At the same time, the Papal Palace.

Titan ran over with his fist raised high and dropped it on the Pope's Palace, causing debris to fly everywhere. Bai Liu and Mu Ke jumped backwards to avoid the punch. The Pope, who was smashed under a piece of ceiling, escaped with a dull expression, and looked like he was terrified. His legs were shaking as he watched everything.

Bai Liu pulled out the whip from his waist, raised his eyebrows slightly, and smiled as he looked at Qi Yifang and Titan who were walking out of the center of the storm. "It seems that there are more people who want to go to the island than just us."

"Long time no see, Mr. Bai Liu." Qi Yifang nodded politely. In his hand was hanging the weather vane that was spinning more and more wildly. He looked up at the scepter in Bai Liu's hand. His eyes paused for a moment, and his expression became gloomy. "As expected of Mr. Bai Liu, while I was still hesitating, you had already entered the Pope's Palace and got the key to the island."

Mu Ke stood behind Bai Liu calmly. Bai Liu stood up straight. He shook the whip to shake off the raindrops. He chuckled and asked, "You are no match for me. I forced you to stand in front of me and let me kill you. Your tactician is really cruel to you."

"Although I am indeed no match for you, my tactician is indeed very cruel." Raindrops slid down Qi Yifang's face, but his expression did not change. The weather vane in his hand suddenly stopped, "But a competition is a competition, and tactics are tactics."

"What we have to do will not change whether we die or not. This is the purpose of the King's Guild training us."

Qi Yifang looked directly at Bai Liu: "We are born to serve the Queen and to serve victory until our death."

"What a devout faith." Bai Liu spread his hands in admiration. He glanced at the Pope who was crawling out of the ruins of the main hall with the help of Titan, and said, "But judging from your clothes, your current identity setting should be the Pope, right? Isn't it inappropriate to say this in front of your other boss?"

Mu Ke leaned close to Bai Liu's ear, covered his arm, and said in a low voice: "My dagger just hit the Pope NPC, but it bounced back. I unlocked his monster book. This guy is immune to the attacks of all men and the judged witches. There is even a 50% chance of triggering a rebound. He is a very difficult NPC to kill."

"But the strange thing is..." Mu Ke hesitated, "The monster book says that only witches who are to be judged and men in the ruled area will be immune and hurt by the backlash. We don't fall into this category, but we were also hurt by the backlash."

Bai Liu glanced at the bleeding wound on Mu Ke's arm and said, "Is this the wound caused by the Pope's rebound? Show me the monster book you unlocked on your panel."

Mu Ke showed Bai Liu the Pope's Monster Book. Bai Liu narrowed his eyes, quickly pointed out and refreshed his system panel. He paused for a moment and said in a clear tone: "So that's it."

The identity setting on his system panel changed from [Witch in reserve] to [Witch awaiting trial and wanted by the Vatican].

Mu Ke also reacted, his face darkened in an instant: "So it's because of the identity setting?!"

"Although we are men and logically not immune, our identities were set as witches-to-be from the beginning." Bai Liu explained clearly, "And after we were rescued by the witch team, we were considered to be witches-to-be who had defected. So the Inquisition wanted us, so our identities are now witches awaiting trial."

"But it's still not right. Even if we are witches awaiting trial now, we are not immune from attacking the Pope." Mu Ke was puzzled.

Bai Liu continued calmly, "But now we have come to the Papal Palace, the core location for the trial of witches, so as [witches to be tried] we are currently being tried by the Vatican."

"It just happened to fall into the ineffective immunity range of attacking the pope and bishops."

The Pope, who was staggering and being helped up by the guards, shouted hysterically and angrily: "Catch these two witch's accomplices and execute them!"

"Where's the priest? Where's the priest who just rushed in to save me?"

Qi Yifang replied to the Pope in a very soft voice: "I am here, Your Holiness."

The Pope hid behind the Qi Yifang as if he had seen a savior. He was shivering in the wind and rain, but he still raised his head and gave an order: "I just saw you ordering that giant. Is that the giant you called to save me? Quick, let the giant kill these two thieves and give me my scepter back!"

