Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest.

Chapter 479 The situation is reversed
Zhang Huaide and Hou Qing attacked the demon from both sides, one on the left and one on the right, making full use of the sword immortal's long and flexible arms.

The devil was beaten so hard that he screamed and changed his shape in various ways, trying to provoke the two men.

However, with the information provided by Yan Yu, the two of them deliberately remained calm and did not give the devil any opportunity to take advantage of them.

"Captain Zhang, indeed!" Hou Qing suddenly sent a voice message, praisingly exclaiming, "First, they tricked Captain Yan into giving them information, and then turned against them and continued the fight. By the time the Zhenhai team arrives in the rear, perhaps Captain Yan will have already been defeated, and the secret realm's core will be in our grasp!"

"Pay attention to your emotions." Zhang Huaide responded indifferently.

"Okay." Hou Qing quickly calmed himself down.

"I didn't lie to him," Zhang Huaide explained through voice transmission. "Team Yan gave us the intelligence because they wanted to protect us from unnecessary casualties, and they also wanted to use us to wear down the goalkeeper's health. Once Team Zhenhai's rearguard is out and the whole team is reunited, they can come and reap the spoils."

"Huh?" Hou Qing was puzzled. "No way? Didn't he act very angry when you got angry just now?"

Zhang Huaide did not answer, but just shook his head.

"Wait a minute." Hou Qing finally came to his senses. "If that's the case, it means the Yan team is certain of two things: one, he won't be defeated early, and two, we can't get rid of this goalkeeper."

"As Team Yan said, this goalkeeper is a demon without a physical body," Zhang Huaide said in a voice transmission. "Since it has no physical body, using physical attacks with flying swords is definitely the worst option to deal with it. We've been fighting for a while now. Does this goalkeeper look like he's about to be killed?"

"...No." Hou Qing seemed to have been poured with a bucket of cold water, and his expression gradually became ugly.

"Pay attention to your emotions." Zhang Huaide continued, "In fact, the most suitable weapon to deal with this demon should be Captain Zhou's Great Light Flame, which can eliminate evil and exterminate evil spirits."

"Then why don't we let Captain Zhou..." Before Hou Qing finished speaking, a sudden idea flashed in his mind.

Captain Yan emphasized that this demon would absorb people's emotions to replenish their health, and Captain Zhou was obviously not good at controlling his emotions.

Everyone saw how Zhou Hongyu reacted when the devil transformed into her deceased grandmother in front of her.

"Captain Zhou is not suitable to fight against this goalkeeper." Zhang Huaide sighed.

"Then let's not play goalkeeper." Hou Qing said without hesitation, "How about we continue to chase Team Yan as a team?"

"That won't work either," Zhang Huaide said, "because the goalkeeper will chase Captain Zhou."

Hou Qing was once again speechless. Since the demon fed on emotions, then Zhou Hongyu, who was not good at controlling her emotions, was undoubtedly the most tempting and luxurious meal in his eyes. After the Fire Phoenix team arrived, the demon's first target was Zhou Hongyu, which was a clear sign of the situation.

In other words, not only is Zhou Hongyu unable to deal with the goalkeeper, but he also has to leave someone to hold the goalkeeper back to prevent him from causing trouble for Zhou Hongyu... Yan Yu will definitely not do such a thing, so the Fire Phoenix Team can only do it.

The sword immortal's sword-controlling technique consumes the least energy, so Zhang Huaide chose to keep Hou Qing, in order to try to entangle the demon and drag him to the spot with as little energy as possible, until the others have dealt with Yan Yu and come back.

However, is it too late?

Hou Qing didn't know if it was too late, he only knew that this was all Yan Yu's conspiracy:
The information I told you is all true. Xiao Zhang, you are also a smart person. Faced with this situation, you can only divide your forces. The result is likely that you can't beat the goalkeeper on this side, and you can't beat Team Yan on the other side. You can't even make a fist with your five fingers. How can you exert your all to fight for victory?

Damn, it's so frustrating! Knowing that you're being tricked and still having to jump into the trap is such a frustrating feeling!
"If only Captain Zhou could calm down a bit," Hou Qing muttered. "If only she could unleash the Great Light Flame without being restrained by this demon, we would have won this match long ago."

"Pay attention to your emotions," Zhang Huaide said calmly. "Everyone has flaws. Team Yan's weakness is his unique fighting style, which doesn't integrate with the team's overall tactical system. But as you can see, he possesses strong independent combat capabilities and hasn't let this shortcoming affect the team's performance."

"It's unrealistic to expect everyone to be perfect. Team Yan saw through and exploited Captain Zhou's shortcomings, creating a situation that was unfavorable to us. This isn't Captain Zhou's fault, but mine as the tactical planner."

"Captain Zhang, don't say that," Hou Qing quickly advised. "Who could have known before the match that the Secret Realm goalkeeper would be such a monster capable of restraining Captain Zhou?"

"That's right." Zhang Huaide smiled slightly. "We'll analyze the game afterward. Now let's just keep playing."

