In the dense woods, a surge of combat energy suddenly erupted. Moments later, a figure was shot backwards, slamming heavily into a protruding rock on the ground. His face contorted in pain, and a trickle of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. The intense pain in his back made the man in yellow clothes flash a look of ferocity in his eyes. But before he could react, a shadow suddenly rushed towards him. The massive silhouette brought a tearing wind pressure, smashing down viciously on his head.
“No!” The terror contained in the shadow finally struck fear into the heart of the yellow-clothed man, causing him to cry out in shock.
As the yellow-clothed man’s voice faded, the shadow that had been rushing towards him halted abruptly. Although the shadow stopped precisely, the fierce wind it carried still caused the yellow-clothed man’s face to ripple like water waves for a moment before it returned to normal.
The shadow gradually receded, and a massive ruler was firmly planted in the ground in front of the yellow-clothed man. A black-robed youth looked down at the yellow-clothed man with a cold gaze, his voice faint yet chilling, “Hand over your Fire Crystal Card.”
“You are newbies. What do you need the Fire Crystal Card for?” Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, the yellow-clothed man glanced at the four other intense battles happening in the woods and hesitated before speaking.
“Naturally, we need ‘Fire Energy’…” Xiao Yan smiled lightly, his grip on the heavy ruler tightening slightly as he said, “Within ten seconds, hand over the Fire Crystal Card, or I will beat you half to death first, then take it myself. Your choice?”
Staring at the smiling, handsome face, the yellow-clothed man felt a chill creep up his spine. This guy was truly terrifying. Feeling the icy tone in Xiao Yan’s voice, the yellow-clothed man, though extremely unwilling, did not dare to delay. With a bitter expression, he pulled out a light blue crystal card from his storage ring and handed it to Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan received the card with a smile, glancing at the number: “Thirty-two.” He nodded inwardly; it was a significant harvest. He hadn’t expected this guy to be richer than the last group.
Holding the card, Xiao Yan moved swiftly, delivering a kick to the temple of the yellow-clothed man, rendering him unconscious without killing him.
Not long after Xiao Yan dealt with the yellow-clothed man, the other four battles also came to an end. When the four figures collided heavily on the ground, the battle was finally over.
“Five Fire Crystal Cards, minus the mandatory seven days of ‘Fire Energy’ for each, leaves us with a total of one hundred and twenty-five days of ‘Fire Energy.’ Each of us can get twenty-five days of ‘Fire Energy.’ Any objections?” After receiving the Fire Crystal Cards from the hands of Bai Shan and the others, Xiao Yan did a quick calculation and then held up the five cards, asking with a smile.
The four nodded. Since they had already agreed on the distribution method, they naturally had no objections.
Seeing their nods, Xiao Yan smiled and tossed the cards to them, saying, “Divide it up. If there’s not enough, take it from another card.”
Each of the five held a card, and after rubbing them together, the numbers on the originally black cards increased.
After seizing the ‘Fire Energy,’ Xiao Yan threw the light blue crystal cards back to the tied-up inner college students, smiling and saying, “Thank you for your generous gift. We’ll repay you when we have the chance. Goodbye for now.”
“Hurry up, I sense other teams heading this way,” Xiao Yan whispered to Hu Jia and the others, then waved his hand and dashed into the dense forest, followed closely by the excited four.
They now realized that following Xiao Yan was a good decision. In just a few hours, they had successfully obtained ‘Fire Energy’ from two inner college teams. Such a bountiful reward was truly exhilarating.
About five or six minutes after Xiao Yan and his team vanished, the branches in the woods suddenly shook, and five figures appeared. Seeing the five inner college students tied to the tree trunks, their mouths gagged, they were shocked. One of them cautiously cut the ropes, and the five unlucky fellows collapsed, panting heavily.
“Damn it! To think we’d be robbed by newbies!” Once he caught his breath, the yellow-clothed man leaped up, cursing with a dark face.
The senior team that had just arrived, hearing his curses, froze, then looked at the five yellow-clothed men with strange expressions.
“Cut the crap! You won’t fare any better against those guys! What the hell is wrong with this year’s newbies? Why are there such freaks?” The strange looks only infuriated the yellow-clothed man more, and he started cursing regardless of whether they had defeated the others or not. In this forest, while they could rob newbies, they were not allowed to attack seniors.
“Don’t worry, we won’t be as useless as some guys who got robbed by newbies. This is the first time in ten years such a thing has happened. You’ll be quite famous in the inner college,” the leader of the other team sneered, then waved his hand and led his companions into the forest, disappearing quickly.
“Damn it, you’ll cry when you meet them. Talking tough now is useless!” The yellow-clothed man clenched his fist fiercely, then took out the light blue Fire Crystal Card, looking at the glaring number: seven. His face darkened like a storm approaching, extremely grim.
Three hours after Xiao Yan had taken the yellow-clothed man’s team, the sky darkened, and they encountered another lone inner college team. However, this time, their plans were completely thwarted. The cooperation of this senior team far exceeded Xiao Yan’s expectations.
In the previous two encounters, Xiao Yan and his team had relied on their superior individual strength to isolate and defeat the opponents. But this time, they faced a hard wall. Though the team was initially caught off guard by Xiao Yan and his team’s ambush, they quickly regained composure, forming a tight circle. Despite Xiao Yan’s team’s efforts, they could not break through, and the stalemate lasted for about half an hour before Xiao Yan decisively ordered a retreat. This time, their counter-attack failed, but they gained a clear understanding of their team’s lack of coordination compared to the inner college teams.
Realizing their shortcomings, Xiao Yan and his team began to practice and coordinate. After a night of non-stop training, their teamwork improved significantly. They now understood the importance of cooperating, rather than relying solely on individual strength.
This night of practice was highly beneficial. The next morning, they fortuitously encountered the same team that had previously outmaneuvered them. After a moment of shock, a fierce battle erupted again. This time, Xiao Yan and his team were not as constrained. Though they still struggled to break through the team’s defense, they showed a promising trend of counter-attack.
The inner college team noticed their progress and, to their alarm, saw that Xiao Yan’s team’s coordination was improving under the pressure of the battle. At this rate, they would soon be overpowered.
Just as Xiao Yan and his team began to gain the upper hand, Xiao Yan’s face changed. He sensed two more teams rapidly approaching, likely drawn by the battle. Not daring to delay, he ordered, “Move!”
Startled by Xiao Yan’s command, Bai Shan and the others reluctantly retreated. Despite their reluctance, they followed Xiao Yan into the dense forest, disappearing from the exhausted inner college team’s sight.
“Damn it, these guys are improving too fast. Next time, our coordination might not be enough to stop them,” a young man, who seemed to be the team’s leader, muttered angrily, staring at the spot where Xiao Yan and his team had vanished.
After the inconclusive battle, the inner college team discovered that Xiao Yan’s team, consisting of three men and two women, seemed determined to target them. Whenever there were no other teams around, this hidden team would attack from all directions, exhausting them.
In just one day, Xiao Yan and his team ambushed them no less than five times. Each time, their coordination improved. They finally realized that these newbies were using them as a training ground. By the time they realized this, it was too late. They found themselves surrounded again, and this time, Xiao Yan’s team’s coordination drove them to despair. In less than ten minutes, the team that had once stymied Xiao Yan and his team was utterly defeated, and their ‘Fire Energy’ was confiscated as spoils.
After this battle, news of a newbie team hunting ‘Fire Energy’ from inner college students began to spread in the forest. Some inner college teams grew anxious, and the entire hunting competition forest started to descend into chaos. The show was about to begin.
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