"The giant is indeed very powerful, but those two are also very powerful, so in addition to this, I still need your help, Your Holiness." Qi Yifang said softly, "Can you let me dispatch your team?"

The Pope hesitated for a moment, but he turned his head and looked at the scepter in Bai Liu's hand. He gritted his teeth and agreed: "...You can transfer it."

The cardinals came over, wearing masks and holding their scepters towards Bai Liu and the others. Qi Yifang, who was standing at the front, raised his hand and dragged the weather vane in front of him. He looked at Bai Liu and Mu Ke who were surrounded by the cardinals, and answered the Pope with no expression on his face: "As you wish, Your Holiness."

Looking at the cardinal approaching them, Mu Ke and Bai Liu stood back to back, and his face turned ugly: "The monster book said that the cardinal is also immune to the attacks and damage of us [judged witches]."

"This is troublesome." Bai Liu said calmly, swinging his whip to the side. Looking at Qi Yifang who was looking at him through the cardinal, he actually smiled. "It seems that the opponent's tactician has already prepared for us."

"They deliberately lured us, the group of [Witches Awaiting Trial], here to make us immune to damage."

In the gloomy stormy weather, the giant's huge shadow was looming in the white light of lightning. He stepped on the ruins of the Papal Palace, treading heavily, and kept approaching this side. The sound of his breathing was as deafening as the faint sound of thunder, giving people a huge sense of oppression that could not be shaken off.

Titan clenched his fists tightly, his expression was ferocious, his eyes were red and white, and he roared and hammered at Bai Liu and Mu Ke in the center. At the same time, Qi Yifang raised the weather vane with his right hand and waved his left hand in a sharp tone:

"Thunder explosion, fall down!"

There was a flash of lightning and a crackling sound on the weather vane.

[System prompt: When players use skills together, with the addition of (rainstorm) regional weather, they can cover the local area with extreme weather (thunderstorm), which can last up to one minute. The physical strength will be reduced, and they will enter a ten-minute stiffness period and will be unable to move.]

Purple-white lightning flashed and fell from the vortex of dark clouds in the center of the storm, condensing into the shape of a sword, and pierced directly into the point where Bai Liu landed on the ruins of the Pope's Palace. The flashing lightning fell in front of Bai Liu's emotionless black pupils, and exploded violently the moment it touched the ground, emitting sparks.

There were several flashes of laser-like lightning in the sky, so bright that it was blinding. The top of the ruins of the Papal Palace was silent, and the only sound was the noisy sound after the rain washed away the thunder and gunpowder.

Qi Yifang stared at the place filled with smoke, his heart beating wildly involuntarily. He held his breath - he would enter a ten-minute stiffness period. If his big skill did not reduce Bai Liu's health this time, it would be difficult to reduce it later!

Bai Liu, Bai Liu, this monster-like guy, was not the player that made him jealous a month ago.

His growth rate is so terrifying. Although he is also growing crazily under Phoebe's pressure, he is not at the same level as Bai Liu, a monster who grows by himself - it's too terrifying. He has grown to the same level as the queen in just a few months.

Even a strong offensive tactician like Phoebe would avoid its sharp edge when formulating tactics.

"Eh——!?" Qi Yifang pointed at his nose in disbelief. He looked at Phoebe and repeated his team in disbelief, "I'm going to stop Bai Liu?!"

"I can't stop him at all!"

"Of course I know you can't stop him, so I gave you the Titan." Phoebe glanced at the boat with her peripheral vision.

Qi Yifang whispered: "But even if you give me Titan, I think we still can't stop Bai Liu..."

Just when Qi Yifang thought that Phoebe would despise him as a weakling, he saw Phoebe was rarely silent for a moment, then narrowed her eyes in displeasure and agreed with him: "Yes, you and Titan can't stop Bai Liu either."

"Bai Liu is very strong. He is the trump card of their team, the kind of trump card that can turn the tide."

"It's the same as the role of Spade in the Killer Sequence."

"For a team like ours that doesn't have a strong main attacker, Bai Liu is a card that can wreak havoc. If I were the little witch, I would also let him do the main quest. He has a good brain and flexible skills. Although his coordination is a little poor, he can push the team forward very quickly. In addition, another problem for us is that the Wandering Circus team, in addition to Bai Liu, the trump card, also has a main attacker with high defense and high offensive power."

