Lantern Sister is still very capable.

Chapter 20 Expert

Since the emergence of superhumans in the real world, countries around the world have unanimously formed superhuman legions. China has the Dragon Group and superhuman bases, the United States has the Star Gate Society and superpowered forces, the United States has the Spiritual Power Research Society and the Holy Cross Legion, the island nation has the Knights of Light and the Super Psychological Research Society, Australia has the Red Lion Legion and the Black Swan Association, Russia has the Birch Research Institute and the Volga Legion, and so on.

Countries have agreed to hold a superpower competition every four years, where superpowered individuals of levels one, two, three, and four can represent their countries.

Zoe belongs to the Black Swan Association of Kangaroo Country. Three years ago, she represented the country in the Superpower Competition and won the second-level championship. Now, she is a third-level superpower user in reality.

Her teammates Gabriel and Qian Shui are also real-life superhumans. Gabriel is a Level 3 superhuman in the Cambell army of Gaul, but he did not participate in the superhuman competition. Qian Shui is a member of the Island Country Super Psychology Research Society, a Level 2 superhuman, and was once the third place winner in the Level 1 superhuman competition.

The three of them met on the website of [Alien Association], or AA forum for short. They decided to play the game together because it claimed to allow people to experience the most realistic supernatural world.

This game has caused a stir among people with superpowers in real life, and I've heard that many big shots are playing it.

Zoe thought that those who could remain in the final dungeon were all insiders, but Yan Mengqi and Bai Hongxue's crude use of their abilities made her give up on that idea. She also regretted not being able to meet any expert players to spar with.

The metal-type ability user in front of her had a very shallow understanding of how to use his abilities. She had seen in real life how a level four metal-type ability user could manipulate small metal objects in all sorts of ways, overwhelming other ability users of the same level.

Lee Jae-seok from South Korea was the champion of the Level 4 competition in the Superpower Contest three years ago. However, due to a physical abnormality discovered after the competition, his results were canceled by the organizing committee, and the crown was given to the runner-up at the time—He Fei-quan from China. But everyone who watched the competition knows that Lee Jae-seok is the true uncrowned king of Level 4.

Thinking of that person's once captivating figure, Zoe looked at Yan Mengqi with a hint of disdain. After all, a game is just a game. In a game, ordinary people can't defeat people with superpowers.

[Please note that your teammate Qian Shui has logged off. Automatic reward distribution has been stopped, and all rewards are now locked. The team leader will manually distribute rewards after the dungeon ends.]

what? !

Zoe turned around abruptly, glancing in the direction of Qian Shui.

She remembered that Qian Shuixuan's opponent was—

Chu Deng indifferently withdrew his hand, watching the girl turn to ashes in the flames. The sea breeze blew by, stirring her loose hair, and also took away the life of a water-type ability user. The flickering flames illuminated her face, which was as beautiful as a goddess, with exceptional clarity.

Noticing Zoe's gaze, she looked back, and the overwhelming aura made Zoe take a step back in fright.

"Tsk, why are you still daydreaming? Do you look down on me?" Yan Mengqi slapped her angrily. Zoe, who had just come back to her senses, hurriedly dodged, but couldn't help wanting to turn around and look at the fire-type ability user who had just killed Qian Shui.

Who is that person?

That's incredibly powerful. Could it be some real-life powerhouse?

Both are at level four, yet one can easily defeat Qian Shui. What level would that be in reality?

Level 4? Or... Level 5?!

Zoe, who was getting more and more excited, looked up at Yan Mengqi, feeling increasingly impatient. She just wanted to get rid of this guy as soon as possible. She couldn't wait to spar with that fire-type ability user, but Yan Mengqi, who was just an appetizer, kept bothering her and prevented her from paying attention to the fire-type ability user.

Furthermore, there's a hidden, clandestine wind element that we need to figure out how to deal with...

Bai Hongxue floated curiously in the air. Having completely transformed into a wind spirit, she perfectly concealed her form, standing like a mayfly between heaven and earth. Even her soul had gone with the wind, becoming completely like the unrestrained breeze.

The waves crashed on the beach, and the slightly salty sea breeze, carrying moisture, passed through Bai Hongxue's elemental "body"—or rather, her body, since she had already blended herself into the sea breeze.

The next moment, the scattered elements of Bai Hongxue began to vibrate.

Her pupils dilated as she looked down in disbelief.

"You've been tricked." Zoe chuckled, turning to avoid Yan Mengqi, who was entangled with her.

Yan Mengqi raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead, her mind full of questions: "What trick did I fall for?"

The sea breeze, carrying moisture, swept in.

Zoe raised her right hand high in the sky, parted her lips slightly, and uttered a single word filled with murderous intent: "Explode!"

In an instant, the faint sound of water bursting open rang out above, and blood-red raindrops fell with the wind.

Yan Mengqi looked up and saw Bai Hongxue fall from the sky like a dying swan, crashing onto the beach with a loud thud.

That shattered, pure white figure also fell into Yan Mengqi's eyes and heart.

Zoe parted her red lips slightly: "Next."

Yan Mengqi wiped the specks of blood splattered on the back of her hand onto her forehead, looking somewhat disheveled. She narrowed her eyes, looking at the woman in front of her who remained as elegant as ever, adjusted the steel plate on her wrist, and said in a hoarse voice, "Come on!"

Not far away, Liu Hua, who had collapsed to the ground, received a message that her teammate had logged off.

Liu Hua tugged at her hair, muttering to herself in distress, "Xiao Shuai (Bai Hongxue) has been taken down, and I'm seriously injured. Only Captain Lei is left. It seems like it'll be hard to win..."

"are you OK?"

Chu Deng bent down and nudged Liu Hua, who was lying on the ground, with his combat boot.

Liu Hua was kicked and rolled over, his tattered clothes covered in sand. He spat out the sand he had accidentally swallowed and couldn't help but roll his eyes. "Ancestor, do I look good now?"

Chu Deng stared intently at the corpse without saying a word.

The leaves rustled in the sea breeze, and not far away, metal-type and water-type ability users were fighting back and forth. In this scene filled with different sounds, Liu Hua felt a chill down his spine as he was being stared at by Chu Deng, who could easily send him out of the game.

Liu Hua's fingers, which were pressed against his abdomen, twitched slightly, and the props in his backpack appeared in his palm.

"Boss, no way? You're not even going to let me go, even though I'm seriously injured?" He feigned pitifulness while frantically thinking about how to turn the tables, sweating profusely as he pondered.

Fire type is a hard counter to wood type! Not to mention, the two of them are two levels apart! No matter how you look at it, it's a loser.

“I know you’re hiding something good. Just now on the beach, you raided part of the ocean tyrant’s lair…”

Chu Deng smiled and stated his condition: "Give me half before it ends, and I'll guarantee you'll survive to the end."