Chapter 172: Breaking the Trap

"You even prepared three Gold-Glow squads..."

When Li Luo heard Shen Ya's words, his expression clearly tightened slightly. Right now there was only him and Bai Bai Mengmeng here, and they were already outnumbered. If the other side brought three more Gold-Glow squads to surround and annihilate them, that would truly be a very troublesome matter.

"It seems you've truly gone to great lengths for this trap," Li Luo said slowly.

The rumors about them targeting him were probably deliberately leaked for Zhao Kuo and the others to learn of. Then at this moment, they arranged for Xu Ge's squad to approach Zhao Kuo's group, hinting at cooperation, thereby learning all their plans from the inside.

Even after separating from Student Xin Fu, with a full squad they still maintained some caution, holding back three Gold-Glow squads here in ambush to wait.

This chain upon chain of scheming was truly somewhat astonishing.

"Can't be helped. Since we're dealing with you, of course we need to give you enough attention."

Shen Ya smiled and said, "This first shot must be fired loud, only then can our Governor Squad stand out. So, no matter the price, we have to make sure nothing goes wrong."

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

Beside him, Shi Kong said with icy eyes, "Li Luo, I've kept the failure at Tianshu County firmly in mind. I told you, I would make you pay it back!"

"What a properly formal villain's declaration," Li Luo remarked with feeling.

Shen Ya's body surged with phase force, but he did not take the initiative to attack. He smiled and said, "Li Luo, I know your dual phase is very strong, even Duze Duze Beixuan lost to your hands, so I don't plan to take the offensive against you right now..."

The smile at the corner of his mouth gradually turned mocking.

"I plan to wait for the three Gold-Glow squads I've ambushed here to arrive. At that moment, you'll understand what it truly means to be unable to fly even with wings."

"Li Luo, my apologies, but your first defeat at Sacred Mystic Star Academy will be bestowed by me."

Boom!

Within the forest, bursts of phase force erupted as three squads clashed fiercely.

The Heavenly Blade Squad completely ignored Zhao Kuo's squad, leaving them entirely to Xu Ge's squad. Their four members focused all their efforts on surrounding and attacking Student Xin Fu alone.

Student Xin Fu possessed the strength of an Upper Heavy Flower Seed, while the four members of the Heavenly Blade Squad were Lower Heavy Flower Seeds. Although individually weaker than the former, once they joined forces, it was clearly Student Xin Fu who was in a sorry state.

One could see his figure dodging left and right under their combined assault, and the occasional attacks he launched were all anticipated and fully blocked by the opponents.

Right now, he could only rely on the unique ability of his Shadow phase force to keep stalling for time.

"Hahaha, Purple-Glow students aren't anything special after all, aren't they just hopping around like monkeys?" The Heavenly Blade Squad's captain Liu Que laughed out loud, his words full of mockery.

However, facing his mockery, Student Xin Fu remained unmoved, because he knew the other side was deliberately trying to provoke him into engaging head-on. But if he truly did that, then defeat wouldn't be far off.

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

Liu Que saw that Student Xin Fu wasn't angered by his words at all, and his brow twitched. He then stopped wasting words and began to intensify his assault.

On the other side, Zhao Kuo and his three companions were also going all out to deal with Xu Ge Squad's attack, the two sides fighting fiercely.

"Xu Ge, you bastard, how dare you set us up!" Zhao Kuo's face was extremely dark, fury leaping in his eyes. At the same time he felt ashamed, and that was because of Li Luo.

It was he who had sent word to Li Luo about the Governor Squad, but he hadn't expected that his subsequent actions would fall entirely into the Governor Squad's calculations.

Including this Xu Ge Squad that had proactively come to try joining forces.

And because of the leaked intelligence, it would undoubtedly bring crisis to Li Luo and the others.

"Hehe, don't be angry. This can only say you weren't careful enough, you can't blame others," Xu Ge said with a smile.

Zhao Kuo said darkly, "This grudge, both our squad and Brother Luo's squad have remembered."

