Ignored by Zhou Sining, Lu Yilin looked utterly incredulous.
He whipped around to Ai Jiangtu. "Captain, look at him..."
Before he could finish, the captain known as the Black Devil cut him off.
"Listen to Zhou Sining."
Lu Yilin could hardly believe his ears.
Had Ai Jiangtu gone mad?!
He actually wanted him to listen to a substitute?!
Even if he had lost his last match against the Australian Pavilion, surely he hadn't fallen this low???
"The match is about to start. If you don't want to fight, step down and let someone else take your place." Ai Jiangtu frowned slightly.
Why was Lu Yilin dragging his feet? Did he want to fight or not?
"I... I'll fight!"
Lu Yilin gritted his teeth, then turned and followed Zhou Sining and the other two.
"How entertaining. What do you think would happen if I cast Psychic Fearless on him?" Having watched the whole exchange, Jiang Shaoxu grew intrigued and nudged Mu Nujiao with her elbow.
"I think you'd be better off keeping your distance. Right now, he reminds me of a rabid dog I ran into before," Mu Nujiao said noncommittally.
She had witnessed the entire exchange too, and her opinion of Lu Yilin had only worsened.
Really, Lu Yilin's current state was far too similar to Shen Feng's back then.
Mu Nujiao could even guess where this would lead. Someday, all the resentment Lu Yilin had bottled up would erupt without warning.
Things would turn ugly then.
"You have a story like that? Tell me about it!" The moment Jiang Shaoxu heard that, she turned to her and forgot all about Lu Yilin.
"..."
In the arena, the two teams had taken their positions at opposite ends of the sandy, rocky field.
The defensive array was active, and the