Chapter 167: Besieged

The moment Li Luo's voice fell, his figure had already appeared ten zhang away. Bai Meng hurried to turn and follow, while Xin Fu twisted his body, transforming into a faint shadow as he sprinted along.

The swift and decisive escape of Li Luo's trio left Ye Hua stunned; he clearly hadn't expected this Purple Glow team to be so resolute...

"Where is your pride as a Purple Glow team?!" he roared.

At this moment, shouldn't Li Luo be stepping forward, shouting, "Isn't it just thirty people? I'll take them all on by myself!"?

"Pride, my foot. Does pride come with a point bonus?!" Li Luo's voice drifted over from afar.

Ye Hua gritted his teeth and said, "We chase together! If we let them run, they'll come back to retaliate one by one, and none of us will be able to handle them!"

The other captains of the Golden Glow teams nodded vigorously upon hearing this. Indeed, since they had already made their move, they had to see it through to the end. Besides, if they could eliminate a Purple Glow team, they would have bragging rights for the year. The five Purple Glow mentors were watching the field at all times; who knew if they might think their performance was good and see potential for them to become Purple Glow students?

Thus, the next moment, over a dozen Golden Glow teams sped off at full tilt, pursuing the direction in which Li Luo and the others had fled.

Seeing the rolling dust clouds behind him, Li Luo, who was fleeing in front, couldn't help but curse, "This is going too far, right? Is there no respect for a Purple Glow team at all?"

"Captain, didn't you say you were going to lead us in a 'slaughter'?" Xin Fu's voice came through.

Li Luo turned a deaf ear, focusing on running, though he made a mental note of this troublemaker who insisted on poking at sore spots, deciding to have Meng prepare a grand meal for him later.

Bai Meng kindly explained, "You can't blame the Captain. There are too many of them. Even if we could wipe out a few Golden Glow teams, we would eventually fall into a state of massive exhaustion. Plus, we don't know if they have other reinforcements nearby, so the Captain's choice to leave that area was a very rational move."

"Captain, am I right?"

"Uh..."

Li Luo was stunned. So there were that many reasons? In reality, he had just seen that there were too many of them and didn't want to face them head-on.

"Mm, Meng, you are absolutely right. As the captain, I must look further ahead. After all, our goal isn't just to be satisfied with a few golden badges." Li Luo nodded quickly, his tone unhurried, as if everything were under control.

"The Captain is truly amazing," Bai Meng praised.

Xin Fu was somewhat skeptical, then asked, "So are we just going to keep running away like this?"

Li Luo glanced behind him and said, "Not necessarily... This is over a thousand academy points. The fact that they were able to gather together, isn't that also an opportunity?"

Xin Fu looked at Li Luo in surprise. Was he actually thinking of devouring these dozen-plus Golden Glow teams?

But the opposition was numerous and powerful, and among them were many students with decent strength. Even if their own individual strength was far superior, once they were dragged down by such a numerical disadvantage, they would be the ones in trouble.

"Xin Fu, hide your figure and scout the terrain ahead at full speed. If you find any forests or streams, come back and notify me immediately," Li Luo said after pondering for a few seconds.

Upon hearing this, Xin Fu didn't say a word this time. His figure moved, transforming into a blurred shadow as he sped away, his speed a notch faster than Li Luo's full-speed dash.

"As expected of a Shadow Resonance."

Li Luo sighed in admiration. Xin Fu was truly a natural scout and assassin material. The power of the Shadow Resonance was too secretive and unpredictable, making it impossible to guard against. The only flaw was that once exposed, his frontal strength would be greatly diminished.

"Meng, use your resonance power to create an illusion of Xin Fu. Don't let them notice someone is missing."

"Also, let's not run too fast. Let them feel like they are catching up little by little."

Bai Meng responded crisply, and immediately, starlight-like resonance power surged, creating a blurred shadow that seemed to follow beside Li Luo and the other.

Then they continued their mad dash.

While Li Luo and his team were fleeing, on the high platform outside the arena, the five Purple Glow mentors were constantly monitoring the situation in every part of the field.

As one of the five Purple Glow teams, Li Luo and his team naturally received their share of attention.

Thus, the flight of Li Luo's team was also noticed by the five Purple Glow mentors.

"This Li Luo, why is he running away in every match?" Mentor Cao Sheng couldn't help but laugh.

"You can't blame him for this. You can only say that Ye Hua is a capable person, being able to persuade so many Golden Glow teams to follow him in besieging Li Luo at the first opportunity. He's a seedling with potential," Mentor Chu Zi said with some appreciation.

