Lantern Sister is still very capable.

After a brief chime, there was no further sound; everyone except Chu Deng was momentarily stunned into silence.

Unexpectedly, she cracked the method of active backtracking, but only backtracked for one minute!

Chu Deng wanted to rewind a little longer. If she weren't about to be crushed to death and it wasn't so difficult to remotely control the Fireline and simultaneously move the hands of the four dials, Chu Deng would have loved to go back to the very beginning and kill the panda with a single blow.

But one minute is enough.

Chu Deng suddenly felt a release, and the chains behind her seemed to be slashing through the air like the Grim Reaper's scythe, but the scythe in her hand was even faster.

Chu Deng kicked the panda in the chest and lunged forward, dodging the chains. In the instant he dodged, the flaming scythe in his hand burst into light, and the invisible blade cut into the panda. The panda raised its arm to defend itself, and the shadow of its brain being burned made it gasp for breath.

"Pfft-"

The blade pierced through the panda's weak defenses and cut into its body as easily as cutting through tofu.

Flames danced wildly in the air, and a crimson scythe, stained with blood, was plunged into the panda's heart.

"Cough—" The panda's eyes glazed over, and it finally collapsed, unwilling to accept its fate.

With a "bang," the panda fell to the ground. Chu Deng looked at the chains scattered on the ground behind him and breathed a sigh of relief.

[Match 3, Panda vs. Lighthouse, Lighthouse wins!]

The outcome was unsurprising, but the process was so convoluted that even those who bet on the panda to win couldn't say anything bad about it and were completely convinced.

This time, she wasn't stuck on the data update; Chu Deng simply logged off.

After removing the holographic helmet, Chu Deng glanced at the personal terminal. It wasn't even nine o'clock yet; he should be able to make it to Pei Hanxing's checkup.

All three matches have ended. Chu Deng won both of them, securing his spot in the Level 4 World Championship. With nothing major to do next, Chu Deng sent He Feiquan a message to leave first, to avoid being stopped by him to explain some trivial matters.

As Chu Deng walked through the corridor, she bumped into the panda himself, whose eyes were red.

Out of politeness, Chu Deng stopped and nodded to him, looking thoughtfully at the panda's eyes. Was he crying?

The panda's lips moved as if it wanted to say something, but in the end it just nodded at her and said, "Good luck in the competition."

Chu Deng nodded again and said softly, "Thank you."

The two brushed past each other, and Chu Deng heard him murmur, "Come back alive." If she hadn't had good hearing, she probably would have missed this blessing, which was tinged with emotion.

Chu Deng looked back and felt that the panda's back looked particularly lonely.

In the data monitoring room, Death was silently calculating the amount of money in the betting pool when he suddenly heard He Feiquan say, "Pay close attention to Panda's emotions, and also take some time to inform Lighthouse and Zero that there will be a three-day holiday before they participate in special training."

Death couldn't help but say, "It can't be that bad, can it?"

"I hope so," He Feiquan sighed. What he feared was losing something he had once possessed... The immense sense of loss would undoubtedly shatter a person. He hoped that Panda could adjust and return.

"I will keep an eye on it," Death said seriously, seeing that He Feiquan was in low spirits.

He Feiquan nodded without saying anything more. He glanced at the message Chu Deng had sent, then at the messages he had read and followed. He took a deep breath. He had to send someone to South Korea. If necessary, he would personally confirm in the next three days whether Jiang Zheng was still alive!

Thinking of Jiang Guoqiang, who had just finished surgery in Southeast China, a fierce glint flashed in He Feiquan's eyes.