Absolute Resonance

r, he knew that Li Luo was not a reckless person.
Since Li Luo had decided this was the arrangement, Qin Zhulu was happy enough to follow along.

“Well, this is the plan, then.
Still, even if Xin Fu and the others work together, they probably won't be able to buy much time.
If neither of us can secure a win, they might be the first to crumble.

“Besides…
even if they can buy time, if we lose in speed to Wang Hejiu and Ye Qiuding, then there's not much point.”

Li Luo paused for a moment for his point to sink in.
“In the end, it all comes down to us.”

He looked Qin Zhulu square in the eye.
“The glory and reputation of the One Star Hall—we are its protectors!”

Qin Zhulu was getting fired up as well, flexing his muscles enthusiastically.

“Let's fight!”

His savage resonant power roared forth, and suddenly he was more beast than man.

Li Luo nodded approvingly at him.
This berserker was really easy to rile up.

He turned to Xin Fu, Lu Qing'er, and the others, but Xin Fu cut him off before he could deliver his rousing speech.
“Dispense with the chicken soup for the soul, Leader.
We'll buy you every minute we can.
If you can't take yours down, shout and we'll all run away together.”

Li Luo sighed.
Smart teammates were useless.
He preferred big, dumb muscle like Qin Zhulu.
Shout and bluster a little, and they would run forth like madmen.

“Well, take care of yourselves,” Li Luo called out to them as he turned to face the second advanced absinthe puppet.

Xin Fu and the others turned towards the last one.

Over on the other side, Wang Hejiu's alliance had made their own decisions as well.

Ye Qiuding was the strongest among them, a Second Changing.
With his versatile skillset, he should be able to deal with one of the advanced puppets, although he would probably need quite a lot of time.
His two teammates would deal with one more, while Wang Hejiu's squad would face the last.

In terms of line-up, it was clear that Wang Hejiu's side had a big advantage.
And it was basically a guarantee that Ye Qiuding would take down his puppet, and the way forward was clear for them.

On the other hand, Li Luo's side didn't even have a victory guaranteed.

Above, the five Violet Vibrance mentors watched the two fights silently.

Chi Chan was tense, her lips white from how hard she was pressing them together.

Shen Jinxiao's own lips were slightly parted in a smirk.
He had brought many fine wines with him today, and he sent full cups flying towards the other Violet Vibrance mentors with a flick of his finger.
The other mentors were not inclined to make a fuss over his facetious attitude, and smiled politely as they accepted the cups.

Only Chi Chan reached out to crush the cup to dust, its contents evaporating with a harsh hiss.
“Professionalism.”

Shen Jinxiao was unfazed, drinking happily as he occasionally looked down at the battles.
He smiled.