With Oluna leading the way, the group arrived at the American National Pavilion.
Not long after they entered, everyone noticed a huge board hanging on the wall.
It displayed the flags of many nations, with dates marked beside them, and finally, a large red cross slashed across!
Up to now, every national team that had challenged the pavilion had a red cross behind them—proof of the pavilion's undefeated record!
Seeing everyone's surprised expressions, Felome couldn't help showing a smug look.
"What is the meaning of this?"
Zhou Haoyu pointed at the bottom row, his tone calm but carrying a trace of chilling intent.
The bottom row showed the Chinese team—and behind it, too, was already marked with a red cross.
But they hadn't even fought yet. This move completely disregarded them!
"Oh, maybe the captain didn't want to waste time, so he just wrote it in advance. You don't know our captain's personality, he—"
Felome explained casually, as if it were nothing.
"I have no interest in your captain's personality."
Zhou Haoyu cut him off directly, face cold. "I only want to thrash you right now and then make you obediently change it back."
"Yu-ge is angry—there's going to be a good show."
Zhao Manyan, seeing Zhou Haoyu's expression, knew someone was about to suffer.
Ai Jiangtu and the others all cast pitying looks at Felome. The outcome of provoking their captain was never pretty.
But faced with these strange looks, Felome only felt inexplicably puzzled.
After that, the group met the other American National Pavilion members. The leader among them was a man with his head wrapped in a turban-like cap.
Very soon, the match format was set: five versus five.
"Captain, let me take this one." Ai Jiangtu volunteered.
"Captain, me too, I want in." Mo Fan was the second to speak.
Faced with these arrogant opponents, Mo Fan had long wanted to smash a fist into their faces.
"Count me in too!"
Mu Nujiao, Guan Yu, and Mu Tingying also wanted to go on stage.
"Captain, these opponents aren't to be underestimated. Why not send Ai Jiangtu, Mo Fan, Jiang Yu, Mu Tingying, and Nan Rongni?"
Nan Jue suggested.
This lineup had two destructive mages, one summoning specialist, one ice specialist, and a support healer.
The output was strong enough, and they could even sustain a drawn-out battle.
"No."
Zhou Haoyu denied it without hesitation.
"Captain, if you want to go, then Ai Jiangtu and Mo Fan won't need to. We can switch in Zhao Manyan instead."
Nan Jue thoughtfully added.
With Zhou Haoyu's magical power, he alone could make up for both Mo Fan and Ai Jiangtu, needing only four supporters.
"What I mean is—I alone can deal with them."
Zhou Haoyu spoke with a calm expression.
Back at the Peruvian pavilion, Zhou Haoyu hadn't felt even the slightest interest.
It wasn't that the American pavilion was especially strong, but rather that he "appreciated" their unruly arrogance.
"Ah??"
Everyone froze at once. The captain wanted to fight the entire American Pavilion alone?
Though they had all witnessed the captain's strength, wasn't a one-on-five against national pavilion members going too far?
"Captain, are you sure you want to go alone?" Nan Jue asked seriously.
"Yu-ge, you're not thinking of letting the Flame Witch out, are you?"
Zhao Manyan suddenly thought of something, his eyes widening.
If Flame Witch Jiang Feng came out, forget five pavilion members—even if their numbers doubled, they wouldn't be her match.
"To deal with them, I don't need to borrow outside strength." Zhou Haoyu replied.
Seeing how firm Zhou Haoyu was, Nan Jue and the others couldn't say anything more.
Both sides entered the arena.
The Americans sent out a standard five-man formation, while on Zhou Haoyu's side, there was only him.
"What do you mean by this?"
Seeing only one person sent out, Boblin's brows furrowed deeply.
Even though he didn't take the other side seriously, to ensure victory he had dispatched the pavilion's strongest five-man squad.
"Hey, aren't your other four teammates going up?"
Felome asked with a face full of surprise.
"To deal with you all, I alone am enough."
Zhou Haoyu's expression remained indifferent, as though he were merely stating some ordinary fact.
At those words, Boblin, Felome, and the others all froze, dumbfounded.
They hadn't heard wrong, had they? This guy actually wanted to challenge all five of them alone?
Was he insane?!
Even Oluna, acting as referee, found it hard to believe. The pavilion's members weren't some mid-level trash.
Each of them had already stepped into High Level, fully capable of casting High Level magic.
Even she, as a Temple Mage, could at most face three pavilion members alone.
And yet this man dared claim he would take on five?!
"You sure? We don't have time to waste on a second match."
Boblin suppressed the fire in his chest, his gaze ice-cold as it locked on Zhou Haoyu.
Normally, a national team was allowed three pavilion challenge attempts.
But after such blatant humiliation, Boblin absolutely would not permit them the luxury of a second chance.
"Of course." Zhou Haoyu answered without the slightest hesitation.
Boblin said nothing more, turning his head toward the burly man beside him. "Wang Chi, go test his strength first."
Though enraged, Boblin wasn't foolish enough to lose his head. As captain of the Chinese team, this man surely possessed some hidden trump cards.
"Captain, just watch how I deal with him."
The giant Wang Chi replied, before his skin immediately became covered in a stony-gray layer of rock.
In an instant, his whole body transformed into a rock colossus, charging directly toward Zhou Haoyu.
If that hit landed, it would be no less than being rammed head-on by a freight truck!
But in Zhou Haoyu's eyes, that speed was no different from a crawling snail.
"Telekinesis!"
A silver radiance flashed in Zhou Haoyu's pupils. An overwhelming spiritual force instantly enveloped the rock giant, seizing him and lifting him into the air.
Suspended high above, Wang Chi was completely dumbfounded. No matter how he thrashed, he could not break free from Zhou Haoyu's control.
"Space Element!"
"What terrifying spiritual strength!"
Boblin and Oluna each gasped in shock.
They were not strangers to Space Mages, but this level of mental force was simply unimaginable!
With nothing but a Basic spell, he had already incapacitated a High Level mage!
At that moment, Boblin and Felome launched their attacks together.
Zhou Haoyu's power was undeniable—if they delayed any longer, he really would take them all down one by one!
As for the other two female mages—one specialized in Light, the other in Water—if they strayed too close, Zhou Haoyu might eliminate them in an instant.
Facing the oncoming Boblin and Felome, Zhou Haoyu remained calm as ever.
First, he casually hurled the burly Wang Chi out of the arena. Then, with a single Blink, he vanished from where he had stood.
The next instant, Zhou Haoyu drew a Star Trail with a single thought, summoning forth the Flame Scorpion Tiger.
After devouring vast resources, the Flame Scorpion Tiger had already reached the mid Commander level, and was even on the verge of breaking through to High Commander!
"He actually cultivated the Summoning Element as well!"
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