Chapter 129: Tactical Deployment

After Huo Yutong told the Shilake Academy crowd the news that Tang Wulin had entered closed-door cultivation, they couldn't help but stare at each other.

Bei Bei sighed.

"Did I push Wulin too hard?"

He didn't know that Tang Wulin's decision to enter closed-door cultivation at this time was half because he wanted to catch up with Huo Yutong; he only thought Tang Wulin was trying to make a quick breakthrough to help deal with the Dou Ling Royal High-level Soul Master Academy.

However, since Tang Wulin had already entered closed-door cultivation, they couldn't interrupt him unless absolutely necessary, and they could only hope he would finish in time.

But in the blink of an eye, two days passed, and the match against the Dou Ling Royal High-level Soul Master Academy was about to start, yet Tang Wulin still hadn't emerged from closed-door cultivation.

Hearing the referee's call on stage, Wang Yan said to Bei Bei with a solemn expression:

"Go, Bei Bei, draw a good lot."

Now that Tang Wulin is absent, the win rate for any of the three match formats is greatly reduced.

However, when the lottery results came out, Wang Yan still couldn't help but feel his vision go dark.

"Two-two-three," a match format that Shilake Academy currently fears the most.

It can be said that the moment Bei Bei drew the two-two-three, Shilake had already lost half.

Even if Tang Wulin hadn't entered closed-door cultivation, their chances of winning in this match format would be slim; let alone now that he has entered closed-door cultivation, it can be said they have no chance of winning.

The two sides already had a large gap in strength, and now they were forcibly divided into three battlefields, instantly magnifying their existing shortcomings without limit.

Everyone obviously understood this as well, and their expressions all became extremely bitter.

Wang Yan hesitated again; originally he hadn't made many tactical plans for the two-two-three format, because once this format was drawn, Shilake Academy was almost certain to lose.

Or perhaps it would be better to simply admit defeat, which would both ensure the academy's information wouldn't be seen through by the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and let him take full responsibility for the loss.

He was having second thoughts when Bei Bei suddenly took a deep breath and asked Wang Yan:

"Teacher, can you hand over the command of the rest of this match to me?"

Wang Yan was stunned for a moment.

"Why?"

"Because I understand our situation better."

Bei Bei said firmly: "I have a way to maximize the use of our abilities; please, Teacher."

Wang Yan hesitated a bit longer, then finally looked at Bei Bei's eyes, gritted his teeth, and agreed.

"Alright, I'll hand it all over to you; don't put too much pressure on yourself, and you can return the command to me anytime."

He wasn't worried that Bei Bei would command poorly, but rather that if they lost the match, the blame might fall on Bei Bei.

But Bei Bei's gaze was so determined that he couldn't refuse this child.

"Thanks." Bei Bei took a deep breath, immediately turned and said: "Xu San Shi, He Caitou, can we send the two of you out as our first team?"

"No problem, leave it to the brothers."

Xu San Shi shrugged and stood up.

Among the Shilake Academy crowd, the one most suited to partner with him was indeed He Caitou, the fixed artillery turret.

When he teams up with He Caitou, they can unleash a combat power greater than the sum of their parts.

Watching the two go onto the stage, Wang Yan felt some worry.

"Bei Bei, is this really okay? We can't afford to lose." Bei Bei immediately combined the two Soul Ancestors into one team, which meant that in the remaining two matches, Shilake would have only one Soul Ancestor available to deploy.

You should know that the two-two-three format is a best-of-three series; if Xu San Shi's team wins the first match, that's fine, but if they lose, Shilake must win both remaining matches and cannot afford to lose any.

The problem is that by then, Shilake's issue of excessive disparity in combat power would be fully exposed; if Bei Bei doesn't go on stage with Huo Yutong, Huo Yutong would struggle alone, but if he does go with her, then how would Zhou Sichen and Wang Dong handle their opponents?

Regarding this, Bei Bei looked seriously at Huo Yutong.

"Yutong, you said this morning that Wulin's closed-door cultivation was nearing its end; is that true?"

In the morning, when everyone left the Star Royal Hotel and arrived at Star Net Plaza, Huo Yutong specifically went to check Tang Wulin's condition and declared that he would soon finish his closed-door cultivation.

Huo Yutong nodded lightly.

"Mm, it will definitely be finished this morning."

She had Ilex examine Tang Wulin's condition, and according to Ilex, his absorption of internal energy had already entered the final stage.

"All right." Bei Bei looked solemnly at Xu San Shi and He Caitou as they went on stage, and said: "Frankly, without Wulin, we have no hope of defeating the enemy no matter what, so I'm putting my bet on Wulin being able to finish his closed-door cultivation in time."

In fact, even if we gave Huo Yutong a Soul Ancestor teammate for the first match and let her win a victory, the next two matches would still be impossible to fight.

Shilake's lineup dooms them to be unable to defeat the Dou Ling Royal High-level Soul Master Academy on the two-two-three battlefield without Tang Wulin; this is a hardware flaw, unrelated to how personnel are allocated.

Therefore Bei Bei chose to send Xu San Shi, the iron tortoise, onto the field in the first match, and gave him the most suitable teammate, hoping he could drag out the time as much as possible.

As long as those two can hold out until Tang Wulin finishes his closed-door cultivation, a deadlock could turn into a glimmer of hope.

"I believe in Wulin."

"... I understand."

After hearing Bei Bei's explanation, Wang Yan said nothing more.

He knew Bei Bei was right.

On the battlefield, when they saw that Shilake had sent out Xu San Shi and He Caitou, their opponents blinked in surprise.

According to the analysis of the Dou Ling Royal High-level Soul Master Academy's team leader, Shilake Academy should have sent Huo Yutong out first.

That's why they sent the two of them out in the first match; after all, their combat power isn't particularly strong, but if you trade those two for the opponent's strongest, Huo Yutong, the Dou Ling Royal High-level Soul Master Academy would be sure to win this match.

Unexpectedly, Shilake didn't know what they were thinking; they actually didn't send Huo Yutong out first, which completely threw off their plans.

However, after a brief moment of shock, they quickly regained their composure.

Being able to become a regular member of the Dou Ling Royal High-level Soul Master Academy's team destined their mentality and strength to not be lacking.

Although in the tactical setup they were originally considered expendable, that doesn't mean they were useless; they are weak only relative to other teammates, and if the opponent lacks even a Soul King, they don't think they would lose.

"Shilake Academy, Xu San Shi."

"Shilake Academy, He Caitou."

Dou Ling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy, Xiao Feng.

Dou Ling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy, Qing Feng.

Both sides were ready, and under the gaze of the multitude, the referee raised their hand.

The match begins!

(End of chapter)