327: Chapter 327 Pang Ban's Strong Protest

He rubbed his eyes vigorously and stared again.

The tall person walking at the very front was wearing a dark blue water-patterned team uniform, clearly someone from Donghai Martial Arts Academy;

The burly man on the left holding a meteor hammer was wearing a khaki short-sleeved shirt, which was the emblem of another academy;

And on the right were two people wearing white Daoist robes, clearly students from Shushan Dao-Wu Academy!

Five or six people, yet they were wearing uniforms from four completely different universities!

Moreover, what terrified Gou Fugui the most was that these people, who should have been rivals, not only didn't start brawling upon meeting, but instead huddled together laughing and chatting, their movements subtly forming a mutually supportive search formation!

"What is going on? Why aren't they fighting?"

Gou Fugui's worldview was shaken.

Just then, the tall one in the dark blue uniform spoke, and the voice reached Gou Fugui's ears clearly:

"Keep your eyes peeled, everyone! Search every nook and cranny of these ruins thoroughly!"

"The team captains have given strict orders; our academies are now allies! Whoever spots the whereabouts of those people from Magic City Martial Arts University, do not engage alone—fire a signal flare immediately!"

The Shushan Dao-Wu Academy disciple beside him snorted coldly and patted the signal gun at his waist:

"Don't worry! In the last round, they from Magic City Martial Arts University treated us like monkeys; this round, we'll make them not even know how they died! As long as they dare to show their heads, our hundred-plus brothers can surround and wipe them out in an instant!"

"..."

Hiding behind a stone statue, Gou Fugui heard this conversation, and cold sweat instantly drenched his back.

He covered his mouth tightly, terrified that he might make the slightest sound out of fear.

This wasn't him having good luck and running into teammates!

It was clearly these elite geniuses from prestigious schools being shameless, directly forming a cross-school, hundred-man sweeping brigade targeting them, Magic City Martial Arts University!!!

Only after waiting for the footsteps of those five or six people to fade away completely did Gou Fugui dare to breathe deeply.

He slid down to the ground against the cold stone statue and reached back to touch his shirt, which was already so soaked with cold sweat that it could be wrung out.

"Too dark... these people playing tactics are just too dirty!"

Gou Fugui swallowed nervously, secretly feeling fortunate about the three thousand yuan he had just spent.

If he hadn't decisively activated "Forced Trade" to conceal his figure the moment he landed, he would have bumped right into those patrolling people, and he would probably have been beaten into a pulp and eliminated by now.

"No, I can't stay in this damn place. I have to find a rat hole and hide until the match ends..."

Meanwhile.

Outside, in the stands of the National Martial Arts Competition Center, which held one hundred thousand people.

The audience, who had been excitedly holding popcorn and cheer sticks, ready to enjoy a fierce, epic battle royale, were now staring at the holographic screens floating in mid-air, all plunged into deep confusion.

"Something's not right, is it? The match has been going on for nearly twenty minutes, so why haven't we even seen a spark of fighting?"

"Yeah, shouldn't a battle royale involve grabbing resources and going for the kill the moment they land? Why are these people on the big screen meeting teams from other schools and, instead of drawing their blades, greeting each other and joining forces?"

At the commentary desk, the two official commentators looked at each other in confusion; in all their years in the industry, this was the first time they had seen such an eerily harmonious start.

The director quickly zoomed the big screen's camera out, switching to a bird's-eye view of the macro map.

With this look, the one hundred thousand spectators in the stadium gasped in unison, and a deafening roar of astonishment erupted instantly!

On the vast map of Forbidden Zone No. 009, the contestants, who should have been scattered and fighting individually, had miraculously converged into two massive torrents of steel!

Because there was absolutely no pressure of competition or defense between them, their efficiency in finding allies was terrifyingly high.

At the junction of the dense forest and the ancient architectural ruins on the left.

Led by Chu Tiankuo of Nanhai Academy, Captain Shen Xiuan of Imperial Capital Team 2, Helan Que of Kuangsha Academy, and Yan Qinghuan of Shushan Dao-Wu Academy, a full fifty or sixty elite geniuses from various schools had gathered.

This team was massive, advancing towards the center of the map in a carpet-like search formation; wherever they passed, even low-level spirit beasts hiding in tree hollows were dragged out and beaten to death.

And in the swamp and wasteland area on the right side of the map.

Accompanied by the soaring golden Divine Phoenix Fire and booming gravitational waves, Qin Zhuo and Zhao Zhenlei walked side by side.

Behind them, dozens of fully armed contestants followed as well.

These two massive teams, totaling over a hundred people, were like two giant combs, slowly tightening their encirclement along the edges of the map, unscrupulously searching every corner.

"My god..."

The commentator's hand holding the microphone was trembling, and their voice cracked: "Dear audience! We seem to be witnessing a spectacle that will go down in league history! These peerless geniuses from different top universities, who usually refuse to submit to anyone, have actually set aside all their prejudices at this moment!"

"They are not killing each other, but have formed an unprecedented super alliance!"

"Anyone with a bit of common sense can see that the only target in this entire secret realm that could make Chu Tiankuo, Qin Zhuo, and Zhao Zhenlei willingly join forces to deal with is one!"

The commentator took a deep breath and roared: "That is the ultimate winner of the previous round, the one with the peerless demon king Jiang You—Magic City Martial Arts University!"

The audience in the stands instantly erupted into chaos.

"Over a hundred people hunting ten? What the hell kind of game is this!"

"Magic City Martial Arts University has really angered everyone; they won't be able to escape this time, even with wings!"

In the VIP viewing area.

Principal Pang Ban of Magic City Martial Arts University, his old face was now as black as the bottom of a pot.

He could have imagined that after suffering a major loss once, other schools would definitely secretly guard against or even target Magic City Martial Arts University.

But he never dreamed that these little bastards, who prided themselves on being the pride of heaven, could be this rampant!

Flagrant!

This is unscrupulous flagrancy!

Watching the two aggressive sweeping brigades on the screen, Principal Pang Ban was so angry that his beard stood on end, and he slapped the armrest.

"This is too much bullying! Do they really think my Magic City Martial Arts University is made of mud?"

Once the old man's temper flared, he sprang up from his seat and marched furiously toward the central platform where the Organizing Committee was located.

"Old Xia! Is your Organizing Committee blind? Are you not going to do anything about this?"

Before Principal Pang Ban even arrived, his booming voice, like a great bell, had already made the ears of several Organizing Committee officials numb.

President Xia Yun of Imperial Capital Martial Arts University was holding a thermos cup and drinking tea; seeing the furious Principal Pang Ban walking over, he slowly blew the steam off the cup: "Old Pang, you're at such an age, don't get so worked up. What's the matter?"

"What's the matter? You still have the nerve to ask what's the matter!"

Principal Pang Ban pointed at the big screen overhead, his spit almost spraying onto President Xia Yun's face:

"This Hundred Schools League is called a Survival Battle Royale! Now over a hundred people have stopped fighting each other and are huddling together to surround and suppress a few of my students from Magic City Martial Arts University; doesn't this count as malicious collusion? Doesn't this count as a violation of the rules?"

"If this gets out, where is the fairness of the Great Xia Martial Arts World! Your Organizing Committee must intervene immediately and rule them in violation!"

Faced with Principal Pang Ban's intense protest, several high-ranking officials of the Organizing Committee looked at each other, their expressions somewhat strange.