Luo Shiyi lifted his head and looked at Bai Jiu and Jiang Shi on the rooftop opposite him.

Then he brought his index finger and thumb to his mouth and blew a sharp whistle.

The two looked up and saw Luo Shiyi making hand signals in the distance.

His hand signals had a clear meaning—the “Extreme Path” was going to lose.

The “Extreme Path’s” mission had two phases in total. This was only the first phase, and the mere hundred-person squad had already suffered casualties. If “Cat” didn’t take action now, the entire plan would begin to crumble from the very first phase.

Bai Jiu reached up to fiddle with her ponytail, her expression serious as she looked down, quickly locating Zhou Liu among the crowd, who was also wearing black leather.

Zhou Liu was currently standing in the center of the crowd, turning her head to consult with Jiang Ruoxue while covering her ear with one hand and speaking a few words, as if she was using “Transmission” to arrange some tactical plan.

“Sister Liu hasn’t said anything,” Bai Jiu said. “I’m still the one in charge here. Follow my orders.”

Bai Jiu continued to make the “stand by” gesture to Luo Shiyi.

Seeing this, Luo Shiyi could only shake his head helplessly.

He knew that Bai Jiu naturally had many concerns. After all, they could risk their lives for the mission objective, but they couldn’t risk their lives for the two words “Extreme Path.”

Taking a step back, even if this plan truly failed and Baihu single-handedly slaughtered all the “Extreme Path” members, the “Cat” team could only pretend nothing happened and return to the prison to live their own lives.

Bai Jiu not only had to be responsible for the mission but also for all the “Cats,” so this time she absolutely could not attack Baihu.

She lifted her head to look at the passages around the plaza. Some time had passed since that tremendous sound appeared, and now all the roads were packed with people.

The situation was truly far too passive now. Both “Xuanwu” and “Zhu Que” theoretically handled violations by “Zodiacs” and “Participants.” Now that “Participants” were directly fighting with a Divine Beast, which Divine Beast would this kind of slaughter summon?

Why hadn’t the two of them shown up yet?

An uneasy feeling gradually arose in Bai Jiu’s heart. Based on past experience, no “Divine Beast” would be responsible for this slaughter, so would Xuanwu and Zhu Que still appear?

Accompanied by intense “conviction,” Baihu controlled massive timber with his left hand and unleashed explosive flames with his right. A fierce wind then whirled around his body, preventing the nearby hundred or so people from getting close.

After all, all the “Extreme Path” members were cooperating for the first time. Everyone was fighting independently, and for a moment they couldn’t harm Baihu in the slightest.

After several more tens of seconds, various bizarre “Echoes” continued to emerge. In addition to the sandstorm, rain and dense fog also fell from the sky, but all these phenomena were scattered by Baihu’s “Strong Wind.” The field had already become a complete mess.

Doctor Zhao, Lin Qin, and Xiao Xiao turned into a side road against the various harsh weather conditions, circling nearly half the plaza before finally approaching the rear of the giant bell.

Jiang Shi yawned while her gaze passed through the dissipating fog to look at them. Because the several “Cats” were positioned on high ground, they could take in all the phenomena occurring below.

Two people were entering the plaza from the periphery and were about to collide with Doctor Zhao’s group. Jiang Shi was preparing to watch the outcome when her line of sight was blocked by numerous black wires on an electric pole. Those black wires were tangled together in chaos like a large ball of yarn, with some even hanging down and blocking the street. She could no longer continue tracking them visually.

The two small teams happened to pass around a corner and then both froze for a moment.

“Han Yimo…?” Doctor Zhao said, pausing.

“Old Zhao!” Han Yimo seemed to have seen his savior. “You’re really here! What on earth is happening?”

After hearing this, Doctor Zhao and Lin Qin looked at who was standing beside Han Yimo—it was Zheng Yingxiong.

It seemed these two had rushed here all the way from the “Cangjie Chess” venue.

“You finished over there?” Doctor Zhao said. “Wasn’t it a ‘Gamble of Life’…? You actually survived from Qinglong’s hands, could it be that…”

“Don’t mention that!” Han Yimo interrupted. “That person cheated! He’s now fighting with Xuanwu.”

“What?”

“What’s the situation here right now? Why does it look like the end of the world…” Han Yimo looked around. Because the two had passed through the crowd to enter the plaza, it caused even more commotion among those waiting in the distance.

“This plan is really too dangerous…” Doctor Zhao said with lingering fear. “Brother, you’re really confused… If only you hadn’t come. Now that you’re here, you won’t be able to leave.”

“Don’t worry,” Han Yimo said. “The protagonist of a novel rarely loses. Even if it looks like they lost on the surface, they definitely won behind the scenes.”

“Huh…?”

“But… what exactly is the plan now?” Han Yimo said. “What’s going on with this chaotic weather?”

He noticed that various types of harsh weather were simultaneously appearing in the small space of the field. The “Land of Finality” rarely even had wind—how could there be heavy fog and rainstorms?

“They want to destroy the giant bell and the display screen…” Doctor Zhao answered with a frown. “Right now all kinds of ‘Echoes’ are being directed at that thing… but there’s an old man Baihu blocking the way, so they changed to attacking Baihu instead…”

Doctor Zhao explained the current situation to Han Yimo in one breath, but Han Yimo’s expression froze and he quickly began to show a panicked look.

“What’s wrong with you…?” Seeing that Han Yimo’s condition wasn’t right, Doctor Zhao hurriedly spoke. “Don’t start overthinking… they’re trying to figure something out…”

“This so-called ‘Baihu’… doesn’t that sound like he’s at the same level as ‘Xuanwu’?” Han Yimo asked. “You mean all of us are now attacking Baihu…?”

“More or less,” Doctor Zhao nodded. “Originally we didn’t have to attack him, but he’s blocking the ‘Extreme Path’ members.”

“Oh my god…” Han Yimo’s expression changed. “Something seems off. How did the plot develop so fast? I’m the protagonist but I barely participated in this big battle… it’s already started fighting? What about the buildup? What about the emotional rendering?!”

“What nonsense are you talking about?” Xiao Xiao asked with a frown.

Lin Qin shook his head beside them and said to Han Yimo, “What do you mean you didn’t participate? Aren’t you participating now?”

“Uh… that’s true…” After Han Yimo finished speaking, he remembered something. “No, wait! Those people attacking Baihu will implicate us!!”

“Implicate…?” Doctor Zhao looked at Han Yimo. “What do you mean?”

“Xuanwu!!” Han Yimo shouted. “That woman called Xuanwu seems to specifically handle ‘violations.’ Now these ‘Participants’ are attacking Baihu—doesn’t that count as a violation?”

Hearing this, Zheng Yingxiong frowned. He could smell the strong scent of “Disaster Summoning.”

“Xuanwu will come!” Han Yimo shouted. “If they don’t stop… ‘Xuanwu’ will definitely come!!”