LRAB Chapter 39 The New Shrek Seven Monsters: A Series of Contradictions
Chapter 39 The New Shrek Seven Monsters: A Series of Contradictions
Even after Dai Youheng's "regretful" departure, the chaotic battle within the maze continues.
Although he unexpectedly eliminated the powerful Xu Sanshi, he had previously helped Jiang Nannan deal with two formidable opponents at the peak of the Soul Venerable realm, Mu Shengsheng and Gui Jiankui.
With this shift in dynamics, the overall pressure on Huo Yuhao, Bei Bei, and their group is actually less than in the original story.
When the ever-shrinking maze finally forced everyone to the central square for the final battle, sixteen people remained on the field.
The situation has become six against ten.
Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, He Caitou, Bei Bei, and Jiang Nannan faced off against another ten people led by Dai Huabin.
Compared to the original story where it was seven against twelve, Huo Yuhao and his team faced a smaller numerical disadvantage.
Huo Yuhao continued to employ his most effective tactics, using the shared mental detection and God's-eye view to give precise commands. He instructed the four people besides himself and Wang Dong to break out in four different directions, each successfully drawing two pursuers.
Taking advantage of the maze's ever-changing nature, Huo Yuhao precisely calculated the path and cleverly lured all eight opponents who had been lured away onto the same straight line!
"Now! Yuhao!" Wang Dongjiao shouted.
The dazzling golden light and the pure blue-gold light merged instantly, forming a 100% perfect martial soul fusion skill, a withering amidst brilliance, the golden path.
The fusion skill of the Goddess of Light Butterfly and the Spirit Eye, like the light of judgment, instantly swept across that straight passage!
After the light faded, the eight opponents, along with the walls of the maze they were in, were all bathed in a dazzling gold, rendering them immobile and instantly incapacitated!
The list of eliminated contestants was announced over the loudspeaker.
However, due to Xu Sanshi's absence, a sufficiently substantial lure was lacking, resulting in no one attempting to entice the strongest and most vigilant individuals, Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu. These two remained engrossed in searching the maze for Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's whereabouts.
When they realized something was wrong and returned to the central area, they saw eight golden "sculptures" and Huo Yuhao and his six companions standing guard.
The game has turned into a six-on-two situation!
Zhu Lu's face paled, and she made a judgment in an instant. Even if the two of them could unleash the Netherworld White Tiger, there was absolutely no way they could defeat so many people on the other side, not to mention that there were three Soul Masters among them.
The purpose of this selection is to choose seven people, but now there are only eight people left...
Zhu Lu raised her hand without hesitation and declared loudly, "I surrender!"
With a flash of light, she was teleported out of the arena.
At this point, there were exactly seven people left on the field—Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, He Caitou, Bei Bei, Jiang Nannan, and Dai Huabin, who had a gloomy face, was unwilling but secretly glad to have won by default.
competition is over.
On the high platform outside, Elder Xuan, Yan Shaozhe, and the others looked grim. They had organized this chaotic battle to see the students adapt to changing circumstances, form temporary teams, and demonstrate their combat wisdom and teamwork.
But what's the result now? Huo Yuhao and his six teammates cooperated seamlessly, their tactics were brilliant. Dai Huabin, on the other hand, was completely an outsider, and even had deep conflicts with the other six!
Zhu Lu, the only one who could cooperate with him, voluntarily withdrew. The selected reserve team was already internally divided.
Elder Xuan took a swig of wine, and finally, steeling himself, announced, "Rules are rules! The seven winners of this selection will be the new Shrek Seven Devils reserve team! They are Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, He Caitou, Bei Bei, Jiang Nannan, and Dai Huabin!"
When the list was announced, there was little cheering both inside and outside the venue.
Huo Yuhao frowned. Making him teammates with Dai Huabin? This was torture.
Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and the others also looked displeased. Dai Huabin himself was even more ashen-faced. He felt that his advancement was as if it had been given to him as charity, without any honor whatsoever, especially since he had to be on equal footing with his mortal enemy, Huo Yuhao.
This is perhaps the most discordant generation of Shrek Seven Devils in Shrek Academy's history.
Dai Youheng leaned "weakly" against the wall, watching this dramatic scene without any emotion, and even felt a little like laughing.
Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo, the sisters, huddled up to him, their little faces full of indignation.
"Hmph! That's so unfair!" Lan Luoluo stomped her foot. "If it weren't for the fact that you and Xu Sanshi fought to the death, and you were both severely injured, with your strength, you would definitely have secured a spot! How could it be a chance for someone like Dai Huabin who relied on getting a spot by taking advantage of others and having his girlfriend give up hers!"
Lan Susu nodded vigorously. They didn't care too much about being eliminated, but instead felt extremely sorry and sorry for Dai Youheng.
Seeing their genuine sympathy for him, Dai Youheng smiled inwardly, but on the surface, he simply shook his head and said calmly, "It's okay, I don't care."
He genuinely doesn't care.
He had absolutely no interest in the empty title of a mere college competition, or a team effort destined to be fraught with trouble and internal strife. What good would participating do? It would offer negligible improvement in skill.
The truly important thing is to use this time to acquire that 100,000-year soul ring, and then return to Star Luo City to scavenge the resources you need from the auction house.
His gaze had already turned beyond the academy, to that wider, more dangerous world. The glory of the Shrek Seven Devils? Let Dai Huabin enjoy it; hopefully, he can withstand the "surprise" that awaits him behind that glory.
Just then, two figures walked over, one after the other.
It was Huo Yuhao and Jiang Nannan.
Huo Yuhao's face showed obvious guilt and a hint of resentment. He walked up to Dai Youheng, lowered his head, and said in a somewhat muffled voice, "Brother, I'm sorry."
Dai Youheng raised her eyes, a perfectly timed look of confusion on her face. "Why are you apologizing to me? You were successfully selected, that's a good thing."
"No, that's not it!" Huo Yuhao clenched his fists, his voice rising with emotion. "I'm talking about that bastard Dai Huabin! He ambushed you! I originally wanted to eliminate him in the final melee to avenge you! But..." He gritted his teeth, "That guy and Zhu Lu hid too well, and in the end, there were only seven people left on the field before the match ended. I couldn't find an opportunity. I'm sorry, brother, I let you get ambushed by that scoundrel for nothing!"
His tone was full of sincere apology and resentment, clearly showing that he was still upset about not being able to help his brother get revenge.
Dai Youheng understood, but a relieved smile appeared on his face. He reached out and patted Huo Yuhao's shoulder, "It's nothing, there's nothing to apologize for. That's how the competition rules are. He was able to seize the opportunity, which is his skill. The most important thing is that you were selected. As for revenge, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future, no need to rush."
His words were so magnanimous, but they only made Huo Yuhao feel that his brother was still thinking of him even though he had been wronged, which deepened his resentment towards Dai Huabin.