325: Chapter 325 Have these people taken the wrong medicine?

Mo Wu slurped on a pearl, his eyes filled with clear, innocent grievance: "Brother Gou, I've been chatting with you the entire way here. Just now, when you didn't have small change to buy a scallion pancake, I was the one who scanned the code for you..."

"..." Gou Fugui opened his mouth, then looked at Xiang Batian. Xiang Batian also scratched his head with a bewildered expression; clearly, he hadn't noticed a living person had been added to their team either. This level of presence was so thin it was simply unbelievable!

Standing at the front, Principal Pang Ban stroked the beard on his chin, watching Mo Wu's performance, and nodded in satisfaction. This was exactly the effect he wanted!

As an old fox who had been in the education sector for many years, Principal Pang Ban understood the current situation all too well. In the first match, Magic City Martial Arts University had won too prominently. Jiang You's terrifying oppressive aura, with his 'unmoved like a mountain, clearing the field with a wave of his hand' display, had long since maxed out the aggro of the other universities.

As soon as the second match started, Magic City Martial Arts University would definitely become everyone's target; being chased and bitten all over the map was a certainty. Without Bai Lan as their trump card, substituting Mo Wu as a surprise force was absolutely a stroke of genius.

Once this kid entered the map, he was effectively in a conceptual state of invisibility by default. Even his teammates would have to struggle for ages to find him, let alone those opponents who had been blinded by rage!

"Everyone come here! Gather round!" Taking advantage of the fact that they hadn't entered the arena yet, Principal Pang Ban lowered his voice and called all the main forces of Magic City Martial Arts University to him. The old man's expression was grave as his gaze swept over Xie Fuyao, Cong Nanshan, Qiu Yunan, and the others, and he earnestly exhorted:

"Children, today's battle will not be easy to fight." "We were too prominent in the first round, and Jiang You's 'scheme' has certainly aroused public indignation. I dare to bet that as soon as we land in this round, the other schools will absolutely go crazy targeting us!"

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded one after another, their expressions turning serious. The shadow of being chased across the entire map in the first round was still vivid in their minds, and today, it was feared that it would be even worse.

"Therefore!" Principal Pang Ban held up a finger, directly setting the strategic tone for this match: "The only tactic I have for you is one word—Lay Low!"

"After you go in, everyone hide! Remember, prioritize laying low, and do everything you can to find your teammates and regroup!" "If you encounter people from other schools, absolutely do not try to fight them head-on. No matter who they are, just run! Survival comes first; surviving to the end is the only victory!"

Principal Pang Ban's words were truly heartfelt. If I can't beat them, can't I at least hide? As long as everyone stays hidden, with this map covering ten thousand square kilometers, they could slowly wear down the mental state of the other teams!

The old man stood with his hands behind his back, secretly feeling proud, thinking his 'defensive counterattack' arrangement was absolutely watertight. However, Principal Pang Ban never dreamed that this time, the other universities weren't just simply 'wanting to target them.' Instead, led by the four top chief students, they had directly formed an 'Anti-Jiang You Avengers Alliance' of over a hundred people!

Accompanied by the passionate announcement over the on-site broadcast, the Magic City Martial Arts University representative team officially stepped into the preparation plaza. Boom! The entire National Martial Arts Competition Center erupted completely the moment Magic City Martial Arts University appeared!

The overwhelming cheers and screams seemed as if they would tear the dome of the arena right off. After experiencing that exit show in the first match which could be called 'the demeanor of a Great Emperor,' Jiang You's popularity was currently soaring like the midday sun; he had even become famous outside his niche!

Looking out, there was even a vast, uniform sea of pink fluorescent lights in the stands. A group of crazy female fans held up huge LED signs, which clearly displayed two lines of large characters: "Great Emperor Jiang's Harem Sightseeing Group!" "When the Demon King sets out, not a blade of grass remains!"

Listening to the deafening cheers, the members of Class F walking in the team all stood with their backs straight, their faces beaming with undisguised excitement and pride. This was the glory that belonged to champions!

