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Chapter 150: Ruthless Elimination
Chapter 150: Ruthless Elimination
The brain, it's something that needs to be used more often to stay sharp.
Regular use keeps it flexible.
If you leave it idle for too long, it won't be long before you're reduced to babbling incoherently.
Li Wu's brain, on the other hand, is quite capable.
After all, he's been using it constantly since his transmigration, studying for over ten hours a day, with the determination to keep learning until he drops.
As a result, Li Wu's mind is quite agile, and this agility has gradually transferred from his studies to his daily life.
No one knows when it started, but Li Wu has developed a habit of thinking ahead for every action he takes.
This was no different during the High School League.
From the moment he decided to bet against North Jiang Wind, no, to be precise, from the moment he suffered three consecutive losses on the first day, Li Wu had anticipated the possibility of the current situation.
He was aware that if he lost three times, there was a chance he was being controlled by the other team.
But at that time, he had no choice. He couldn't beat those three teams, no matter what.
So, Li Wu had no option but to lose those three points.
However, even though he had to lose those points, Li Wu had already planned his strategy to counter the control.
This was one of the reasons he had been 'shearing the sheep' during the tournament.
Thanks to his efforts, most of the teams at the tournament had some sort of connection with Li Wu due to his 'shearing' activities.
This included the remaining teams of Team 18 that hadn't faced each other yet.
Currently, there are six teams left in Team 18 that haven't competed against each other, including Li Wu's team and Team 003. These two teams need no further explanation.
If Li Wu can secure these two points, Team 18 is guaranteed to lose two points.
At that point, if Team 18 loses one more point, their score will be tied with Li Wu's team, giving him a chance to advance to the top group.
For the remaining point, Li Wu decided to target the other four teams.
After witnessing Team 2's surrender, Li Wu immediately contacted the captains of the three teams that hadn't faced Team 18 yet and invited them to his team's rest room to discuss the matter.
Meanwhile, North Jiang Wind had been closely monitoring Li Wu's every move.
As soon as Li Wu gathered the captains, North Jiang Wind was instantly informed and guessed Li Wu's plan.
"He's planning to use the strength of these four teams to defeat you!"
At that moment, North Jiang Wind was in Team 18's rest room, and upon hearing this, their captain, Zhou Kai, laughed, "He's thinking too much. With these four weak teams, it's impossible for them to beat us!"
As one of the seed teams, Zhou Kai had every right to be confident.
But North Jiang Wind shook his head, "Don't be too sure. Whether those four teams can beat you depends on your match schedule for the next two days.
Or, to be precise, it depends on when you face Team 042 and Team 003. If you encounter these two teams separately on the 18th and 19th in the second match, no matter what Li Wu does, it won't cause much trouble.
But if these two teams are scheduled together, it'll be challenging for you. You'll have to fight a tough battle for a day, and there's a real risk of an upset."
North Jiang Wind paused, then lowered his head in thought before continuing, "Let's do this to ensure everything goes according to plan. I'll arrange for Team 001 to lose two more matches, so their score will be tied with Li Wu's team.
This is to prepare for the worst-case scenario.
Additionally, I'll reach out to those four teams."
North Jiang Wind had been saying that this bet wasn't 'stimulating' or 'exciting' enough for him, and he craved a more intense challenge.
It seemed like he wanted Li Wu to put up a better fight.
But when Li Wu showed signs of a potential comeback, North Jiang Wind went all out to suppress him, leaving no stone unturned.
The intensity of his actions even made Team 18 feel like he was going overboard.
However, North Jiang Wind paid no heed to Team 18's feelings. For him, if something was worth doing, it was worth doing to perfection, and he would not allow Li Wu any chance of a turnaround.
He immediately contacted Team 001 and, after Li Wu's discussions with the four team captains, North Jiang Wind approached each of them for a conversation.
There's no denying his relentless determination.
Initially, the four teams were reluctant, as they considered themselves brothers-in-arms with Li Wu.
North Jiang Wind understood and expressed his appreciation, offering to increase the offer.
Once again, it was proven that money talks. Three of the four teams felt that their bond with Li Wu wasn't as deep as they thought, and they happily agreed to join North Jiang University.
In the end, only Team 038, who had already signed an agreement with South Jiang University and deeply respected Li Wu, couldn't be persuaded to leave.
With three out of four teams leaving, Li Wu's plans had been severely disrupted!
North Jiang Wind wanted to see if, by eliminating Li Wu's last hope, he could still create any significant waves.
