ranking list.

In this light, although other civilizations have been constantly having players fighting them to the death, there is still a dedicated seed player who manages the competition tasks issued by the system.

Looking at the top four spots on the leaderboard, each of the four civilizations other than the goblin civilization has secured a place.

Li Qingyu then realized that it wasn't that other civilizations were too weak.

Rather, it was because Colonel Chu was too strong. Under Colonel Chu's leadership, he simply did not feel the cruelty of this struggle between civilizations.

Now, after losing Colonel Chu.

Li Qingyu finally felt the pressure and responsibility that the leaders had borne back then.

This is the weight of countless lives and hopes of a civilization stacked together.

Um...

Since our responsibilities are so significant now, it's decided.

Once we've dealt with that witch clan's top contender, we'll quickly reclaim the number one spot on the leaderboard.

Let the blue planet and the people of China be happy.

Don't let the loss of Colonel Chu create a psychological shadow that suggests you might lose the competition.

Just when Li Qingyu was encouraging himself,

Suddenly, his black flame horse made an abrupt turn, almost throwing Li Qingyu off.

Just as Li Qingyu grabbed Mulan's big head to steady himself and was about to complain about how bad Mulan's driving skills were,

Buzz~

A soft chime rang out.

Li Qingyu, who was holding Mulan's head, saw it with perfect clarity.

Beside him, where he had just been standing.

A massive black beam swept down from above, instantly splitting his army of groundhogs in two.

He slashed his groundhog soldiers, who had roamed half of Neptune's planet without suffering any casualties, and sent them sprawling.

Still shaken, Li Qingyu stared wide-eyed as he watched the enormous black light slowly disappear around him, sensing the madness and destructive aura emanating from it.

You witch, you can't take a joke.

They actually launched a sneak attack!

Li Qingyu raised his head and looked around, trying to find the culprit who launched the attack.

Buzz~

Unexpectedly, another soft chirping sound rang out.

Immediately afterwards, a black light streaked across the sky, abruptly parting the thin clouds.

Only then did Li Qingyu realize that the black light, when viewed from a distance, actually resembled a ferocious broadsword.

Uh... a blade of light?

but...

Witch, why are you attacking the sky instead of me?

"Was that cut too crookedly?" Li Qingyu was filled with questions.

Then Li Qingyu saw several more black blades of light fly out from the distant sea ahead and slash in all directions.

Li Qingyu then realized what was going on; so you were just throwing things around.

Was he just lucky to get stabbed?

Now you want to get cut, but you can't?

"All troops, prepare for alert!"

Just then, Mulan, whose head was being held by Li Qingyu, shouted loudly.

Instantly, the army of groundhogs, which had been cut in two by the black blade of light, reassembled into a complete army.

However, those groundhog soldiers who were scattered by the sudden attack of the blades could never return.

Only now did Li Qingyu realize the other meaning behind the Projection Legion.

That is, after death, the soldier will simply turn into a black shadow and disappear, leaving no corpse behind, which is both clean and environmentally friendly.

"Immovable as a mountain!"

Upon seeing the legion regain its formation, Mulan immediately activated the "Immovable Mountain" skill, which increases her defense tenfold.

In an instant, the black and red flames on the groundhog army's bodies rose rapidly.

"All troops, attack!!!"

Then, at Mulan's command, the entire legion charged forward with immense momentum toward the sea where the blades were emanating.

As Mulan charged forward, Li Qingyu opened the virtual map of Neptune Star to check the situation.

That's right, that's the witch clan's top contender right in front of us!

As the army advanced rapidly, they were fortunate enough to be struck by two more blades.

However, thanks to Mulan's unwavering stance, the two blades did not cause any damage to the groundhog army.

After charging for a while, Li Qingyu finally saw other scenery on the sea besides the seawater.

This vast, densely packed area...

Li Qingyu couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Are they having a team fight?

Goodness...

Li Qingyu originally thought that he was the only one with an army.

So not only do the other contestants have armies, but they've already started fighting, unlike him who just uses his army like a train.

Moreover, no matter how you look at it, Li Qingyu felt that the other contestants' armies were more ferocious.

Look at the well-equipped, fully-equipped black cat-headed men on one side, and the deformed, stitched-together monster army on the other, howling in pain as they are beaten.

Li Qingyu suddenly felt that his groundhog squad was a bit...lousy.

Because apart from the horse Mulan rides and the dog Lilith rides, they both have short legs and don't even have a mount.

Besides the army, Li Qingyu also saw the huge black brick floating in the air and the giant green-haired turtle on the other side.

Tsk tsk...

Look at their military configuration, and then look at ours, all strong men.

Although the groundhog army can also take to the skies with Mulan's help, they clearly don't look as impressive as other armies.

As the army continued to approach, Li Qingyu finally saw the culprit who had been recklessly wielding his sword.

It was... a big black cat carrying a knife?

A big black cat with a rag doll embedded in its chest?

Opposite the giant black cat were countless witches, dressed in black robes with silver trim, floating in mid-air?

Yes, she's obviously a witch!

At this moment, the big black cat was wielding a knife, wildly slashing among the countless witches, each strike bringing forth an extremely powerful blade of light.

This caused any witches who came into contact with the blade's energy to be instantly cleaved in two.

Unfortunately, the witch who was split in two did not die. Instead, her two halves of her body would regenerate incredibly quickly, eventually turning her back into two identical witches.

Looking at the scene before him, Li Qingyu knew the answer even with a fool's eyes.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend; I should prioritize taking down those witches.

However, looking at the big black cat with one red and one green eye, Li Qingyu suddenly thought of the crimson prophecy.

Crimson, the rag doll you mentioned wearing a cat costume, could it be this one in front of you?

Is this the thing that will destroy the world?