novelraw Chapter 398 - 327: Tactical Hand Signals
Chapter 398 - 327: Tactical Hand Signals
When Lu Lin was eating the Star Power Pill like candy, two Trash Teams also entered the area planned for today.
Sun Xiaorong and Lu Dalong, during these many days of trials, although they had no direct conflict, could be said to have a deep enmity over the title of Star God Team.
Now, Lu Lin divided them and their respective students into one team.
That was a spectacle for Mr. Gao to watch.
Sun Xiaorong assigned tasks to his group of more than twenty people.
Lu Dalong was equally unyielding, not saying a word throughout.
Both of them understood that no matter how much they fought, they ultimately had to cooperate together, achieve results together, and receive rewards or punishments together.
This was quite disgusting.
Having to fully cooperate with rivals they’d been competing against for several days, who knows what Lu Lin was thinking.
"Alright, here we are."
Mr. Gao stopped walking, amused by the two groups whose attitudes were anything but cooperative.
"Next, you need to cooperate fully to remove the label of Trash Team One as soon as possible."
"As usual, if you encounter danger, shout for help loudly, and be cautious in observing your surroundings..."
After saying this, Mr. Gao turned and left, leaving the area to Trash Team One.
Sun Xiaorong and Lu Dalong exchanged a glance, snorted coldly, and turned in opposite directions to separate.
"Brothers, although we’re in the same team as Lu Dalong, don’t have too much contact with him."
"Everything must depend on ourselves."
Sun Xiaorong said, his eyes shining brightly.
"Even though Teacher Lu formed us into one team, we must show Teacher Lu, Lu Dalong, and those brothers in Team Two that only we are the true Star God Team."
"They only stole our victory when we weren’t paying attention."
"Today we don’t have enough people, so we’ll split into two groups."
"Mr. Gao, you take people to hunt demon beasts, Cui Zhen, you go with Mr. Gao to collect traps and pick wild vegetables."
"Gu Ming and I will bring a few people to create chaos for them."
Sun Xiaorong finished arranging, and his brothers naturally had no objections, all following his instructions.
"Alright, Gu Ming, let’s go and teach Lu Dalong a lesson, let him know that relying solely on schemes won’t make him a Star God."
Sun Xiaorong set out with his men, and over there, Lu Dalong seemed to know their movements like the back of his hand, having planned everything meticulously.
He already anticipated that with Sun Xiaorong’s troublemaking Demon King nature, he would definitely come to cause problems.
Therefore, Lu Dalong did not arrange for people to go out hunting or gathering.
He deliberately had three students act as if they were leaving the team to lure Sun Xiaorong into taking action.
Of course, he was prepared on both fronts.
If Sun Xiaorong really came, then he would ambush him completely, teaching him an unforgettable lesson.
If Sun Xiaorong didn’t come, then there were students responsible for picking and gathering.
Time ticked by, moment by moment.
Hidden in the shadows, Lu Dalong couldn’t help but feel some anxiety.
Given Sun Xiaorong’s nature, how could he tolerate not coming for so long?
Wait another two hours, and if he still hasn’t shown up, Lu Dalong will cancel the plan and switch to another strategy.
"Rustle, rustle."
Just then, the bushes not far from the three "bait" moved suddenly.
Lu Dalong’s eyes lit up.
Haha, Sun Xiaorong, oh Sun Xiaorong, you really couldn’t hold back.
Watch me give you a lesson you won’t forget for life.
As for Sun Xiaorong’s sister, Lu Dalong had already asked Lu Lin.
Lu Lin clearly told him that all disputes within the school stop with him, regardless of grievances, no one is allowed to seek revenge after the trials end.
What Lu Lin said was naturally true.
The reason he organized two teams was simply to make students competitive, chasing each other.
Not to divide the sprint class students into two parts.
Just a bunch of kids, today they’re fighting with bruised noses, and the next day they could be getting along like nothing happened.
Because of this, Lu Dalong felt no mental burden in "ambushing" Sun Xiaorong.
"Rustle, rustle."
The distant underbrush rustled again, and Lu Dalong couldn’t help but sneer.
Sun Xiaorong seemed quite cautious this time.
He didn’t charge in recklessly, it seems after these days of trials with Teacher Lu, this rash guy has restrained himself a lot.
Lu Dalong thought to himself, but wasn’t in a hurry.
The other party had already arrived, so nothing unexpected would happen.
He had plenty of patience.
...
"Hei Gou, there are three kids over there."
In the forest, a slender, but muscular man said softly.
Behind him were two other men dressed similarly.
"Kids?"
Hei Gou asked puzzledly, "Isn’t this North Scorching Mountain said to be sparsely populated, how could there be kids? Bai Gou, you wouldn’t have mistaken, right?"
Bai Gou shook his head, "Boss, I just went over there, really saw three kids with baskets, picking wild vegetables."
"I didn’t dare alarm them. Could it be that Sun Xiaorui knows we’re going to deal with her and deliberately set up a confusion array here?"
"Oh."
The person called Boss by Bai Gou had fair skin, with two mustache ends slightly curled up by his lips, giving him a comical appearance.
However, the man’s eyes made people uneasy, narrow and upward-slanting.
Even without making any fierce expression, you could tell he was not an easy person to get along with.
