In the contestant room number 72, Li Pu and his group were sitting on the sofa waiting to take the stage.

This lounge had fewer people, less than 30, with only six teams.

The camera had just come by, shot some group footage at random, and then left.

Since there were fewer contestants assigned to room number 72 and no obvious popular contestants, there wasn't a single close-up given.

The only thing that stood out was probably the masked team.

At this moment, Wu Guinan, Chang Shoushang, and Wang Nuonuo all had expressions that were serious and tense.

Because their opponent in the ring today was this masked team.

The five people opposite them had contestant numbers pinned to their chests from 3414 to 3418, all wearing masks that covered their faces.

On the masks were two large characters each, which read:

Yuyu, Feifei, Yunyun, Chaochao, Zhongzhong.

Although they didn't know the origin of these names, they gave off an impressive vibe.

"I can't believe we're so unlucky."

"Exactly, we encounter masked people right at the start."

"It's as if Yi Lunyou is not in our team, yet somehow is."

The three, Wu, Chang, and Wang, whispered as they assessed their opponents.

The level of the entire masked team had already been clearly demonstrated in the single-player lane.

No doubt they were underdog-like, and not many wanted to encounter them so early.

"You don't need to be so downhearted."

Jiang Guiju nearby heard them and frowned.

"Even if you two were among them, at least you wouldn't be at the bottom; you'd rank mid-bottom at worst."

She had sparred with the group recently and understood their capabilities.

Honestly, these masked people also had varying strengths, and Wu Guinan and Chang Shoushang's level could fully rank mid-bottom among them.

However, this also proves the high overall level of the masked people.

Because in her original prediction, Wu and Chang should barely reach mid-upper level in this contest, but among the masked ones, they could only be considered mid-bottom.

As for Wang Nuonuo, he couldn't be helped; he was skilled in other aspects and not the fighting type.

"Junior, say something to them."

Seeing Li Pu still resting his head down, Jiang Guiju gave him a gentle pat.

She had also sparred with Li Pu, and the result was unexpectedly surprising.

Jiang Guiju never thought she couldn't beat this junior.

The key point was, she could clearly sense that the opponent was holding back.

Were it not for relying on the lightning attacks of the Eggshell Beast, which constrained the opponent, she felt she would have been even more defenseless.

Being the strongest soul character in the team (?), it was necessary to say something to stabilize morale at such a time.

"Huh? What? Is it our turn?"

Li Pu was awakened with a sudden lift of his head, looking drowsy.

Jiang Guiju: "No, just asking you to say something to boost morale."

Li Pu: "Aim to achieve a good result and get the reward."

The first place reward for the team lane was 500K, which was no small amount.

His words immediately sparked everyone's interest.

Chang Shoushang: "500K, it would take me years to earn that."

Wu Guinan: "500K, it would take me years to save that."

Wang Nuonuo: "..., somehow feel your words don't quite hit."

But certainly, Li Pu's words had an effect.

At least Wu Guinan and Chang Shoushang had a glimmer of hope in their eyes amidst their yearning.

Their sense of tension instantly dissipated a lot.

"Are you guys from Xidu University?"

At this moment, the masked person wearing a mask with the character "Feifei" came over to greet.

From this person's voice, he was probably about the same age as them.

The masked ones also knew that their next-round opponent was Li Pu's team.

The group wasn't sure what the opposite side was plotting, so nodded suspiciously.

"On the ring later, please go easy on us."

Feifei seemed quite friendly.

He spoke while extending his hand to the nearest Li Pu.

Feifei: "Just call me Feifei, not sure how to address you."

Li Pu: "Li Pu, the Li that might come tonight, the Pu of simple and unadorned."

Their hands clasped together.

Beneath the mask, Feifei's mouth lifted into a smile.

Meanwhile, he began to exert secret pressure while holding Li Pu's hand.

This was a little pre-competition trick to suppress the opponent's momentum.

However, the result seemed quite different from what Feifei imagined.

Because he felt as if he were gripping a piece of iron, then a force he couldn't resist fed back.

"Ah... ah ah ah ah ah!"

The pain from his palm made him cry out and involuntarily half-kneel on the ground.

This cry immediately drew the attention of surrounding contestants.

"Why are you all looking at me? He took the initiative."

Li Pu muttered, retracting his hand.

Feifei felt embarrassed and shocked; he seemed to hear the sound of his palm bones being crushed just now!

What kind of strange power does this handsome guy have?!

He was supposed to be the strongest in the team, stronger than any of his teammates!

Wu Guinan and others didn't know what Feifei was thinking at this moment, but they all had expressions of schadenfreude.

Everyone knew Li Pu was the strongest in the team; even including summoned beasts, none were as strong as him.

What kind of guts does this guy have to come here and challenge with strength?

Simply ridiculous.

"Nice job."

Wu Guinan patted Li Pu's shoulder, whispering.

"Nice job."

Yuyu patted Feifei's shoulder, whispering.

Yunyun: "Didn't expect your acting skills were so good."

Chaochao: "Rare to see you use your brains."

Zhongzhong: "This move of pre-match paralysis, nicely done."

Feifei listened to his companions' praise, not knowing how to respond for a moment.

Paralysis?

Paralysis!

His hand hurt to paralysis—that was true!

"Please treat me first, quick."

Hearing Feifei's quiet request, everyone then realized he wasn't acting.

Yuyu: "No way, could that guy's strength be greater than yours?"

Yunyun: "Watching his expression just now, seemed like he wasn't exerting force."

Chaochao: "OMG, the Southwest Star Cup truly hides talents."

Rolling Turtle: [Roll!]

Zhongzhong: "Huh? Where did this little turtle crawl from?"

Facing teammates' remarks, Feifei's face immediately fell.

"Hmph, what's the use of great strength."

"This is the world of Summoners; it's not about comparing who's stronger."

His tone was full of defiance.

"..."x4

The other four heard this and fell silent.

When you won against us in arm wrestling, it seemed you didn't say that.

After this little episode, neither team engaged in any further interaction.

Three hours later, it was finally their turn to take the stage.

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