Charging in head-on was undoubtedly the stupidest option. It was risky, and the odds of success were low.
Though the Star City Squad was indeed elite and powerful, charging in head-on would mean attacking in a straightforward battle, where everything came down to sheer strength. With their numbers, that would play to their weaknesses and abandon their advantages in favor of their opponent's. It was hardly a smart move.
Of course, Jiang Yue knew Mao Doudou was a warmonger. He might be a little dim, but he wasn't that stupid. He was just mouthing off to vent his frustration, and really wanted Jiang Yue to hurry up and make a move instead of dragging things out.
A change in one part of the battle could affect the whole situation.
At this critical juncture, if they made a move, it had to succeed in one strike. They couldn't afford any mistakes. The price of failure would be steep. These people might not necessarily die; they were all capable of escaping. But if they tipped off the enemy and alerted the Five Elements Academy, they would have no chance to try again.
So before they acted, they had to find the right opportunity, a trigger. They needed a chance to get close to Gold Ribbon Grand Scholar Gong Lei and check out the area around the core of the Teleportation Formation.
As Gong Lei's subordinates, Jiang Yue and the others had to follow his orders and operate within their own assigned area. Without being summoned, they couldn't casually enter the area under Gong Lei's command.
How to get close to the formation's core was a major problem.
The Teleportation Formation was so important that the people in charge of it had to be key figures in the Five Elements Academy.
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