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Cai Qianlong returned to the third floor, gathered his teammates, and recounted the events.

Upon hearing that Yan Zhanlong refused to accept the intelligence, and even boasted that they could crush them without it, the members of the Flying Dragon Battle Team furrowed their brows.

"Captain, it must be because your attitude was too poor and provoked Yan Zhanlong's pride," the vice-captain Shen Rui speculated.

"Impossible!" Cai Qianlong denied flatly, "I've always communicated with him in a calm and composed manner, okay? It was only when I entered the room that I saw two girls from his team were also there and realized it was a bit troublesome."

"Absolutely!" Ma Dawei mocked, "How could he possibly accept the intelligence in front of girls! He definitely had to show off and display his heroic spirit in front of the girls!"

"Then how about waiting until those two girls leave, and let the captain go again to deliver the intelligence to Yan Zhanlong alone?" Peng Yifan suggested, "Without the girls there, if the captain speaks more earnestly, he should be willing to accept it, right?"

"How would I know when they are leaving?" Cai Qianlong was bewildered.

"Firstly, we need to figure out what they are doing in the captain's room," Zhong Ming began to reason, "Let's first assume they are participating in a threesome..."

"You're incredible, can you also calculate the time for a threesome?" Ma Dawei said in amazement.

"Nonsense," Zhong Ming said, "Most guys don't last more than 30 minutes at a time, and at most three or four times in a night, so a simple calculation is possible."

"Alright, stop joking around," Shen Rui interrupted their nonsense, "Don't believe whatever nonsense about the 'harem team' out there. Since Yan Zhanlong refused, the likelihood of him going back on his word is not high, we should still discuss how to fight tomorrow."

On the other side, due to Chen Lingyun's presence, Su Yunjin did not find an excuse to stay longer and was politely sent out by Yan Yu.

On the way back to her room, Su Yunjin broke the silence:

"Lingyun..."

"What's up?" Chen Lingyun asked with a smile.

"Nothing." Su Yunjin lowered her head, "Never mind."

"Yunjin is really shy." Chen Lingyun's smile became even more joyful. Although she was smaller in stature than Su Yunjin and looked like her younger sister when standing together, her presence was the complete opposite, "If I were Yan Yu, I would have eaten you up already."

"Stop talking nonsense," Su Yunjin said helplessly.

When the two returned to Chen Lingyun's room, they found Lin Ning, Zhao Yuanzhen, and Xie Ruoxi sitting on the bed, staring at their phones and bickering with each other.

"Sister Zhao, stop swearing all the time," Lin Ning said while typing.

"Is it useful to reason with those trolls?" Zhao Yuanzhen retorted.

"Stop arguing," Xie Ruoxi said loudly, "I've posted the message, now come here quickly to play the role of brainless trolls and draw hostility."

Su Yunjin and Chen Lingyun looked at each other, both speechless.

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The next morning arrived.

Yan Yu was woken up by the alarm clock and sluggishly got out of bed to brush his teeth and wash his face.

Before he could even dry his face with a towel, he heard a knock at the door and Lin Ning's shouting:

"Get up now! Get up!"

"Coming." Yan Yu threw the towel into the sink, put on his jacket, and went out.

As the two were heading to the dining hall downstairs, Lin Ning spoke:

"Did you sleep well last night?"

"Why wouldn't I have slept well?" Yan Yu asked in surprise, noticing she seemed to have dark circles under her eyes.

"Nervous, I guess." Lin Ning let out an "Oh" and snorted, "That's right, how could you possibly feel pressured."

"There will always be pressure; it can't be eliminated," Yan Yu said leisurely, "It's whether the pressure is transformed into a burden or into kinetic energy, that's what we need to adjust mentally."

"Maybe," Lin Ning sighed, "Actually, the opponent isn't hard to deal with, it's mainly because this time the whole country is watching, so the pressure is a bit high."

"But I think for you, having some pressure is a good thing." The elevator arrived, and Yan Yu brought Lin Ning in with him.

"Why is that?" Lin Ning asked curiously.

"Because the resilience of problem-solvers is very strong," Yan Yu stated seriously.

Lin Ning was angry and subconsciously kicked at him, but Yan Yu managed to dodge at the last moment with a nimble stride in the cramped elevator, leaving her to kick the air.

"I'm actually in pretty good shape right now," Yan Yu chuckled.

Lin Ning fell silent, but she felt an inexplicable sense of relief inside.

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Everyone had breakfast in the restaurant, and the Flying Dragon Battle Team left first, even coming over to greet Yan Yu and others without mentioning last night's intelligence.

After Zhao Yuanzhen finished eating last, the Zhenhai Team members stood up, went downstairs, left the hotel, and took the Dingbei Army's vehicles to the Mysterious Realm's location.

