Fang Xiu’s words made Tao Miao a bit nervous.
She wasn’t entirely sure what Fang Xiu was planning to do.
But since Fang Xiu didn’t elaborate, she couldn’t very well ask.
After all, Fang Xiu had just saved her life.
"As for you two, do you want to come along, or would you rather go off on your own to train?"
Fang Xiu then turned to the other two students.
They weren’t particularly special to Fang Xiu.
After all, they both just had A Level Talents.
At least on Fang Xiu’s team, A Level Talents were the weakest.
Chu Qingxue was S Level, and even Luo Xing was A Level.
As for Fang Xiu himself, he was SSS Level.
Of all the teams here, Fang Xiu’s was the strongest.
The reason he wanted to bring Tao Miao along was simple: her special Talent.
"We... we’ll go with you too!"
After a moment’s hesitation, the other two decided they still wanted to follow Fang Xiu.
After all, the entire area was under surveillance. They figured Fang Xiu definitely wouldn’t try anything strange.
"Alright, let’s go."
Fang Xiu nodded slightly.
He then turned and walked away.
Chu Qingxue and Luo Xing followed right after.
Tao Miao hesitated for a moment before walking in the direction Fang Xiu had gone, as if resigned to her fate.
She had no idea what Fang Xiu planned to do with her.
But at least if they ran into Level 20 Demon Beasts again—even a dozen of them—Fang Xiu could deal with them easily.
That, at least, would ensure someone with a special Talent like hers could survive in this competition’s Gate World.
That’s right.
To the other students, this might have just been a competition.
But for Tao Miao, everything here was potentially lethal.
After all, with Level 20 Demon Beasts roaming about, it was one thing if she didn’t fight. But the moment she did, the Exotic Fragrance she emitted would absolutely attract a swarm of Demon Beasts.
In other Gate Worlds, she might have been able to rely on her strength to hunt Demon Beasts on the periphery.
She might even have had a decent haul.
But this Gate World had been artificially created; it didn’t follow the rules of a genuine Gate World at all.
This severely limited Tao Miao’s ability to perform.
She could even die because of it.
Following Fang Xiu was her only chance of survival.
Otherwise, her only options were to avoid fighting altogether or withdraw from the competition.
’But if I don’t fight, how can I prove myself?’
’The end result would be the same: elimination.’
The group of three had now become a group of six.
This competition had no rule against teaming up.
If they wanted to, all ninety-nine students here could actually team up together.
Although they were divided into small groups of three, it was also possible for these small groups to team up with one another.
At the very least, there was no explicit rule in this competition forbidding groups from teaming up.
...
"Principal Xiang, is... is this allowed?"
In front of the monitors, a teacher watched the scene unfold on screen.
They looked to Principal Xiang, who was standing to the side, and asked.
Principal Xiang was the head official for this competition.
The final say on the rules rested with Principal Xiang.
Besides, the teacher knew Principal Xiang was paying close attention to Fang Xiu.
Naturally, something like this had to be run by Principal Xiang.
"It’s fine. Since there’s no explicit rule against it, there’s no need to be concerned."
Principal Xiang smiled. "Every one of these kids is proud and ambitious. If we hadn’t required them to form three-person teams, I’m sure they would have preferred to fight alone."
"The fact that Fang Xiu has now convinced others to team up with him is a testament to his charisma!"
Principal Xiang still thought very highly of Fang Xiu.
"You’re right, Principal!"
The teacher nodded.
...
「In the Gate World.」
Fang Xiu’s group moved forward.
Their pace wasn’t very fast.
"Brother Fang, why don’t we just go hunt the final BOSS?"
Luo Xing, who was getting tired of walking, asked curiously.
"Go straight for the boss? Are you going to be the one to kill it?"
Fang Xiu asked with a slight smile.
"Me? No way! I’m an Archer. I can just shoot arrows from a distance!"
Luo Xing was taken aback.
He was only Level 16; asking him to hunt a Level 20 boss was absurd.
That was something only Fang Xiu could pull off. Luo Xing knew he wasn’t capable of it.
"Then why did you enter this competition?" Fang Xiu asked.
"To get into the Demon Beast Battlefield, of course!"
The question didn’t even require a second thought.
Luo Xing answered without hesitation.
"Then do you know why they’re holding this competition before we can enter the Demon Beast Battlefield?"
Fang Xiu then posed a third question.
"Well... to select the candidates!"
Everyone knew that.
Not many people were allowed to enter the Demon Beast Battlefield.
This competition was designed to select those who were worthy of entering.
"So why are you in such a hurry?"
Fang Xiu nodded.
"Oh, right. Only those who perform well enough will qualify for the Demon Beast Battlefield!"
The realization dawned on Luo Xing.
He had just been getting antsy from all the walking, especially since they hadn’t encountered a single Demon Beast along the way.
That’s why he’d thought they should just find the final boss, finish it off, and call it a day.
"Are you getting antsy because there aren’t any Demon Beasts around?"
Fang Xiu had known Luo Xing for a while now.
He knew exactly what was going through his mind.
"You get me, Brother Fang!"

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