After settling this matter, North Jiang Wind returned to Team 001's rest room, holding his forehead, "Sigh, what a headache. Can this bet still be exciting?
Can’t this Lu Wu give me a bit more of a surprise?”
What a show of arrogance.
There’s no one quite like him.
On Lu Wu’s side,
Jiang Beifeng’s sudden move completely threw off Lu Wu’s plans.
Lu Wu had already arranged for the four teams to come to his house that evening to discuss how to defeat Team 018. However, after the match ended, only Team 038 showed up.
When Lu Wu saw only Team 038 and learned about what Jiang Beifeng had done, his expression turned grim.
But he didn’t say anything. Instead, he quickly composed himself, and a smile returned to his face.
Then, Lu Wu led the somewhat nervous and bewildered Team 038 away from the arena and back to his house.
On the 17th, Team 038 stayed at Lu Wu’s place for the entire night.
Although no one knew what happened that night, the dark circles under Lu Wu and Team 038’s eyes the next morning clearly indicated that they had a lot to talk about.
“Looks like he’s still not giving up, still struggling.
I underestimated him. If I had known that he wouldn’t lose his fighting spirit so easily, I should have sent a team to spy on him.
That way, I would know his bottom line now.”
Looking at their dark circles, Jiang Beifeng narrowed his eyes.
Feeling a bit regretful, Jiang Beifeng wondered if he should do something more to put more pressure on Lu Wu, like reaching out to Team 003?
The thought made him feel a pang of conscience: “I’ve already gone this far with my plan. If I were to take out Team 003 as well, wouldn’t that be a bit too much?
Maybe I should show some mercy and leave him a bit of hope and something to hold on to?”
In the end, despite the slight twinge of guilt, Jiang Beifeng pushed open the door to Team 003’s rest room.
Of course, in front of 50,000 points, whether he was being too harsh or not wasn’t very important to Jiang Beifeng.
If possible, he still wanted to shatter the last bit of hope Lu Wu had in Team 003.
Being merciful to the enemy is being cruel to oneself.
Jiang Beifeng didn’t want to end up having to pay 50,000 points, so he wouldn’t leave any hope for Lu Wu.
Unfortunately, this time he didn’t succeed.
Team 003 refused.
Jiang Beifeng thought it was because of the price, so he offered more.
But Team 003 explained that it wasn’t about the price; it was about the school. They didn’t look up to North Jiang University.
There was nothing Jiang Beifeng could do, so he left with his nose out of joint.
After rejecting Jiang Beifeng, Team 003 immediately informed Lu Wu and expressed their loyalty.
It wasn’t that Team 003 was particularly loyal to Lu Wu.
They didn’t have any loyalty to him at all.
They just felt that Lu Wu was unlikely to make it to the Top 8, and his mood was probably explosive. If they betrayed him now, Lu Wu might turn his anger on them.
If that happened, all their summon beasts’ secrets would be exposed, which they didn’t want. They still planned to compete for the championship, so they firmly stood by Lu Wu.
Not only did they stand by him, but they also tried to please him, making him feel good and thinking they were good people.
Although it made them seem a bit servile, for the sake of the competition and the championship, a bit of servility wasn’t shameful.
On Lu Wu’s side, after hanging up the phone with Team 003’s expression of loyalty, his face turned as dark as a stormy sky, and he couldn’t help but curse: “That guy is definitely not a good person.
He looks decent, but he’s really ruthless.
He’s pushed me this far, and he’s still not satisfied. He wants to continue, which is utterly insane.”
This was the first time Lu Wu had encountered such a tenacious and vicious opponent.
This guy was willing to use every ounce of his strength and then some, never giving his opponent a chance to recover. He was incredibly ruthless.
He had cornered Lu Wu.
Not only was Jiang Beifeng ruthless, but fate seemed even more cruel, showing no pity for Lu Wu.
On the 18th, in his first match of the day, Lu Wu faced Team 018.
The opponent didn’t even show up and chose to forfeit.
Soon, Team 018’s second match arrived, this time against Team 003.
Again, Team 018 forfeited, achieving two consecutive forfeits.
After the two consecutive forfeits, Team 018 quickly faced their third match, and this time their opponent was none other than Team 038, who had stayed at Lu Wu’s house the previous night.
This meant that Team 038 would face a fully rested and energized Team 018.
Seeing this match information, Jiang Beifeng’s lips curled into a smile: “It seems that the result of our high-stakes gamble will be decided today.”
At the same time, in Team 038’s rest room, Lu Wu said to Team 038: “The next match is in your hands. I’m counting on you!”
(End of Chapter)
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