Armipotent

Chapter 1727 : First Clash Between Big Faction

Tang Shaoyang looked at where Ashley's team was teleported. It's not the worst, but not ideal as well. It was not ideal because she was representing The Tang Empire. He had checked the grassland earlier. It was literally a flat land with no hiding spot, just flat all the way to the other areas.

If she met more than one team. Those teams might work together against her just because she was from The Tang Empire. Even if she fought with just one team, the fight might attract the other teams.

With no place to hide, this area might be bad for a team with a high profile such as Ashley's team. He was concerned because she recently reached the Demi-God Rank. Not that he underestimated Ashley, but he did not think that she would be able to fight against more than one Demi-God Rank by herself. He was not even sure how strong Ashley was as a Demi-God Rank.

"She should be fine with her new equipment. And I have told her to surrender if she ever faces more than two Demi-God Ranks at once."

Zhang Mengyao noticed her husband's concern while he looked at Ashley's screen.

"I should have used Spirit Fusion for her," He was just afraid that she would be stubborn not to surrender.

"That would violate the rule, of receiving external help. Trust her."

There was nothing he could do but trust Ashley. He checked the fourth screen where the map was. It showed where the other teams were. The distance between each team was quite far, so they would not fight so soon.

The other teams started to move, and he noticed Ashley's team did not move. Ashley looked like discussing something with her subordinates. After the discussion, they stood on guard but still did not move.

Tang Shaoyang looked at the map again and did not see other teams near her. He thought they were on guard because they detected another team nearby, but there was none.

The other teams were advancing slowly, going to the center of the island. Some teams even took an interesting path, going to the side. That was the team that was hunting for the other teams. Ashley's team was the only one who did not move, and he could see the lava slowly closing in.

[Lady Ashley's tactic is quite brilliant. She will move along with the lava so no one can ambush her team from behind. It will also help to avoid fighting more than two teams at once.]

Jovrick saw through Ashley's tactic.

Tang Shaoyang was in doubt at first, but then Ashley started to move when the sea of lava behind her was in sight. It was a few hours since the battle royal started. With how big the island was, there was no fight yet on the map.

"Moonsong will fight soon!"

Tang Shaoyang switched to Moonsong's screen, and he checked the map. Sure enough, The Moonlight Rabbit team found a team, and they were moving so fast through the forest. Approaching the prey from behind.

Tang Shaoyang did not recognize the faction name, so he checked the enemy's team composition. Four Myth Ranks, one Ancient Rank, and one Epic Rank. There was no Primordial and Legend Rank, let alone a Demi-God Rank.

Moonsong did not immediately attack their prey, standing on the tree while his people and a student from the academy tailed their target. They were waiting for Moonsong's signal. The Chief of Moonlight Rabbit gestured to strike.

He came down from the tree and took down one Myth Rank. He grabbed the man's neck and pinned him with his knees.

The remaining five members looked at Moonsong and their comrade in shock. They were in shock which caused a delayed reaction. By the time they tried to save their friends, the remaining ambush showed up and caught the remaining five people.

"Do you want to continue the fight or will you admit defeat?"

Moonsong could kill them all, but he was not going to do so. While the rule allowed them to kill, Emperor Tang Shaoyang gave him the freedom to do whatever he wanted in this tournament. The Chief of Moonlight Rabbit Tribe did not plan on killing people here unless it was necessary.

"We surrender!" The ambushed team immediately surrendered.

The moment they surrendered, a protective barrier appeared around them. Then they were teleported out from the battleground. The team from the Tang Empire was the first one to get the point, a full 22 points.

On the scoreboard, [Moonlight Rabbit Tribe (Tang Empire)] shot up to the first place. The fight was shown on the main screen at the center of the doom.

There were five main big screens. Three screens displayed the highlight of the tournament, showing the fight from the start to the end. The third screen was a map, showing all teams' locations. The fourth screen was the scoreboard.

Tang Shaoyang did not understand why it showed the map and the scoreboard when they had one here. He felt like the main screen should focus on highlighting the fight instead, of all of them. It was not until he noticed that only his faction got five personal five screens in his section.

He looked around and found the factions on the second floor had three screens. The factions on the third floor had two screens, and the factions on the first floor only had one screen.

"I think we are the only ones with maps and a scoreboard. The other factions kept looking at the map," Zhang Mengyao noticed the other factions kept looking at the big map screen.

The System truly gave The Tang Empire a special treatment. While Tang Shaoyang did not think it was a big deal, the other factions perceived it differently. Some were jealous, and some were in admiration.

The first six hours passed. Fights broke out anywhere as teams started to cross each other. It was not rare for a team to run when they met another team as well, but most of the encounters ended up with a fight.

Each team revealed their plans. A few teams tried to reach the center of the map as quickly as possible to gain an advantage. Occupying a strategic place and ambushing the team that came to them.

The common tactic was actively looking for the other teams. Especially for the team from the big factions. They wanted to use this chance to gather as many points as they could by defeating the team from the small factions.

The team from small factions took a cautious approach. Most of the teams from the small faction hoped for a third-party fight. Taking advantage of the teams who fought and came out at the last moment. That was the only way for them to win.

Meanwhile, Ashley's team had not encountered any teams. Just as Jovrick predicted, they moved along with the lava, keeping themselves at the edge of the battleground. Of course, they made a distance from the lava in case the lava suddenly moved faster.

She was not the only one who came up with such a strategy. Three teams used the same tactic as well, slowly creeping up from the edge of the map.

Tang Shaoyang was at ease as it meant Ashley's team was less likely to get ambushed by a third party if they fought another team, at least not from their back.

On top of that, her area was the grassland. The chance of getting ambushed was low since it was not an ideal area for an ambush. No one could hide in an open field like this. Unless the enemy had a skill that could turn everyone in their team invisible. That was the only way to set up an ambush in the area where Ashley was.

The other factions were watching the screen with great interest, and Tang Shaoyang's interest in the tournament started to wear off.

"Moonsong will win this," Tang Shaoyang predicted the end game for the tournament.

The Chief of Moonlight Rabbit Tribe overwhelmed all opponents he faced so far, even if they were Demi-God Ranks. His ambush and surprise attack was perfect, no one would be able to survive from him. Even when he fought them head-on, Moonsong easily overwhelmed the enemy.

"You don't have faith in Zaneos?" Rosalie squinted her eyes, not liking the prediction. She felt like Tang Shaoyang should root for Zaneos and Zowen, his former spirits.

"I am being realistic. Zowen would not be able to hold on if Moonsong went after her. Unless Moonsong decides to face them head-on, then Zaneos might have a chance."

He had seen how Zaneos' team fought. They put Zowen, Duan Ya, and the Epic Rank Student with the remaining three standing closely to them. That was to protect their long-range fighter. They were making use of Zowen's powerful magic as their main attack, attacking from a distance. However, such a thing would not work against Moonsong.

Moonsong could break through their formation by aiming for the weakest link, Areth, and Chang Jie. Even if Zaneos could hold off Moonsong, the Legend Rank from the Moonlight Rabbit should be able to get through Chang Jie who was Primordial Rank, and Areth who was at Ancient Rank.

As he explained in his thoughts, the murmur got a leader, and some from the first floor and the third floor stood up from their chairs, pointing at the big screen.

He looked up and noticed why they suddenly got excited. The first clash for the teams from the big factions was about to happen. Moonsong found a team from The Faith and Order.