“Why are you here? Did you follow me?”
Flame star’s expression changed instantly upon seeing the newcomer.
Among all the trainees in the Battle Camp, there were only two people he feared. As luck would have it, both of them had shown up today.
“It’s just a coincidence,” Mo Yuan said coldly. “Also, I suggest you take your hand off her now. Otherwise, you won’t want that hand anymore in another ten or so seconds.”
“Is that so? You think I’ll just let go because you told me to?” Flame star laughed, forcing himself to stay calm. “I don’t believe that ‘coincidence’ crap for a second.”
He abruptly released his grip on Yun Ruoxi’s head, letting it hang down as he stepped toward Mo Yuan. He said fiercely, “Don’t think I’m afraid of you!”
As his voice fell, he paused and stood beside his companion.
[Giving in]
[Tactical release]
[If he really wasn’t afraid, he wouldn’t have let go. Instead, he would’ve followed that one pervert’s example and taken a lick.]
[Wait, I just realized this could be a plot for a doujinshi. What if the obsessed Mo Yuan and Flame star teamed up to deal with the bad woman?]
[The guy above, I feel like I’ve seen that in an adult movie somewhere.]
[Sauce, please!]
[I just realized Lao Xi is basically a natural-born doujinshi protagonist. It’s like heaven is forcing her to be one.]
[Are you sure about that?]
“Are you really not afraid of me?” Mo Yuan slowly raised his right hand.
Flame star’s pupils shrank. He pressed his right hand against the wall and shouted, “Don’t do anything reckless, Mo Yuan! If you push me, I’ll blow up this entire dungeon.”
“That won’t kill us!” Mo Yuan said, shaking his head.
“But it can ruin your operation!” Flame star yelled. “I know you’re trying to use this opportunity to snatch the star core in one go! After all, if this attempt fails, it’ll be a hundred times harder to sneak back in next time!”
He suddenly pointed at Yun Ruoxi. “And it will kill her!”
“What does her death have to do with me? Don’t forget, I’m here to eliminate Xinglan!” Mo Yuan lowered his right hand, looking interested.
“Hmph, don’t take me for a fool! If you really wanted to eliminate Xinglan or take me out, you would’ve made your move in the shadows already! Why would you just jump out like this?”
Flame star acted as if he had known all along, though he had actually just thought of that argument.
In his heart, he marveled at his own quick wit.
“Not bad. You’re quite right.” Mo Yuan nodded, then suddenly asked, “However, I’m curious. If I hadn’t come, what did you plan to do with Xinglan after saving her?”
[Naturally, he’d do her from the front and the back, the top and the bottom.]
[What the…]
[Flame star actually has a brain. I thought he was just a brainless villain.]
[How could a brainless person cause such a massive explosion?]
“What kind of question is that?” Flame star lowered his hand, speaking as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
“Naturally, I’d bring her into my team. Those guys like A Zhen traded a pearl for a casket when they abandoned her, but I won’t.”
“With her on my team, this survival test will be a piece of cake!”
As he spoke, he seemed to imagine a scene of himself and Yun Ruoxi dominating the field, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
Mo Yuan captured this detail and realized that Flame star was actually telling the truth. He was momentarily speechless.
‘You idiot!’
“Were you just insulting me?” Flame star glared at him.
“It was nothing!” Mo Yuan dismissed him casually. His gaze moved past Flame star to the girl behind him. He said flatly, “How much longer are you going to hide back there and watch the show?”
“Who?” Flame star pointed at himself.
“He’s talking to me!”
A cool, pleasant female voice suddenly rang out from behind him. Flame star turned around in shock.
The blue-haired girl, who was supposed to be unconscious with her head hanging low, had woken up at some point. She was holding her head up, looking at him with bright, piercing eyes.
“You—when did you wake up?” Flame star asked in a panic, terrified that Xinglan had noticed his previous actions.
“I was already awake when you were pinching my face and confessing to me,” Yun Ruoxi replied coldly. “Did you really think I wouldn’t sense anything with such a big commotion?”
[2333]
[Social death scene]
[LOL]
[Lao Xi is so dirty, hiding and watching the show for so long.]
“Since you were awake, why didn’t you say anything?” Flame star’s face turned red.
“To make you feel embarrassed immediately?” The corners of Yun Ruoxi’s mouth curled up with a hint of mockery.
“Although I don’t accept your affection, I can understand the awkwardness of liking someone. If you hadn’t brought it up yourself, I would have helped cover for you once or twice.”
Flame star: “…”
He felt like he should be very sad right now. After all, his first confession in life had been flatly rejected. However, the strange turn of events left him feeling nothing but embarrassment.
“I told you to put your hand down! Did you think I was going to attack you?” Mo Yuan cut in. “Would I need to give a warning to deal with you?”
Having said that, he ignored the even redder-faced Flame star and asked Yun Ruoxi, “Can you get down yourself?”
“These plant shackles have blocked my star energy.” Yun Ruoxi shook her head.
Snap!
Upon hearing this, Mo Yuan immediately snapped his fingers.
Several invisible blades instantly flew past Flame star, shredding the plant shackles. Yun Ruoxi, who had been bound in a spread-eagle position, fell backward from the air.
But just as she was about to hit the surface, her body suddenly jerked to a halt, freezing in the air less than one centimeter from the ground.
She slowly floated upward. The fragments of the shackles and the dust on her body were instantly repelled by telekinesis. She looked at Mo Yuan, remained silent for a moment, and then said, “Thank you.”
“Don’t thank me. Saving you wasn’t my intention!” Mo Yuan refused Yun Ruoxi’s gratitude entirely. He turned to Flame star and said, “If there’s nothing else, leave this place quickly!”
“Leave? Aren’t you going to the Pool of Grace?” Flame star asked.
“The moment these plants were destroyed, the tree god guards were alerted.” Mo Yuan took a step back, his figure slowly fading away as he left one last piece of advice.
“If you think you can fight your way to the Pool of Grace while they are on high alert, then go ahead!”
“Damn it!” Flame star punched the rocky wall. He suspected Mo Yuan was lying to him, but he knew Mo Yuan had no reason to do so.
After all, the few of them were no match for Mo Yuan. Why would he use such a tactic to turn them away?
“Let’s go, quickly!” Yun Ruoxi floated past Flame star. “Didn’t you hear what Mo Yuan said?”
Flame star and the others remained silent for several seconds before finally following her.
Just as Mo Yuan had said, they weren’t confident they could seize the star core now that the tree god guards were alert. It was better to leave first and plan again.
They followed the path they had taken, returning to Tree God City through the tunnel the huang elf had shown them.
Flame star thought that once they arrived, Yun Ruoxi would part ways with them to regroup with her own team.
To his surprise, she didn’t leave. Instead, she floated beside them and looked at them with a puzzled expression.
“Let’s go. Why are you standing here? Take me to your hideout!”
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