Chapter 57: Fire Can Hunt

  "Hmph, a group of fools who can't even understand the huge loophole in the Flame Hunting Game!" Xiao Xing Meng snapped his fingers, and Xiao Yan and the top five formed an alliance with several small teams to set off. After that, Xiao Xing Meng once again gathered many new students who didn't understand the "Flame Hunting Game" by relying on his "prestige". The crowd even included Bai Shan and Wu Huan. Although they didn't trust Xiao Xing Meng's strength, they still acknowledged his cunning tactics and ability to win people over, even if it was through his terrifying high-level fighting skills.

  After all, Xiao Xing Meng's bizarre performance in the selection match allowed this guy with low strength to get a higher ranking than Bai Shan and Wu Huan. Although Bai Shan and Wu Huan were initially resentful, they cooled down afterwards and even hoped to have the opportunity to cooperate with Xiao Xing Meng. It can be said that many people in the college looked down on Xiao Xing Meng's approach, but if there was another chance next time, they would undoubtedly stand on his side without hesitation.

  "Why do we have to split into teams of five? The vice president had you five ride the Griffin separately and then specified that it would be a team of five, this is the idea of first come first served. The old man's strength is stronger than ours, if it weren't for the top five forming a team, it would be hard to keep the fire ability! So we have to do it like this, like that..."

  In the dense forest, scattered sunlight filters through the gaps in the leaves and falls down, casting dappled patches of light on the carpet of withered leaves, making the entire forest seem slightly dreamy.

  In the quiet forest, there was a sudden sound of footsteps. The sound came from afar and drew near. After a moment, five figures slowly emerged, seemingly a small team, but they were constantly bickering with each other, their sharp quarreling voices echoing through the woods.

  "Hey, you guys are really enjoying yourselves, aren't you? You're even arguing at a time like this?" A faintly teasing voice suddenly rang out from the woods. The five moving figures stiffened, and several of them hastily looked up to see five young people standing on the branches above, spaced out in a neat pattern. On their chests, they all wore badges with a tower-like emblem. At that moment, these five young people were gazing down at the other five with a teasing expression, like cats seeing mice.

  "Are you here to seize that so-called 'Fire Ability'?" A young man with ordinary appearance among the five smiled and said.

  "Clever." A young man with a snake-shaped scar on his cheek, sitting on a branch, smiled and snapped his fingers crisply, then narrowed his eyes and said, "Since you all know our purpose, there's no need for idle chatter. Hand over the 'Fire Ability', or else suffer a beating, how about it?"

  "Hmm, as expected, the old generation is indeed arrogant. Five people dare to come?" The young man in the new team smiled, this time with a hint of sinister triumph.

  "!!" The old men became alert, but it was too late. Suddenly, more than a dozen people rushed up, and although the old men were strong, they were only at the level of Bai Shan and Wu Huan. Due to the sudden attack and being outnumbered, the old men were knocked to the ground in an instant, with several people pinning them down.

  "Old master, I've been out here for so long, how hard is it to get this little fire to hunt and capture?!" Xiao Xing Meng said with a proud smile, taking out the pale blue crystal cards from those few old men, then rubbing them heavily, his own black crystal card changed from five to ten, and then he tossed the crystal cards to Xiao Mei and others.

  "I... damn it, the rules clearly state that we're supposed to be in groups of five! You guys are breaking the rules!" The old man was furious and tried to jump up, but unfortunately, he was being held down by several people and couldn't even get off the ground.

  "Dummy, we're all in a group of five, just happened to see friends in trouble and came over to help, what do you say?" Xiao Xing Meng said with a nonchalant attitude.

  "Yes, yes, we're close friends, and just happened to see our friend in distress, so we came over to help out." The crowd of people who had rehearsed their lines with Xiao Xing Meng nodded in unison.

  The old man on the ground almost vomited blood when he heard this, how could it be that many people suddenly attacked at the same time and thought of helping each other? If not, how could they have been subdued so easily?

