49: Chapter 49 The Tactic of Selling Out Teammates

Teacher An Nuolan stood up, gently brushing the fallen leaves from her hem, her expression suddenly turning serious.

"The first lesson is training for teamwork."

She looked up at the five of them.

"Next, you need to work together to hold out against me for three minutes. Now, I will give you one minute to discuss your strategy."

"Begin."

As soon as she finished speaking, she raised her hand to signal the start of the timer, leaving them no room to catch their breath.

Lin Mo and the other four were instantly stunned.

Wait... Teacher An looked so gentle and kind, why was she being so "underhanded" right from the start?

Facing a Rank 5 Soul Emperor, no matter how many Rank 2 Soul Masters there were, wouldn't they just be serving themselves up on a platter?

"Hey! Teacher An, that's cheating!" Lu Mengmeng exclaimed, about to jump up, but Lin Mo pressed her shoulder down.

"Alright, everyone come over and let's discuss a strategy," Lin Mo said in a steady voice.

Teacher An Nuolan was trying to use this opportunity to gauge their capabilities.

Except for Mu Liuli, the other three deferred to him.

Seeing this, Mu Liuli had no choice but to follow.

"No time to waste. Listen to my plan. We'll do this…"

Lin Mo spoke extremely fast, immediately laying out the strategy.

"Da Chun, you take the front and attack head-on. Try your best to stall for time!"

"Mengmeng, Xiaoxiao, you two are responsible for containment!"

Lin Mo finally looked at the somewhat antisocial Mu Liuli. He opened his mouth, then finally squeezed out a few words: "You should have a Flying Soul Skill, right?"

When these words were spoken, Mu Liuli was stunned for a moment. Then, a look of shock flashed in her eyes.

"How, how did you know?"

Lu Mengmeng and the others also looked shocked. Possessing an innate Flying Soul Skill was something many people dreamed of.

"I guessed," Lin Mo said without explaining.

"Since you have a Flying Soul Skill, use your advantage later to provide aerial support for the three of them."

"Fine..." Mu Liuli nodded reluctantly.

"Great, let's start then. It's only one minute; it'll be easy to hold out," Lin Mo decided.

"Wait, we're all set, but what about you?" Mu Liuli hadn't heard Lin Mo's own assignment.

"Yeah, Boss, what are you doing?" Lu Mengmeng and the others also looked at him.

"Me? I'm the safety net, of course! Anyway, with me here, we'll make it through this one minute."

The four of them looked at him with strange expressions.

Just like that, in a mere few dozen seconds, the tactic was preliminarily set.

"Time's up."

Teacher An Nuolan's voice rang out. Energy surged around her, and a red flaming Tang dao appeared in her hand.

This was her A-rank Martial Soul, the "Fire Kirin Blade."

Flames half a foot high rose from the blade, and a scorching wave of heat instantly swept across the area.

"Be careful!"

Before she finished speaking, she had already charged over like a bolt of red lightning.

Niu Dachun immediately manifested his Martial Soul. He held a Gilded Frying Pan in his hand and went straight to meet her.

"Hah!"

Niu Dachun abruptly raised the Gilded Frying Pan. With Soul Power infused, a golden light shimmered across the surface of the pan.

"Great Sumeru Pot!"

A massive phantom image of a Frying Pan made of energy struck toward the red figure.

"Clang!"

The blade and the pan collided, emitting a deafening, crisp sound.

Niu Dachun felt a massive force, and his entire body was knocked back repeatedly, the web between his thumb and index finger going numb.

"Now!" Lin Mo shouted in a low voice.

Lu Mengmeng instantly activated her Martial Soul, and black Devil Vine shot out from the ground like a serpent, frantically wrapping around Teacher An Nuolan's feet.

Su Xiaoxiao activated her Martial Soul, transforming into a fox-eared girl. Like an agile rabbit, she skirted around to the other side.

Ice cones formed at her fingertips and were fired with a "whoosh" toward Teacher An Nuolan's flank, forcing her to divide her attention.

Teacher An Nuolan, however, unhurriedly turned to the side.

"Fire Whirl!"

