Chapter 45

"What do you think?" Xu Jintang silently raised her eyes and met his gaze.

Xue Zhongqi pursed his lips, recalling Xu Jintang's various deeds in his mind.

If there's any danger, it's only that other people are in danger.

Xu Jintang is more often the one who creates danger.

"Never mind what I said." Xue Zhongqi shrugged.

The other team members also abandoned their concern for Xu Jintang and quickly split into four teams.

Yan Yuting began chanting frantically, "My bread is the best, my bread..."

Each time she finished reading, a piece of bread would appear in her palm.

A few minutes later, Yan Yuting, whose mental energy was burning at an alarming rate, ate a piece of bread and looked up to ask, "Shouldn't this bread be almost ready?"

"That's enough, two slices each. Remember to eat them only when it's absolutely necessary. Xue Zhongqi and Qin Shuxue, you two go south; Yan Yuting and Cao Xing'an, you two go north; I'll go west. Everyone split into four groups, don't waste time fighting over the same spot."

"We'll meet back here in an hour," Xu Jintang said, distributing bread to everyone.

"Understood!" Everyone nodded in unison.

The students in the support class were all a little excited at this moment. After all, this was their first time acting separately from the main force, and they were going to do something as exciting as looting supplies.

Soon, the four team captains left one after another with their respective teams.

Xu Jintang jumped up the tree alone, stood at the top, and silently counted the nearby red light markers.

Once the supplies at each location are taken, the red marker for that location will disappear.

There are eight left now.

Therefore, Yu Wanyao's team must have taken a supply item just now.

She needs to speed things up.

Xu Jintang jumped down from the tree and ran towards the red light marker to the west.

There are two more red markers to the west. If all goes well, she should be able to grab supplies from at least one of them.

The trees, frozen in ice, were covered with a layer of glistening frost.

As the scenery on both sides rushed past and they got closer and closer to the red light marker, Xu Jintang slowed down.

Looking at the familiar figure not far ahead, Xu Jintang began to sigh.

Unexpectedly, she had the worst luck, encountering Yu Wanyao's team right at the very first stop.

At a glance, there were only about twenty people, and they were probably divided into two teams to search for supplies.

"Squad leader, there are only seven red markers left. Xu Jintang and his group must have taken supplies from one of them. We need to speed things up."

Yu Wanyao stepped forward and put the supplies she had collected into her bracelet, causing the previously conspicuous red light marker to disappear.

The other team members behind him suggested, "Squad leader, we've already taken supplies from two locations. Why don't we split up into another team and go find other supply points? That might be more efficient."

Yu Wanyao fell into deep thought, and just as she was about to reply, a blade of energy suddenly flew out from the woods.

Yu Wanyao's eyes turned cold as she raised her hand and summoned the Black Armor Turtle Ice Shield to block the air blade.

"Inscription Talisman attack." Yu Wanyao realized something, and her long-suppressed anger erupted instantly. "Xu Jintang, you still dare to provoke me!"

A melodious voice echoed through the woods.

The other team members also assumed alert postures and quickly lined up in a row.

Xu Jintang, hiding in the tree. "?"

Even though Xue Zhongqi always uses Inscription Talisman to attack, how did he guess it was her right away?

Chapter 45

"We must capture Xu Jintang today!" Yu Wanyao ordered coldly.

The twenty-odd team members behind her also looked fierce and menacing, clearly harboring a long-standing grudge.

Xu Jintang looked slightly embarrassed, touched his nose, quickly jumped down from the tree, turned around and started running.

"Don't let her get away!" Yu Wanyao quickly caught up.

The other team members were scattered at the rear, forming a semi-encirclement around Xu Jintang.

Xu Jintang activated his Domain Detection, and the image of the people chasing after him flashed through his mind.

More than twenty people chased after her, blocking all the roads behind her and cutting off any possibility of her turning around and escaping.

Xu Jintang caught a glimpse of the woods to the west out of the corner of her eye. Without hesitation, she immediately turned around and disappeared into the woods.

"Squad leader, Xu Jintang has gone into the woods. Should we still chase him?" the team member asked, stopping in his tracks.

Yu Wanyao's icy gaze was fixed on the woods ahead. "Chase! Everyone split into two teams, one on the left and one on the right, searching for her. Xu Jintang is all alone; if we catch her, she'll be eliminated today."

"Yes!"

Yu Wanyao's team immediately split into two groups and cautiously entered the woods to begin searching for the person.

At this moment, Xu Jintang had already run a long distance, quietly hid in a tree.

She held the Inscription Talisman in her hand, lost in thought.

Yu Wanyao and her group of more than twenty people are all quite formidable fighters; if their other team members were to encounter them, they would pose a significant threat.

But if she can hold off these twenty-odd people, even for just half an hour, it will be enough for her teammates to find more supply points.

A deep look flashed across Xu Jintang's eyes as he made up his mind.

She turned around, leaped a few times, and returned the way she came.

