Starforce Warriors

Chapter 87: Sky City

The scene was captured by many broadcast cameras.

"Li Xiaofei has angered Longteng's 'Beast.'"

"Zheng Shou is provoking Li Xiaofei."

"As many seasoned viewers know, the wrath of the Beast is terrifying. Red Flag High School will face a massacre in the team battle."

Most commentators became excited. Li Xiaofei's stunning punch had embarrassed the commentators who had confidently predicted his defeat. Now, they were eager to regain some credibility. Their words increasingly belittled Li Xiaofei.

They desperately hoped that the Beast Zheng Shou would prove them right with a dominant and ruthless performance, showing that Li Xiaofei could not carry Red Flag High School on his own. Meanwhile, in the livestream of Little White Dragon in the Waves, Shen Yan was so excited that he started dancing.

"Haha, did you see that? I told you, Li Xiaofei could win. Remember this, never judge Red Flag High School until Li Xiaofei has entered the fray. Hahaha, so what if you're at the tenth stage? You still got knocked out by the Fist King! The upcoming team battle will be exciting. Longteng High School indeed has the absolute advantage, but what if Li Xiaofei creates another miracle?"

Shen Yan openly expressed his hopes. He had completely let go of any reservations. As the official streamer for Red Flag High School, he decided to firmly stand by their side. The best way to do that was to become a staunch supporter of Li Xiaofei. Of course, he had benefited from Li Xiaofei's popularity. Praising Li Xiaofei unreservedly always brought in viewers. Wasn't that the true essence of live streaming?

***

The team mode officially began. Red Flag High School fielded a lineup of main fighter Li Xiaofei, Fang Buyi, beastmaster Liu Xiao, weapons specialist Bai Longfei, and medic Ren Dong.

On the other hand, Longteng High School's lineup had the main fighter Zheng Shou, Xing Yuantao, beastmaster Guan Guan, medic Feng Yuzhen, and weapons specialist Jia Yiyu. This was a terrifying lineup. It was the absolute main force of Longteng High School.

"Only ruthless destruction can make those weaklings understand the foundation of an old strong school," Zheng Shou said as he entered the light core mainframe cockpit.

Buzzing sounds filled the air as the ten light core mainframe cockpits started simultaneously. Countdowns began on the large screens inside and outside the stadium. The light core system randomly selected a competition map and a grand yet dilapidated ancient city appeared on the screens.

"It's Sky City!"

"One of the five legendary maps in team mode, Sky City."

"Oh oh oh, I didn't expect such a classic map."

"The setting of Sky City is fascinating. It’s located at the peak of the Holy Mountain, with a diameter of fifty kilometers, and is divided into three main areas, the outer city, the inner city, and the citadel. It is filled with numerous buildings, spacious streets, and is an incredibly magnificent ancient metropolis."

"In the official setting, Sky City originally housed three million sky people. The sky people were a powerful martial civilization and are said to have once ruled an entire world. Thus, Sky City was once extremely prosperous. But later, plague and the appearance of monsters wiped out the inhabitants, turning it into a ghost city. The city is rich in resources. The various treasures left by the ancient residents are hidden within."

"There are also numerous star beasts and mutated plants... This is a city of hell. This map tests the comprehensive qualities of the team members. The light core system has begun teleporting... The visiting team, Red Flag High School, has been teleported to the western district. The eastern district has become the home ground for the host team, Longteng High School. The match has officially started."

The passionate voices of various commentators echoed through the venue and in the livestreams.

***

A beam of light descended on the battlefield. Li Xiaofei appeared on a street overgrown with wild grass. The air was fresh, but he was surrounded by dilapidated ancient buildings that had vines climbing up their walls. The stone slabs on the ground, weathered by thousands of years, had wild grass growing from the cracks that nearly covered the main road. He jumped onto a four-story building and looked around.

He could glimpse a lost civilization's twilight. The desolate ancient city appeared both grand and forlorn under the setting sun. The ancient city was very quiet, with no sign of birds or the sound of insects.

He strained his eyes to look further since he couldn't see where his teammates were. The distant ancient buildings looked like a labyrinth of jungles, hidden among overly wild vegetation. The ancient city was too vast.

I need to find my teammates.

Last time, he had inadvertently shown off and had been privately lectured by the principal. In team mode, victory relies on the strength of the team. Personal heroism was not the way to go. So this time, he needed to show a more team-oriented approach.

Li Xiaofei looked up at the sky, feeling confident. He muttered, "This time, I definitely won't get lost."

After all, the sun was up there. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. He leaped across the ancient rooftops, heading towards the center of their designated area. The ancient city was relatively well-preserved, with clear district divisions. Most of the houses were intact. Even the wooden window lattices and door panels were still hanging on the doors and windows.

Huh? What's that?

Ahead, a faintly glowing object among the wild grass caught Li Xiaofei's attention.

Gold?

The old-fashioned thinking from five hundred years ago stopped Li Xiaofei in his tracks. He carefully parted the grass. A cross-legged mummified corpse was sitting beneath the wild grass. The faint golden glow was emanating from the corpse.

Li Xiaofei examined the mummy carefully. It was relatively well-preserved with its black skin and vaguely recognizable facial features. It seemed to be a human. The corpse wore a rusted phoenix-winged helmet. However, its head had been split open along with the helmet by a battle ax.

It wore a scale armor made of some strange stone fragments that was held together by well-tanned beast hides. A long sword hung at its waist. A foldable giant broadsword was strapped to its back. Both the sword and the broadsword were well-preserved. Additionally, there was a leather pouch placed to the left of the corpse.

Li Xiaofei opened the pouch. Inside were some golden ancient coins and six porcelain bottles. Two blue, four red. Li Xiaofei first drew out the long sword and it glittered with a cold light. It seemed to be forged from some unknown metal.

"A fine sword," muttered Li Xiaofei.

He gripped the sword and infused it with starforce qi. The blade glowed with a golden light. The edge of the sword emitted a sharp aura. He then casually swung the sword.

Shing.

All the wild grass within ten meters in front of him fluttered to the ground. Li Xiaofei was stunned.

What kind of sword is this?

It had at least doubled the enhancement of starforce qi, which was incredible. He unfastened the foldable broadsword from the back of the mummified corpse. After a brief examination, he pressed a mechanism.

Click.

The broadsword extended, locking into place. The blade, 1.7 meters long and 50 centimeters wide, emitted an intimidating aura. This broadsword was also made of a similar unknown metal and provided an astonishing enhancement to starforce qi.