Xiang Batian's eyes were shining with excitement. He took off his jacket right then and there, frantically flexing his glistening, oily biceps toward the stands, striking various bodybuilding poses in an attempt to show his perfect biomechanics to the entire Great Xia.

Gou Fugui was even more exaggerated. The guy pushed up his newly acquired gold-rimmed glasses, clasped his hands behind his back, and held his chin so high it was practically pointing at the sky. He walked with such an arrogant, swaggering gait, as if the cheers filling the entire arena were all calling out his name, Boss Gou.

And when it came to such grand scenes for showing off, who could compare to Magic City Martial Arts University's Team 2 Captain, Lu Xingye? This severe sufferer of Chuunibyou had specially worn a brand new black long trench coat today, with the hem personally cut by him into jagged, saw-like teeth.

Facing the wild cheers of one hundred thousand people, Lu Xingye not only showed no stage fright, but the whole person was trembling with excitement as if he'd been injected with adrenaline! "Swish!" Lu Xingye suddenly stepped out of the team, and with a stylish slide, he directly seized the absolute center-stage spot right beside Jiang You for the cameras!

He covered the eye that had just reduced swelling yesterday with one hand, lifted his chin, and facing the flashes filling the arena, struck an extremely exaggerated "embracing the world" pose.

"Mortals! Cheer to your hearts' content! Tremble!" Lu Xingye lowered his voice, and using his signature deep, gravelly vocal fry, issued a proclamation from the depths of his soul toward the stands: "This Seat has heard your call to the abyss! Today, even without those two and a half million false shackles, My Black Flame Dragon shall once again tear through this hypocritical firmament!"

That arrogant, peerless, and self-centered look made him look exactly like the ultimate villain who had just walked out of an action anime. Combined with his trench coat hem dancing wildly in the wind, it forced the surrounding Xie Fuyao and Cong Nanshan to awkwardly shift two meters to the side.

However, amidst the happy and abstract atmosphere, Jiang You, who was walking at the very front of the team, suspiciously sensed something wrong. With his hands in his pockets and sporting his eternal dead fish eyes, he subconsciously turned his head and looked toward the preparation areas of the other universities on the other side of the plaza.

At this sight, Jiang You's footsteps came to a sudden halt. Those top prodigies who had been left battered and bruised in the first round were surprisingly calm at this moment! He saw Chu Tiankuo of Nanhai Academy holding a heavy sword, his white clothes fluttering. Helan Que of the Desert Martial Arts Academy had his arms crossed, his gaze deep, and even the most hot-tempered, explosive Northern War Machine, Zhao Zhenlei, was standing quietly at the very front of his team.

Even Captain Shen Xiuan of Imperial Capital Team 2, who had been slapped in the face by Lu Xingye in the last match and driven nearly to the brink of a mental breakdown, was now standing there refinedly, adjusting his black-rimmed glasses, without moving an inch.

It seemed they had sensed Jiang You's gaze. This group of the most top-tier monster geniuses in Great Xia turned their heads in unison, their gazes colliding with Jiang You's in mid-air.

The next second. Zhao Zhenlei, Chu Tiankuo, Helan Que, Captain Shen Xiuan... and even the over a hundred participating contestants from various schools behind them. The corners of the mouths of these hundreds of people, as if carved from the same mold, curled up in unison. It was a cold, playful, mocking sneer, as if they were looking at a gradually stiffening corpse!

Hundreds of pairs of eyes, filled with undisguised killing intent, were thus locked firmly onto Jiang You alone. That palpable sense of oppression was even more bone-chilling than ice water in the middle of winter.

"Hiss—" Jiang You felt his back go cold from being stared at by this formation, and couldn't help but shiver. He quickly shrank his neck, withdrew his gaze, and began to mumble frantically in his heart: "Did this bunch of people collectively take the wrong medicine when they went out today?" "They're all smiling so pervertedly, with their mouths stretched almost to their ears... Could it be that they are secretly brewing up some kind of malicious scheme?"