A short while later, Yu Wanyao's two teams slowly appeared in front of them.

Xu Jintang lowered his body, crushed the inscription in his palm, and threw it at them.

Several vortexes of energy blades flew out swiftly.

Hearing the noise, Yu Wanyao looked up at the tree where Xu Jintang was hiding, a cold expression flashing across her face.

"She's in that tree, go around and ambush her!"

The second group that was separated immediately sped up and ran behind the tree.

When Xu Jintang jumped down from the tree, the path in front of him was blocked by the other side. Immediately afterwards, Yu Wanyao led her team to follow from behind.

The pincer attack instantly surrounded Xu Jintang.

"Xu Jintang, where can you run to this time?" Yu Wanyao a cold face, staring intently at her, looking as if she wanted to crush her to death immediately.

Xu Jintang raised his hands and smiled slightly, "I won't run."

Yu Wanyao cautiously sized her up, then raised her hand to signal the other team members to surround her.

Xu Jintang is a cunning man; even though they have the upper hand now, they absolutely cannot let their guard down.

The group slowly approached Xu Jintang.

As the encirclement tightened, Xu Jintang decisively took out the Teleportation Inscription and then crushed it.

A beam of azure light enveloped her entire body, and she smiled and waved goodbye to Yu Wanyao: "See you next time."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Jintang's figure vanished into thin air, clearly having been teleported a thousand meters away by the power of the Teleportation Inscription.

Yu Wanyao and the others were all stunned.

After realizing what had happened, the surrounding team members cursed loudly, "Damn it, she got away again!"

Why does someone like Xu Jintang even exist in this world?!

"This time and time again, we've been letting her play us like monkeys. I really can't take it anymore. Can't I just go and take over the city today?"

Yu Wanyao's anger soared to an unprecedented level. Her face darkened, and she forced out the words through gritted teeth. "Go after them!"

[Two seconds of silence for the ranged and melee teams.]

[That's so arrogant! This junior is really too arrogant. I'll definitely have to treat her to a couple of drinks after the competition, hahaha.]

[But this junior Jintang, is really rich. She treats runes like they're free, grabbing handfuls at a time.]

I'm going to fight you rich people!

Yu Wanyao led her team to conduct a thorough search of the entire forest.

Hiding in a cave, Xu Jintang glanced around and, seeing no one, immediately retreated and continued to rest against the cave wall.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Xue Zhongqi quickly led his team to a supply depot.

After confirming that there were no siege team members nearby, Xue Zhongqi quickly gathered the supplies and then retreated back into the bushes where he was taking cover.

He lowered his voice. "Let's go, to the next place."

A teammate asked, puzzled, "We haven't encountered a single siege team along the way. Have we been having it too easy?"

"Who cares? We'll grab as much as we can." Xue Zhongqi was the first to step out of the bushes to scout ahead, heading towards the next red marker.

The other teammates followed suit.

Not only did Xue Zhongqi's team have a smooth run, but Yan Yuting's and Cao Xing'an's teams also successfully obtained their first supplies.

But Xu Jintang's situation was rather precarious.

"Someone's hiding in the cave! It must be Xu Jintang, quickly block the entrance!" Finally, someone made their way to this side of the cave and shouted loudly.

Xu Jintang crushed the Teleportation Inscription in his hand again.

The previous Level-Two Teleportation Inscription have all been used up, leaving only some level 1 runes, with a teleportation distance of only 500 meters.

But it's perfectly adequate for escaping.

In the blink of an eye, Xu Jintang's figure vanished into thin air and then teleported directly behind everyone.

She chewed the toast she had just stuffed into her mouth and then ran away.

At this moment, Yu Wanyao had been hiding in the shadows, rushed over quickly.

She had anticipated that Xu Jintang would use the Teleportation Inscription to escape again, and had been lying in ambush nearby, ready to intercept him personally.

"Breath of Ice, Freeze!" The afterimage of the Black Armor Turtle slowly appeared behind Yu Wanyao.

Having learned her lesson the hard way last time, Yu Wanyao simply stopped summoning the Black Armor Turtle to fight.

By borrowing the ice-attribute manipulation power of the Black Armor Turtle, and with the amplification from the extreme cold weather, she can also achieve the freezing effect herself.

The frost, emitting white steam, quickly spread towards Xu Jintang.

The surrounding air was instantly frozen, forming clusters of ice crystals, and the cold air was biting.

In the blink of an eye, frost wrapped around Xu Jintang's feet, and his black military boots instantly froze, forcibly fixing him in place.

Xu Jintang frowned, his mental energy instantly concentrating on his feet, his powerful and domineering ice attribute clashing fiercely with Yu Wanyao's special ability.

It lasted only a second before the ice beneath their feet suddenly shattered, sending countless ice shards flying in all directions.

Now that he was free to move, Xu Jintang lifted his leg and continued running wildly.

But at this moment Yu Wanyao had caught up from behind.