Phoebe looked at Qi Yifang: "That's the mysterious hunter."

"Their team has no shield position, and the roaming position is played by two newcomers, who are not strong. However, their main attacker and the trump card Bai Liu can completely fill the gap. In addition, the little witch takes on some of the roles of returning to defense and [shield]. This team is very difficult to beat."

"...That's true." Qi Yifang smiled bitterly, "Especially since our trump card is still trapped on the island."

"The league's mechanism is relatively fair." Phoebe raised her eyes and pointed out, "Since the game has trapped our trump card and given us such a big identity setting restriction, they will definitely eat the big restriction somewhere."

"For example, if they are a witch camp, they will most likely be immune to damage when attacking members of the Church. We just need to use this flexibly."

Qi Yifang was stunned: "...How can we use it flexibly?"

"I don't recommend a head-on clash with the Bai Liu gang. Their tactics are chaotic and unscrupulous, and it's easy to wear us out." Phoebe opened her eyelids and looked at Qi Yifang. "So I decided to use a tactic of attrition against him, which means using the relatively weaker fighting power in our team to hold him back. What did your king say? Is it the tactic of Tian Ji's horse racing?"

"That is, use your control skills to hold back Bai Liu, all together."

Qi Yifang: "...QWQOkay, Miss Phoebe, what should I do?"

Although I had expected it, I still felt like I had been hit by an arrow in the knee.

"Hold Bai Liu to the island and wait for our reinforcements." Phoebe lowered her eyes. "I and the other team members will do everything we can to eliminate their main attacker Hunter. Before that, you just need to find a way to hold Bai Liu to the island before you die."

"It would be best if you can survive. If you can't survive——"

Phoebe looked at Qi Yifang and said, "Then use all your strength. Let your death bring more value to us, cause more damage to Bai Liu, and pave the way for the team members who are about to go to the island."

Qi Yifang was silent for a moment, then took a breath and raised his head with a firm gaze: "I understand."

The lightning dissipated, and Qi Yifang's body became rigid. He looked at the figure lying on the ground in the middle of the ruins of the main hall, took two deep breaths, and was about to breathe a sigh of relief when a light laugh suddenly came from behind him:

"We were obviously acquaintances, but he attacked me so cruelly the first time we met."

Qi Yifang's breath hitched. He couldn't turn his head quickly. The corner of his eye caught a gloved hand on his shoulder. Further up, he saw Bai Liu slowly falling from midair. The ponytail on his back was knocked to one side. The bone whip pulled out from behind was wrapped with crackling lightning. His dark pupils were slightly curved, looking at Qi Yifang with a half-smile, and his tone was teasing:

"It's so sad. You want to strike me with lightning as soon as we meet. Am I really that unlikable?"

[System prompt: Player Bai Liu loads the player Mu Ke panel and uses personal skills (flash attack)]

"That can't be helped." Bai Liu put away his whip and swung it over with a smile, "I'm a very vengeful person. If you hit me, I will definitely hit you back."

The whip flashing with lightning suddenly appeared in front of Qi Yifang's eyes. His pupils reflected the flashing lightning, almost breaking his teeth.

——Bai Liu, at the moment when the lightning just struck, he abandoned his teammate Mu Ke without hesitation and used Mu Ke's skills to sneak away!

He used Mu Ke as a shield to block the lightning! The man lying on the ruins was Mu Ke!

How dare this scum who uses his teammates as a shield to say that Phoebe's tactics are cruel!

Bai Liu's whip hit Qi Yifang's face by itself, knocking him ten meters away.

Qi Yifang lay on the ground, breathing rapidly. He barely stood up and looked at Bai Liu.

Bai Liu approached him slowly, smiling as he adjusted the whip in his hand: "You look like you're accusing me of using my teammates to shield myself, but isn't that normal?"

"In this arena, everyone will prioritize saving more valuable players, just like Phoebe gave up you for my main attacker."

"I will also give up my teammates to protect myself, who is more valuable."

