Xiao Xu laughed wildly as he tore through the final ice wall, only to see Yamato’s figure already transformed into a silver-white giant wolf, its frost-covered claws lunging straight for his throat.

Xiao Xu raised his arm to block, the collision between metal and wolf claws producing a piercing screech; meanwhile, Yamato used the momentum to flip behind him, his wolf tail whipping toward the back of Xiao Xu's knee.

Xiao Xu stumbled half a step and reached back to grab the wolf tail, but only caught a wisp of ice mist.

At that moment, Yamato had already deactivated his Beastification, his true form quietly appearing above Xiao Xu's head as the ice spikes condensed in his palm stabbed ruthlessly into the shoulder joint!

"Crack!" The metallic skin split open, and Xiao Xu roared in pain, turning to throw a punch into the air.

Yamato, however, evaded as lightly as a falling leaf, his fingertips tapping the ground as he landed: "Freeze."

The Arena instantly turned into ice, causing Xiao Xu’s feet to slip; in that moment of imbalance, Yamato suddenly beastified and charged, his wolf head slamming heavily into Xiao Xu's abdomen.

This strike didn't use full power, but it precisely disrupted his balance.

Xiao Xu fell backward, the back of his head hitting the ice; his metalized body briefly stiffened due to the low temperature.

"It's over." Yamato reverted to human form, and his ice blade pierced through Xiao Xu's throat without hesitation.

The broadcast sounded simultaneously: 【#2 Channel wins!】

Meanwhile, the members of #176 Channel watching from the stands turned deathly pale; their Leader never expected that even his strongest Employee would be killed so easily by the opponent.

"It's over!" Despair welled up in his heart.

The death of their strongest Employee meant they were tragically eliminated in the first round of this grand competition.

The information broadcast on the Light Screen continued.

【Please, #176 Channel, send out your next contestant within five minutes!】

【Countdown...】

【Note: If no one has taken the stage by the end of the countdown, it will be considered a forfeit, and #176 Channel will ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) receive punishment!】

The message echoed in everyone's ears repeatedly, the countdown reminder striking their hearts like a death-dealing incantation.

Now that all their Employees were dead, who else could take the stage?!

Only the Leader himself and his few teammates remained.

But their strength was even inferior to their Employees; since even their strongest Employee had been insta-killed, wouldn't going up be clearly walking to their deaths?

Yet, not going up meant admitting defeat and accepting punishment; but going up was certain death all the same!

For a moment, everyone was at a loss, falling into a state of panic.

"Boss, what do we do!"

"Damn it, we lost, we lost! Will we die? Are we going to die!"

"No, no, I don't want to die, you guys go up!"

"All of you, shut up!" The Leader of #176 Channel roared, interrupting the group's bickering.

He then turned his gaze toward the last teammate to board his train and ordered, "You go!"

Upon hearing this, the man immediately retreated several steps in fright, nearly collapsing to the ground.

But after a moment of terror, he was overcome with rage, roaring, "Why the fuck should I be the one to go?!"

"We lost! We're all going to die anyway; if you want to go to your deaths, then you go!"

"You still dare to resist?" The Leader of #176 Channel grew furious.

Although the outcome was certain death, everyone still harbored a sliver of hope.

Besides, stalling for five minutes was still time; between dying now and dying in a bit, they clearly chose the latter.

Thus, despite the new member's objections, the others actually began to denounce him, eventually trying to force him toward the Arena.

The man wanted to resist, but since everyone was at the same level and they had the advantage of numbers, he had no way out.

Seeing that he was about to be dragged to the Arena to be forced to his death, he simply decided to go all out and decisively reached for an item in his pocket.

In the next second, the flesh of a teammate beside him was torn open, and they died instantly without a sound.

Blood splattered across the faces of those around him, causing their pupils to shrink in shock.

"You traitor!"

"How dare you strike!"

Instantly, everyone swarmed him, attacking him all at once.

The scene fell into utter chaos; as the Leader's team of the channel, under the immense pressure of death, they actually began infighting first.

This ridiculous scene was naturally witnessed by Bai Cheng and the others nearby.

However, her expression was calm, with not a trace of surprise in her eyes.

On the contrary, Leng Ningxue beside her seemed to have discovered something, her face full of confusion: "Huh? Isn't mutual killing forbidden within the Station? How can they..."

Bai Cheng narrowed her eyes, scanning the full view of the Arena within her sight.

Because they weren't the only channel that had sent their strongest Employee out from the start.

Other channels were now experiencing similar situations.

This meant that #176 was not the only defeated channel right now.

And they were naturally not the only ones experiencing infighting.

Infighting had broken out in other channels as well, with casualties even beginning to appear due to the chaos.

This wasn't the first time Bai Cheng had seen such a scene from #176 Channel.

Combining this with the Station rules provided by the system, she also made her own guess. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"Remember the Station rules? The system only restricted various requirements and constraints between different channels, but it didn't mention any kind of constraint within a Leader's own channel..."

Hearing this, Yu Nian suddenly realized.

"Xiao Cheng, are you saying that laws can't be broken between channels, but there's no such constraint for one's own people within a channel?!"

Bai Cheng looked into the distance, taking in all the chaos: "Isn't that obvious?"

Clearly, the Station rules did not restrict the Leaders' teams from killing one another.

Perhaps they wanted to see this scene to begin with.

Meanwhile, on #176 Channel's side, even after the last teammate's sudden attack and subsequent tragic death, the chaos did not stop.

Because everyone understood that once he was dead, it would be the next person's turn to take the stage, and no one could guarantee they wouldn't be next.

Thus, the moment the chaos erupted, someone had already made a stealthy move against the other teammates around them.

The chaos had now evolved into a free-for-all, with everyone determined to fight until the last survivor.

But the countdown on the Light Screen would not give them that chance, nor would it give them that time.

【Countdown: 3... 2... 1...】

As the countdown reached zero, everyone from #176 Channel suddenly stiffened, their eyes beginning to turn vacant.

They could feel their lives slipping away, yet they could do nothing about it.

After just a few moments, their pupils dilated, and they collapsed to the ground one after another with a series of thuds.

【Countdown ended. No one from #176 Channel took the stage. #2 Channel advances!】

【#176 Channel accepts punishment!】

At the same time, in the distant Frigid Snow Mountain, an Outpost City suddenly collapsed; half of the Settlers in the city were enveloped by an Annihilation Beam, instantly turning into dust.

As for the remaining people, they were teleported to Bai Cheng’s Outpost City in the Dark Forest during the collapse of the city...