The two continued to use their swordsmanship to block the demon's forward, backward, left and right routes, slowly wearing away its strength.

On the other side, Zhou Hongyu, along with Qin Meng, Tang Xiaolian and Meng Qingxi, continued to chase Yan Yu closely.

Of course, it seemed impossible to catch up at the moment. The cramped environment of the underground palace made it impossible for anyone to fly with a sword, and the speed limit of the Divine Movement Technique was too high, so no one could reach a speed faster than Yan Yu.

Zhou Hongyu was now livid. She knew she had lost face in front of the inner demon, and she also realized that Zhang Huaide and Hou Qing had stayed behind not to try to kill the inner demon together, but to prevent it from interfering with their performance.

Damn it! Damn it, damn it, damn it!!
Why am I so impulsive!!!
Of course, controlling one's emotions is a world-class challenge. People with high emotional intelligence are born with this ability, while those with low emotional intelligence may never learn it even after decades of struggle in society. Therefore, no one can answer Zhou Hongyu's question.

She cried out in anger:

"Yan Yu! Don't run away if you dare! Stay and fight me in a duel!"

"Okay!" Yan Yu actually stopped and turned to look at Qin Meng, Tang Xiaolian, and Meng Qingxi beside her. "Then you ask them to leave?"

"Captain Zhou, don't get excited," Tang Xiaolian said quickly. "You can't beat Captain Yan in a one-on-one duel. No, I mean, winning the match is what's most important!"

"Of course we want to gang up on him," Meng Qingxi interrupted. "But what if Team Yan refuses to fight? It's not convenient to fly a sword here, so how long will it take to chase him?"

"Why don't we trick Captain Yan into coming here and say it's a duel, and then we'll surround and ambush him without following any moral principles." Tang Xiaolian sent a slanderous message through voice transmission.

"It's not appropriate," Qin Meng said in a voice transmission. "It's being broadcast live! It's just a match. There's no need to ruin your reputation."

"It's okay." Tang Xiaolian was very confident. "At worst, I can sacrifice myself after the game and seduce Team Yan to get him to issue a letter of apology."

"No need." Zhou Hongyu suddenly said.

"Captain Zhou, don't take it seriously. I was just joking." Tang Xiaolian hurriedly explained, but she saw that at the end of the corridor behind Yan Yu in the distance, the girls of the Zhenhai team had turned the corner and appeared in front of everyone.

Lin Ning led the charge, followed by Chen Lingyun and Su Yunjin, with Xie Ruoxi sandwiched between them. Zhao Yuanzhen held the line at the very end. With the Demon Sect's demon maiden's combat instincts and Lin Ning's quick reflexes, no matter what unexpected situation arose at the front or rear of the team, there was no need to panic.

Seeing the rear of the Zhenhai team arrive here, Tang Xiaolian was speechless for a moment and sighed secretly.

There are only four of the six on the opposite side, and Captain Zhou's remaining true energy is less than half. The Fire Phoenix Team is now in a big crisis.

"Let's retreat." Qin Meng said in a deep voice, "I'll cover your retreat."

"Fight while you retreat." Zhou Hongyu ordered.

"Haha, why don't you chase me?" Yan Yu, with the girls' support, immediately laughed triumphantly, "If you don't chase me, then I'm going to come back."

"Don't pay attention to him, retreat." Zhou Hongyu said again.

The roles in the cat-and-mouse game immediately reversed. The Fire Phoenix team fled in front, while Qin Meng, using his Dragon Elephant Nirvana technique, fell behind, using his indestructible body to block all incoming attacks for the team.

While the others were evacuating, they did not forget to attack the rear in an attempt to stop the Zhenhai team's progress.

However, whether it was Tang Xiaolian's poisonous insect, Meng Qingxi's Kongtong Seal, or Zhou Hongyu's Great Light Fire, the Zhenhai team responded uniformly with the simplest means.

Su Yunjin's secret technique of the Southern Dipper Galaxy.

The cramped environment of the underground palace was still working. A large amount of water from the Heavenly River poured out, easily sealing the passageway in an instant. No matter what attack, it could not penetrate these layers of water.

"Continue attacking," Zhou Hongyu suddenly said, "Try to consume her essence as much as possible!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Yan Yu's loud command from behind:
"Don't let Yunjin intercept them all. Ningning and Sister Zhao are here to help. Just use the flying sword to intercept the Kongtong Seal. Let Yunjin save some of her true energy and don't squander it like someone else."

"Then why don't you help?" Zhao Yuanzhen said unhappily.

"Before you guys left the field, I had already been fighting alone for ten minutes!" Yan Yu said confidently, "I need to rest too, okay?"

"It's obviously only seven minutes." Lin Ning also complained, "The one who should be on the court for ten minutes is Zhou Hongyu."

Hearing that everyone behind him was still in the mood to laugh and joke, Zhou Hongyu became even more angry and clenched his teeth. Suddenly, an idea emerged in his mind:

Maybe I'm really not suitable to be a captain?

(End of this chapter)