Chapter 322: Chapter 322: Swept Away by the Tentacles of a Giant Octopus
All the teachers’ faces changed color when they heard this!
Andrew, "How could a Star Thief hack into our Virtual Hunting Ground? Are the kids in there in any danger?"
The other teachers were also immediately concerned about the safety of their own schools’ children.
Especially Lan Yurou, who said anxiously, "If that’s the case, then let’s stop the competition right away!"
The children from the other schools have somewhat higher combat abilities.
Their students at Siren University were at a great disadvantage in terms of combat power!
Adolf said, "Someone has already been dispatched into the Virtual Hunting Ground, and Commander Gu’s intention is to not stop the competition for the time being."
Since Commander Gu had gotten involved in the matter, everyone including Lan Yurou shut their mouths.
His wife was still in the middle of the competition, and she hadn’t called for a halt.
So, they definitely had no place to say anything.
The team leaders turned their gazes back to the screen, watching their students’ situation with tension.
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Empire University’s total score had successfully leaped to first place.
The other schools also slowly noticed this, particularly Yuanyi University.
Jiang Yuan flew back from the sky and said to his companions, "Empire University has chosen a very good defensive position and then attracted all the Insect Beasts over."
"Then let’s do the same."
Yuanyi University’s advantage wasn’t so great in this competition.
After all, among the Insect Beasts, there were some with wings capable of flight.
The reason they had a higher score than Davis was because they entered the Virtual Hunting Ground earlier.
Because they imitated Empire University’s tactic, Yuanyi University’s score also started to rise.
Although they hadn’t yet caught up with Empire University, they had widened the gap with Davis University.
The hunting team from Siren University had just run into the team from Prys University.
Neither team was at full strength.
Siren University was missing one person, while Prys University was missing two.
Lan Ruojin said to them, "We’re both short of people; it’s better if we group together. That way, if we encounter high-level Insect Beasts, we can cooperate. As for how many points we can earn, that’ll depend on our ability, how does that sound?"
There were three people left in Prys University’s team, just Gill, Julia, and another male student.
Although they had had an unpleasant interaction with Siren University before,
cooperating now was indeed the best choice.
Especially since Lan Rui walked up to Gill, wrapped her arms around his, and cooed, "Gill, don’t be mad, we’re both behind now. Only by joining forces do we stand a chance to overtake those three schools, right?"
Gill had already had a soft spot for Lan Rui; how could he resist this?
He nodded his head immediately.
Then he went to persuade his two companions.
Their combined seven people indeed increased their combat strength considerably.
But Julia noticed that every time Gill was about to kill an Insect Beast, Lan Rui would swoop in to deliver the final blow.
Then the points would be for Siren University!
She was so frustrated that she gradually fell back as they walked.
Julia was a rabbit Beastman, and her vision was excellent; she could see a very large area.
She was looking somewhat gloomily in the direction of Gill and Lan Rui.
But beyond them, she spotted an enormous insect!
No, that wasn’t an insect.
It was a gigantic octopus!
Suddenly, Julia warned her companions loudly, "Everyone run, there’s a super huge octopus ahead!"
As a rabbit Beastman, she ran very fast.
After giving the warning, Julia naturally turned and ran.
Upon hearing her voice, the first person to react was Lan Ruojin.
His speed wasn’t fast, but as a fellow marine creature, he immediately sensed that extremely strong fishy smell.
Lan Ruojin, "Everyone, quick, hide!"
Lan Ruojin was the second to run away.
The remaining few were half a beat too slow!
The teachers watching the surveillance screen could see everything clearly.
Their hearts were almost stopping!
Although one wouldn’t die in the Virtual Hunting Ground,
their spiritual power might suffer immense damage!
If that enormous octopus really was Star Thief Lucifer,
then the kids were definitely in danger!
However, almost the instant Lan Ruojin spoke, the other students from Siren University, seeing they couldn’t escape, chose to log out as their first course of action!
This was beyond their capabilities.
They might be a bit cowardly, but it was also a very decisive method of retreat.
However, Lan Rui and Gill, being closest to the enormous octopus and not reacting as quickly,
were entangled by the octopus’s tentacles in the blink of an eye!
Then they realized in horror that they couldn’t force a logout!
Julia stood there stunned, watching the giant octopus slowly walk away with two people in its grasp.
She collapsed to the ground.
Seeing the danger temporarily abated, Lan Ruojin stepped out from the side.
He walked over to Julia, "Log out, this definitely isn’t an ordinary Insect Beast, we can’t handle it."
Julia, with eyes reddened, looked up, "What about Gill and the others? They seem unable to force a logout."
Lan Ruojin, "But there’s nothing we can do, it’s better to log out quickly and explain the situation clearly to the teachers. Besides, the Guard Team should have taken action by now."
He didn’t want his sister Lan Rui to die either.
But if he was to lose his own life trying to save a sister he wasn’t very close to,
it wouldn’t be worth it!
After saying this, Lan Ruojin logged out.
In the end, only the Beastman rabbit Julia was left, and her combat power was not high.
After hesitating for a few seconds, Julia too chose to log out.
A large number of students from two universities were out of the game, which was a very strange phenomenon.
When it was Su Wan’s turn to rest as her squad took turns, she noticed that students from the two universities were suddenly logging out in large numbers.
This was too abnormal!
Even if the combat power of Siren University and Prys University was low,
such a large number of students should not have disappeared all at once!
Now, only two people from both universities were left online!
Looking at the score of Empire University, it had far surpassed Yuanyi University.
Su Wan had Vermilion Bird stop emitting the insect beasts’ ultrasound.
Then, leaving Alex on lookout, the others were told to rest.
Pandora was obviously still very excited.
Even though they were killing virtual insect beasts, it was indeed exhilarating!
Pandora, "Xiaowan, why stop now? Why don’t the rest of you rest, and I continue?"
Su Wan had everyone look at the number of people online from each university.
"Something’s not right, Siren University and Prys University are down to just two people in the blink of an eye."
Pandora, "Those two universities are pretty weak anyway, especially Siren University."
Sheng An spoke up, "If it was just Siren University left with one person, it would make sense, but Prys University definitely wouldn’t be like this."
Over there, Alex said in his spare time, "Could it be that they were just unlucky and happened to encounter a big one?"
