The memories of all humanity are awakening, except for mine.

Chapter 207 Prisoner +1 This isn't a vacation for you!

Jiang Zhe stared in astonishment at the dagger piercing his right arm, his face filled with shock. He couldn't understand how this had happened. He knew perfectly well that he had blocked the dagger, but... it seemed that the other party had passed right through his blade, and a bizarre scene had unfolded that left him utterly bewildered and incomprehensible.

The dagger that he should have knocked away was instead firmly embedded in his right shoulder blade.

"how is this possible?"

He reacted instinctively, wanting to retaliate, but his opponent seemed to have anticipated his movements. Before his left arm could move, the opponent had already raised his arm to block, and at the same time, the dagger that had been stuck in his bone gap was pulled out and quickly stabbed at his left arm as it swung towards him.

All of this happened in an instant. Although Jiang Zhe reacted extremely quickly, it was too late. His left forearm was pierced by the dagger, and a piercing pain shot through him. Even a strong man like Jiang Zhe instinctively cried out in pain, and his face turned deathly pale instantly.

His short cry of pain rose and fell quickly, and when the fifth person from Qing City drew his dagger, the once arrogant Jiang Zhe collapsed onto the grass, his face full of despair.

Jiang Zhe had never imagined such a scene.

In his mind, he was still reeling from the intense battle he had just fought with Lin Ci, and the desperate struggle with the little monk named Shi Shan to determine the final victor. He might have lost, but it was a decisive battle that would be etched in the memories of countless people.

But... in just a few minutes, he, who was supposed to reap the benefits, was already tasting the bitter fruit of defeat.

"How can it be?"

The question that had been churning from the depths of his soul resurfaced in his mind once again.

Is this a nightmare? If so, why haven't I woken up yet?
Jiang Zhe felt that something inside him had broken, as if from the depths of his being.

He considered himself a strongman, but in the face of this unassuming opponent, his defeat was so natural and so easy to bear.

With overwhelming strength, he became the opponent's stepping stone.

Qing City...

Aren't top-tier talents like Lin Ci and Li Yi enough?
Even the fifth person's strength is above Lin Ci and Li Yi!?
……

In virtual reality.

Everyone who witnessed this scene was stunned.

No one could have imagined that this would be the outcome.

Except for a very few people who knew Jiang Chuan, almost everyone thought Jiang Zhe would win.

Even people like Tang Songming and Liu Yi, who knew Jiang Chuan's strength, wouldn't find it so easy even if they thought Jiang Chuan could win.

After seeing Jiang Chuan's victory, Song Xi rubbed her eyes and asked, "What... what happened?"

"what's going on?"

"Hey, did you see that clearly?"

Ai Zhe paused for a moment before realizing that Song Xi's "Hey" was calling him.

He shook his head and replied with surprise, "No."

Tang Songming and Liang Cheng are both spiritual beings, so it's even more impossible to discern their true nature.

Zhong Huahua looked up at the scene, her eyes sparkling.

On the other side, Liu Yi was utterly shocked.

She knew that Jiang Chuan's strength was definitely a level above all of them, after all, they had fought side by side just a month ago...

She originally thought it would be a big battle, and although Jiang Chuan would win, he would have to pay a price.

I never imagined things would turn out this way!
A crushing defeat! It was so one-sided!
In this virtual reality space, after a moment of silence, a burst of noisy discussion immediately erupted.

"Who is that guy?! Is this fifth person from Qing City really that strong?!"

"They instantly killed Jiang Zhe! Holy crap, I thought it was a lie when I heard that the fifth person in Qing City was the absolute core, but I never expected it! They have a secret weapon!"

"This kid is so awesome! Did he skip the preliminary rounds because he didn't want to?"

"I think the higher-ups aren't letting him play, right? Otherwise, what's there to argue about who wins the championship?"

"I never expected the Yunnan branch to go bankrupt like this!"

"The only places that can rival Qing City are Chang'an and Shu, right?"

"Actually, the Chuzhou City authorities are quite surprising; they almost took down Jiang Zhe just now..."

"Those who made it into the top ten are no pushovers. This is only the beginning, and it's already this exciting. I wonder what kind of matches will follow!"

……

Yanshan Mountains.

Cui Bo tried to struggle, but was quickly defeated by the four members of the Qing City team.

Their proud formation had been broken by Lin Ci's sneak attack, and without a core spiritual power user, they had no other competitive advantage.

After realizing that they had no chance of escaping, Cui Bo had no choice but to admit defeat.

The three-team melee started suddenly and ended abruptly, with no major battle as expected, only a one-sided crushing defeat.

The field team members responsible for monitoring quickly entered the battlefield and led the defeated soldiers away from the battlefield.

At this moment, Tian Tian, ​​who had not shown herself until now, dragged a figure out of the jungle and came to the group. She threw the person in front of Jiang Chuan and said, "Captain, it's done."

"I've done everything you asked me to do."

Jiang Chuan nodded, squatted down, looked at the archer from the Yunnan squad in front of him, and asked:
"What's your name?"