The Boss, Hei Gou, and Bai Gou, all three were spies under Ying Zhong.
The current situation in the Battlefield Secret Realm is that Xue Rongdao is dealing with Sun Xiaorui, Ren Jiuxiao is facing Zou Yuhe, and Ying Zhong is up against Yu Chixun.
Ren Jiuxiao has already defeated Zou Yuhe in a beheading operation and is now busy absorbing Zou Yuhe’s forces.
Xue Rongdao has also launched several small-scale battles, but Sun Xiaorui has consistently adhered to a defensive strategy. Although in a disadvantageous position, she hasn’t suffered many losses.
But the situation with Ying Zhong and Yu Chixun is a bit odd.
They announced their conflict a long time ago, yet there’s been no noticeable movement.
At least, there’s been no movement on the surface.
However, Ying Zhong, as the last disciple to enter the sect under the Sect Leader Li Xiaoci, who is now at a higher cultivation level than his senior brothers and sisters and possesses a more formidable force than them, is naturally not just a big-bellied fool.
Outwardly, it seems like Ying Zhong hasn’t made any moves, but secretly he has been nurturing an assassin team.
This assassin team mainly enters the opponent’s camp to cause destruction, assassinating local Inner Sect and Core Disciples, causing panic.
The reason he hasn’t acted against Yu Chixun is that Yu Chixun has already been intimidated by him before.
With only more than 80,000 underlings remaining, besides a few Core Disciples beside him, other Core and Inner Sect Disciples have basically been eliminated.
So now, although Yu Chixun has many disciples, they are not easy to command.
In Ying Zhong’s eyes, Yu Chixun is just a piece of meat ready to be devoured at any time.
But he cannot rush to eat it.
Ying Zhong’s sights are not just on Yu Chixun, or Sun Xiaorui and Zou Yuhe.
He wants to be the Sect Leader’s heir, and his real opponents are Xue Rongdao and Ren Jiuxiao.
This time, sending Boss, Hei Gou, and Bai Gou to cross North Scorching Mountain was to probe Sun Xiaorui’s actual situation.
If Sun Xiaorui is strong enough to withstand Xue Rongdao’s fierce attacks, he naturally won’t interfere and will watch from the sidelines.
But if Sun Xiaorui is weak, he might as well offer her some support.
The progress with Ren Jiuxiao and Zou Yuhe is too fast, and Ying Zhong doesn’t want Sun Xiaorui to be quickly overrun by Xue Rongdao.
However, his elite team clearly hadn’t expected this.
In the supposedly treacherous and remote North Scorching Mountain, there were actually three children picking wild vegetables. However you think about it, this situation seems peculiar.
"Let’s detour."
"Our target this time is Sun Xiaorui, everything else comes second."
"We’re getting close to Sun Xiaorui’s main camp, so memorize the identities that Mr. Ying gave us. If you mess up, hmm."
Boss threatened, seeing Bai Gou and Hei Gou tremble, he nodded in satisfaction.
After waiting a moment, the three re-planned their route and continued forward.
"Rustle, rustle."
The three moved cautiously forward, but their actions, in Lu Dalong’s eyes, were as conspicuous as a monk on a louse’s head.
Unexpectedly, after just a few days of not seeing her, Sun Xiaorong had become so cautious.
She even knew to check for ambushes in advance.
Facing such an opponent, all plans needed to be adapted on the fly.
Lu Dalong made a gesture, and more than twenty students around him jumped up and charged at Hei Gou and the others.
"Sun Xiaorong, you dare to mess with us again."
"Yesterday, Teacher Lu specifically said... said..."
Lu Dalong stammered, looking at the three suddenly appearing fierce-looking individuals.
"Who, who are you?"
Boss, Bai Gou, and Hei Gou were startled by Lu Dalong’s sudden appearance.
Once they saw it was a group of children, the three relaxed their guard.
Boss squinted his narrow eyes and smiled slightly at Lu Dalong.
"Kids, we’re just training here, where are your parents?"
Lu Dalong stood firm, noting the uniforms on the three were from Sun Xiaorui’s Wind Chasing Army.
He smiled and said, "Uncle, our dads are training over there too."
"Under which Group Commander’s orders are you?"
Hmm?
Boss’s heart skipped a beat.
No wonder there were kids playing in North Scorching Mountain.
It turned out their elders weren’t far away.
However, Sun Xiaorui’s leadership was admirable.
Bringing subordinates for training yet allowing them to bring family along.
If this is training, how can they focus if they’re with family?
Boss felt reassured, believing he made the right choice in following Mr. Ying, as the other disciples were fools.
Even Sun Xiaorui, whom Mr. Ying was particularly concerned about, was no more than this.
"We’re under Mr. Cao, Cao Ning. Make sure to play safe here, North Scorching Mountain isn’t safe."
"We know, thank you, Uncle."
Lu Dalong replied with a naive smile.
When he saw the three turn to leave, Lu Dalong placed his right hand behind him and made a gesture.
This was something Lu Lin had taught them at the first day’s Bonfire Evening Party.
In battle, there are many things inconvenient to communicate verbally, so that’s when tactical gestures are needed.
And the tactical gesture Lu Dalong made now was:
"Kill!"