Most of the Pioneer Academy students had already taken their places in the arena!
Xiao Chuihuo, Guan Hu, and the other instructors had come to watch, too. After four straight wins, morale on their side was soaring!
Martin, Tom, and the other members of the exchange group had also arrived early and taken their seats on the arena steps!
They were all brimming with fighting spirit, fully armed, and ready to unleash all the pent-up anger they'd been carrying these past few days!
As long as they won this last match, they'd have ten points and could still turn things around!
Jiang Nan arrived, and in an instant, countless knife-sharp gazes fell on him!
For some reason, the moment Nova saw Jiang Nan, her body trembled involuntarily. She instinctively looked away!
Jiang Nan glanced around. Well, well. Nicole was skipping out today?
So this "academic exchange" was just an excuse? They were here for the exchange part, not the academics?
He flashed a radiant smile. "Let's get this over with. How are we fighting? Team battle or one-on-one?"
Sean, Charles, and the others answered in unison, "One-on-one!"
They must have agreed on that ahead of time!
Jiang Nan grinned. "Sure. What are the rules? How do we decide the winner?"
Martin narrowed his eyes. "The rules are that there are no rules. When you're fighting on the battlefield, what rules are there?"
"Use any means you like. As long as you can beat your opponent, every trick is part of your strength!"
Jiang Nan gave him a thumbs-up. "Well said. I love a no-holds-barred fight!"
Zhao Dezhu cleared his throat. "It's still an academic exchange, after all. No deliberately taking anyone's life!"
"If anything happens to their students here, it'll reflect badly on our academy, too!"
At that, Charles, Martin,