Chapter 1104: Kill One to Warn a Hundred

"And you! Ye Liuyun pointed at his teammate again and said, 'How could you stand by and watch someone die! Although he was at fault first, you deserve punishment as well!'"

"He abandoned me first!" the teammate retorted discontentedly.

"I didn't deliberately leave you! It was only to go slay the monster!"

The two of them refused to concede and began arguing.

"Silence! Everyone has seen both of your actions; what more is there to argue about?"

Ye Liuyun let out a loud shout, startling the two into a sudden fright.

"According to the rules we set earlier, the two of you no longer need to train together! Leave the team!"

Ye Liuyun directly announced the decision.

The main issue is that both refused to admit fault. Ye Liuyun also had to make an example, or at a critical moment another repeat of this mistake could cause incalculable loss to everyone!

"Just because of this, you're kicking us out?" the ambitious disciple shouted excitedly!

"This little thing? Are you blind? Your mistake almost killed a companion!" Ye Liuyun said sternly, "If everyone acted like you, it would eventually kill us all!"

"I'm not leaving! I just didn't have time to rescue them, I didn't break any rule!" another teammate protested.

"I'm not leaving either. I was only trying to earn merit; why kick me out? Besides, nothing went wrong!" the ambitious disciple also rebelled.

Ye Liuyun first addressed the disciple who stood by, "A battle formation is a whole; if you ignore a death, you endanger others. Our team has no place for selfish people like you."

"I already said I just didn't have time to save him. At worst I'll make up for it later and charge at the front," the teammate, seeing Ye Liuyun expressionless, voluntarily offered to atone.

Ye Liuyun sneered, "Do you really think I'm afraid to kill you? Since you won't leave, then you won't leave!"

With that, he released an Ice Demon Tiger and an Azure Wind Wolf.

"Kill!"

At his command, the Ice Demon Tiger and Azure Wind Wolf rushed forward, each targeting a person, annihilating them mercilessly.

The terrified teammates were left dumbfounded.

"They really got killed!"

"He even carries a ferocious beast of the Earth Sovereign realm!"

Everyone's hearts were shocked; they finally realized Ye Liuyun was serious!

Ye Liuyun seized the chance to teach the others, "You must remember the battle formation is a whole; you cannot act on personal whims. Otherwise you'll not only endanger yourselves but also your companions. The mistake you just made is a perfect example."

Now every teammate sees clearly that if they fail to keep formation, they will truly endanger themselves.

Thus Ye Liuyun's words left a deeper impression on them.

"Alright, we'll keep moving forward. Scout!"

Ye Liuyun didn't linger; he sent the scouting teammate off immediately, then recalled the guard squad, keeping the team in formation to press onward.

Having just entered the Secret Realm, the monsters they encountered were of low level, perfect for refining their battle formation and spotting issues.

Having witnessed Ye Liuyun slay two disciples and the advantage of the formation, those disciples became much more obedient.

Ye Liuyun's example worked; no one dared defy his orders.

When attacks occurred later, fatal mistakes were rare.

As the monsters grew stronger, the teammates' coordination improved steadily.

Ye Liuyun also joined the subsequent battles, fighting the monsters alongside everyone.

Their team advanced rapidly; each battle saved far more time than fighting alone.

Moreover, after a day, the team suffered no casualties.

This outcome left the teammates full of admiration.

"The effect is so obvious. If we fought on our own, we'd be exhausted and someone would surely die! Now none of us are even injured!"

The more they admired, the deeper their understanding of the battle formation, and the more they grasped the importance of rules.

That evening, Ye Liuyun led the team to halt for rest.

The guard squad was tasked with posting sentries around the camp perimeter.

Although Ye Liuyun wasn't in charge of guard duty, he still dared not rest, using Primordial Spirit Secret Technique to constantly monitor the surroundings.

In the middle of the night, he was the first to spot monsters approaching and immediately ordered the teammates to line up for battle.

After the teammates formed the line, the sentry finally saw the monsters. When they returned, the team had already taken formation, ready to fight.

"Over two hundred monsters have surrounded us! This is a tough battle; everyone be ready, stay calm, hold the formation, and advance with me!"

Ye Liuyun hadn't expected so many monsters.

So he didn't stay put to defend; instead he led the team to charge toward the monsters in one direction.

Under Ye Liuyun's lead, they quickly created a breach and broke out of the monster encirclement.

"Block!"

Ye Liuyun assigned a squad to block the pursuing monsters while he reorganized the team into proper formation.

Then he produced a demon net, captured several monsters, and hung them on a tree.

"Circle the prey and form an ambush formation!"

At Ye Liuyun's command, their formation shifted into three squads, concealed around the suspended monsters.

The hanging monsters kept wailing, calling comrades to rescue them.

Immediately, more monsters rushed over and fell into Ye Liuyun's ambush.

The monsters that originally intended to surround Ye Liuyun's group changed their aim, first trying to rescue their peers.

These monsters, like the ferocious beasts, have simple minds and can't tell they've been tricked.

One after another they surged into Ye Liuyun's traps and were slaughtered.

【9】 "That move is truly brilliant!" the teammates couldn't help praising.

【10】 The monsters trapped in the encirclement were bewildered by the ambush from all sides; clustered together they couldn't fight effectively and were quickly wiped out.

"This move is truly incredible!" the team members couldn't help but praise.

The monsters trapped in the encirclement were struck by surprise attacks from all sides, left reeling, and, being clustered together, could not fight effectively; they were swiftly wiped out completely.

Over two hundred monsters, split by them into several batches, were all surrounded and slain.

After cleaning up the battlefield, they returned to the camp where they had originally been stationed; the guard squad still bore the duty of vigilance, patrolling the perimeter.

Ye Liuyun and his companions also were not attacked again.

After dawn, Ye Liuyun led his squad onward; in the morning they encountered two groups of monsters. By noon, they came upon a herd of monsters, whose leader was astonishingly of the Di Zun First Rank realm.