Chapter 172: Breaking the Deadlock

"We even prepared three Golden Glow squads..."

When Li Luo heard these words from Shen Ya, his expression visibly tightened. Right now, only he and Bai Meng were here, putting them at a numerical disadvantage. If the other side brought in three more Golden Glow squads to surround them, it would truly be a troublesome matter.

"It seems you really put a lot of thought into this trap," Li Luo said slowly.

The news about them targeting him was likely leaked to Zhao Kuo and the others on purpose, and then, at this moment, they arranged for Xu Ge's squad to approach Zhao Kuo and the others, hinting at an alliance, thereby learning everything about their plans from the inside.

They even maintained a degree of caution after separating from Xin Fu, keeping three Golden Glow squads in ambush here while at full strength.

This series of interconnected layouts was truly something to marvel at.

"No choice. Since we have to deal with you, we naturally need to give you enough importance."

Shen Ya smiled and said, "This first shot must be a success for our Viceroy squad to stand out. Therefore, no matter the cost, we must ensure nothing goes wrong."

"Of course, Shi Kong gave a lot of suggestions for these plans. Li Luo, you have to admit that sometimes your enemies understand you even better than you understand yourself."

Beside him, Shi Kong said with an icy gaze, "Li Luo, I have kept the failure at Tianshu County firmly in my heart. I said I would make you pay it back!"

"That really is a very formal villain declaration," Li Luo sighed.

Resonant power surged over Shen Ya's body, but he did not initiate an attack. He smiled and said, "Li Luo, I know your dual resonances are very strong, and even Duze Beixuan lost to you, so I don't intend to attack you first..."

The smile at the corners of his mouth gradually became mocking.

"I intend to wait for the three Golden Glow squads I have in ambush here to arrive. At that time, you will understand what it truly means to be unable to escape even with wings."

"Li Luo, sorry, but your first defeat at the Holy Mysterious Star Academy will be bestowed by me."

Boom!

In the woodland, bursts of resonant power erupted as three squads engaged in a fierce battle.

The Heavenly Blade squad completely ignored the Zhao Kuo squad, leaving them entirely to Xu Ge's team, while the four of them focused all their efforts on besieging Xin Fu alone.

Xin Fu was at the strength of an Upper-Level Flower Seed, while the four members of the Heavenly Blade squad were at the Lower-Level Flower Seed. Although their individual strength was weaker than his, once they joined forces, it was clearly Xin Fu who was in a sorry state.

One could see his figure dodging left and right under the joint offensive of the four, and the occasional attacks he launched were all blocked by the opponents, who had been prepared for them.

Now, he could only rely on the unique abilities of his Shadow Resonance to constantly stall for time.

"Haha, Purple Glow students aren't so great after all; you can only jump around like a monkey," the captain of the Heavenly Blade squad, Liu Que, laughed loudly, his words full of mockery.

However, facing his mockery, Xin Fu remained indifferent, because he knew the opponent was deliberately provoking him into a direct confrontation. If he really did that, he would not be far from defeat.

A true shadow assassin needs to know how to endure and wait for the right moment.

Seeing that Xin Fu was not angered by his words at all, Liu Que raised an eyebrow, then stopped saying useless things and began to increase the intensity of his attack.

On the other side, the four members of Zhao Kuo's team were also doing their best to deal with the attack from Xu Ge's squad, and both sides were fighting intensely.

"Xu Ge, you dog, you actually dared to backstab us!" Zhao Kuo's face was extremely gloomy, anger dancing in his eyes, while he also felt ashamed because of Li Luo.

He was the one who sent the message to Li Luo about the Viceroy squad, but he did not expect that his subsequent actions would fall entirely into the Viceroy squad's calculations.

Including this Xu Ge squad that took the initiative to come and try to form an alliance.

And because of the leak of information, it would undoubtedly bring danger to Li Luo and the others.

"Hehe, don't be angry. This just means you weren't careful enough; you can't blame anyone else," Xu Ge laughed.

Zhao Kuo said gloomily, "Our squad and Brother Luo's squad have both noted this debt."

