At this moment, seeing that everyone had finally gotten into the zone, he breathed a sigh of relief. Otherwise, he wouldn't know what the point of continuing his act would be.
Over at the Light Division, Jin Long quickly noticed the intentions of Yi Long and the others. He couldn't help but quickly shout to Fang Zhang, "Rookie, finish the fight quickly, they're trying to stall!"
Fang Zhang had grievances but couldn't express them. Damn it, I want to end the fight too! I've already pushed past my limits, and I haven't even touched the opponent's clothes. What can I do?
However, despite his complaints, Fang Zhang still continued to charge towards Li Zhonglou.
Now that he had revealed some of his strength, Li Zhonglou finally felt a lot more relaxed. This was because he no longer had to act so hard. All he had to do now was continue to play the role of a speed-type fighter.
The situation in the arena suddenly became a bit comical.
Fang Zhang was anxious to end the fight, while Li Zhonglou dodged and weaved everywhere, not engaging in combat. It was a bit like a cat-and-mouse game, except at that moment, no one dared to confirm who the cat and who the mouse was.
Five minutes later, after still not being able to touch Li Zhonglou at all, Fang Zhang suddenly felt a heavy sensation within his body. His expression instantly changed, and he thought, "This is bad."
"It's over, I forgot about the after-effects of the breakthrough."
Panic flashed through Fang Zhang's eyes. He knew that before breaking through, he had been forcibly using his physical strength to counteract the pulling force. Now that the period of weakness after the breakthrough had arrived, he felt as if adding insult to injury.
In less than ten seconds, Fang Zhang stopped in his tracks and half-crouched there, panting heavily. However, the more he gasped, the more tired he became. The feeling of weakness within his body not only did not subside but became even more severe, to the point where he felt his eyelids growing heavy.
Fang Zhang's sudden change caused both divisions to freeze. Jin Long reacted the fastest, instantly understanding why Fang Zhang had become like this. He couldn't help but shout urgently.
"Rookie, surrender! Now!"
Li Zhonglou, who was several meters away from Fang Zhang, was half a beat late. Although he charged towards Fang Zhang as soon as Jin Long spoke, he still managed to utter those two words first.
"Surrender."
"I admit defeat."
Fang Zhang raised his right hand and said, already half-kneeling on the ground, his remaining consciousness struggling to resist the feeling of weakness.
Li Zhonglou intercepted him, his brows furrowed tightly.
Yi Long, who was behind them, quickly reminded him, "Rookie, stop fighting and come back."
What a shame, just one second short.
Li Zhonglou shook his head, glanced at Jin Long in the distance, and then slowly walked back to the Dark Division members.
The members of the Light Division quickly rushed to Fang Zhang's side and surrounded him, seemingly afraid that the Dark Division would shoot him in the back.
Seeing this, Yi Long couldn't help but sneer, "What's wrong? The enforcement devices are still active, are you trying to deny it?"
Jin Long's expression was extremely grim, completely devoid of his previous excitement and smugness. Fortunately, the strength displayed by Fang Zhang had earned his approval, which was a bit of good luck amidst his misfortune.
Therefore, although his mood was bad, it was still acceptable. He merely responded in a deep voice to Yi Long's cold sneer, "I understand the rules. You choose."
Jin Long's last sentence was directed at Li Zhonglou. According to the rules of the Iron Forest, if one side surrendered, the winning side had the right to choose one of their hands or legs.
Jin Long meant for Li Zhonglou to make the choice.
However, Li Zhonglou had no interest in this. He wanted to kill the opponent. Severing a hand or a leg meant nothing to him. Therefore, Li Zhonglou said casually in the end.
"You guys decide."
Jin Long looked deeply at Li Zhonglou, then took out a short knife from his waist. The members of the Light Division parted their lines of sight. Then, Jin Long grabbed Fang Zhang's left arm.
"Rookie, this hand it is?"
Fang Zhang had persevered until now precisely to make this decision. He didn't want to wake up after fainting to find a leg missing.
Even if he lost a hand, it would only affect his strength to some extent. However, if he lost a leg, he would basically be half crippled.
Therefore, when Jin Long asked this, Fang Zhang quickly nodded. Jin Long did not hesitate at all and directly brought the knife down.
With a crisp crack, Fang Zhang's entire left hand fell off. His face instantly turned pale. The intense pain combined with the weakness within his body finally caused him to roll his eyes and collapse to the ground.
The Light Division members beside him quickly caught him. Jin Long, holding the still-bleeding knife, looked at Yi Long and said coldly, "Is that acceptable now?"
Yi Long also said coldly, "We'll let you off for today. Let's go!"
With that, Yi Long waved his hand, and the waiting Dark Division members immediately straightened up and marched forward. In a short while, they disappeared from the sight of the Light Division members.
"Boss, why did you let them go? Even if the rookie is out of combat, we could still fight them. This is a golden opportunity."
After one team member said this, all the Light Division members turned their gazes to Jin Long.
Yes, this was indeed a golden opportunity for them. Even though the Dark Division members had rested for a few minutes, it was far from enough to recover their stamina. Most importantly, their ammunition reserves had been depleted by several rounds of enforcement.
At this moment, if they could just hold them back, they would definitely be able to increase their casualties. If that attracted the enforcement officers, the Dark Division members would not be able to escape today.
This was a truth that everyone understood, which was why they couldn't understand why Jin Long had let the Dark Division members go.
Jin Long sighed and said frankly, "There are two reasons. First, they didn't demand the rookie's hand. We can reattach it for him when we get back, so the impact on the rookie will not be significant. Second, although we might be able to wipe them all out here, our brothers would inevitably suffer casualties as well."
"The feud is between Yi Long and me. Although there has always been conflict between the Dark Division and the Light Division, besides conflict, we have more important goals."
As Jin Long spoke, a glint flashed in his eyes, "This rookie is not simple, and his sacred beast is also not simple. If the two can cooperate well, our chances of winning the championship this time will greatly increase!"
"If we can win the championship this time, we can deal with the Dark Division whenever we want in the future. If this affects our championship win, even if we annihilate them now, there will still be a Dark Division in the future!"
Jin Long paused, swept his gaze across everyone, and then said his final sentence.
"Most importantly, are your sights only set on the Dark Division?"