This time, the commotion was even greater. Xiao Yan did not leave at once. Having tasted success, he made arrangements on the spot with Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian.
Apart from the White Baleful Squad guarding the finish line, only four veteran teams remained in the forest, and none of them was the Black Baleful Squad.
If they planned it right, even if all four teams arrived together, he, Xiao Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, Little Red, and Little Blue could wipe them out.
Xiao Yan gave the newly subdued veterans Bone-Eroding Muscle-Weakening Powder. It left them able to look around but too weak to move or speak. He arranged the dozen or so of them among the members of the Black Baleful Squad.
Finally, Xiao Yan lit a large bonfire in the middle of the group, setting up a signal that would burn steadily in the "dark forest."
Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian covered Little Red with a large sheet of turf.
Deep in the dense forest, more than twenty people sat on the ground around a great bonfire.
If not for the Fire-Energy Hunting Competition, it would have looked just like a group of young people camping.
As the flames leaped, footsteps gradually approached from different directions.
Some of the arriving veterans recognized familiar faces from afar and were stunned. So many veterans had joined forces!
They secretly congratulated themselves on coming. Otherwise, who could have competed with that group for Fire Energy?
Others recognized no one and assumed the gathering was made up of freshmen. They were so excited they nearly slapped their thighs. That was a whole pile of Fire Energy!
Xiao Yi Xian glanced at Xiao Yan, then spoke in an ethereal voice. "Since you're all here, why not come over and discuss what