Xu Ge's expression looked a bit unpleasant. He didn't care about Zhao Kuo's squad, but he clearly still held some fear toward Li Luo's Purple Glow squad. However, having reached this point, regret was clearly not an option.

"Hmph, so what if you remember? Can you kill me?" Xu Ge sneered.

"If you fall today, Li Luo and his team will be the first Purple Glow squad among this year's freshmen to be toppled!"

"Speed up the attack and finish them off!" he shouted.

Hearing this, the three team members immediately surged with resonant power, holding nothing back. Their offensive erupted, forcing the four members of Zhao Kuo's team to retreat repeatedly, and the situation looked like it was about to spiral out of control.

However, just as Xu Ge and the others were getting fired up and intending to defeat their opponents in one go, several streams of resonant power suddenly shot out from the forest ahead, heading straight for their faces.

This turn of events caused the expressions of Xu Ge and the others to change drastically. They hurriedly tried to defend, only to be shaken back in a sorry state.

"Who?!" Xu Ge looked toward the forest, shouting in shock and anger.

Zhao Kuo and the others also looked in that direction in astonishment, clearly not understanding who had suddenly intervened.

And amidst those suspicious gazes, a Golden Glow squad walked out from the forest. The person leading them was none other than Ye Hua, whom they had met earlier.

Facing those suspicious gazes, Ye Hua scratched his head.

"Excuse me, is this where you called for the 'Tough Guy Beatdown' service?"

In the mountain forest, three Golden Glow squads were moving rapidly.

"Quick, Shen Ya has sent the signal. Hurry over and surround Li Luo!" The three captains at the front of the squads communicated rapidly, their tones urgent.

"Let's go, if we defeat a Purple Glow squad, we'll make a name for ourselves!"

"Haha, satisfying!"

"..."

Just as they were speaking, arrows containing sharp resonant power suddenly shot out from the dense forest. The sudden attack threw the three Golden Glow squads into chaos, leaving them in a sorry state.

"Who is it?!" one of the Golden Glow captains roared.

As his voice fell, four Golden Glow squads walked out from the surrounding dense forest.

"Classmates, we have no quarrel with you; there's no need to mess with us, right?" The previous three Golden Glow squads saw this, their expressions darkening as they spoke.

Among the four ambushing Golden Glow squads, a captain smiled and said, "You're going to deal with Li Luo and his team, right?"

The three Golden Glow captains did not answer, but their hearts sank slightly.

"Sorry, we also took a reward. As long as we stop you here, we can get a sum of points."

"So, please do us a favor and stay here; don't go any further."

The captain waved his hand, and the four Golden Glow squads immediately charged out.

Deep in the mountain forest.

Li Luo stood on a tree branch, his gaze calm as he looked at Shen Ya and his three companions. While they were stalling for time, he did not initiate an attack either.

Regarding this behavior, Shen Ya felt a bit puzzled. After all, once his reinforcements arrived, Li Luo would definitely have no chance of turning things around today, so why was Li Luo not anxious at all?

For a moment, Shen Ya felt a bit uneasy.

And this unease began to intensify rapidly as time passed.

Because he discovered that the three reinforcements he had prepared seemed to be a bit overdue...

Just as Shen Ya felt increasingly uneasy, Li Luo suddenly smiled. He stared at the former and said faintly, "Did you realize your reinforcements didn't arrive on time?"

Shen Ya, Shi Kong, and the others' expressions gradually turned ugly. "Was it you?!"

Li Luo smiled, his palms gradually resting on the hilts of his twin blades. "I actually never underestimated you, but... it seems you underestimated me too much."

"Did you really think that I, Li Luo, only have this appearance that makes you feel inferior?"

A vein throbbed on Shen Ya's forehead, then he took a deep breath, his expression gradually calming down.

"These reinforcements were just for absolute certainty. Even without them, do you think that with just the two of you, you can defeat our full-strength squad?"

"Li Luo, I really have you in the palm of my hand today!"

Shen Ya took a step forward, and a powerful resonant power suddenly erupted.

"Do it!"

Following a low roar, four figures shot out, aiming straight for Li Luo.

(One chapter today.)