Perhaps having learned from the experience at Changbai Mountain, the surroundings of the Mysterious Realm this time were like an impenetrable fortress, completely sealed off by layers of tight security within the camp; buildings were everywhere, and from the outside, it was impossible to find the entrance to the Mysterious Realm—it felt like Cao Cao's seventy-two suspected tombs.

Yan Yu and his team waited in the rest area while the Flying Dragon Battle Team was the first to enter the Mysterious Realm, followed by the medical team, the broadcast team, and the security team.

Since they had obtained the inside information of the Mysterious Realm, these personnel would find a concealed and safe place to hide, using the Invisibility Technique as much as possible to avoid combat, responsible only for unmanned aerial vehicle filming and medical intervention throughout the process.

After a while, it was Zhenhai Team's turn to depart.

Yan Yu led the team into the Mysterious Realm. Moments later, they appeared in the midst of an ancient city.

The city walls soared high, the houses were low, closely packed, with crisscrossing streets; they tread on yellow clay roads, while gusts of cold wind blew through the air, chilling one to the bone.

"To the right," Yan Yu gave a concise order.

The team quickly found a larger building nearby and charged in.

This place seemed to be an inn, with many guest rooms on the second floor and two large tables and four or five long benches on the first floor for the traveling guests to rest and have tea.

It was completely empty.

Chen Lingyun took out the Soul Summoning Banner, waved it a few times, and five large dogs appeared, leaping into the air and turning invisible as they quietly left the inn to scout.

This scene, captured by the cameras on their clothing, appeared in the external broadcast room, and Xu Dongming quickly explained:

"Chen Lingyun's occupation is a Necromancer. As you can see, Necromancers have a significant advantage in scouting! Ghost creatures are naturally invisible and numerous, tossing them out in all directions like scattering blossoms from the heavens, they can reveal any team's formation tactics totally exposed! Now let's check the position of the Flying Dragon Battle Team..."

The Flying Dragon Battle Team also refreshed inside the ancient city, taking refuge in an indoor building as well.

The difference was that they chose a low-lying flat house, hiding in the small space and not coming out again.

"Both sides have chosen to lie low, so close combat is unlikely," Zhou Erhe also added. "The only possibility now is to see if Chen Lingyun's invisible ghosts can find the hiding spot of the Flying Dragon Battle Team. If they find it, it's basically half the battle won since the Flying Dragon Battle Team is unable to detect the ghosts..."

"The invisibility of the ghosts can also be discovered through Divine Sense," Xu Dongming corrected.

"Who would maintain Divine Sense all the time?" Zhou Erhe argued, considering that Divine Sense exploration is also a Spell that requires constant attention and consumes True Yuan, which can be very draining over time.

"No, look, the Flying Dragon Battle Team is taking turns with their Divine Sense exploration, keeping up a continuous relay," said Xu Dongming quickly.

As the broadcast switched between the cameras worn by the Flying Dragon Battle Team, it was clear that Ma Dawei and Peng Yifan were taking turns standing guard. One would explore the surroundings with Divine Sense, while the other would meditate and recover True Yuan—a seamless handover without any pauses.

"All right, the Flying Dragon Battle Team is well-prepared; let's return to the Zhenhai Team..." Zhou Erhe suddenly exclaimed, "Yan Yu is going out! Yan Zhanlong is going out!"

The four other team members took refuge on the second floor while Yan Zhanlong confidently walked out the door and used the Cloud Ascension Technique to leap onto the rooftop.

Then he began to sprint with astonishing speed.

"Has he discovered the position of the Flying Dragon Battle Team?" Xu Dongming questioned. "Is he going to fight five people all by himself?"

Chen Lingyun's five ghosts were invisible, and the drones patrolling the area in fixed aerial routes did not have Divine Sense to detect them, so of course, they could not confirm where the ghosts had run off to.

However, Yan Yu's movements were caught on camera. The viewers could see that Yan Yu did not head straight for the Flying Dragon Battle Team's position but instead went around the roof of the ancient city for what seemed like a complete circuit.

The ancient city was divided into four districts by two main roads running vertically and horizontally.

The buildings in the northern district were generally taller—likely the residences of the elite; the western district had many shops, forming a marketplace; the east and south districts had a high density of similar and modest buildings, which seemed to be the "residential areas" where commoners lived.

As Yan Yu thought this, he suddenly noticed something was amiss.

He looked up and saw that the daylight was dimming at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Night was approaching.

Gusts of strong wind burst forth, making it difficult to keep one's eyes open. Narrowing his eyes slightly, Yan Yu gazed at the interwoven network of alleys around him, sensing that something was about to emerge.