DHMB - Chapter 29
Chapter 29
As soon as this divine maneuver was executed, the audience in the live stream flooded the comment section in an instant.
"Seeing this scene, I'm actually not surprised?"
"The lone wolf persona holds up. Very good."
"Earthworms usually only break into two pieces, and you guys want to do a three-pronged pincer attack?"
"Mom, look, the people in this team are going to heaven! Can I report them?"
"Three big shots, please don't be like this, look how scared Lei Lei is, consider the little brother's feelings."
"Wondering how the contestants in this exam hall feel right now. They've been scared all day, and then their opponents internally disintegrated, hahaha."
Time passed quickly. The first team drawn should have already departed, and their turn to appear was getting closer.
Jiang Tu really didn't approve of splitting up. Their team had long been under scrutiny, making them targets for everyone. If they encountered a group battle, just showing their faces would make them the first cannon fodder. No matter how strong their individual abilities were, they would ultimately be outnumbered.
But with only three clear paths on the entire map, how could they possibly avoid a group fight?
Jiang Tu was still thinking of mediating to make the three change their minds, but ever since the decision to advance on three separate paths was made, the atmosphere between those three had become even more strained. They were secretly competing with each other, and the air felt subtly charged, like a brewing storm.
Xue Chengwu had no principles whatsoever, and Lei Kaiding seemed to relish chaos. Jiang Tu suddenly felt like he was the only normal person in the entire team.
The road ahead was difficult.
So why did they even form a team in the first place?
Jiang Tu was still hesitating when the light screen in front suddenly disappeared, and the guide for the official start of the match appeared in the upper right corner.
Kai Yun raised her hand and said, "I'm setting off! My dear friend, come with me!"
Before he could even speak, the other four had already darted out, rushing towards their respective paths.
Jiang Tu: "..." Well, so be it. Anyway, getting eliminated in the preliminaries was common for him; it was the five of them who were truly losing out.
Commentator: "They are insisting on splitting into three small teams, this is really bad... I hope this match doesn't become the biggest upset of the year!"
Kai Yun led Jiang Tu towards the left path.
At this time, the light in the map was dimmed, indicating early morning. Pale sunlight filtered through the horizon, and there was still a hazy mist in the air. The forest was very damp.
The two cautiously advanced along the mountain wall. After walking for a while, they didn't see any sign of people.
Kai Yun lowered her head, carefully observing the road conditions around them. There were many traces of people walking along the roadside. Although they had been slightly cleaned up and the footprints weren't deep, bent wild grass and depressions from kicked stones appeared quite frequently.
Her beastly intuition told her this path was wrong. She raised her hand to signal Jiang Tu to stop, then ran along both sides of the road, confirming that similar traces existed on both sides, extending from the starting position deep into the forest.
This indicated that quite a few students had chosen this path. So why hadn't they heard any sounds of fighting or conflict? They were the sixteenth group; the students who had set off earlier should have already fought several rounds.
The eerie silence of this forest was the most suspicious thing.
Kai Yun stood still, circulating her internal energy using the technique Qin Linshan had recently taught her. Her five senses became heightened with the flow of internal energy. She faintly heard some sounds other than insect chirps and wind, and she also caught sight of a figure quickly flashing by not far ahead.
Kai Yun withdrew her stance and exhaled.
Seeing her solemn expression, Jiang Tu nervously asked, "What's wrong with this path?"
"Oh..." Kai Yun's exclamation was barely audible, "This path is a trap. There are quite a few people ambushing ahead."
Jiang Tu: "How many is 'quite a few'?"
Kai Yun shook her head: "Can't estimate precisely, maybe seven or eight."
"Seven or eight people?" Jiang Tu said, "Isn't a team six people?"
Kai Yun: "No, I mean there are seven or eight teams."
Jiang Tu: "Huh?!"
The commentator excitedly said: "Yes, that's right! But it's not seven or eight teams, it's a total of fourteen teams, all here! All the contestants in the exam hall have chosen to band together for victory! They have identified a common enemy and are preparing to eliminate the two dominant teams in this match first!"
Taking a breath after the long sentence, he paused slightly:
"Kai Yun's senses are very sharp, worthy of someone who lived on Barren Star! She must have realized that splitting the team at this time is a very inappropriate action. Will Kai Yun or the captain contact their teammates to gather? That's assuming they can hold out until then! They are now facing the biggest crisis in history! Will they be eliminated from the tournament early, or will they turn the tide!"
All the students who arrived first were now crowded on the left path.
They knew they couldn't win in a one-on-one fight, so to avoid unnecessary casualties, they united, gathering the strength of the masses to confront the two teams that didn't fit in.
Anyway, if Kai Yun and the others wanted to score points, they had to come to the left path. And all the teams would be ready and waiting here.
Since a head-on confrontation was unavoidable, they might as well make the situation as chaotic as possible!
Jiang Tu's first reaction was also to quickly call his teammates. He raised his hand to grab his communicator.
"Wait a minute!"
But Kai Yun stopped him.
Jiang Tu exclaimed, "Wait?!"
Kai Yun analyzed, "The fact that the seven teams here can ambush so calmly means the other dominant team isn't here. So, it's likely an ambush of seven teams, seven teams, and one dominant team on the three paths. Therefore, all three paths are very dangerous!"
Jiang Tu: "Then hurry up and call them back!"
Kai Yun said, "If you call them back, you won't just be bringing back teammates, but also enemies."
Hearing her say that, Jiang Tu suddenly felt it made a lot of sense.
Two against fifty was no different from four against a hundred, because there was no chemistry between the teammates. And with the chemistry those three had, if they really gathered to fight, they might even feel like the others were getting in the way.
The decision to split paths had already exposed the problem severely.
Jiang Tu humbly asked, "So what should we do now?"
