Chapter 312: Chapter 312: Acting Peculiar and the Handsome Guy Plan
"After everyone gets into the water, if you see any Nile Fish, throw the Energy Fruit far away. They seem to really like eating Energy Fruit! That way, you can lure the Nile Fish away."
As soon as Sheng An and the others tried it, it worked!
Then it was time to enter the water.
Because everyone had always thought that Su Wan was not good at swimming.
So they carefully protected her in the middle.
Su Wan: "..."
All she could do was try hard to control herself from sprouting a fish tail.
After all, she now loved the water too much.
On the other hand, the people from Prys University standing on the shore were quite frustrated by Siren University’s betrayal, ditching them so quickly.
The next moment, they were dumbfounded to see the people from Empire University swimming across the river.
"What are they throwing in the water?"
"It seems to be the Energy Fruit from the thorny bushes earlier."
A few people exchanged glances.
Julia hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Should we go back and pick some Energy Fruit as well?"
Gill frowned, "Where do we have the time for that!"
Another blond young man said with a sneer, "Worrying about whether we have enough time at this point, isn’t it a bit late? If we hadn’t allied with Siren University in the first place, we wouldn’t have wasted so much time!"
Even though Gill was the team leader, he couldn’t bring himself to say anything in response after hearing that.
He turned around and was the first to head back.
What could they do?
Without picking Energy Fruit, there was no way to cross this river!
In front of the monitoring screens, the coaches from the five schools showed varying expressions.
Those from Yuanyi University, already in the lead, along with Davis University’s coaches, were completely relaxed.
At Empire University, Gu Lei was absent due to unexpected matters.
Andrew temporarily took his place to help keep an eye on the children’s performance.
So far, the students from Empire University, although not as quick to gain the advantage as the first two military academies, remained calm and collected, not only avoiding mistakes but also earning the first hidden score of the Energy Fruit.
As for the students from Siren University, they had quickly made an enemy of Prys University, with whom they had initially been on good terms.
Even though they were temporarily in third place.
But their school’s overall strength was the weakest among the five.
It was only a matter of time before Empire University caught up with them.
The coaches from Prys University were the most upset, having fallen so far behind from the start.
The coach from Prys University was Leanna.
She said with a cold laugh, "The main reason we’re behind now is because of poor judgment of character, the kids are too young for that; I really must educate them well when we get back."
Hearing this, Lan Yurou from Siren University stayed calm and unbothered.
She glanced at the pink petals on her nails, speaking lazily, "Teacher Leanna, you’re being too harsh; it’s not entirely a case of poor judgment of character. Aside from the need to improve their individual abilities, all that’s left is youthful impulsiveness."
"You!"
Jiang Qinghao from Yuanyi University next to her let out a scoff.
"Leanna, now you understand that the most unreliable ones are those who are too emotional."
Leanna nodded in agreement.
She had already decided to give Gill a severe scolding when they got back and to strip him of his leadership!
Lan Yurou, on the other hand, looked slightly frosty after hearing Jiang Qinghao’s words.
Adolf, observing the sharp exchanges among them, didn’t really care.
After all, these people had been at each other’s throats for many years, nothing surprising.
The only thing he was looking forward to was Madam Su Wan, the Commander’s wife.
Whatever you do, don’t run into any dangers in this competition.
It would be best not to encounter any trouble at all!
The team leader from Davis University, Anthony, is a very calm person.
With his black hair and gold-rimmed glasses, he said to Andrew beside him, "I heard that out of the five kids from your school this time, one is a pure human."
Andrew: "Yes, her name is Su Wan."
Anthony nodded approvingly. "To be able to get this opportunity among a group of Beastman students, this young lady must be quite exceptional, right?"
Andrew: "Su Wan is very good with Mecha Technology. Last year, while still a freshman, she participated in the Mecha competition and had an impressive performance."
Leanna, listening to their conversation, asked curiously, "Is that the Commander’s wife, Gu Jue’s wife?"
"Yes."
One could not help but say that due to Gu Jue’s presence, many people started paying attention to Su Wan.
And she was a pure human.
The team leaders, including the base leader Adolf, refocused their attention on Su Wan in the surveillance footage.
The team of five from Empire University had already crossed the river smoothly.
And they had also caught up with the team from Siren University, which was a step ahead of them.
In front of them appeared a maze with three paths.
Lan Ruojin and the others were temporarily uncertain which path to take.
Upon seeing Su Wan and her group, Lan Ruojin took the initiative to say, "When we arrived, we just saw the people from Davis University choosing the middle path to enter."
Originally, their first choice was to follow the people from Davis University.
But thinking about the other party’s hostility toward Beastmen, they felt that it might not end well if they followed them.
So they hesitated for a moment.
However, Lan Rui frowned and glared at Lan Ruojin, "Why are you telling them that!"
Su Wan smiled politely at Lan Ruojin, then went with her friends to check out the three paths separately.
In the end, Sheng An said, "I’ll fly up and have a look."
Su Wan nodded, "Okay."
Then, the five Mermaids from Siren University watched as Sheng An from the Empire University team sprouted a pair of brown wings and soared into the sky.
Lan Rui snorted, "What’s so great about being able to fly!"
Alex jibed from the side, "Just say you’re jealous. Why be so passive-aggressive? It’s tiring."
"You!"
In front of the surveillance screen, Jiang Qinghao’s black wings twitched.
He said, "That child has the blood of the Winged Clan, doesn’t she? She seems quite calm and composed."
Andrew nodded. "Sheng An is of mixed blood. She is a very meticulous, cautious, and hardworking child."
Growing up in the orphanage in District Ten, very eager to progress.
Any teacher who values talent would highly appreciate such a child.
At the front of the maze, as Sheng An flew over to scout the situation.
Lan Ruojin said to Su Wan, "Su Wan, how about our two teams walk together? That way, if we run into trouble, we’ll have each other’s backs."
Su Wan smiled lightly, "Let’s not. I worry that if we encounter another river, you’ll abandon us just like you did Prys University."
Lan Ruojin, somewhat embarrassed, "We definitely won’t. Our Mermaid Clan has other strengths besides swimming. We can help each other out. This time, we just want to secure third place."
Lan Ruojin knew their overall combat strength was the weakest and didn’t hope for first place or anything like that.
As long as they could maintain third place, they wouldn’t fall too far behind in the upcoming competitions.
Lan Ruojin had the typical appearance of a male Mermaid — perfectly featured, with eyes gentle and passionate.
When he looked at you with such earnestness, most people would inevitably blush and have their hearts beat faster.
And their confidence shaken.
However, unfortunately.
Su Wan was not most people.
