Chapter 398: Chapter 398: Need service? _1
This formation, recorded in Ye Ming’s mind from his inheritance, was the most suited for multi-person combat. It was nearly perfect in terms of both defense and offense capabilities.
However, for such effects to be achieved, every member within the formation needed to possess a certain level of strength. With the current capabilities of the Falcon Squad members, they could, at most, unleash only forty percent of the formation’s power.
Despite this, it was more than sufficient to handle the competition amongst different teams.
After explaining all details of the formation, Ye Ming did not linger. He hastily bade farewell to the Falcon Squad members and headed toward the rest area.
Upon their arrival, Xu Lele had felt physically unwell. Ye Ming had suggested she rest first, and now he was concerned about her condition and wanted to check on her.
Wang Yating’s gaze was tightly fixed on Ye Ming until he was far away. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief, her face immediately drooping.
Pretending to be indifferent toward Ye Ming was incredibly difficult for her.
She was never the scheming type and was merely putting on an act.
At that moment, Lik Jian approached, making an untimely comment, "Captain, the instructor just brought a girl over. She’s the instructor’s girlfriend and also Xu Xincheng’s older sister!"
Wang Yating felt a pang in her heart. Although she didn’t show it on the surface, her fists clenched tight.
Feigning nonchalance, she asked, "How so?"
Several team members tried to hint to Lik Jian, but he utterly failed to take the hint.
He was notoriously thick-headed with a notoriously low emotional intelligence.
He spoke leisurely, "That girl is indeed very beautiful. In terms of appearance, she is on par with you, Captain. No wonder Instructor Ye is so smitten with her!"
Wang Yating’s face instantly darkened. Her body shook with anger, yet she still forced herself to ask, "And then?"
Lik Jian continued, "However, she seems to be frail, always looking sickly. There’s no comparison with you, Captain. You possess much more of a woman’s charm!"
"Enough! Stop talking about these pointless things!" Wang Yating couldn’t help but interrupt Lik Jian, "The formation Instructor Ye taught you earlier, you need to study it in depth, internalize it, and strive to win glory for our country in team battles!"
"We must not let Instructor Ye down!"
After dropping that sentence, Wang Yating felt a wave of weakness and a sense of loss.
She walked to a corner alone and sat on the ground, lost in her thoughts.
Previously, she had always been dismissive toward Ye Ming, hoping to use this opportunity abroad to nurture a relationship with him and make herself indispensable to him.
She had even made all sorts of plans and secretly learned how to be a dainty woman, how to capture a man’s heart.
But what she never expected was that Ye Ming would bring Xu Lele with him to a foreign land, igniting her anger and causing her mentality to explode.
"Ye Ming, you’re a bastard, a scumbag, and I’ll make you regret this!"
Wang Yating cursed violently towards the corner of the wall, venting her resentment, unaware that her eyes had already turned red.
The members of Falcon Squad watched their captain deteriorate into this state, feeling utterly helpless.
Whispers of conversation were rising softly.
"What’s so great about Instructor Ye that he’s made our captain like this?"
"Ever since Instructor Ye appeared, our captain has completely changed. Especially just now, the change was so apparent, sigh, it really is frustrating!"
"A man like Instructor Ye does possess a magnetic personality; not just our captain, if I were a woman, I’d also fall for him!"
All these comments had reached Xu Xincheng’s ears.
He said loudly, "You all are so foolish, completely blinded by that bastard Ye Ming. He’s not anything good! Just a complete and utter jerk!"
Lik Jian nodded involuntarily and said, "Xin Cheng, I always thought you were wrong about Instructor Ye. But after this incident, I too feel that what Instructor Ye did was somewhat inappropriate, especially since our captain likes him so much..."
Before he could finish, Wang Yating appeared suddenly with a murderous look in her eyes.
She scolded loudly, "Focus on your training, everyone. If you keep gossiping, you can forget about having dinner tonight!"
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Ye Ming was completely unaware of what was happening within Falcon Squad.
At that moment, he had entered Xu Lele’s room, only to see her lying weakly on her bed.
Seeing Ye Ming return, Xu Lele tried her best to muster a smile and said, "You’re back, is everything taken care of?"
Ye Ming, feeling distressed, sat beside Xu Lele, pulling her into his embrace, and said, "I’ve taken care of the things I needed to. From now on, I’m going to be by your side to make sure you get plenty of rest!"
At this point, however, Xu Lele shook her head firmly and looked at Ye Ming with pleading eyes, saying, "It’s still early, I don’t want to go to bed just yet. How about we take a walk on the street?"
Being her first time in a foreign land, Xu Lele was extremely curious about everything around her and wanted to see it all with her own eyes.
She could feel her body getting weaker and had a strong hunch that she didn’t have many days left.
Therefore, she didn’t want to spend the last few days of her life confined to a room; she wanted to see the world with Ye Ming.
Ye Ming hesitated for a moment but, seeing Xu Lele’s fervent gaze, his heart softened.
"Okay, then let’s go out and see the world!"
As evening fell, Neon City was brightly lit, with people of all shapes and colors appearing here.
Neon City wasn’t big, but it was the most bustling city in Japan. Today happened to coincide with the day of the international competition, and tourists from all over the world had gathered to experience the foreign culture.
Xu Lele appeared to be very happy, holding Ye Ming’s hand and looking at everything with wonder as they wandered around.
But Ye Ming wasn’t in much of a mood to enjoy the scenery.
At that moment, he suddenly felt a strange gaze that had been following him for a long time.
Ye Ming didn’t remember having any enemies in Japan, but that gaze was clearly hostile.
"Ye Ming, wait here for me. I’m going to check out this store!" Xu Lele suddenly said to Ye Ming when they arrived outside a shop.
Ye Ming was a bit surprised and looked up, his cheeks reddening as he saw the sign above the store.
It turned out to be a lingerie shop, displaying a variety of trendy little garments, and the store was filled with many young women.
After making sure there was no danger, Ye Ming consented to Xu Lele’s request, saying, "I’ll wait right here for you!"
Xu Lele happily entered the shop with a nod.
After Xu Lele left, Ye Ming distinctly felt the gaze getting closer to him.
A girl in scant clothing slowly approached Ye Ming and asked with a giggling smile, "Hello, handsome, do you need any services?"
