Facing the Delta Team Leader's threat, Fu Luo wasn't afraid at first.

He was just a team leader!

They, however, had a former Delta Team leader here, plus an A-ranked supervisor and two powerful players.

Judging by eliminating like terms…

No matter how you sliced it, the advantage was on our side!

"This guy's got quite the mouth. Take him down!"

After sizing things up, Fu Luo said excitedly.

But after he voiced his support…

From the serious reactions of the others, Fu Luo realized the situation might not be so simple.

And then…

The moment the Delta Team Leader on the other side made his move, Fu Luo's worries were confirmed.

This guy moved insanely fast!

Whoosh—

He dashed like a black afterimage toward Pang Kedo, who stood at the front.

Pang Kedo reached up to block, but at the instant of contact, he was sent flying backward as if hit by a dump truck.

Bang!

Pang Kedo smashed to the ground hard. Although he scrambled up immediately…

There was no doubt he had been thoroughly outclassed in that first exchange!

Shock and disbelief spread across Pang Kedo's face.

Fu Luo looked at Pang Kedo and asked puzzledly, "Weren't you also some former Delta Team leader? Why the huge gap?"

"I don't know!" Pang Kedo answered helplessly.

He didn't even understand how he had become a Delta Team leader!

Luckily, Baron Coleman standing nearby knew what was going on.

"This Delta Team Leader isn't just a regular Security Department C-rank privilege… I think Paris transferred him up from the Great Wasteland Special Operations Unit!"

"He should have been stationed long-term in the deepest parts of the Great Wasteland."

When Baron Coleman said that, Fu Luo jumped: "Great Wasteland Special Operations Unit?!"

"Where did that come from? Hurry and explain!"

Lin Yu urged.

After Pang Kedo fell, the other side politely didn't follow up, but it was clear…

this guy's next target seemed to be Lin Yu.

The "Great Wasteland Special Operations Unit" sounded famous enough that even Li Nian had heard of it.

"I won't go into details… just think of it like those military backgrounds they give macho characters in Hollywood—Navy SEALs, Delta Force—something along those lines," Fu Luo quickly said. "Yes, that unit is Truth Corporation's strongest armed force!"

Once everyone seemed to grasp the situation, the Delta Team Leader finally spoke.

"Good, it seems you all have some insight, recognizing my background at first glance…"

He murmured, and the next moment he was already in front of Lin Yu, clenching his fist and swinging at him.

"Then I'll start with the one who knows the least about value—you!"

Pow!

With a heavy thud, Lin Yu stood in place…

motionless.

Surprise crossed the Delta Team Leader's face.

"What?"

Lin Yu watched him calmly.

"A bit stronger than expected… but still, nothing special."

He said it casually…

but Lin Yu was actually in agonizing pain!

Judging from the impact, Lin Yu estimated this hit was even more brutal than Yu Longguo's earlier blow.

If calculated like a Soldier, this guy's physical stats might be ten to fifteen times that of an ordinary person!

A punch like that to an average person would be instantly fatal!

Lin Yu could withstand the punch that Pang Kedo couldn't block…

entirely thanks to the Ancient Notebook!

Although Lin Yu had discovered a new use for the Ancient Notebook today, he hadn't forgotten its original intended purpose.

This thing had to be an excellent piece of armor!

So Lin Yu had tucked it against his lower abdomen.

Though the transmitted force still hurt, it was within tolerable limits.

More importantly, the Delta Team Leader wasn't just cocky—he was skilled at unarmed combat and hadn't used a weapon!

So his bare-fisted blow landed on the Ancient Notebook.

Even a tough man like him couldn't help but have his hand tremble and feel the recoil pain.

"What trick is that of yours?"

He asked instinctively.

But the Delta Team Leader had no idea…

Not engaging Lin Yu in conversation might have been easier to deal with.

If Lin Yu, as a Fraudster, were given a chance to speak…

Lin Yu lowered his voice: "Just like you—it's simply a sufficiently powerful physique… although it's temporary."

"I'm a Veterinarian;

of course I must have methods to subdue beasts."

Saying that, Lin Yu opened his hand and tossed out an empty-looking bottle.

Clatter!

The bottle hit the ground, shattering into crystal-like fragments.

The Delta Team Leader furrowed his brow, surprised: "Did you take some forbidden potion?"

"Of course," Lin Yu said calmly, "though you might not recognize it. It's called a Physical Enhancement Potion… plain name, but very effective."

Fu Luo recognized the bottle and exclaimed, surprised: "Ah, I know this—it's the kind the Player Mutual Aid Association sells!"

He sounded thrilled: "Amazing. This thing grants comprehensive physical enhancement. For an ordinary person, it can boost physique by about sevenfold!"

Li Nian raised an eyebrow: "Decisive—using such a precious potion outright."

Hearing Fu Luo's explanation, Lin Yu secretly breathed easier.

If this guy could recognize it, he didn't have to explain the potion's effects himself.

The bottle's appearance had been constructed by a Counterfeit.

Because the Miserly Wealthy One had already activated his effect earlier, the Counterfeit hadn't entered cooldown after use…

Lin Yu didn't know whether it was Chen Zhuo's lucky buff or pure chance.

Even this time, the Counterfeit once again didn't enter cooldown.

Of course, Lin Yu wouldn't need the Counterfeit again in the short term.

The bottle's look was exactly the support item Lin Yu had seen Radish Grandpa use in the Mad Banquet Beyond Heaven dungeon!

Although Radish Grandpa's frontline combat ability was lacking, the old man's resources were indeed abundant!

Potions he produced could even affect creatures and competitions at that level.

They were certainly not common-grade.

Lin Yu had originally thought that without Chen Zhuo present, obtaining enough belief to make this real would require extra effort…

But now, the collective "belief" from everyone present had already granted Lin Yu the power to make it happen!

He felt as if he had truly ingested the Physical Enhancement Potion, gaining bodily strength even surpassing what a typical Soldier buff would provide.

Although it was time-limited and still fell short of the man's raw power…

at this moment, there was no doubt Lin Yu had a fighting chance against him!

That's why he had gone to such lengths to take that risky approach and absorb the earlier punch.

Everything was so that…

the ruse which could grant him "combat power" here would come true!