Win Xuan and Zhang Haoran nodded secretly upon hearing Jiang Zheng's analysis. Lin Lao Hei's subordinates were indeed talented, and Jiang Zheng lived up to his reputation.
"We agree. Enemies hidden in the dark are the most terrifying. Let's find a way to eliminate them all and have some peace."
Jiang Zheng continued, "This trip to the secret realm will have a total of 17 people from our three teams, leaving 13 spots for them to fight over. We must also be wary of hidden experts in these two teams, as we also have Old Xiao and Bai Zhanlong with us."
"Secondly, they must have local experts escorting them. We can only kill them after entering the secret realm. If we're going to do this, it has to be clean and quick. This means our first priority is to find them, then explore the secret realm, and also prevent being picked off one by one."
"Thirdly, can Great Britain and the Roman Holy See, these two special zones, join forces with them? If they cooperate, we'll have a captain-level enemy added to the fray. Can the battle still proceed smoothly?"
"Don't worry about combat power. I can handle those two, not to mention Old Xiao. The secret realm isn't a dueling arena, and it won't be easy for Old Xiao to assassinate them if they're vigilant," Lin Zhan replied leisurely.
Upon hearing this, Win Xuan and Zhang Haoran realized how formidable Lin Lao Hei was. His revealed spirit pets were already astonishing, and he still had hidden strength.
"Leave the captains to the three of us. The rest will kill the enemy as quickly as possible," Lin Zhan instructed everyone.
"Also, be thorough. Leave no survivors or witnesses. Burn everything after the killing, scatter their ashes to ensure no trace is left before leaving." It was indeed He Dazhuang, the young master of the Outland Green Forest, who could handle such assassinations and robberies so competently.
The members of the other two teams shivered, their backs chilling: their expertise was so practiced, perhaps the Beijing team usually operated as bandits.
"Dazhuang's plan is indeed thorough. I just wonder who the 'quasi-kings' my father mentioned leading the teams are. Let's see if we can get a chance to eliminate those leaders as well," Lin Zhan added.
Everyone exchanged glances, confirming their suspicions. The Beijing team must have been involved in extracurricular activities. Not only were the members ruthless, but their captain was even more so.
The commotion in the arena grew louder, and calls for ticket refunds followed.
The referee returned to the stage and announced the start of the fourth match between the Siberia Special Zone team and the Great Britain Special Zone team.
The brothers Andrei Ivanov and Viktor Ivanov from the Siberia Special Zone directly took to the stage, challenging William George, the knight successor, and Avril, the vice-captain and female mage, from Great Britain.
Andrei Ivanov and Viktor Ivanov immediately activated their bloodline power, transforming into colossal half-bear, half-human beasts nearly three meters tall.
William George, clad in heavy knight's armor, summoned his steed: a white horse with a single horn a foot long on its forehead, covered in armor.
Avril cast various enhancement spells on the knight and his mount, then floated into the air, chanting obscure incantations. She was preparing a powerful spell.
The Andrei brothers exchanged a look. The elder brother charged at William, while the younger brother, Viktor, intended to bypass the knight and attack Avril, who was chanting.
William urged his warhorse to accelerate, lowered his lance, and charged towards his brother Andrei.
The brothers roared, and a phantom of a giant bear appeared. Brother Andrei evaded the knight's lance and collided with William.
The warhorse neighed. William and his mount were knocked to the ground by Andrei. William staggered to his feet, drew his knight's sword, and leaned on it as he faced Andrei.
Simultaneously, Andrei's massive body was thrown back five meters, blood gushing from his nose and mouth. The ancient Arctic ice bear bloodline was inherently tough. Andrei also stood up, still capable of fighting.
Younger brother Viktor also rushed to Avril's side. The female mage's spell was finally complete, and an earth elemental giant four meters tall rose from the stage.
Viktor roared again, the phantom of the giant bear reappearing behind him. His golden claws slammed towards the earth elemental.
With continuous "bang, bang, bang" sounds, the earth elemental giant was pummellled by Viktor with no chance to retaliate. At this moment, Viktor displayed the ferocity of the ice bear to its fullest.
There was a mental connection between the earth elemental giant and the female mage. Viktor's relentless heavy blows caused Avril's face to turn pale and her spirit to weaken.
Chanting resumed. The spiritually depleted female mage waved her staff, and a fireball half a meter in diameter shot towards Viktor.
Seeing the large fireball hurtling towards him, Viktor did not rush. The phantom of the giant bear reappeared, and a set of heavy ice armor materialized on Viktor.
Ignoring the incoming fireball, Viktor continued to attack the earth elemental giant.
With a "bang," just as the fireball struck Viktor, the earth elemental giant was also shattered into pieces.
Avril collapsed on the stage due to mental exhaustion. Viktor did not trouble Avril, as there was no deep animosity between the two special zones.
Turning to look at William George, who was now locked in combat with his enraged brother, Viktor said, "William, you've lost. We have no excessive hatred between us. Stop. We brothers do not wish to shed your blood."
Seeing his brother approach after defeating the enemy, Andrei's eyes regained clarity. "You've lost, William. Stop fighting. There's no need to continue."
William distanced himself from Andrei and discovered that Avril had only overexerted her mental energy and was unharmed.
He also realized he was no match for the brothers. "You are worthy opponents and true warriors with knightly bearing."
He turned to the referee and said, "On behalf of the Great Britain Special Zone team, I concede. The Siberia Special Zone team has won this match."
With that, William, with knightly grace, wrapped Avril in his cloak, picked her up, and carried her off the stage.
The referee entered the arena and announced, "Fourth match: Siberia Special Zone team wins. The fifth match will take place tomorrow morning at 9 AM here."
Zhang Zhen, on the presidential platform, said to Lin Shanhe, "Brother, how are these children educated? So polite. Look at ours, they're either ruffians or charlatans. And Zhan'er has directly become a big boss."
"Who says not? Is it really our education? Look at Zhan'er's team. Except for those few girls, none of the rest are reliable. They dare to do anything unscrupulous."
"This time, he's teamed up with Win Xuan, the leader of the ruffians, and Zhang Haoran, the charlatan, making them even more lawless. Who do they take after?" Lin Shanhe sighed, speaking to Zhang Zhen as if he hadn't educated his child well.
"Yes, brother, children still need to be educated properly."
One wonders where these two brothers got the nerve to say this. Look at your fathers; not one of them is a good person.
And if you trace your Lin family back three generations, let alone good people, you can't even find a normal one.