  It's simple, Xiao Xing Meng just united the remaining 5 teams and let himself lead with Xiao Mei and three others, intentionally walking and talking to attract Lao Sheng's attention. The other four teams then proceeded with themselves as the center, trying their best to hide their aura and movements while advancing through the trees. So Xiao Xing Meng and his team intentionally made loud noises not only to lure Lao Sheng but also to constantly let the surrounding teams know their position and situation. Then, Lao Sheng would have to face being ganged up on.

  The old man, in order to obtain more fire energy, would inevitably split up and act separately. With Xiao Xing Meng's own perception, he could comprehend the positions and strengths of all people as if he had opened a complete map of secrets. This way, he didn't need to expose his strength by taking action himself, but could easily obtain a large amount of fire energy. Although it wasn't of much use to him personally, he could use it as a gift for others in the future.

  On the other hand, although Bai Shan and Wu Huan are gone, this has instead made Xiao Yan's small team more united, and they have already snatched a fire ability from an older generation.

  This year's freshmen are doomed to be depressed, you know, last year when the newcomers of that year just entered the inner courtyard, even the top five guys were robbed in this forest. Although they also had resistance, but in the end, it was because of their internal conflicts that they could not form a large-scale counterattack and were eventually defeated. How can there be such a strange situation like this year? The top five are strong enough, and the guys behind them know how to unite and rob the old students?

  "Xing Meng brothers, this move is really good, not only did it not let us lose the fire energy as that elder said, but also greatly increased the fire energy." After continuously using this tactic to snatch the fire energy of three teams of old births, Wu Hao, a man who rarely spoke or smiled, also praised Xiao Xing Meng.

  "This fire crystal's uses are not small, no wonder the old masters were so desperate." Xiao Mei smiled, looking at the number that had changed to twenty on the crystal chip, thinking to herself: Indeed, it's really good with Xing Meng brother.

  "It's a pity that we can't take away all of their firepower, we have to leave them with seven days' worth." Bai Shan said with a disappointed face.

  "Hey, what's the big deal? I heard there are ten teams of Old Ones in total. Let's take them all down and we'll be done! Brothers, hide your auras, let's head to our next target!" Xiao Xing Meng shouted, and the twenty people immediately dispersed, waiting until they had hidden their auras before continuing. Xiao Xing Meng continued to speak loudly with Xiao Mei and the others as they headed towards another lone team of Old Ones in the distance...

  In the midst of a vast forest, at the top of a giant tree, two old men sat motionless, their bodies as still as steel in the gentle breeze.

  At that moment, two old men with closed eyes suddenly opened them slowly, looked at each other and saw a hint of surprise and amusement in each other's eyes.

  "Alas, this is the very Xiao Xing Meng that Hua Qian spoke of. Although his abilities are not high, but...” A grey-robed old man was the first to speak up, shaking his head with a bitter smile.

  "Unfortunately, what he said was correct, and this way of doing things is indeed not against the rules. However, it's strange that he's able to do it so smoothly, as if he knew where his opponent would be beforehand?" Another blue-robed elder also looked a bit helpless, although their original intention in forming teams of five was to let them learn about teamwork spirit, but using it like this...

  "Alas, let's just drop it. It seems that the top five teams in the selection match were quite impressive. One of them, a team of five, defeated two veteran teams and seemed to be playing with the same strategy as Xiao Xingmeng." The old man in gray robes stroked his beard and chuckled.

  "Heh heh, that little guy leading the way, Xiao Yan, I like his guts!" The blue-robed old man also praised.

  "Hmm, I don't know how they'll fare against the Black and White Impermanence, but those guys who ran out of the arena are definitely not ordinary teams to be compared with."

  "It's going to be interesting from now on, let's wait and see the good show." The two old men exchanged a glance, both chuckled lightly, then slowly closed their eyes again.

  Gradually, the news that the new team is hunting down the "Fire Ability" in the hands of the old Inner Court team has begun to spread throughout the forest. As a result, some of the old Inner Court teams have started to panic, and the entire hunting arena in the forest has also begun to get chaotic. It seems that the good show is about to officially begin.