Playing dirty.
Who couldn't do that?
Zhou Fan didn't attack first either.
He simply surrounded the ship with his Shadow Clones.
As long as Ilica and his men struck first, he could pin the blame on them and say they had started the war.
If the two sides actually ended up fighting, who won or lost wasn't really important.
What mattered was claiming the "moral high ground."
Ilica had actually been right about one thing.
Their standoff was no longer a simple personal grudge, or even a feud between two small groups.
It now involved Xia Country and Meixing Country.
Ilica represented Meixing Country's Third Esper Squad, and his ship was flying the Bald Eagle flag.
Here and now, his ship represented Meixing Country.
Although Zhou Fan and the others didn't belong to an esper squad directly under Xia Country's government.
Xinghai University held a special position in Xia Country and could represent the country's image internationally.
In other words, although Xinghai University couldn't fully represent Xia Country in the strictest sense.
In a situation like this, once fighting broke out, Xinghai University and Xia Country would be tied together, with no way to separate them.
Once matters reached the level of international relations, they couldn't act rashly.
If they actually started a war, the consequences would be unthinkable!
Zhou Fan wasn't afraid of the team Ilica had brought.
But if a war really broke out between the two countries, even he couldn't shoulder that risk.
One person's strength couldn't rival an entire country's.
At least, not with his current strength.
So.
Since Ilica wanted to play dirty, Zhou Fan would play dirty right back.
"What you're doing already gives me grounds to attack you." Ilica looked at Zhou Fan, a trace of displeasure in his eyes.
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