Although many had already found teammates, there were still others facing the same predicament as Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie.
Several such people stood near Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie, including the sisters Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo, whose relationship with Gu Qingnian remained unclear. They, too, had been left without a team because of him. A little farther away stood Ning Tian and Wu Feng. Wouldn't these three pairs make exactly six people?
Most importantly, all six had ambiguous relationships with Gu Qingnian. Cui Yajie, beside Zhu Lu, noticed this as well. The two exchanged smiles and stepped forward to approach the others one by one.
Knowing that Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie were close to Gu Qingnian, the Lan sisters hesitated at first. But Cui Yajie only needed a few provocative remarks to goad the innocent sisters into joining.
As for Ning Tian and Wu Feng, Wu Feng was somewhat annoyed that Gu Qingnian was close to the other four girls, but Ning Tian understood their current situation and did not refuse.
And so, their temporary team of six was formed. Elsewhere, Huo Yuhao and his two companions also spotted the group. Their hearts jolted before they breathed a small sigh of relief.
Yet Huo Yuhao now found himself in a difficult position, because he had noticed someone-the only person among them all who had not sought out a team. He Caitou was the tallest and most powerfully built contestant, as well as the only participating Core Disciple from the Soul Tool Department.
While everyone else was finding teammates, he stood like a machine of steel, with numerous metal tubes emerging from different parts of his body. He looked for all the world like an enormous hedgehog.
Most terrifying of all were the two huge metal cannon barrels