Free Web NovelChapter 1378: Chapter 1378: Stalemate
Lou’s arm, which was waving wildly, suddenly tilted, and his mouth also opened wide: "!!!"
"I... damn!"
"No... can’t be?" Lou rubbed his eyes, barely able to believe what he saw in front of him. Thick smoke was billowing, and the path Yue Qiguang and his people advanced upon was instantly severed, forming a massive ravine!
Amidst it, the smoke rose heavily, accompanied by waves of air rolling, making the surroundings an utter mess.
Yue Qiguang’s team was thrown into chaos amid the explosion; many were caught in the blast’s aftermath and were blown apart.
Some were severely injured.
Some were unconscious.
Some narrowly escaped death but were left in shock.
...
The entire Yue Qiguang army, under the sudden strike, was in disarray like a boiling pot; their previously high morale vanished.
At this moment, hidden enemies began their assault, only to hear swish swish swish!!!
Arrows shot towards the panic-stricken army, taking many down in the blink of an eye!
"Enemy attack!"
"Enemy attack!"
"Ah! I’ve been hit by an arrow!"
"Run!"
"Run quickly."
"Don’t run, get down, everyone, get down flat!"
"Ah! Stepped on someone!"
"Stop stepping randomly!"
"Who! Stop fooling around!"
...
Outside the billowing smoke, hidden enemies launched lethal arrows, causing further chaos. Many who opted to lie flat were even trampled right through by their teammates.
Honestly—
It all happened within a few seconds; many couldn’t even respond, unable to understand how things had escalated to this point.
Swish!
Swish!
Swish!
One arrow after another shot coldly, the archers showing no intention of stopping, racing against time to mercilessly seize enemy lives!
Just then, amidst the chaotic scene, a loud roar suddenly erupted: "Everyone stop!"
It was Yue Qiguang!
Yue Qiguang raised a glistening machete, pointing towards the panicked crowd, angrily shouting: "Anyone who dares move, don’t blame me for cutting you down directly!"
Following this blazing roar, the crowd abruptly froze.
Meanwhile, through the billowing smoke, a cold gaze locked onto Yue Qiguang within the crowd.
Yue Qiguang seemed to sense something; he kept shifting his stance, swinging his body back and forth to maintain a constant motion, shouting: "Why panic? Everyone find cover and lie down flat, archers, get ready, shoot when I signal!"
The crowd’s turmoil abruptly ceased; the next moment, everyone lay flat, arrows losing targets and falling down.
After a brief moment of reckless panic, the chaotic army quickly obeyed Yue Qiguang’s command as he snapped his fingers, pointing to a direction.
Instantly, arrows shot towards the billowing smoke!
Whizz, whizz!
The two sides battled, lashing back and forth, countless arrows shuttling through the ravaged field, rendering standing rocks and trees, and hills into sieves in the blink of an eye.
Chaos.
Pure chaos.
The explosion’s aftermath affected performance, especially the thick smoke, making it impossible to discern what lay opposite, so archers relied on intuition to shoot, many arrows appearing aimless, lacking targets.
Swish!
Swish!
Swish!
Yue Qiguang too, the fog obscured his vision, he could only rely on intuition to guide the archers’ shooting direction.
...
The scene inside tugged at the heartstrings of countless spectators. Everyone stopped sending comments, fixating on the center of the battle.
Contestant dormitory.
Lou clutched Ji You’s sleeve tightly, his eyes glued to the screen.
Ji You didn’t notice at first; she lifted her cup to take a sip of water when suddenly realizing she couldn’t move her hand. Lowering her eyes, Lou was grabbing her sleeve again, leaving Ji You speechless: "... Lou, it’s not you fighting a war here, what are you so tense about?"
Lou kept holding the sleeve, instead extending a hand to gulp down the tea Ji You hadn’t sipped yet, saying: "I’m not tense."
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Ji You speechlessly said: "You say you’re not tense? Do you know what you just drank?"
Lou turned his head: "???"
Ji You said: "That was my mouthwash."
Lou: "..."
Lou rolled his eyes: "You’re kidding me. You really think I don’t know? I saw you pour the water; you poured it from there." He pointed at the teapot.
"Oh?" Ji You pouted: "You’re quite a clever one, aren’t you?"
"Forget those details." Lou waved his hand: "Watch the match, it’s crucial now, stop interrupting."
"..." Ji You pointed at her sleeve: "Let go of me."
Lou glanced down and realized he was clutching Ji You’s sleeve again, feeling a bit embarrassed, he smiled warmly: "Unaware, haha."
"By the way, how much longer do you think Yue Qiguang can hold on?" Lou asked, opting for ’hold on’ rather than another term, as he no longer believed Yue Qiguang would secure victory, even though he had just cheerfully supported Yue Qiguang’s win.
But!
The battlefield changes fast and is ruthless. Yue Qiguang’s team suffered significant losses, and morale was severely lacking; without divine intervention, victory seemed improbable.
Conversely, Sheng Qingyan’s team remained orderly and spirited.
The ebb and flow, the superiority and inferiority, were clear as day.
Alas!
Lou sighed heavily: "Why was Yue Qiguang so rash? He should have never ventured blindly into the enemy’s territory back then."
Ji You replied: "At that time, he was winning every step like blessed, and team morale was high, of course, he wouldn’t stop. His advance was inevitable. This is psychological warfare. In this aspect, Spicy Eye surpasses him by far."
Lou agreed deeply: "Didn’t expect Spicy Eye to be like this."
Ji You said: "Spicy Eye seems lazy and laid-back, but his intellect, vision, grasp of situations, and patience are far superior to Yue Qiguang."
Lou was surprised that Ji You held Spicy Eye in such high regard; he hadn’t anticipated that. To him, Ji You was the most dismissive of Spicy Eye, yet—
Lou couldn’t help but ask: "What do you think Spicy Eye should do now to swiftly finish off Yue Qiguang?"
Ji You responded: "A powerful sniper lacks nothing but patience."
The battlefield remained tense.
Compared to Yue Qiguang’s hasty response, at this moment, Sheng Qingyan’s team, ambushed on one side, wore improvised goggles. Although the goggles’ effect was poor, and many couldn’t see the enemy beyond the smoke, they were better than nothing, giving them a huge advantage over Yue Qiguang’s blind army.