The archer looked at the crowd surrounding him, clearly a little uneasy, but he still forced himself to speak:

"What do you call me? What do you mean by this?"

Jiang Chuan patted him on the shoulder:

"You don't want to be eliminated without getting a single point, do you?"

"Work with me, and I'll give you soup, how about it?"

The archer's expression changed. Looking at Jiang Chuan's sincere and friendly smile, he swallowed and asked, "How do you want the soup?"

Hearing this question, Jiang Chuan knew he had a chance and asked:
"Can you find those strange beasts?"

"You'll get a 10% commission on each one."

"That means we'll give you one point out of ten."

"how?"

The archer's eyes widened. "Only one point out of ten? That's more capitalist than any capitalist!"
"Why don't you go and rob?!"

Jiang Chuan smiled and said, "I am stealing it."

Upon hearing this, the archer's expression froze again, and he felt a chill run down his spine.

Jiang Chuan continued:

"Let me analyze the current situation for you."

"First of all, over there..."

He pointed in the direction where the vehicles that had just been eliminated from Chuzhou City were taken away:

There isn't a single cent there.

"They are clearly in last place. If I kick you out now, you will also have no points and be tied for last place."

"But if you get a point, the situation is different."

"Perhaps other teams also have zero points, so this breakthrough from zero to one is crucial."

"What do you say?"

Jiang Chuan patted him on the shoulder.

The archer's eyes, however, were somewhat unfocused.

He thought about it over and over and felt that the other party was trying to deceive him, but he had no evidence.

Not only did they fail to see the flaws in the other person's words, but they even thought what he said made a lot of sense?

Seeing the change in expression, Jiang Chuan asked again:
"what's your name?"

The archer said, "My name is Huang Yixing."

"I can indeed find traces of some strange beasts."

"..."

After a pause, the archer named Huang Yixing spoke:
“I can cooperate with you.”

Tian Tian looked at Jiang Chuan in surprise, somewhat unexpectedly.

But on second thought, this is the way to maximize benefits.

Lin Ci had by then returned to normal physical condition.

He was happy to hand over command to Jiang Chuan.

After all, Jiang Chuan's strength is undeniable, and his ideas and designs are clearly a level above mine.

Upon hearing the archer named Huang Yixing confirm his cooperation, Jiang Chuan smiled and helped him up from the ground.

"Pleasant to work with."

"Although I will eventually eliminate you, I will at least guarantee you some income."

Jiang Chuan smiled and said, "Then, now it's your turn to play your role."

"Student Huang."

"Look where our first prey is!"

……

Currently, Jiang Chuan's team, Qingshi, is ranked first with 140 points.

Following closely behind is the Black Dragon organization team from the north, with 6 points. Then comes the Chang'an team, who coincidentally encountered a strange beast, with 1 point.

All other teams scored zero points.

The people in the planning team's office were speechless when they saw the score.

Feng Xiaobo murmured, "Although it's 140 points, it's actually 200 points..."

Someone nearby asked, "Whose awakened memories is Huang Yixing's?"

Feng Xiaobo shook his head and did not answer.

However, as the head of the training program team, he certainly knew the answer to this question.

Although Huang Yixing is from Yunnan Province, his awakened memories come from the grasslands, and he is the son of a famous general from the Yuan Dynasty.

Not only do they possess formidable archery skills, but they also have considerable expertise in hunting and trapping techniques.

If Jiang Chuan hadn't had Tian Tian lie in ambush in the woods, Huang Yixing would likely have posed a significant threat to Jiang Chuan and his group.

Unlike the students, most people in this office could see that the complete annihilation of the Yunnan team was not simply due to a difference in strength.

The key point was that Jiang Chuan took advantage of the information gap between the two sides. He created the illusion of an unequal strength, which made the Yunnan team lower their guard and rashly engage in close combat. As a result, the Yunnan team, which originally had strong strength, was quickly defeated and did not even manage to cause any damage to the Qingshi team.

"This is Jiangchuan in Qing City... It's really quite nice."

"I didn't expect this kid's strength to be so far beyond his peers. There are always people in headquarters saying that this kid might be the next A-level... It seems that such a possibility does exist."

"That's right. It's not just his strength that's impressive; Jiang Chuan's problem-solving approach and efficiency are also quite remarkable."

"It's said that he's someone Team Leader Li Yu favors? Field Team Three is really lucky."

"Will Qing City release him? As far as I know, Jiang Chuan was already a member of the Qing City Supervisory Team when he joined the agency."

"Is that so?"

People around were talking about it, marveling at Jiang Chuan's first appearance in the fourth stage.

Feng Xiaobo knew that Jiang Chuan had not yet unleashed his full potential...

The past month of training in spatial abilities, plus the combat suit provided by the craftsmen, has been incredibly valuable.

Jiang Chuan has not yet been able to put these measures to use.

I wonder what kind of surprise he will bring to everyone present next?
……

Jiang Zhe and his three teammates were brought out of the huge barrier and, together with the members of the Chuzhou City agency team, prepared to board a helicopter back to Yanjing.

Jiang Zhe had already applied the makeshift bandages. He glanced around at the surroundings and asked, "Where's Ah Huang?"

