Pillar of Yita

He had just learned about that disastrous defeat.

In the end, it was only by tapping into Strength that they managed to stabilize their footing; otherwise, China might have already lost any foothold in the Murky Lands by now.

However, in this era, such a thing is far from a glorious matter.

Moreover, this was already the second disastrous defeat for China in the latter half of the year.

It seemed that ever since the retirement season in June, the Chinese Invoker Legion had entered a prolonged period of decline. People couldn’t help but wonder—where are the newcomers?

All the newcomers are just live-streaming.

Luo Hao felt incredibly frustrated just thinking about this.

He decided to avoid irritation by blocking all posts containing relevant keywords. The moment he did, his feed became empty, but suddenly, a strange post caught his eye:

’Strongly condemn the Descendants of Flor and the Jiefulite Red Cloak Team for their despicable deception of sending mercenaries to the Dead Silence Zone to die, with video evidence and mission brief as proof, please pin this post—’

Upon seeing this post, Luo Hao couldn’t help but snicker.

Even at this time, internal strife still plagued the nation. Most importantly, as a staunch supporter of BBK and a branch of it in the First World, he was naturally biased towards defending anything related to the Jiefulite Red Cloak Team.

He clicked on the post, ready to act as a troll and refute the other side’s absurd claims.

However, being a rationalist, Luo Hao certainly wouldn’t speak without basis. He figured that aside from the Continental Bridge, there couldn’t be many Dead Silence Zones; this poster was obviously just trying to sensationalize.

He didn’t bother with the description and directly clicked on the video.

But upon viewing, Luo Hao and his excess weight were both momentarily frozen.

The video, recorded on a Sicape Luminous Stone, exactly showed the moment Qin Zhi ambushed them. As soon as Qin Zhi’s Blind Shot was made, Luo Hao immediately deduced that the attacker was at least a Night Hawk.

He took another look at the other members of Morning Dawn Star, firmly concluding that these people were doomed; apart from the captain and vice-captain being only a level below the enemy, the rest couldn’t even come close to a Night Hawk.

The subsequent development turned out just as he expected.

Qin Zhi enticed them into violating the law, Elsa died—seeing this, Luo Hao shook his head and deeply despised the character of the Night Hawk from the Silver Forest Spear. Being a long-time rival of BBK, he naturally had no psychological burden regarding the Silver Forest Spear and the Silver Forest Crown.

When Fang Hong appeared and dodged Qin Zhi’s first arrow, Luo Hao couldn’t help but exclaim softly.

His vision was much more professional than the average person, keenly detecting something.

With a swipe of his chubby finger on the touchscreen, he dragged the progress bar back for another look and raised his eyebrows—sure enough, it was anticipation. ”This guy is pretty skilled, seems to be a Combat Artisan too...” he murmured, ”It’s not so simple if this Adventure Group can afford to have a Combat Artisan accompany them.”

However, before he could finish his thought, he saw the next scene unfold.

Fang Hong used a Clockwork Fairy to block the arrows, simultaneously dragging the wounded warrior behind a tree, and even managed to flip Qin Zhi the middle finger.

Luo Hao’s eyes widened at the sight, nearly swallowing his tongue.

Reacting swiftly, he scrolled down the post—indeed, it had blown up. However, the outrage wasn’t directed at the nefarious acts of the Jiefulite Red Cloak Team, but rather at the discussion of the Combat Artisan—

”Did you see that, that guy is amazing. He looks like a newbie, doesn’t he? That block was perfect, how did he anticipate the opponent’s intentions?”

”Indeed very young, looks even younger than me, honestly shameful. That must be reactivity, did you notice how skillfully he controlled the Clockwork Fairy?”

”Guys, you all missed the important point—”

Luo Hao’s short chunky fingers clacked rapidly on the keyboard.

There were plenty of people in the community at that time, and someone immediately replied, ”Oh, that sir above, what insights do you have?”

Luo Hao didn’t answer immediately; instead, he pulled back and watched the video again carefully before confirming his thoughts. He pondered for a moment, then typed out:

”Did you notice, while he was using the Clockwork Fairy to block the arrows, he also pulled that warrior back?”

”...”

Downstairs immediately erupted in lamentation.

”You, you’re not suggesting that, are you...”

Luo Hao was also somewhat astonished.

He couldn’t help but take a closer look at the young man, silently noting the name Morning Dawn Star in his heart. ”It’s Dual Control of a Clockwork Fairy, he should be able to do it.”

”Dual Control?”

”Really, isn’t that the threshold for professional Invokers?”

”But he’s so young, could it be that another Combat Artisan star has been born?”

Luo Hao was indifferent, thinking to himself that he was also only of that age, possibly much more potent than him. But he immediately shook his head, discarding that ludicrous thought.

”Whoever loves being an Invoker can go be one.”

Meanwhile, the community continued scrolling and commenting:

”Too bad we don’t know if he survived; this is the Dead Silence Zone.”

”Yeah, if such a young man died in this place, the people of Jiefulite would bear a great sin.”

”Agreed.”

People then returned to the main topic, once again beginning to denounce the Jiefulite Red Cloak Team.

But by then, Luo Hao had already withdrawn from the discussion, watching that video several more times, feeling vaguely that something was amiss.