Two rings of fire instantly severed the Devil Vine. The ice cones collided with the fire rings and turned into steam.

She flicked her wrist, and the blade's light shifted toward the rear, forcing Su Xiaoxiao to jump back quickly to dodge.

"Not bad, quick reactions."

Teacher An Nuolan's voice held a smile, but her offensive did not diminish in the slightest.

"Butterfly Love Wind Blade!"

"Swish, swish, swish!"

At this moment, countless wind blades slashed down from the sky, hindering Teacher An Nuolan's attack on Su Xiaoxiao, forcing her to maneuver and dodge the wind blades.

"Having such chemistry on the first try is not bad!" Teacher An Nuolan said in praise.

In her heart, however, she thought, the last one hasn't made a move yet, has he?

Thinking this, she glanced toward Lin Mo's direction.

One look, and she immediately stumbled, almost tripping over.

She saw that Lin Mo was currently curled up inside the alchemy furnace. He was holding the furnace lid over his head, revealing only his crafty eyes.

Teacher An Nuolan was instantly amused by his audacity.

"Good lad, playing the turtle, are you!"

Teacher An Nuolan immediately changed targets, raising the Fire Kirin Blade and charging toward Lin Mo.

Seeing this, a playful glint immediately flashed in Lin Mo's eyes.

"Bye-bye!"

With a "bang," the furnace lid closed.

With a "whoosh," the alchemy furnace shot up into the high sky like a firework.

With Rank 20 Soul Power, combined with a month of dedicated cultivation, and Lin Mo's deeper understanding of the innate Soul Skill "Gravity Imbuement," he could already easily control his Martial Soul to fly.

This maneuver left Teacher An Nuolan dumbfounded. At this height... her Soul Skill couldn't reach him!

Su Xiaoxiao and Mu Liuli were also equally stunned. Wait, Brother, your crappy furnace can fly?

Only Niu Dachun and Lu Mengmeng were looking at the alchemy furnace shooting into the sky with shining eyes.

"Oh yeah, we won't need to bring motion sickness medicine when traveling from now on!"

Looking at the black speck in the high sky, Teacher An Nuolan was amused and angry, and immediately shouted, "Lin Mo! You get down here!"

How could she not know what Lin Mo was planning? Wasn't he just trying to use this method to drag it out until time ran out?

"Thud!" The furnace landed. With a creak, a head pushed open the lid, revealing Lin Mo's innocent face.

"What's wrong, Teacher An?"

"Hah!" Teacher An Nuolan laughed in anger. "What's wrong? You ask what's wrong! Is this how you sell out your teammates? If you encounter danger in the future, will you just abandon your teammates and run for your life like this?"

"No, you only said we needed to hold out for one minute; you didn't say everyone needed to hold out until the end."

"Shut up!" Teacher An Nuolan's anger surged, and her chest heaved rapidly. Her gentle face was now distorted.

She forcibly suppressed her anger and took a deep breath. Yet, she still stood with her hands on her hips, glaring at him: "A bunch of twisted logic! Teamwork is about covering for each other, not sacrificing your teammates to complete a mission!"

Lin Mo climbed out of the furnace and said with a cheeky grin, "Hey, Teacher, you should have said so earlier. I thought as long as we held out for one minute, it would be fine. This was just a strategy, wasn't it?"

Lu Mengmeng chimed in to support him: "Exactly, exactly! Boss calls this winning by wit!"

Teacher An Nuolan was choked by this. She turned to look at the others: "Do you all think he did the right thing?"

Niu Dachun scratched his head: "I think... Brother Mo isn't wrong. Didn't we hold out for a minute?"

Su Xiaoxiao blushed and said in a low voice, "I, I also think Lin Mo isn't wrong…"

Only Mu Liuli pressed her lips together tightly, unable to agree. After all, she also felt that Lin Mo's move of selling out his teammates was a bit dark.

Teacher An Nuolan scolded them, frustrated by their lack of judgment: "Are you pigs? If you encounter danger and he just abandons you and runs off, wouldn't your lives be in jeopardy?"

Everyone was speechless. Teacher An Nuolan rubbed her temples. "Forget it, let's start over. This time, you must hold out for one minute without losing any members!"