Another teammate shook his head: "I don't know."

"They didn't come out with us."

Cui Bo said, "That archer was probably detained by the people of Qing City."

"They need an ability to find alien beasts."

Hearing this, Jiang Zhe nodded, then looked at Cui Bo: "I didn't expect you guys to be so good."

He was a fierce warrior, naturally showing contempt when dealing with his opponents. But now that his opponent had become a colleague, he was not stingy with his praise.

Cui Bo frowned and said, "But compared to those in Qing City, they are still far behind."

"That person... his name is Jiang Chuan, right?"

"Did you notice? He should be the figure at the end of the tenth level."

Jiang Zhe was taken aback, then suddenly realized, and let out a drawn-out "Oh":
"It turns out to be him!"

The others present also suddenly realized what was going on.

"No wonder."

Jiang Zhe gave a wry smile: "I didn't expect him to be such a ruthless character."

Beside him, a member of the Yunnan team, seeing his leader's grim expression, also spoke up: "It's just that they underestimated us. If it were a head-on confrontation, I don't think we would lose!"

Jiang Zhe glanced at him and said in a low voice, "You didn't face Jiang Chuan head-on, so you don't know how bizarre his skills are."

"Underestimating the enemy... an old problem."

"But even if we don't underestimate our opponent..."

"It's hard to say whether we can win."

"Unless we know exactly what his abilities are."

"Perhaps that will force him to reveal his true strength."

He kept staring at the floor as he said this, as if he was reflecting on something.

His words made the expressions of the others more solemn.

"To force him to reveal his true strength?"

Just who exactly is this guy named Jiang Chuan?

……

Four hours later.

Feng Xiaobo stared at the large screen in front of him, his face turning purple in waves.

"What is he doing!"

"Are they really here for vacation!?"

"Doesn't this kid know they're being watched by all the trainees?!"

"What on earth are they doing!?"

The image shows the Yanshan Mountains in late December, during the cold winter.

These awakened individuals are naturally not afraid of the severe cold, but despite their fearlessness, they still experience some physical discomfort.

At this moment, they were making a fire under a giant tree.

Meanwhile, Lin Ci and the captive Huang Yixing were enthusiastically dissecting their prey.

It was a huge creature that resembled a deer but had a white tail. It was three meters tall and over five meters long. Its brown fur had patterns resembling suns, and now there was another extremely deep sword wound on its neck...

Although Jiang Chuan and the others couldn't name it, it was clearly a mutated beast.

Soon, a campfire was lit.

They started roasting meat.

Soon after, Jiang Chuan and his five companions, along with the prisoners, happily sat around the campfire, waiting.

Under the intense heat of the campfire, the raw meat quickly changed color, and the oil, heated by the fire, flowed from the surface of the meat and fell back into the fire, making crackling sounds and releasing a wonderful aroma that had never been smelled before.

Even though the group wasn't particularly picky about food, the sight of the large chunks of meat roasting over the campfire made their mouths water. They stared intently at the meat around the campfire in the cold winter, waiting for it to cook quickly.

I can already imagine the fibrous texture of the meat as it enters my mouth, and the satisfying feeling of the juices bursting in my mouth...

"How about it?"

"Are you done?"

Jiang Chuan asked.

Huang Yixing used his bow and arrow to stab a piece of meat, took a bite, and then his eyes flashed with light as he nodded emphatically: "Quick! Quick!"

"It's the perfect time!!"

……

There were at least 32,000 people witnessing this scene.

Although they were in a virtual reality environment and could only see the images, when they saw the Jiangchuan group eating heartily with their eyes shining, they seemed to feel the same way, and a wave of hunger rose in their stomachs. It seemed that they could hardly suppress the urge to rush to the cafeteria.

But I really can't bear to part with it; such exotic beast meat is an extremely rare treat!
"What does it taste like? Tell me quickly!"

The sound of swallowing saliva was incessant.

"Is it delicious!? Is it delicious!?"

"Damn it! Why am I not in the top ten!?"

"Being in the top ten is useless! None of the other teams are doing this! They're all looking for alien beasts! I just checked the other teams, and only the Black Dragon Organization members had lunch; the other teams hadn't even eaten!!"

"V50, give me a bite!"

"I can't take it anymore! I'm not watching anymore!"

Meanwhile, at the Qing City organization...

Tang Songming patted Ai Zhe beside him with some fear and pointed to Song Xi, whose eyes were now glowing green.

"Miss Song...?"

"Are you... alright?"

Ai Zhe also saw that Song Xi's eyes were wide open as she stared at the screen, and she was subconsciously a little wary. Ai Zhe had only seen that kind of expression on Song Xi in the dreams of the starving disaster victims in his previous life.

"Don't touch her..."

Ai Zhe said with some fear, "Brother Tang..."

"I think Song Xi is really going to bite you now."

Tang Songming nodded: "This place is a virtual reality, so we are safe for now. But I'm afraid that if things go wrong after we leave here, the three of us will have to work together to suppress Miss Song."

Liang Cheng nodded solemnly: "Okay."

(End of this chapter)