Chapter 4416 — First Sit Down and Rest
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Even so, the Golden Core Perfection cultivator was still in a wretched state. Not only had the enemy's fierce flames singed him black from head to toe, but acrid fumes of scorching rose from him as well—he looked for all the world like a coal miner...
"So they really do have some tricks after all." At the edge of the field, Wei Zhao frowned slightly at the sight. The other side had clearly come prepared; this joint-attack technique had plainly been specially trained. On paper the two sides' strength seemed well matched, but if it came to a straight head-on clash, the odds of their four winning were exceedingly slim.
"Oh my, a moment ago you were cowering and afraid to make a move, a pack of thousand-year-old turtles—how is it you've suddenly turned into rabbit demons and run so fast?" The woman from the Yongxing Escort Agency stood with her hands on her hips, tossing out sarcastic remarks and pressing on with her tactics of mockery, provoking loud laughter from the onlookers.
All four from the Qingtian Escort Agency turned the color of the bottom of a pot. Were it not for the rule that contestants must not step outside the field's bounds, they would have liked nothing better than to leap down and drag the despicable woman off for a sound beating. As it was, they could only vent their fury on the four opposing escorts.
Still, having just had a taste of that lesson, the four did not dare act rashly again. That move of theirs, Blazing City Inferno, was no empty threat—had the other three not come to the rescue in time, their strongest fighter, the Golden Core Perfection cultivator, would likely have been burned to a charred cinder by now.
But if they just kept cowering and refused to advance, that woman's insults would only grow more vicious. They would lose face, and the whole Qingtian Escort Agency would become a laughingstock along with them. What were they to do?
Caught between advance and retreat, the four unconsciously turned their heads toward Wei Zhao at the field's edge. Under the circumstances, all they could do was pin their hopes on the honored Escort Chief they had been told to rely so heavily upon.
Wei Zhao, however, glanced at the long incense at the edge of the field. Not even half of it had burned—there was still a considerable gap before the time he had in mind. So he smiled faintly at the four and said, "Try again."
Try again? The four were taken aback for a moment, somewhat puzzled, but seeing the calm expression on Wei Zhao's face, they found his composure infectious, and the fluster from the sudden shock just now dissolved without a trace.
The four exchanged a glance and nodded. Since Wei Zhao wanted them to probe once more, there was nothing more to be said—they would try again!
"Heh heh, so you barely manage to look a bit like men after all. But this time, I'll make sure none of you leave here alive!" Seeing this, the woman from the Yongxing Escort Agency sneered.
That earlier moment had in truth been their best chance, and yet the enemy had slipped through their fingers—a real pity. It could only mean their opponents were not as careless and arrogant as they had imagined. Despite her taunts and provocations, they had still managed to hold their formation of mutual support, which had brought the attempt to ruin in the end.
No matter. Their side's move, Blazing City Inferno, had been devised by selecting four highly capable cultivators with fire-attribute spiritual roots, who had trained together for a full year. To cultivate their mutual rapport, the agency had even refrained from sending them out on escort jobs. All of it was for the sake of making a dazzling showing at this year's Southern Continent Escort Agency Grand Assembly.