Qi Yifang's face froze. Titan behind him roared and raised his fist to hit Bai Liu. Bai Liu whipped his whip and stepped back to avoid it. He raised his brows and looked over. Titan stared at him and punched him again.

[System prompt: Player Titan uses skill (Dimension Shield) on the area in front of player Bai Liu]

[After using this skill, different spaces will be split into different time and space dimensions. No matter living or non-living things can enter another space. Light and sound can no longer be transmitted. The space where the skill is implemented will no longer be integrated into the same multi-dimensional space.]

[This skill can last for one hour, and the cooldown time is one hour. ]

A human-sized black hole suddenly appeared and swallowed Bai Liu, with star-like fragments swirling inside.

The moment he saw Bai Liu being wrapped in the black hole, Qi Yifang finally lay on the ground exhausted, looking up at the sky where it was raining with a distracted look.

...I almost thought he was going to die.

Finally, Bai Liu was tricked into using Titan's skills.

He painstakingly used up his own big skills and played the role of Bai Liu, just to trick Mu Ke, the assassin, with the [Flash Strike] in Bai Liu's panel, which could allow him to escape instantly, so that Bai Liu, a man who was too free, would not be able to perform a trick to teleport away. Next, he could use Titan's skills to trap Bai Liu.

Next——

Qi Yifang looked at Mu Ke who was being held up by the guards, his chest rising and falling violently - as long as these guards killed Mu Ke, he would have replaced a team member and successfully completed the mission...

Wait! Mission!

Qi Yifang's body was in a state of stiffness. He sat up straight in extreme shock. He suddenly realized that something was wrong - his mission was to get the scepter and delay Bai Liu from going to the island.

But the scepter is in the hands of Bai Liu!

Bai Liu got the scepter and was locked in Titan's space! His mission was ruined!

[I will also give up my teammates to protect myself, who is more valuable. ]

Bai Liu's smiling voice suddenly rang in Qi Yifang's ears. He shuddered and looked at Mu Ke who was being held up. Mu Ke had a smile on his face as if he had expected this, and he even raised his eyebrows and smiled at him with a little arrogance.

Shit! He fell into the trap! He was the one being played!

Qi Yifang's face was extremely gloomy - the original purpose of the Bai Liu gang was to trick Titan's ultimate skill and wrap him up in a dimensional shield. In this way, although he could not move, he got the key item, the scepter, and in Titan's dimensional shield space, no one could hurt him even in a place like the Pope's Palace.

In this arena, the witches move freely, and Bai Liu cannot use the witch's panel to heal himself or his teammates at will. In a head-on confrontation, he finds that the environment is not favorable for his team and he cannot attack the NPC in the Pope's Palace. In order to prevent his trump card from being seriously injured and consumed, putting the team at a disadvantage, this scumbag simply gives up on his teammates and does not waste time with them. He enters Titan's dimensional shield with the scepter!

And you have to wait for an hour!

During this hour, everyone in the King's Guild will be on the passive side. Even if Qi Yifang kills Mu Ke now, it will be useless because he is in a state of stiffness, Titan's skills are in the cooldown period, Bai Liu's big skills are useless, and the scepter is still in his hand. They have to wait for him to come out before they can go up the ladder, but by that time, the little witch's large army will have already come to cooperate with him!

With the little witch around, this guy can recover his health and will never die no matter what!

They miscalculated!

After figuring this out, Qi Yifang's face almost twisted - he and Phoebe both thought that Bai Liu was an extreme tactical type who rushed forward recklessly, and could fight to the point of life and death in crucial events like the challenge tournament, not caring about his own health at all, fighting one against three. They didn't expect that this guy could be so careless!

No, if that is the case, they will be completely passive when Bai Liu comes out!

Qi Yifang raised his head and shouted, "Titan, go to the court and help Phoebe kill the hunter!"

——We must replace the hunter before Bai Liu comes out, otherwise we will be doomed!

When the hunters returned to defend and gathered, Bai Liu came out from the shield. They simply couldn't withstand the witch's healing plus the double attack formation of Bai Liu and the hunters!

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Qi Yifang: I clearly delayed Bai Liu from going to the island, and also saved myself. Clearly, both things were what I wanted, but why, why did they make me doubly miserable when put together? QAQ!