If they were only facing a single Level 3 Hex Master, even one whose experience bar had reached 90%, the official Walkers could have taken him down through sheer numbers. Capturing him alive would have been harder, but still possible.0

Now, though, they faced four powerful enemies, and the situation was entirely different. Who was the hunter and who was the prey? That was anyone's guess.0

This is going to be tricky, Zhang Yuanqing thought as he felt a quiet anxiety rising in his chest, but he didn't panic. Wordlessly, he drifted closer to Li Dongze and Guan Ya. He had plenty of cards left to play, and if the situation spiraled, protecting those two would be his first priority.1

Green Vine's pretty face took on a serious expression, and she swept her over the four "venomous beasts" before saying in a low, commanding voice, "White Dragon, Big Muscle, you two team up and keep Rampaging Recklessly occupied. Li Dongze, your evasion is high, so you handle the spider woman. I'll take the insectoid. Tang Guoqiang, the snake is yours.1

"Guan Ya, you are our best marksman. Provide suppressive fire wherever it's needed. Yuanshi, you're on ambush duty. Use your own judgment. Everyone else, pick a captain to support and make sure the compositions make sense. Once we finish off the three creatures, we converge on Rampaging Recklessly together."0

"Understood!" the other Walkers answered in unison.0

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Big Muscle made the first move. A fireball blossomed in his palm. Gripping it tight, he stepped forward and hurled it with everything...0