CHAPTER 437: CHAPTER 437: FRIENDS WHO OFTEN KILL KNOW

However, he had already known that the Baka Federation had mastered Ninjutsu.

It was just that he hadn’t truly seen it in action before, but this time he had genuinely witnessed it.

"I just don’t know where the ancient martial arts of the Longxia Federation are hidden, when will I be able to practice it," Xiao Zhan muttered to himself.

The Baka Federation has Ninjutsu, and naturally, the Longxia Federation has its ancient martial arts.

But ancient martial arts are too extreme.

The simple ones are either unneeded or already widespread among the populace, such as Body Refining Techniques and the like.

What’s left are the formidable ones that are incredibly profound, necessitating the study of meridian pathways, which, though somewhat similar to the circulation of Spirit Manipulation Energy, are vastly different in reality.

Ordinary people have no access to them.

As for ancient martial arts that are neither here nor there in terms of proficiency, they just aren’t worth the time and effort.

Cultivating them is taxing and resource-consuming, with difficult success and a high risk of damaging one’s foundation if one isn’t careful.

Even if you successfully master one, its power is not so overwhelming, and it’s less efficient than developing Spirit Manipulation Techniques.

Chicken ribs, chicken ribs, tasteless when eaten, yet a pity to discard.

That’s what these ancient martial arts are like.

As the son-in-law of the Ye Family, Xiao Zhan had indeed come into contact with many of these ancient martial arts, but he hadn’t cultivated any of them. The reason was just like that; he didn’t favor any of them.

What he wanted, the Ye Family didn’t have either.

However, Xiao Zhan knew that if he wanted to, he could definitely get his hands on it.

After this mission, he would ask Qin Wanfeng for it, and with his abilities, he could surely obtain it.

"Should we dispose of these two insects now?" Ye Youlong’s voice transmitted telepathically in his mind.

At the drop of a hat, it was about killing.

Xiao Zhan couldn’t help but feel invigorated inside; this woman sure had a ruthless heart. It’s good that he was her man; otherwise, if she set her sights on him, he wouldn’t die but would be skinned alive.

Not right... he is now her husband.

She might just kill him too...

"You’ve forgotten that the rules do not allow irreversible harm to the participants, and definitely not murder," Xiao Zhan said.

"Oh, I forgot."

Friends who often kill know that the best solution to a dispute is to kill.

"Let’s keep moving forward. We’ve covered only one-sixth of the total distance so far. Let’s see what tricks the other Federations will pull," Xiao Zhan said.

Then he continued running forward.

The team’s formation had stretched longer and longer, like scattered ants in travel.

With the naked eye, there was no one visible around.

But fortunately, Xiao Zhan had his Perception Ability, so he was still able to monitor many people’s every move.

Inside the Federation Base.

All the Federations had also seen the actions of the Baka Federation, but they all had to remain silent and not secretly inform their participating players. Otherwise, if discovered, their score for this round would be canceled.

But as the saying goes, as long as you’re not caught, there’s no issue.

Just like the Beautiful Federation at this very moment, which had already transmitted the information to their participants.

"Sean, two people from the Baka Federation are lying in ambush at the Golden Light Canyon, which is a necessary route. Be careful," a communicator from the Beautiful Federation relayed the message.

His Talent Ability, combined with the strong technology of the Beautiful Federation itself, easily transmitted the information.

And people from other Federations were unable to detect it.

Of course, some might detect it, but they would need concrete evidence.

Breaking into the Beautiful Federation’s base to obtain solid evidence is akin to a suicide mission for those smaller Federations.

After receiving the information, Sean was stunned for a moment, then disdainfully said, "Be careful of what? It’s their necessary route, not ours."

"Haha, that’s true. Our grand Beautiful Federation, the beacon of technology, of course, wouldn’t take the same path as them."

"Is our preparation ready? Send me the location."

"It’s almost ready, just wait a little longer."

"Alright, there’s no rush anyway."

Sean glanced ahead and behind him, then disconnected the communication.

He was in the leading group now; a slight delay wasn’t a problem.

Time continued to pass.

About half an hour later, the journey had reached one-third of the way.

In this process, apart from noticing that the Baka and Beautiful Federations were up to something, the other Federations had been behaving properly, seemingly truly following the rules in earnest.

But Xiao Zhan knew it was all a facade.

The calm before the storm always precedes its arrival.

In the final sprint, there would inevitably be the fiercest and most chaotic struggle.

Thinking this, Xiao Zhan suddenly detected in his Perception that a few more Federations had started to make their move.

About ten Federations seemed to have unspokenly decided to split into two groups.

Taking two separate paths.

Each Federation originally had three members.

Now, one was splitting off to continue forward to collect the token.

The remaining two chose to rest in place.

And this wasn’t the action of a single Federation—it was ten Federations acting in unison.

Seeing this development, Xiao Zhan knew their intention because they had already thought of this method when discussing with Qin Wanfeng.

They just didn’t think it was stable enough, so they hadn’t used it.

In essence, this method resembled a relay race.

Having one person take the token while the others hold back to conserve their strength, then after obtaining the token, they take over and sprint with full power.

This significantly increases speed.

Moreover, by leaving two people behind, one could both protect their teammate and interfere with other competitors.

An effective strategy, quicker than all three members going to the destination to get the token and returning together.

Now, at the one-third point in their journey, this was the optimal time to use such a strategy.

"Xiao Zhan, should we stop to rest? We can wait for Gu Chen here."

Chu Mo had already stopped; he had been waiting for Xiao Zhan.

The moment he saw Xiao Zhan, he immediately went up to ask.

"You rest here, I will keep moving forward," Xiao Zhan said.

"Rest alone?" Chu Mo was surprised, "All the other Federations have two people resting. If I rest alone, what if I get harassed during the final sprint?"

"If you get harassed, just throw your own token and snatch someone else’s!"

The token mattered only for the major part of the journey.

By the end, who needs that many?

Just snatch from others.

What seems to be a contest of speed becomes a test of combat strength in the end.