Chapter 39 The New Shrek Seven Devils Full of ContradictionsAfter Dai Youheng's "regrettable" exit, the grand melee in the maze continued.Although he unexpectedly eliminated the powerful Xu Sanshi, he had previously assisted Jiang Nannan in dealing with the tricky Spirit Ancestor peak opponents Mu Shengsheng and Gui Jiankui.With gains and losses balancing out, for Huo Yuhao, Bei Bei, and their small group, the overall pressure was actually less than in the original story.When the continuously shrinking maze finally forced everyone into the central plaza for the final battle, sixteen people remained on the field.The situation became six against ten.Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, He Caitou, Bei Bei, and Jiang Nannan, six of them, faced the other ten led by Dai Huabin.Compared to the seven against twelve in the original story, the numerical disadvantage Huo Yuhao and his team faced was smaller.Huo Yuhao still adopted his most proficient tactic, using the God's Eye view provided by his Spiritual Detection Sharing to give precise commands. He had the four people other than himself and Wang Dong break out in four different directions, each successfully attracting two opponents to pursue them.Then, utilizing the constantly changing nature of the maze, Huo Yuhao precisely calculated the paths, ultimately cleverly luring all eight of the diverted opponents onto the same straight line!"Now! Yuhao!" Wang Dong shouted softly.The brilliant golden light and the pure blue-golden light instantly intertwined, forming the 100% perfect Spirit Fusion Skill, Withering in Brilliance, Golden Road.The Spirit Fusion Skill of the Goddess of Light Butterfly and the Spirit Eyes, like a light of judgment, instantly swept through that straight passage!After the light passed, those eight opponents, along with the maze walls where they stood, were all rendered a brilliant gold, unable to move, and instantly lost their combat capability!In the broadcast, elimination lists rang out one after another.However, due to Xu Sanshi's absence, there was no sufficiently weighty decoy, which resulted in no one luring the strongest and most vigilant Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu. These two had been searching for Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's traces throughout the maze.When they realized something was wrong and returned to the central area, what they saw were eight golden "sculptures" and the six ready Huo Yuhao and his team.The scene became six against two!Zhu Lu's face paled, and she instantly made a judgment. Even if the two of them could use the Hell White Tiger, it would be impossible to defeat so many people on the opposite side, especially with three Spirit Ancestors among them.The purpose of this selection was to choose seven people. Since only eight people were left on the field now... Zhu Lu raised her hand without hesitation and loudly declared, "I surrender!"With a flash of light, she was teleported out of the arena.At this point, exactly seven people remained on the field—Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, He Caitou, Bei Bei, Jiang Nannan, and a gloomy-faced Dai Huabin, who was unwilling but secretly relieved to have gotten in by sheer luck.The competition ended.On the high platform outside, the expressions of Elder Xuan, Yan Shaozhe, and others were not good. They organized this grand melee, hoping to see the students adapt, form temporary combat combinations, and demonstrate combat wisdom and team chemistry.But what was the result now? The six of Huo Yuhao's team cooperated seamlessly with brilliant tactics. Dai Huabin was completely an outsider, and even had deep conflicts with the other six!Zhu Lu, the only one who could cooperate with him, had also voluntarily withdrawn. This selected reserve team was already internally divided.Elder Xuan took a gulp of wine and finally, with a forced smile, announced, "Rules are rules! The seven winners of this selection will be the new generation of the Shrek Seven Devils reserve team! They are Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, He Caitou, Bei Bei, Jiang Nannan, and Dai Huabin!"The list was announced, but there wasn't much cheering inside or outside the arena.Huo Yuhao frowned deeply. Making him teammates with Dai Huabin? This was simply torture.Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and others also looked displeased. Dai Huabin himself had a ashen face; he felt his promotion was like a handout, without any honor, especially having to be on equal footing with his sworn enemy, Huo Yuhao.This might be the most disharmonious generation of the Shrek Seven Devils in Shrek Academy's history.Dai Youheng leaned against the wall, "weakly," watching this dramatic scene with no ripples in his heart, and even a slight urge to laugh.Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo, the sisters, came up to him, their small faces full of indignation."Hmph! So unfair!" Lan Luoluo stomped her foot, "If it weren't for you, Brother Youheng, fighting that Xu Sanshi to a mutual defeat and expending too much, with your strength, you would definitely have secured a spot! How could it be that Dai Huabin, who relies on picking up scraps and his girlfriend giving up a spot, gets in!"Lan Susu also nodded vigorously. They didn't care much about their own elimination; instead, they felt immense pity and injustice for Dai Youheng.Dai Youheng looked at their genuine indignation on his behalf, secretly smiled, but on the surface, he merely shook his head faintly, his tone calm and unwavering, "It's fine, I don't care."He truly didn't care.A mere illusory title from an academy competition, a team operation destined to be full of trouble and internal strife, held no interest for him at all. What good would come of participating? The improvement in strength would be negligible.During this time, peacefully acquiring that hundred-thousand-year spirit ring, then returning to Star Luo City to scour the auction houses for needed resources, that was the truly important thing.His gaze had already turned beyond the academy, towards the wider and more dangerous world. The glory of the Shrek Seven Devils? Let Dai Huabin enjoy it, and hopefully, he could endure the "surprises" that would come with that glory.At this moment, two figures walked over, one after the other.It was Huo Yuhao and Jiang Nannan.Huo Yuhao's face showed obvious guilt and a hint of unwillingness. He walked up to Dai Youheng, lowering his head, his voice somewhat muffled, "Brother, I'm sorry."Dai Youheng looked up, a perfectly feigned look of confusion on his face, "Why are you apologizing to me? You successfully got selected, that's a good thing.""No, not that!" Huo Yuhao clenched his fists, his tone becoming agitated, "I mean that bastard Dai Huabin! He ambushed you. I originally wanted to eliminate him in that final melee to avenge you! But..." He gritted his teeth, "That guy and Zhu Lu hid too well, and in the end, there were just seven people left on the field, so the competition ended. I couldn't find an opportunity. I'm sorry, Brother, for letting that scoundrel ambush you for nothing!"His tone was full of sincere apology and indignation, clearly bothered by not being able to get revenge for his brother.Dai Youheng understood in his heart, but on his face, he showed a relieved smile. He reached out and patted Huo Yuhao's shoulder, "It's a small matter, there's nothing to apologize for. That's how the competition rules are; his ability to seize the opportunity is his own skill. Your selection is the most important thing. As for revenge, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future, no need to rush."He spoke with such magnanimity, which only made Huo Yuhao feel even more that his brother was wronged yet still thinking of him, deepening his dislike for Dai Huabin even further.