Xu Ge's expression turned somewhat unsightly. He didn't care about Zhao Kuo's squad, but he clearly held some fear toward Li Luo's Purple-Glow Squad. However, things had already reached this point, and regret was clearly no longer possible.

"Hmph, so what if you remember? You going to kill me?" Xu Ge said with a cold laugh.

"If you lot fall today, then Li Luo and the others will be the first Purple-Glow Squad to be toppled among this batch of new students!"

"Step up the assault, finish them off!" he roared.

Hearing this, the three squad members immediately surged with phase force, no longer holding back. Their assault erupted, forcing Zhao Kuo's four to retreat repeatedly. It looked as if the situation was about to spiral out of control.

However, just as Xu Ge and the others were steeling their resolve, planning to defeat the opponents in one go, suddenly several streams of phase force shot out from the forest ahead, coming straight for their faces.

This sudden change caused Xu Ge and the others' expressions to change drastically. They hurriedly met the attack, only to be sent stumbling back in a sorry state.

"Who?!" Xu Ge looked toward the forest and shouted in shock and fury.

Zhao Kuo and the others also looked toward that direction in some astonishment, clearly not understanding who this sudden attacker was.

And under those gazes full of doubt, a Gold-Glow squad was seen walking out of the forest, and the leader was unexpectedly Ye Hua, whom they had encountered before.

Facing those doubtful gazes, Ye Hua scratched his head.

"Excuse me, is this the 'Beefy Men Beat People' service you ordered?"

Deep in the mountains and forest, three Gold-Glow squads hurried forward.

"Quick, Shen Ya has already sent the signal, hurry over there, surround and annihilate Li Luo!" Ahead of the three squads, the three captains exchanged rapid words, their tone urgent.

"Let's go, defeating a Purple-Glow Squad will make us famous!"

"Hahaha, thrilling!"

"..."

And just as they were speaking, from the dense forest, arrows imbued with fierce phase force suddenly shot out. The sudden attack directly threw these three Gold-Glow squads into complete disarray, a sorry mess.

"Who is it?!" a Gold-Glow captain roared.

As his voice fell, four Gold-Glow squads were seen walking out from the surrounding dense forest.

"Classmates, we don't interfere with each other, there's no need to come after us, right?" The three Gold-Glow squads from before saw this, their expressions darkened, and they said.

Among those four Gold-Glow squads that had launched the ambush, one captain smiled and said, "You're going to deal with Li Luo and the others, right?"

The three Gold-Glow captains from before didn't answer, but their hearts sank slightly.

"Sorry about this, but we also took payment. As long as we hold you here, we get a batch of points."

"So, please do us the favor of staying here and not advancing any further."

That captain waved his hand, and the four Gold-Glow squads immediately pounced out.

Deep in the mountains and forest.

Li Luo stood on a tree branch, his gaze calmly fixed on the four people led by Shen Ya across from him. While the other side was stalling for time, he also did not take the offensive.

As for his behavior, Shen Ya felt a bit puzzled. After all, once his reinforcements arrived, Li Luo would certainly have no chance of turning things around today. So why wasn't Li Luo the least bit anxious?

For a moment, Shen Ya felt a hint of unease.

And this unease, as time went on, began to intensify sharply.

Because he discovered that the three units of reinforcements he had prepared seemed to be running a bit late...

Just as Shen Ya's heart grew more and more uneasy, Li Luo suddenly smiled. He stared at the former and said lightly, "Did you notice your reinforcements didn't arrive on time?"

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

Li Luo smiled, his palms gradually resting on the hilts of his twin blades, and said, "I've actually never looked down on you. It's just that... it seems you've looked down on me."

"Do you really think that I, Li Luo, am nothing more than this face that makes you feel inferior?"

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

"Those reinforcements were only there as a precaution. Even without them, do you really think that just the two of you can defeat our fully-staffed squad?"

"Li Luo, today, I'm truly going to have you for dinner!"

Shen Ya stepped forward, and violent phase force erupted abruptly.

"Move!"

Accompanied by a low roar, four figures shot out, heading straight for Li Luo.

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