Lan Lan's team stared at the First Princess, Jiang Qing'e, and Li Luo from across the gates of the gray, corrupted city.

All six students had guarded expressions, and even the usually calm Lan Lan had narrowed eyes, making them even smaller than usual.

The two leading squads of the mixed-level competition had finally met.

The tension in the atmosphere was palpable.

"Hello there. It seems like we were the ones who arrived first." The First Princess' opening salvo went out.

"Friend Gong, you know that matters not in this competition," Lan Lan replied ters...