Chapter 956: Chapter 975: Shock! What Is That?!

Everything went exactly as the commander had predicted. This was a war of attrition. No matter how powerful the Genetic Hybrids were, they were still human. It was impossible for anyone to maintain peak mental focus and maximum physical strength forever.

By past three in the afternoon, the participating teams had been eliminated one by one, leaving only four legions on the mountain: the Sixth Army, the First Army, as well as the Tenth and Ninth Armies.

The Tenth and Ninth were positioned relatively close to each other. During their sweep, another fierce firefight broke out between them. Both sides had taken stimulants, and the towering flames from their clash drew the attention of the Sixth and First Armies.

It was already 3:29 PM. According to the robotic announcements, the competition would conclude entirely at 5:00 PM. At present, the First Army had taken down more opponents than the Sixth Army. If the two sides didn’t cross paths before the match ended, the First Army would temporarily secure first place in this Top Ten advancement tournament.

Since the system broadcasted every single elimination, the First Army was well aware of the current score. Confident that victory was within their grasp, the First Army’s team leader decided to avoid the Sixth Army’s sharp edge, employing hit-and-run guerrilla tactics to stall until the very end.

The competition had reached a fever pitch. The live audience and judges were glued to the screens. Occasionally, people would cast glances at the leader of the Sixth Army seated in the VIP section, trying to gauge his mood through his expression. However, Mo Si’s face remained completely stoic. As he watched the events unfold on the giant screen, his mind was as calm as still water. He had never entertained the possibility of any other outcome for today’s match. They were not going to lose.

The broadcast shifted back to the Sixth Army, who had dispatched a few scouts. The mountain valley wasn’t large, and since everyone here was a cunning veteran, discovering each other’s tracks was all too easy.

After pursuing them twice, Mo Xin realized that the First Army was actively avoiding him. He quickly caught on. They wanted to act like slippery eels to evade them? What a pity!

The audience in front of the screens saw him raise a hand to issue a command. Then, in groups of twos and threes, his soldiers gathered around and collectively opened their terminals. To ensure fairness, there was absolutely no signal within the combat zone, so looking things up on the network was out of the question. So... what were they all doing in such perfect unison?

It looked as if they were taking something out and pantomiming the motion of eating. Because the cameras were capturing a wide panoramic shot, the audience could only see that after a flurry of activity, bizarre smiles appeared on the faces of every soldier in the Sixth Army.

The crowd was left utterly speechless and confused. These smiles were a mix of pure enjoyment and deep satisfaction, as if they were experiencing a wonderful daydream in broad daylight. The judges were equally baffled.

For a moment, they didn’t even know how to comment on the scene. A hushed silence fell over the venue. Meanwhile, Qiuqiu’s roommates turned to look at her, their eyes wide with sheer astonishment.

Liu Tingting was a loyal fan of Juju’s livestreams. Others might not recognize what was happening, but how could she not know?! That expression of full-body bliss, that act of using an offline terminal with no physical objects in hand, which looked like daydreaming to everyone else—wasn’t that exactly what people looked like when eating virtual food?!

Qiuqiu was just as shocked. Jiang Qiuqiu had indeed cooperated with the Sixth Army recently, but she had assumed the orders were primarily meant for training purposes. She never expected they would actually bring them into the tournament!

On the screen, the Sixth Army immediately reassembled after finishing their break. Just like the title of their leader, Mo Si—the "Imperial Blade"—the Sixth Army was a sharp weapon itself. Following the marks left by their scouts, they surged forward at blistering speed.

Then, everyone noticed something. Their initial running speed was rather average, but as time slowly ticked by, the Sixth Army’s pace didn’t drop. Instead, it climbed miraculously—until they clashed head-on with the First Army on a hillside.

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