34: Chapter 34 One Person Against One Team

Teacher Wei looked back.

He saw that under the ring, the other six members of the Thunder Squad were suddenly anxious and rushed onto the ring one after another.

"No! This is too much of a child's play!"

"The wager was just Wu Zhou's personal intention; it doesn't represent our entire squad!"

"The squad badge is ours! We can't just hand it over because he lost alone!"

"We don't agree!"

They were all filled with righteous indignation and vehemently opposed it. The squad badge represented their qualifications for the Elite Class and their fixed monthly quota of high-level resources! If it were taken away by Qin Ce, they would become a squad-less group, forced to take on temporary tasks or muddle through in ordinary classes, rendering all their efforts and investments from the past few years completely wasted!

Teacher Mo frowned slightly.

Qin Ce asked calmly, "When Wu Zhou proposed the wager as captain just now, did you express any opposition?"

The six of them were speechless.

At the time, they were just watching the fun and didn't mind the chaos; they were even happy to see Wu Zhou teach Qin Ce a lesson. Who would oppose that?

"Since you didn't oppose it, that means you gave your tacit consent," Qin Ce said. "It's not appropriate to want to back out now that you've lost, right?"

The six of them looked at each other.

A seemingly clever boy in the Thunder Squad rolled his eyes, immediately put on a sincere expression, and said to Qin Ce, "Classmate Qin Ce, how about this? Since you defeated Wu Zhou, we acknowledge your strength. Why don't you join our Thunder Squad? We could even... recommend you as our new captain! Everything that happened before was Wu Zhou's idea alone; it has nothing to do with us!"

At this, not only did Wu Zhou's face turn ashen, but he also glared fiercely at his former teammates.

The expressions of everyone else in the class also became extremely ugly.

These fence-sitters had turned too quickly and were too realistic!

For the sake of profit, they could sell out their original captain in the blink of an eye.

But some people's minds became active; if Qin Ce really joined the Thunder Squad, wouldn't their squad have an extra Bronze Rank combat power out of thin air?

Wouldn't they have a greater advantage in competing for resources in the future?

For a moment, everyone looked at Qin Ce, waiting for his decision.

However, Qin Ce's mind was not entirely focused on this.

He was a bit puzzled; he had clearly won the challenge, so why hadn't the system prompt for the mission "Make a Name for Yourself in the New Class" shown as completed? And why hadn't the rewards been distributed?

When he checked the mission description again, his gaze fell on the words "Degree of Victory Reputation" and "Make a Name for Yourself."

His heart stirred.

So that was it.

A single victory was not enough to make the entire Elite Class, these arrogant senior talents, truly acknowledge him and let him "make a name for himself."

This mission required a more shocking performance, prestige enough to suppress the entire audience!

Thinking of this, a gleam flashed in Qin Ce's eyes.

He raised his head and looked at the members of the Thunder Squad who were gazing at him expectantly, then swept his gaze over the Elite Class classmates below with their varied expressions, and finally, his gaze returned to the few people in front of him.

"Since you don't acknowledge this result..."

He paused, his gaze like a drawn sword, sweeping over the five Thunder Squad members, and then he said words that made the whole scene instantly deathly silent:

"Why don't you all come at me together?"

"And try to win the squad badge back?"

Qin Ce's voice was not loud, but it exploded on the ring like a thunderclap and then quickly swept across the entire training ground!

Everyone was stunned, thinking they had misheard.

"He... what did he say?"

"Come together? He, by himself, is challenging the remaining six members of the Thunder Squad?!"

"He's crazy! He's absolutely crazy!"

"Even if his Azure Bird is strong, it's impossible to deal with six Pet Beasts that have tacit cooperation, right?"

"Furthermore, these six people from the Thunder Squad are together every day, have tacit cooperation, and their combined strength is greater than the sum of its parts!"

"Too arrogant! He simply doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth!"

The sound of discussion erupted, full of disbelief and looks as if they were watching a madman.

Even Teacher Wei was stunned for a moment, looking at Qin Ce: "Qin Ce, are you sure? This is not child's play."

Jiang Ruowei stood in the crowd, her arms no longer crossed.

Her beautiful eyes were wide open at this moment, staring unblinkingly at Qin Ce on the ring, her beautiful eyes shimmering with strange colors, as if she were truly seeing this person for the first time.

If her previous interest in Qin Ce was mixed with appreciation for his rebellious spirit and his positioning as a tool for a political marriage.

Then at this moment, Qin Ce's almost arrogant self-confidence and dominance truly made her heartstrings flutter.

This kind of man is interesting!

The six members of the Thunder Squad were also dumbfounded. They didn't expect Qin Ce to make such a request.

This was no longer a challenge, but naked contempt and humiliation!

"Qin Ce! You are too arrogant!" The clever boy who previously suggested letting Qin Ce be the captain was now red-faced, feeling insulted.

"That's right! Do you really think our Thunder Squad is made of mud?!"

"Do you think you're invincible just because you won against one Wu Zhou?"

"You look down on everyone! Extremely arrogant!"

The six of them scolded angrily, trembling with rage.

Qin Ce waved his hand, ignoring their anger, and asked, "Are you going to accept it or not?"

The six of them turned red and then white. In front of all the students in the school, if they didn't even dare to accept this challenge, they could forget about making it in Fengling City in the future—what squad would want a group of cowards who didn't even dare to accept a single challenge?

"We accept!" the short-haired girl gritted her teeth and said, "But Qin Ce, you said it yourself! Don't go back on your word if you lose!"

"Of course," Qin Ce said calmly.

"Good!" Seeing this, Teacher Wei no longer tried to dissuade them, but instead became interested. "Then the rules are the same as before, watch your limits. Both sides prepare, ten minutes later, six-on-one team battle, begin!"

The six members of the Thunder Squad immediately formed a circle and discussed tactics in low, hurried voices. They put away all their contempt, and their expressions were incomparably grave.

Qin Ce's Azure Bird was extremely fast, had powerful attack power, and could fly, which was the biggest threat.

They had to bring out their trump cards and all their tacit cooperation!

"Long-range suppression! Lao Zhao, your Golden-beaked Flying Eagle and my Shadow Bat are responsible for aerial containment, interfering with its flight, and looking for opportunities to use Ultrasonic Stun!"

"Ground siege! Ali's Violent Ape and Lao Wang's Gale Leopard will attack head-on to restrict its movement space!"

"Ailing, your Moonstar Fox, seize the opportunity to use Mental Control! As long as we control it for a split second, we can focus our fire and kill it instantly!"

"Shurou, your Thornflower, pay attention. As soon as that Azure Bird lands, use vines to entangle it to death. If it can't fly, we'll definitely win!"

... One instruction after another was quickly issued, with clear division of labor.

Obviously, this squad was able to establish itself in the senior Elite Class and was not famous without cause; their tactical literacy was quite high.

In contrast, Qin Ce just stood quietly on one side of the ring, gently stroking the smooth feathers of the Azure Bird beside him, conveying feelings of comfort and trust through the contract. The Azure Bird's blue-gold eyes scanned the six people and six beasts opposite it sharply, letting out a clear cry full of fighting spirit and disdain, without any fear.