Holding the cold and warm black Fire Energy Card in their hands, feeling the strange energy contained in it, all the students understood that this seemingly simple item has become the most important thing to them at this moment.
At the entrance to the forest, the atmosphere quietly changed.
The group of people who had been relatively loose before began to divide quickly and tacitly.
The faces of those students who knew the inside story became extremely solemn. They looked at each other and quickly moved closer without much verbal exchange.
"Everyone, we all know the rules, and I must have heard of the tragic experiences of our senior brothers and sisters in the past. Fighting alone, none of us can be the opponent of those old fritters like Inner Academy!"
A young man who obviously had some prestige and a cultivation level of Peak Great Fighter lowered his voice and spoke.
"That's right!"
"They are at least Battle Spirit level, and there may even be high-level Dou Ling! We must join forces! At least we must look after each other on the road, and wait until we reach the door of the Inner Academy!"
A fit woman next to him immediately agreed, her eyes sharply scanning the deep forest.
"After all, this is an annual event, and some information can be leaked."
Another student added, with a mixture of joy and fear in his tone.
They are all Outer Court geniuses and are arrogant, but they don't want to be beaten up as soon as they enter. Not only was Fire Energy robbed, but they also stepped into the Inner Academy with a bruised nose and face. That would be really embarrassing and humiliating!
Forming alliances to protect oneself is almost the subconscious best choice for those in the know.
And almost at the moment when a consensus was formed, almost everyone's eyes unanimously and expectantly turned to the same person, Outer Court Grand Competition, who ranked first this year and crushed the whole audience with absolute strength, Jiang Donghua!
He stood there, not deliberately exuding momentum, but the bottomless aura of Nine-Star Battle Spirit's peak was itself the most powerful reassurance.
"Senior Jiang!"
The young man who spoke first immediately led several people to Jiang Donghua with a very respectful attitude.
"Senior, there are dangers ahead. Inner Academy will definitely be intercepted by senior students. We hope to be able to walk with the seniors. Only the seniors will follow suit on the road. We just hope that we can reach Inner Academy safely!"
"Yes, Senior Jiang, take us with you!"
"With you here, those Inner Academy old students will definitely not dare to provoke us easily!"
The requests came one after another. Jiang Donghua naturally became the most ideal protector and leader in the minds of most people, and the one that everyone most wanted to embrace.
However, there were also a handful of students who were extremely confident in their own strength or had withdrawn personalities. They just glanced at the lively scene here coldly and did not step forward.
Instead, they choose to be alone, or form a smaller team of two or three people, and take the lead in sneaking into the forest silently, trying to get through with their speed and stealth abilities.
Jiang Donghua looked at the group of classmates in front of him who were looking at him eagerly. Their eyes were full of dependence and desire for powerful power.
He knew clearly that there were advantages and disadvantages to forming an alliance. The advantage was that having a large number of people could avoid a lot of trouble, but the disadvantage was that if the target was too large, it would easily become the focus.
He thought for a while, and now that his strength far exceeds that of Tongji, he is not afraid of being dragged down. It doesn't hurt to bring these people with him. It just so happens that he can also see what Inner Academy Laosheng can do.
So, he nodded slowly, his voice calm but with reassuring power.
"Okay. Follow me closely. If you are intercepted, follow my instructions."
"Yes! Thank you, senior!"
Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this, and suddenly felt extremely safe.
A temporary alliance with Jiang Donghua as its absolute core was quickly formed.
This huge team, like the most conspicuous target, marched into the unknown and dangerous forest.
What they didn't know was that in the darkness, a hunter had already opened his eyes and turned his attention to them, especially the Fire Energy Card in the hands of the black-haired young man at the front of the team.
Not long after Jiang Donghua led the huge alliance team into the forest.
Not far away, in the shadow of the dense tree canopy, a few pairs of sharp eyes like falcons were staring at the direction they were leaving.
There are five figures lurking quietly there. They are wearing the clothes of the Inner Academy Laosheng. Their auras are restrained, and they are obviously proficient in hiding.
It is one of the hunters of Fire Energy Hunting Competition this time.
It wasn't until the tail of the team disappeared into the forest path that a tall and thin man couldn't help but curl his lips and sneer in a low voice.
"Tsk, what's the name of the guy who was surrounded in the middle just now...Jiang Donghua? He looks like the leader of these new students?"
A student next to him with a scar on his face also showed disdain.
"That's right, you can actually make so many people follow you? You seem to be quite capable. But if you are a master, why don't you even have the arrogance of a master? It's really ridiculous that you have such a bunch of dragsters."
"Damn, this is not an easy bone to chew,"
Another student, who was slightly stocky, frowned and felt the lingering aura in the distance with a solemn tone.
"There are twenty or thirty people around us, but the five of us can't crack this tough nut! I just roughly sensed that there are at least three or four Dou Ling auras in the team, and I feel that they are not weaker than us!"
The strength of the five of them is all around One-star Battle Spirit, which is at the middle to lower level among the old students of the Inner Academy, so they are placed in the outer area, hoping that they will pick up the missed ones or deal with the new students who are alone.
When they encountered Jiang Donghua, a large team with several Dou Lings in charge, they did not dare to act rashly.
The leader, captain Fan Shuihua, was a young man who looked somewhat shrewd. He scratched his head, rolled his eyes, and said.
"It's definitely not possible to go head-on. But it would be a pity to let such a big piece of fat go."
"Let's see if we can find a few more nearby teams and join forces to defeat him!"
"Spread the news. Just say that there is a big fish. The new leader is a soft persimmon. He relies on the crowd to show off. He probably has no real ability. Encourage them to come together!"
The more he spoke, the brighter his eyes became.
"It took me a full five days of Fire Energy to get the qualification to participate in Hunting Competition this time! If I come back empty-handed, wouldn't it be a loss to my grandma's house? It must be opened!"
When the other four people heard this, their faces tightened, and then they showed cruel expressions.
"Brother Fan is right!"
"That's right, you can't leave empty-handed!"
"Let's go find the Black Bear team. They have three Two-Star Battle Spirit. They must be interested in this fat!"
The five people quickly reached a consensus and quietly retreated like a ghost, blending into the depths of the forest.
They began to look for other hunting teams, intending to treat Jiang Donghua, a seemingly huge team, but in their eyes, a mobile Fire Energy team, as a big fat piece of meat that needed to be eaten together.
In the forest, the hunters began to connect quietly, and a large net for the new alliance was quietly being woven.
And they don't know that in their eyes, the leader with no arrogance is the toughest in this piece of fat. After all, how can One-star Battle Spirit sense the strength of Dou Ling Peak?