Yan Zhichun stood dazed in the center of the field. Zhou Mo and Jiang Ruoxue felt something was wrong and hurriedly pushed through the crowd in the chaos to quickly reach her side.

Both were waiting for Yan Zhichun’s instructions, but they clearly saw beads of sweat streaming down Yan Zhichun’s cheeks.

Yes, it was very hot here.

They were surrounded by two to three hundred people in the center. Everyone was moving violently, with towering shouts and sounds of fighting incessant. Combined with the “Explosive Flames” Baihu had just delivered, the temperature in the vicinity continued to rise sharply.

“Zhichun…” Jiang Ruoxue called out. “Are you alright?”

“I…” After hearing this, Yan Zhichun shook her head, feeling her brain somewhat dizzy. “I’ve used ‘Soul Capture’ too many times in succession… It’s nothing. We must complete the mission immediately…”

Jiang Ruoxue knew that Yan Zhichun had controlled dozens of people in a short time. Her conviction must be starting to blur now. She could only support Yan Zhichun’s weak shoulders with both hands and say softly: “If you trust me, leave the next battlefield to me.”

“Leave it to you…” Yan Zhichun was slightly stunned, then said, “No… Ruoxue… did you see…? So many enemies…”

“I know, I know.” Jiang Ruoxue continued to pat Yan Zhichun’s shoulder, trying to calm her down. “No matter how many enemies there are, it’s fine. Our mission isn’t to kill people, but the giant bell and the display screen.”

After hearing this, Yan Zhichun nodded: “Yes… we need to destroy the giant bell and display screen.”

“You just rest here for a while until your ‘Conviction’ recovers. Leave the rest to me.”

“Alright…”

After finishing speaking, Jiang Ruoxue turned to look at Zhou Mo: “We need to buy time for Doctor Zhao’s team, so we can only continue trying to attack Baihu. We don’t need to worry about the surrounding ‘Participants’ and ‘Zodiacs.’ Zhichun has already saved many lives. From now on, they can only figure out how to survive on their own.”

After hearing this, Zhou Mo looked at Jiang Ruoxue with some trepidation: “Tch, relay it exactly word for word like that?”

“Yes.” Jiang Ruoxue nodded. “Word for word.”

“‘Broken Windows Theory’…” Yan Zhichun interjected from the side.

“It won’t happen. This window can’t be broken,” Jiang Ruoxue said. “These people aren’t only connected together by the ‘Extreme Path,’ but are kept here by the two words ‘Karma.’ Since ‘Karma’ kept them here, ‘Karma’ will also let us win.”

“What are you saying…?” Zhou Mo paused.

“I said ‘Karma’ will let us win.”

Zheng Yingxiong, standing nearby, lifted his head to look at Jiang Ruoxue after hearing this, his expression somewhat complex.

Because when Jiang Ruoxue said this, she didn’t have the scent of “Karma” on her.

But what exactly determined “Karma”…?

Although she hadn’t triggered “Karma,” when she spoke these words with such confidence, certain imperceptible “Karmas” had already begun to take effect in the shadows.

This was “Karma” determined by a person.

“Since even you, this bitch, have spoken up…” Zhou Mo stared into Jiang Ruoxue’s eyes and paused. “Tch, that means this matter is pretty much certain.”

“So transmit to the ‘Extreme Path’ members to have them continue the frontal engagement and buy time for the rear squad,” Jiang Ruoxue added. “We can’t hold back our strength anymore now. Even if we temporarily forget about the second phase of the mission, we absolutely cannot fail here.”

“Tch, got it.”

Zhou Liu retreated a few steps, lowered her head, and began transmitting.

…

Before Han Yimo, Doctor Zhao, Xiao Xiao, and Lin Qin could finish circling the plaza, they were soon blocked by several strangers.

The group looked up at the four men before them. They all held iron pipes in their hands and seemed to have ill intentions, but they hadn’t attacked Doctor Zhao and the others yet.

“It’s really hot…” Xiao Xiao murmured.

Lin Qin thought for a moment and quickly understood the current situation.

Because their small team was walking far from the crowd at the edge of the plaza, the other party hadn’t immediately identified whether they were enemy or ally.

In their view, Doctor Zhao’s group was very likely also “supporters” who had rushed over from elsewhere.

“What’s the situation…?” A man wearing an oversized tank top standing at the front spoke. “Are they still fighting inside?”

“Ah…?” Doctor Zhao paused and quickly reacted. “Yes… fighting fiercely… Are you planning to charge in?”

“Who’s stupid enough to plan on charging in right now…” another man in shorts said. “This kind of thing is basically just grabbing credit at the end, right?”

“Hey, want to cooperate?” The tank top man said to Doctor Zhao’s group. “I brought everyone from the room—a full six strong men. We’re probably the most powerful small team right now. Add your four and that makes ten. When we get those thousand ‘Dao,’ it’s a hundred each with no complaints. How about it?”

Lin Qin only felt it was somewhat laughable. The other party was saying on one hand that this mission only required grabbing credit, while on the other hand hoping to pull them into the group. How could this level of recruitment succeed?

Soon, the other party’s two other teammates also rushed over from both sides and stood together with the four people.

Everyone looked carefully and saw that these six people were all exceptionally strong and sturdy, not looking like easy targets.

Seeing this, Lin Qin retreated a step slightly. Although the other party hadn’t attacked immediately, the current situation was about the same as if they had. After all, the other side had six men who didn’t look easy to deal with, while their own side only had four people counting both men and women.

Moreover, among these four people, aside from Xiao Xiao, both himself, Han Yimo, and Doctor Zhao weren’t “Echoes” capable of combat…

If they didn’t agree to their cooperation request, they would very likely start fighting here. But if they agreed, they would have to follow them back to the battlefield.

Whether fighting or returning to the battlefield would attract more “supporters.” The situation had already reached rock bottom.

Xiao Xiao reached up to fan herself with her hand, looking somewhat off. She didn’t seem to be listening to what the others were saying anymore, only murmuring: “So hot…”

“We also have several teammates on the other side…” Lin Qin stepped forward and decisively spoke. “Right now we’ve arranged a place to meet up. If they find we haven’t made it there, they’ll also come looking for us… How about we each do our own thing?”

After hearing this, the other party was slightly stunned and calculated Lin Qin’s words. They found that Lin Qin’s expression was very sincere, not like a lie made up on the spot. At this moment, they could only rather believe it than not, and to avoid causing infighting among the “supporters,” they nodded with half-belief.

Lin Qin pulled Doctor Zhao and Han Yimo. The group was preparing to leave.

“Wait…” The man felt something wasn’t quite right. The direction these people were heading was really too strange.

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Xiao Xiao walk forward a step, reach out to grab the tank top man’s collar, then use an over-the-shoulder throw to viciously slam him to the ground.