Mentor Xi Chan shook her head helplessly. It could only be said that Li Luo and his team were unlucky. The other four Purple Glow teams in different directions were currently unstoppable, as no one on their side had the executive ability of Ye Hua.

Her gaze flicked toward Shen Jinxiao, who was sipping tea with a faint, indiscernible smile on his lips.

Although Shen Jinxiao didn't speak, Mentor Xi Chan knew that this guy was watching a good show, and perhaps he was waiting for Li Luo and his team to be eliminated by Ye Hua and these Golden Glow teams.

Mentor Xi Chan snorted inwardly, then turned her gaze toward the vast competition field.

Li Luo, you must show some mettle. I'm still waiting for you to obtain the Twelve-Section Brocade so I have a reason to mock Shen Jinxiao. If you let my expectations fall through, you'll have a hard time later.

The chase between Li Luo's team and the others lasted for a full ten minutes.

Ye Hua and the others behind showed sufficient patience. Perhaps they also understood that once Li Luo and his team escaped, their temporary alliance would fall apart. They might even end up fighting over badges, and if Li Luo and his team snuck back in, they might all be eliminated.

Therefore, they had to muster their strength and eliminate Li Luo's Purple Glow team first!

Supported by this resolve, the dozen-plus Golden Glow teams pursued relentlessly. Finally, they saw the trio turn into a mountain forest, clearly intending to use the complex environment to shake them off.

"Ye Hua, what do we do?!" asked another Golden Glow team captain.

Ye Hua pondered for a few seconds and said, "We can't give up. Follow them. This terrain isn't too wide; we can surround them."

"I suggest we form groups of three Golden Glow teams, maintaining support distance from each other. As long as our formation doesn't break, they will never have a chance to counterattack!"

"Once they make a move, as long as we stall them for a moment, we can form a encirclement!"

The others nodded upon hearing this.

The Golden Glow students who had made it this far were not weak, and they had some ambition; naturally, they didn't want to miss the chance to defeat a Purple Glow team and make a name for themselves.

And most importantly, since they had already made their move, if they gave up now, wouldn't they just be waiting for Li Luo and his team to retaliate?

Once the group reached a decision, they didn't hesitate. Figures shot out rapidly, finally charging into the mountain forest ahead.

After entering the forest, the dozen-plus Golden Glow teams began to spread out in an encirclement, advancing rapidly.

Soon, the team led by Ye Hua was the first to discover the tracks of Li Luo's trio. He waved his hand without hesitation, and over a dozen resonance techniques shot out, bombarding the location of the three.

Boom!

Resonance power exploded, blasting pits the size of heads into the ground.

However, Ye Hua's expression changed at this moment, because he discovered that these resonance attacks had passed directly through the figures of Li Luo's trio.

And after the resonance attacks landed, the figures of the three disappeared.

"Th-this is an illusion?" Ye Hua gasped.

"Where are they?!"

At this moment, a whistle suddenly came from the right side; it was a warning signal sent by another team.

"Li Luo and his team are over there!" Ye Hua said hurriedly, "Quick, quick, surround them!"

The Golden Glow teams rushed toward that direction.

A moment later, when they arrived and formed an encirclement, cautiously overturning the entire jungle ahead, they found no sign of Li Luo's trio, only a puddle of water on the ground that was gradually evaporating.

But before their shock could fade, another urgent whistle came from the left.

Ye Hua and the others had no choice but to rush over again.

But when they arrived, panting, they saw only three illusions that were gradually fading away.

"Damn it, they are wearing us out!" Ye Hua's expression was one of anger and alarm.

Moreover, with these random whistle signals, their original encirclement formation was gradually being disrupted.

"What a cunning Li Luo!"

Ye Hua gradually felt a sense of unease. This siege seemed to have been a bit too hasty.

While he was uneasy, more and more urgent whistles began to come from all directions, indicating that many teams had encountered illusions of Li Luo's trio and had sent support signals without confirming their actual whereabouts.

This couldn't be blamed on the teams for panicking; after all, without a sufficient numerical advantage, a single Golden Glow team was just a snack when meeting Li Luo's group.

"It's a mess, it's a mess!"

Ye Hua watched as the once-orderly formation began to descend into chaos. Some Golden Glow teams, in their panic, had stopped following orders, which made him sigh helplessly.

Finally, he made a decisive choice.

"Retreat quickly, don't stay here! Our siege has failed!"

Having made his choice, he didn't care about the other Golden Glow teams and turned to leave with his own team.

And just as Ye Hua made the choice to retreat, in a certain part of the forest, Li Luo heard the chaotic whistles coming from all around, and a smile appeared on his face.

He looked at Bai Meng and Xin Fu, twisted his neck, and stretched his limbs.

"Alright, now it's time for our performance..."