“Hey, I heard there’s a new team of freshmen hunting the senior students in the forest!” “What? No way! Who’s so fierce that they can take on those guys?” “Haha, who else but the strongest team of freshmen.” “Xiao Yan and his team?” “Damn, they’ve got guts! Those damn seniors have bullied us for too long; it’s about time they taste what it feels like to be hunted. Good for them! This is so satisfying!” “Haha, let’s go quickly. With a bit of luck, we might run into Xiao Yan and his team in the forest. As long as we follow them, we won’t have to worry about those senior students!”
In the forest, all kinds of rumors began to spread. By now, news of Xiao Yan and his team hunting the senior students had almost reached every corner of the forest. Whether it was the teams of senior or freshman students, everyone was stunned by this shocking news.
Shortly after the rumors spread, when some still doubted, four teams of senior students with gloomy faces walked out of the forest, filled with frustration and anger. Even if they occasionally met some freshman teams along the way, they didn’t attack, just leaving the forest with sullen faces. The freshmen were somewhat puzzled by their actions, but the senior teams understood very well. According to the rules, if a senior team’s “Fire Energy” fell below ten, they would lose their qualification to stay in the forest for the hunting competition. At that point, they would have to leave on their own.
Clearly, these four teams had left because their “Fire Energy” had dropped below ten, making them extremely unwilling to leave this place that brought them such humiliation. In the forest, many eyes watched as the four teams departed, and a silence fell. After a while, the skeptical looks gradually disappeared, replaced by a sense of solemnity and a faint anger.
As senior students, they had almost never experienced a situation where freshmen overpowered them. This sudden turn of events in the forest was like a slap in the face, and a loud one at that.
“Freshmen, you’ll pay for your arrogance…” All the seniors retracted their gazes from the edge of the forest, muttered angrily, and then several figures suddenly dashed out of the forest. Some arrogant teams began actively searching for Xiao Yan’s team.
Every year, the freshmen being suppressed by the seniors became a tradition. They didn’t want any freshmen to break this cycle. So, they needed to crush the arrogance of that freshman team!
Thus, several teams of senior students began to search the entire forest. However, after almost a day of searching, they found no trace of Xiao Yan and his team. Just as they thought the five freshmen had fled in fear, the arrogant team surprisingly reappeared.
In a spacious clearing, dry, yellow leaves covered the ground like a carpet. In the middle, five freshmen, their faces covered in dirt and dust, stood back-to-back in a small circle, their eyes filled with rage as they faced five young men, each wearing a tower-shaped badge on their chests.
“Surrender your ‘Fire Energy’ and avoid a beating, how about it?” A clearly senior student, with shoulder-length hair and a slightly feminine appearance, looked at the five defiant freshmen with a cold smile. “Surrender? Why don’t you come and take it? I’d rather get beaten than hand it over,” one of the surrounded freshmen, wiping blood from his mouth, spat back defiantly.
“Hmm, quite a tough guy,” the long-haired youth clapped his hands with a smile, “Alright, since you won’t cooperate, we’ll have to beat you down first.”
“Ha, you’re just bluffing. You think being a senior means you can do whatever you want? When you meet Senior Xiao Yan, you’ll have to hand over your ‘Fire Energy’ just like that. Ha, who said we freshmen couldn’t fight back?” another freshman laughed mockingly.
“Xiao Yan?” The long-haired youth’s eyebrows raised, and the smile on his face faded slightly, “So you’re putting all your hopes on them? But it’s a pity; that team has completely disappeared in the last two days. Who knows where they are hiding? When they reappear, their fate will be no better. So, stop dreaming and hand over your ‘Fire Energy’ to save yourself from pain.”
With that, the long-haired youth waved his hand, and the four companions surrounding the freshmen stepped forward, powerful Dou Qi rising from their bodies. As the Dou Qi surged, it blew away many of the dry leaves on the ground.
“Ah, Senior, are you talking about us?” Just as the senior team was about to strike, a light laugh rang out in the clearing.
The sudden voice caused the surging Dou Qi to pause. All eyes turned to the source of the sound, finally landing on a tree trunk outside the clearing. There, five young people—three men and two women—stood smiling, the black-robed youth leading them, with a large, black ruler on his back, revealing their identity.
“Senior Xiao Yan!” The five surrounded freshmen, recognizing the black-robed youth, were overcome with joy and shouted excitedly. In this forest where freshmen were usually bullied, Xiao Yan’s team was their hope, as they were the only ones who had successfully defeated a senior team.
“You must be Xiao Yan, and you are the team that hunts senior students’ ‘Fire Energy’, right?” The long-haired youth’s face changed slightly, his eyes fixed on Xiao Yan and his team.
“Very good, I didn’t expect you to have the nerve to show up,” he said as he took a step forward, his body radiating powerful Dou Qi.
“Hand over the ‘Fire Energy,’ or shall we take it ourselves?” The five formed a formation, and the long-haired youth’s confidence grew, addressing Xiao Yan.
“Can I say… no?” Xiao Yan smiled, his eyes flashing with coldness. His body blurred, appearing two meters in front of the long-haired youth, his fists glowing with green Dou Qi, which solidified into a green layer of energy.
“Arrogant fool!” The long-haired youth sneered, and his four companions attacked simultaneously, aiming to strike Xiao Yan down with their combined power.
Four seniors, each as strong as Xiao Yan, attacked together, and even Xiao Yan would struggle to block it. But he ignored the four attacks, his eyes fixed on the long-haired youth, his fists glowing with even more green Dou Qi.
Just as the attacks were about to land, sharp wind sounds filled the air. Four figures appeared, blocking the senior students. The powerful force made the attackers stagger, and they couldn’t resist the overwhelming power. They coughed up blood and fell back, sitting in a pile of leaves, their faces pale with shock.
As the four seniors fell back, a black figure followed, appearing like a ghost in front of the long-haired youth, smiling. He struck, his fist breaking through the defense, and the long-haired youth was sent flying, crashing into a tree, bleeding from his mouth.
The five freshmen, watching the battle, were speechless. The five of them, when working together, were incredibly powerful.
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