Kai Yun drew the saber from her back: "Wait for them to call for our help!"
Little King Kai Yun would never surrender!
Jiang Tu: "..."
Kai Yun's fighting spirit surged: "Let's go get a few kills first, so we don't put too much burden on them later. My dear friend, as a man out here, protect yourself well, and absolutely don't let them get close!"
Jiang Tu: The person in the most danger is probably you...
The commentator spat blood: "Unfortunately, Kai Yun guessed wrong! The person in the most danger right now is you! I hope she realizes this mistake quickly and remedies it in time!"
It was the first time he had seen someone whose life was hanging by a thread still waiting for others to beg her to escape!
At this moment, the live stream screen switched to the middle path. A team on the screen was brazenly standing in the middle of the road, looking relaxed and casual, waiting for their opponents to arrive.
Commentator: "They've appeared! This is the team from the Second Military Academy! They are also one of the highly anticipated strong teams in this match, led by Yan Bianhe. They are a team with very balanced individual strength and excellent coordination. Yan Bianhe was also a top 20 contestant in last year's tournament. His weapon is also a saber, but it's a long-handled saber, a Guan Dao, which everyone is familiar with. According to the current situation, they will face off head-on against—Lu Que and Xue Chengwu!"
His voice was a little dry: "This is truly a good show, but with Lu Que's personality, he probably won't admit weakness and call for help from his teammates. I hope Xue Chengwu can be decisive and promote team unity!"
Never before had he so strongly wanted to sing "Unity is Strength" during his commentary, because he felt that this team might not possess that quality.
At this time, the members of the Second Military Academy team were chatting leisurely.
"Our luck is pretty good. Getting assigned to other teams might be a bit troublesome, but getting assigned to Lu Que is enough to make us wake up laughing!"
"If we can eliminate them before they score points, would we be considered heroes?"
"I heard there's a girl in their team who likes to cook during matches. If she dares to bring those things this time, we can just capture her and make her cook for us."
"What's a girl who likes to cook doing in the tournament? And recruiting citizens for Barren Star? It's simply an insult to the efforts of other students."
"I think if they all debuted in a comedy sketch, they'd definitely be the center."
The commentator shouted: "Kai Yun might not be able to cook for you! She's currently facing nearly an entire exam hall of contestants!"
Just then, Lu Que appeared at the end of their line of sight. He and Xue Chengwu were also walking directly on the wide main road. Although they were still over a hundred meters apart, their figures were already visible to the other side.
The Second Military Academy team immediately stopped talking and assumed a serious posture. The long distance between them felt like the Ice Age.
Yan Bianhe confirmed that only two people were coming, forcefully licked his mouth, and let out an ambiguous grunt.
Everyone was waiting for Lu Que's reaction, whether to stand and fight or flee.
Lu Que paused in place for a moment, then his steps moved, and he walked forward to meet them.
The commentator, with a complex feeling of "I'm clearly in the late stages of a terminal illness," said: "Okay, as expected, this scene has appeared! Lu Que probably doesn't like reactive tactics or stealth. Although there are only two people on his side, he is still facing the enemy without carelessness!"
At this point, the screen switched to the right path.
A completely different scene, appearing harmonious and peaceful.
The commentator took a deep breath: "Our Ye Sa and Lei Lei are leisurely walking on this tranquil path. Ye Sa said at the start that there was the smell of points here, but unfortunately, his sense of smell was mistaken. However, they should soon realize something is wrong and rush to support the other paths. I hope they can arrive before Kai Yun is eliminated!"
In the screen, the two were walking somewhat cautiously. Lei Kaiding kept looking left and right, observing for enemies.
There was an awkward silence between the two, with a clear half-meter distance between them that practically screamed "We're not close."
Just then, Lei Kaiding twitched his nose and said, "There's not a single trace of human activity on this path, how is that possible? Heh, they're overdoing it, do they think I'll believe that? It must be those guys from the Second Military Academy. They arrived here first, cleared the environment, and then ambushed deeper in. You might not know, but the Second Military Academy guys always have a sinister style, especially their captain, whose face just screams 'treacherous'."
Ye Sa restrained himself and replied, "Is that so?"
Lei Kaiding suddenly jumped and pointed at a patch of woods in the distance, saying, "There seems to be movement ahead! Is that their ambush!"
The commentator practically roared: "There's no ambush! It's your heart moving!"
The audience felt like his next sentence would be "You big oaf!". The commentator was on the verge of a breakdown, while they wanted to laugh. So the comment section was filled with laughter.
Lei Kaiding ran over to take a look and found no one.
Oh! It was just the wind moving!
But he didn't turn back or give up, insisting, "The Second Military Academy people have always been jealous that we from the First Military Academy are better than them. I think they're playing a trick to lure us deeper. When the contestants from our later teams also catch up, they can use them to form a pincer attack, trapping us in the middle and doing whatever they want."
Ye Sa: "Mm."
Commentator: "Don't tell me what you think! I want... too bad they can't hear me!"
There was a moment of silence in the channel, followed by the sound of the commentator loudly drinking water and a long, sorrowful sigh.
Commentator: "I hope Ye Sa and Lei Kaiding can quickly discover the unusual situation here, because Kai Yun might not be able to hold on! But I also hope Kai Yun can send a distress signal to the team, so the six of them still have a chance to reunite."
The view adjusted to an aerial shot, showing the match situation on all three paths.
The extreme battle scenarios made the scene look somewhat comical.
Commentator: "This is truly a match full of highlights..."
It was practically elementary school kids fighting out of spite.
Commentator: "Of course, I hope they can last until the end and show the audience more brilliant moments."
Right now, it seemed like a miracle.
Commentator: "Let's start the countdown and see how much longer it takes for them to regroup!"
Please, just let him off the hook!
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