Best Two Out of Three

Everyone activated their Soul Rings. Having learned from Li Yusong's earlier lesson, Lu Qibin did not dare be careless. If Li Yusong had not been overly confident after activating his sixth soul skill, he would not have been defeated so quickly.

After all, as teachers, losing to students would be far too embarrassing.

"Go..." At Dai Mubai's command, everyone charged forward.

"Third Soul Skill—Freeze..."

In an instant, it seemed as though a layer of white barrier had appeared around them, locking down everyone's movements. Meng Yiran clenched her teeth and said, "I can't move."

Lu Qibin's calm voice rang out. "Rushing in all at once might work against Li Yusong, but I am a control-type Battle Soul Emperor. That kind of tactic will not work against me."

Zhao Zilong released all his Soul Power, yet his body remained difficult to move, as though hundreds or thousands of threads were pulling at him. Even using all his strength, he could only make his arm twitch slightly.

"Second Soul Skill—Kill..." At that moment, Lu Qibin's Star Luo Chess released a white wave of light toward them.

"First Soul Skill—Entanglement..." Tang San immediately used his first soul skill to pull Zhao Zilong and the others back, avoiding Lu Qibin's attack.

"I can move again." Xiao Wu said excitedly.

Dai Mubai explained, "Teacher Lu Qibin's martial soul is Star Luo Chess. Right now, we're like chess pieces placed on a board. As long as we can leave our original positions, Teacher Lu Qibin's control effect will naturally disappear."

A faint smile curled Zhao Zilong's lips. "This martial soul seems pretty powerful! As expected, fighting Teacher Lu Qibin is different from fighting Teacher Li Yusong!"

"You're only realizing that now?" Dai Mubai rolled his eyes.

Tang San was just about to speak when Zhao Zilong continued, "However, control-type soul masters have a wide attack range, and their main ability is restraining their opponents. They're extremely troublesome, but their lethality is limited. Their destructive power is far inferior to that of assault-type and agility-type soul masters."

"Looks like we can only use the second battle plan."

Xiao Wu asked, "What is it?"

A smile appeared on Zhao Zilong's lips. "Guerrilla tactics. When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy attacks, we defend; when the enemy tires, we harass him. We'll slowly wear him down."

"To put it simply, all of us spread out. If Teacher Lu Qibin tries to attack us, we run. When his back is turned, we attack. But don't get greedy. If a soul skill can land one hit, then land one hit. He's alone, so we can wear him down eventually! But remember, when Teacher Lu Qibin attacks, we can't confront him head-on. We can only run."

"Who would confront him head-on?" Xiao Wu rolled her eyes.

"A war of attrition?" Dai Mubai stroked his chin and nodded. "I see. We can try it. Everyone should spread out. Even if Teacher Lu Qibin controls one or two of us, the rest can keep attacking him. There are more of us, so we can slowly wear him down."

"So, no objections?" Zhao Zilong looked at everyone and asked.

They all nodded, and Tang San agreed as well. Control-type soul masters were different from assault-type soul masters. Assault-type soul masters focused mainly on taking the initiative, and their soul skills were highly destructive. Control-type soul masters, however, could attack and defend equally well, making them extremely troublesome. A war of attrition was indeed a good choice.

Soon, Zhao Zilong, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Meng Yiran, and Xiao Wu began employing guerrilla tactics. Ning Rongrong provided support from the rear, while Tang San used his martial soul appropriately for rescue and interference.

Watching the Little Monsters on the field, they had invisibly expanded the size of the arena considerably. After each attack, they would retreat. Whenever Lu Qibin tried to counterattack, someone would come up from behind or from the side to harass him, irritating him to no end.

"These Little Monsters are way too fast at running!" Flender could not help complaining. Their shameless style of fighting consisted mostly of striking once and fleeing. Although they had not caused Lu Qibin any substantial damage, they had still left him in quite a sorry state.

Before long, everyone had also gotten a taste of guerrilla warfare: strike once, then run. If Lu Qibin wanted to counterattack, he had to give chase, and then those behind him would seize the chance to attack, leaving him thoroughly frustrated.

On the other hand, Dai Mubai and the rest from Shrek were having more and more fun. This guerrilla style was simply too underhanded. They would attack once, then run away. Whenever Lu Qibin gave chase, someone would quickly attack him from behind. It was incredibly thrilling.

After the battle had lasted more than two hours, Lu Qibin's Soul Power was nearly exhausted. He called out, "Stop, stop, stop! I'm not fighting anymore! You youngsters have no martial virtue, ganging up to bully an old man like me!"

"Teacher Lu, you're really amazing!" Ma Hongjun walked over, panting heavily. "Running back and forth like this doesn't just consume a huge amount of Soul Power—it takes a lot of stamina too. I'm exhausted."

It was not just Ma Hongjun. Everyone else was exhausted as well. Guerrilla tactics meant retreating after attacking, then attacking again when the enemy was not paying attention. In the end, everyone had been worn out.

"Hahahaha, not bad, not bad! Well done, Little Monsters." Flender walked over with a laugh. "You have the time of one incense stick to recover your Soul Power. After that, you'll fight Zhao Wuji."

"Little Monsters, are you ready?" Zhao Wuji had already walked over while cracking his knuckles. A sinister smile rested on his lips, and he looked as though he was greatly anticipating it.

"I'm not fighting." Zhao Zilong spoke first. "We'll definitely get thrashed fighting Teacher Zhao anyway. I surrender."

"What..." Flender and Zhao Wuji were both dumbfounded upon hearing Zhao Zilong's words. They had been planning to teach these brats a lesson, but how could they do that if he refused to fight?

Zhao Wuji walked over and said, "What about the rest of you? Do you feel the same way?"

The others all nodded. "Yes, that's right. We surrender."

Flender immediately flew into a rage. "You brats are all monsters! How can you surrender so easily?"

Tang San spread his hands helplessly. "But after our fight with Teacher Lu, our Soul Power has basically been completely used up."

Xiao Wu immediately added, "Besides, it's best two out of three. We've already beaten Teacher Li and Teacher Lu. Even if we voluntarily surrender one match, we still win in the end!"

Flender's expression grew even uglier upon hearing that. He had wanted to teach these Little Monsters a lesson, yet they had actually played him in the end.

Seeing the mischievous smiles on the Little Monsters' faces, Flender could not help sighing inwardly. He truly wondered whether Xiao Gang would be able to properly educate these geniuses after he arrived.

In the end, Zhao Zilong and the others all chose to surrender. Flender had no choice but to put on the authority of the headmaster, lecture them a few times, and then dismiss class.