Chapter 62

"Don't fall for it, his target is me, not Helian Lie!"

Gao Ye screamed, his small figure curling up into a ball as he rolled backward in a rather pitiful manner.

Hearing Gao Ye's scream, several towering Blue Team members immediately charged forward without hesitation!

Gao Ye had long anticipated the possibility of the Red Team implementing a "decapitation tactic," so from the beginning, he had practiced a "counter-decapitation tactic."

In just half a second, a solid wall of people formed in front of Gao Ye, with seven or eight ordinary knives and swords swirling fiercely, forming an unstoppable array of blades!

Sure enough, Li Yao made a sudden and very strange change of direction in mid-air, as if he had kicked a transparent wall of air, abandoning Helian Lie and charging toward Gao Ye.

Li Yao seemed to have not expected Gao Ye's reaction to be so quick, and he crashed into the blade array!

Fortunately, the Blue Team members had not yet recovered from the dizziness caused by the flash symbol array and could not see the target clearly. All they heard was a series of clashing sounds of knives and swords, followed by a scream from Li Yao as he plunged back into the jungle and disappeared.

He left behind only one sentence: "You wait, I'll be back!"

Three seconds later, all the Blue Team members recovered from their dizziness, their faces pale and sweat pouring down, looking at each other with fear in their eyes.

"What a terrifying guy, he managed to follow us silently and infiltrate the command center without us noticing!"

A patrol member said, still trembling with fear, glancing up at the crisscrossing branches overhead, as if Li Yao were still lurking in some dark corner.

"But he still wasn't a match for Gao Ye. When he threw the flash symbol array, we all thought his target was Helian Lie. Only Gao Ye remained clear-headed, foiling his plan. Gao Ye, you're a born commander!"

Another male member said with heartfelt admiration.

Gao Ye's expression was extremely serious. "This is a very dangerous enemy. He may not have my level of computational power, but he possesses a natural, beast-like intuition. He must know the gap between himself and Helian Lie, and even if he ambushed him, he might not be able to instantly kill Helian Lie!"

"Moreover, although Helian Lie's combat power is formidable, it is not the key to victory. Even if he killed Helian Lie, he would be cut down by us in the next second, effectively dying with Helian Lie!"

"This is definitely not what he wants!"

"I, on the other hand, am a management-type cultivator, skilled in calculation and analysis, but my combat power is average. I could very well be killed by him in one move!"

"And if I were to withdraw from the competition, the Blue Team would fall into chaos. If the Red Team could seize this opportunity, they might really turn the tide and win!"

"This guy calculated this point. He deliberately used Helian Lie as a decoy, making it seem like he had a personal grudge and was determined to settle it, but in fact, his target from the beginning was me!"

"Furthermore, I strongly suspect that you initially finding him was also intentional. He must have discovered Helian Lie in secret and then deliberately appeared to find our command center!"

"Terrifying, this guy is truly terrifying. If my computational power hadn't been a bit higher, and I hadn't calculated his plan at the last moment, he might have succeeded!"

A layer of cold sweat appeared on Gao Ye's forehead, his eyes gleaming with interest.

"But he's still no match for you, Gao Ye. All his carefully laid traps were seen through by you. He has lost the initiative. From now on, he is the prey, and we are the hunters!" a Blue Team member called out excitedly.

Gao Ye smiled bitterly. "That's true for today, but our overall strength is still evenly matched. I was just lucky today. On a different battlefield, he might really have succeeded in decapitation."

Helian Lie remained silent, his heart filled with shame and anger, feeling deeply humiliated!

It turned out that Li Yao's target from the beginning was not him!

Li Yao didn't take him seriously at all, using him as a decoy and a bait!

In this game of chess, Li Yao and Gao Ye were the two opposing "players," while he was just a pawn under their control!

Even if Li Yao couldn't match Gao Ye, he was far superior to this "pawn." If Gao Ye hadn't pointed it out, he would never have guessed Li Yao's scheme and had foolishly set up the most stringent defense just now!

The proud Helian Lie felt as if he had been slapped hard by Li Yao, his eyes turning red with rage, his teeth clenched, and he wanted to tear Li Yao apart and eat him!

He gritted his teeth, his voice hoarse: "Gao Ye, what are we waiting for? Let's act quickly and hunt down Li Yao!"

"Wait!"

Gao Yue's face was twisted with confusion, deep in thought, muttering, "Strange, all factors were within my calculations, and I successfully blocked his attack once. Why do I still feel uneasy, as if I've missed something... What is it?"

Gao Ye's expression changed dramatically, pointing at a military backpack in the middle of the group, screaming.

The military backpack was covered in mud, with some moss and grass smeared on it, casually discarded in the core area of the command center.

At first glance, it looked like a rock, and no one had noticed when the backpack appeared.

"How did a backpack get here? Whose is it?"

All the Blue Team members were puzzled, looking at each other. None of them seemed to have carried such a backpack.

To Gao Ye, this ordinary backpack had transformed into a terrifying demon's egg, as if a powerful being was about to emerge.

He suddenly remembered that the intelligence they had gathered mentioned Li Yao holding a bomb made of over twenty crystal energy boxes, claiming it had immense power and could level an entire supply point!

"Run!"

Gao Ye's pupils contracted to pinpricks, and he flipped backward, running as fast as he could, but it was too late!

Five hundred meters away, in the dense forest.

Li Yao leaned against a tree, blending in with the trunk, with only his cunning eyes glowing.

He extended his fingers, counting down: "Ten... nine... eight... seven... six..."

"Who's there!"

Two Blue Team members suddenly emerged from the forest, surprised to find a Red Team member so close to their command center.

Li Yao glanced at them indifferently, continuing his countdown without answering: "Five... four..."

"This guy is suspicious, he seems to be the Li Yao mentioned in the communication channel. Let's put down our magical treasures and use ordinary weapons, and notify the command center!"

The two Blue Team members were very alert, maintaining a ten-meter distance from Li Yao, giving him no chance to act.

Li Yao continued his countdown calmly: "Three... two... one!"

As he said "one," a deafening explosion erupted from the jungle about five hundred meters behind him!

The entire forest shook, a massive white mushroom cloud rising, and a wave of intense heat rapidly spreading, reaching five hundred meters away in an instant!

The two Blue Team members' pupils were filled with the mushroom cloud, their hair scorched by the heat, and the shockwave, along with branches and debris, rained down on them!

They instantly became covered in dust and dirt, their eyes wide with shock, like two statues of clay.

The communication channel crackled with static, and no one in the command center responded to their calls.

"What did you do to our command center?" the two Blue Team members trembled uncontrollably.

"Sorry, from this moment on, the Blue Team command center no longer exists."

Li Yao calmly brushed off the dust, slowly drew a black dagger, and smiled as he walked toward the two Blue Team members.