"No, Brother Chen." At that moment, Sun Siyuan, who was standing nearby, spoke up.
"When you face me, just use your full strength. I want to see how much I've improved lately!"
"Yeah, Class Monitor. Use your full strength when the time comes. Don't hold back for our sake. We've never seen you go all out before—you have to show us something during the competition, right?" Li Mingxuan said with a smile.
"Yeah, let us see the gap between us!" Wu Man chimed in from the side as well.
Now, Xu Hao had truly been abandoned by everyone.
Xu Hao stared dumbfounded, unable to believe that his classmates were all warriors brave enough to face the Abyss. Fortunately, there was still one person to keep him company and offer some comfort.
Then, under his relieved gaze, Li Xuanya shyly stepped forward and said,
"Class Monitor, I also... want to be like Xu Hao. When you face me, can you go a little easier on me?" As she spoke, she blinked her sky-blue eyes adorably.
"You're an auxiliary-type Soul Master. You can't participate in the individual matches." At that moment, Gu Yuena explained it to Li Xuanya expressionlessly.
"Oh, right! I'm an auxiliary-type Soul Master!" Hearing Gu Yuena's words, Li Xuanya seemed to snap out of a dream and belatedly remembered that she was an auxiliary-type Soul Master.
"It's all your fault! You made me embarrass myself in front of the whole class!" She stepped back and shot Li Mingxuan a vicious glare, her little eyes full of resentment.
Li Mingxuan could tell at a glance that the girl was blaming him again, but there was nothing he could do about it.
"Alright, everyone. It's a competition—friendship first, competition second. Just do your best," Chen Yan said, cutting everyone off.
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