Summoning Players into My Game

"Five against one?"

One Leaf Floating Cloud looked in astonishment at the five towering bodyguards in front of him, then glanced at his older sister, thinking she must be joking.

Not even letting him know of such a rule, she really thought he was Superman.

He was well aware of his own limitations; while his current physical condition was indeed much better than before, he was still far behind his older sister.

If it was just dealing with five ordinary people, he believed he could handle it. However, the bodyguards in front of him were truly trained professionals, and having experienced many battles in Descent of High Martial, he knew that these bodyguards had been through real life-and-death struggles, far from ordinary people.

"Practice your courage first when practicing boxing. How many times have I taught you this?" Ye Qinglu rolled her eyes at One Leaf Floating Cloud, "You're not afraid of those monsters, so what are you afraid of now? Just fight freely, don't kill them, that's all."

During the thousand-man wars he faced in Descent of High Martial, One Leaf Floating Cloud fought with a madness, even against Lord Monsters over twenty meters tall that could crush a building with one swipe — he charged into them with a roar.

And the virtual reality of Descent of High Martial is 100%, virtually indistinguishable from real combat, except with better physical stats.

Now just facing five people, he was frightened. She really couldn't understand how One Leaf Floating Cloud's mind worked.

Upon hearing this, One Leaf Floating Cloud thought about it and agreed; if he wasn't afraid of those monstrous entities in Descent of High Martial, why would he fear ordinary people who didn't even have the Strength of an Apprentice?

One Leaf Floating Cloud pointed at the six bodyguards and said with swagger, "All of you, come at me at once!"

As One Leaf Floating Cloud spoke, the six stern-faced bodyguards in the room laughed immediately. It was obvious One Leaf Floating Cloud was a pampered young master with little experience, likely unable to handle any one of them, let alone all five. They hadn't seen such an adorable young master in a long time.

However, the six bodyguards didn't laugh out loud due to their professional demeanor and looked towards the burly man seated on the sofa, awaiting his permission.

"He's really outshining his predecessor." The burly man glanced at Ye Qinglu with a smile, "I remember you barely managed to hold your ground for ten seconds against these five, are you sure your brother's fine?"

Ye Qinglu was once quite arrogant. He was used to Ye Qinglu's arrogance, after all, her talent was exceptionally high, giving her good reason to be pretentious.

He just didn't expect Ye Qinglu's brother to be even more arrogant. Moments ago he was hesitant, and now he wanted to challenge six people. He wondered how Ye Qinglu brainwashed him.

"Six it shall be then." Ye Qinglu surprisingly agreed with One Leaf Floating Cloud's idea.

"Since you said so, all six of them will take him on. You should know there's a significant gap in strength between six and five. If your brother ends up in the hospital for a few months, don't blame me." The burly man laughed and shook his head at Ye Qinglu's agreement, feeling a bit sympathetic towards One Leaf Floating Cloud, wondering if Ye Qinglu ever told him that her six bodyguards were personally trained by him.

The six of them work as one unit; together, they can easily take on a dozen or twenty people.

Currently, even facing these six bodyguards, Ye Qinglu would be overwhelmed.

Saying this, the burly man snapped his fingers, and a beautiful woman in her early twenties walked in from outside.

"Arrange a confrontation room," the burly man said casually.

"Got it." The woman nodded and went to make arrangements immediately.

In no time, the beautiful receptionist arranged for a spacious confrontation room, spanning over two hundred square meters, easily accommodating a dozen sparring without feeling crowded.

"Are you really sure about this, Xiao Ye?" the burly man couldn't help but advise as he looked at both sides preparing in the center of the room. "My six bodyguards have never held back in a fight, you know this well. If your brother ends up hospitalized, don't pin it on me later."

"Don't worry, I know what's at stake." Ye Qinglu nodded and then seriously added, "I've been playing a game recently, and I'd like to borrow your Thousand Swords Map for thorough study."

"Borrow my Thousand Swords Map? Are you interested in arrays now?" The burly man asked in surprise.

After all, they've been part of the Sky Traveler for years, and Ye Qinglu has always focused on improving her individual skills, showing little interest in enhancing the team's overall capabilities.

But he could understand, given her youth and the fact she hasn't hit her limits. Meanwhile, he felt he had reached his limits, and any further breakthrough would only come from team synergies, which is why he studied arrays enabling perfect cooperation among many, to harness battle strength far beyond individual limits.

The Thousand Swords Map is his magnum opus; once the Sword Array is deployed, it can easily handle multiples, even tens of times their strength with ease.

This is also one of his ultimate trump cards for Eternal Immortal Path.

But despite this Thousand Swords Map integrating many ancient arrays and being calculated through tens of trillions of iterations by a superintelligent mind, it still has a significant flaw.

Arrays for three to five people can be managed with time and training for seamless coordination, but once you go beyond ten, even dozens, mastering it is exceedingly difficult, not to mention the Thousand Swords Map's thousand-man Sword Array.