Xu Sanshi stared blankly. In the next instant, his expression changed drastically. He tried to retreat, only to realize he had nowhere left to go.
Bei Bei and the others swiftly fell back to form a protective ring, preventing Xu Sanshi from being picked off alone. But a moment later, something suddenly occurred to them, and they stopped in their tracks.
Wang Dong and her companion were also breaking into cold sweats. The situation had spiraled completely out of control. What had originally been seven against three or four had now truly become seven against eighteen.
The powerful support effects of Ning Tian's Glazed Pagoda manifested once more. With her support, Wu Feng and Zhu Lu both rose a notch in strength. Four figures charged forward simultaneously, with the sisters Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo in front and Cui Yajie and Zhu Lu on either flank, shooting straight toward Xu Sanshi like an arrow.
On Huo Yuhao's side, meanwhile, Jiang Nannan, Wang Dong, and their companion were positioned some distance off to Xu Sanshi's flank. Huo Yuhao and He Caitou stood at the very rear, surveying the battle. Only Bei Bei was near Xu Sanshi.
Faced with this sudden encirclement, Jiang Nannan and her companion tried to move in to help, only to find Xie Huanyue and the other students blocking them outside Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei's position. A smaller group seized the opportunity to attack Huo Yuhao and He Caitou.
Huo Yuhao and He Caitou had fallen behind, while Bei Bei and Jiang Nannan fought up front to break through. Naturally, this left the rear exposed.
Huo Yuhao stopped in his tracks and suddenly checked his movement toward the first few students charging at him. What greeted them next was a barrage of dozens of intense white beams.