The disoriented Li Yun and Bai Hui lay crookedly on the ground, staring blankly at the protective shield light screen that appeared around them, a bit confused about how this light screen suddenly appeared.

And—

"Damn! Why is Ji You trying to kill us?"

After a while, as Bai Hui and Li Yun realized they had been eliminated, they only felt waves of darkness in front of their eyes as they stared at Ji You. Ji You’s face was icy, the corners of her mouth slightly lifted into a villainous smile: "Do you like this gift?"

Bai Hui, Li Yun: "..."

Ji You: "Don’t like it? Next time, I’ll give you a different gift."

Bai Hui, Li Yun: "!!!"

Damn!

Does she really want a next time?

Next time!!!

Two arrows, two kills.

Then, when Ji You retrieved the crossbow, her figure wobbled slightly, but it was only a moment. If the audience outside hadn’t been watching her closely, they might have missed this small detail.

The audience slightly gaped, filled with astonishment.

"Four kills already!"

"Four kills in five minutes!"

"It’s terrifying."

"She’s practically an executioner."

"Just now, her figure wobbled; it seems completing four kills in such a short time isn’t easy for her either."

"Think about it. What level is she? She’s just a Level 2B! And her opponents? At least A-level, and that fool Nina is even an S-Class Physique!"

"Do you know what’s scarier? She killed Shaun right in front of the S-Class Physique Nina before going for Nina herself."

"What confidence and power!"

"Just like that, Nina the fool still couldn’t escape."

...

’Fool’ Nina exited the arena and immediately logged onto the Star Network to watch the match. She saw countless ’fool Nina’ comments in the bullet screen, and for a moment, Nina felt extremely frustrated.

In the arena.

Ji You stepped over Li Yun and Bai Hui’s ’corpses’ and walked directly into the signal tower.

This was a very rudimentary, narrow house, only able to accommodate 2-3 people. Ji You walked straight to the receiver without a glance elsewhere. At this moment, an anxious voice from Wei Yun suddenly came through the receiver: "Captain!"

"Captain!"

"Captain!"

Seeing that there was no response after calling out three times, Wei Yun became anxious and directly called the captain’s name: "Shaun!"

At that moment—

A low, deep, and slightly hoarse "Hmm" finally came through the transmitter.

It sounded like Shaun, but also a bit unlike Shaun, making Wei Yun feel a bit uncertain and slightly cautious.

Then, another word came through the transmitter: "Speak."

It’s Shaun!

The voice, tone, and speed were identical to Shaun’s.

Wei Yun relaxed, and her tense expression quickly softened. She then frowned and said, "Captain, something’s not right! The personnel we stationed at the border river probed forward into the enemy camp and found no one there!"

"Not a single person." Wei Yun emphasized, afraid Shaun might not take it seriously: "The people who kept attacking us before have all disappeared, as if they vanished all of a sudden!"

"This isn’t right!" After saying this, Wei Yun anxiously awaited Shaun’s response.

Ji You pressed her lips together, her voice somber: "For now, hold position."

Wei Yun anxiously asked, "Do we just wait?"

Ji You pinched her throat, trying to make her voice resemble Shaun’s as much as possible: "Wait for five minutes; I’ll be there soon."

Wei Yun was startled: "You’re coming over?"

Ji You: "Hmm." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Wei Yun’s tone rose: "But—"

Ji You cut off any objections, saying: "No buts. I’ve re-engineered the signal tower’s chip box. Even if I’m not there, the signal tower can maintain for a while."

Upon hearing this, Wei Yun’s worries disappeared instantly. Simultaneously, she became more convinced of the identity of the person she was talking to.

This is Shaun.

Absolutely.

Because Shaun was the main inventor, creator, and builder of the signal tower! Due to the crude materials, this signal tower required constant maintenance, and each communication initiated and received needed Shaun or his assistant to assist in connection. Therefore, the signal tower couldn’t function without Shaun, making Shaun, the squad captain, unable to leave the base camp for too long.

This secret was known only to Shaun’s few trusted aides, one of whom was Wei Yun.

Now, hearing Shaun voluntarily say he could temporarily leave, Wei Yun’s doubts were completely dispelled. She quickly spoke with a hint of joy in her voice: "You can really come out?"

"Hmm."

The voice remained low and deep. Though a bit puzzled by Shaun’s voice today, Wei Yun didn’t suspect anything and said, "Captain, I followed your method and set up several base stations along the line. If I had to connect them to the signal tower by myself, I wouldn’t feel confident. Now that you’re coming out, you can set them up."

Upon hearing this, Ji You’s expression shifted, and she asked, "How many base stations have you set up, and where are their exact locations?"

As she asked, there was an obvious trace of joy in her tone, clearly pleased with the good news. Hearing the joy in ’Shaun’s’ voice, Wei Yun also felt happy and quickly reported the exact locations of the base stations to ’Shaun,’ explaining her initial thoughts when setting them up.

Then, Wei Yun indeed received affirmation and praise from ’Shaun,’ making her even happier: "If these base stations successfully connect to the signal tower, our communication range will increase."

"Hmm." Ji You smiled, her eyes and brows filled with irrepressible joy, "Well done."

It was indeed well done.

Such talent, Ji You was unwilling to kill.

Killing would indeed be a waste of talent.

After saying this, Wei Yun, a bit anxious and excited, urged, "Captain, come quickly, I’m waiting for you."

Ji You smiled: "Okay."

As Wei Yun was about to cut off communication, Ji You said: "There have been some changes at the Seventh Team’s camp, I’ve asked Ji You’s team to come back. Once I leave the signal tower, it will be her responsibility to watch over it."

Wei Yun was stunned: "There have been changes at the Seventh Team’s camp?"

And—the captain actually told Ji You about this? Does that mean Ji You has earned the captain’s trust?

"Hmm. I’ll tell you more about it later." Ji Xiu’en raised her hand and waved to an empty spot not far away, saying: "Ji You, come here for a moment, it’s up to you to handle things, you’ll guard this place later."

Immediately, Ji You switched back to her normal voice, saying: "Ah! Don’t worry, captain, as long as I’m here, the tower stands; if the tower falls, I fall!"