Chapter 30: Meat Dregs? The Other Teams Won’t Even Get a Sip of Soup!
Chapter 30: Meat Dregs? The Other Teams Won't Even Get a Sip of Soup!
Xu Yan looked at Wang Ke, who stood in the air like a Goddess of Thunder, and couldn't help but swallow nervously.
He had known all along that Wang Ke was a rare-class Lightning Mage with an exceptionally high damage output.
But who could have expected her to be this strong?!
A single attack breaking 10,000 damage, with a critical hit reaching 20,000—
Even a Level 6 BOSS was instantly obliterated!
Damn it, is this really the power of a high school student?!
Just thinking about their previous conflicts, their misunderstandings that hadn't been resolved in time—
Xu Yan suddenly felt very weak.
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A Reality Check
If it were a head-on battle, Xu Yan was confident he could defeat Wang Ke using Tree World and its abilities.
But real battles weren't just about direct confrontations.
There were other moments in life:
When he was relaxing.
When he was napping during a lunch break.
When he was asleep at night.
If this woman suddenly decided to strike, when he was off guard—
The consequences would be unthinkable.
In just one second, all of his armor, weapons, and even his own body could be reduced to charred remains.
Just imagining it sent chills down Xu Yan's spine.
His current HP barely reached 1,000, even with equipment bonuses.
This was far too low.
It was at this moment that Xu Yan fully realized—
The gap between an ordinary life-class profession and a rare-level combat profession was immeasurable.
At the same time, Xu Yan firmly decided on his future strategy for survival:
Stack physique.
Increase HP at all costs.
Every piece of equipment must prioritize health bonuses.
If he didn't have at least 30,000–50,000 HP, he would never feel safe.
Otherwise, he wouldn't even be qualified to offend Wang Ke.
And even if he did want to offend her, he'd have to wait until his HP reached at least 20,000 before trying.
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A Humble Proposal
"Sister Wang Ke…"
Xu Yan hesitated before speaking.
"With that kind of output… why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"Maybe… you should take charge instead?"
At his words, Wang Ke immediately panicked.
To her, Xu Yan was the strongest existence she had ever seen.
If she were to fight him directly,
She wouldn't even be able to move—let alone summon her Lightning Field.
She would be completely at his mercy…
Just imagining that scenario sent a chill down her spine.
A super-class, incomprehensible existence like Xu Yan suddenly acting so humble toward her—
It made Wang Ke extremely uncomfortable.
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Mutual Respect
Not to mention—
If Xu Yan and Gao Yang hadn't created the perfect battle conditions for her,
She never would have been able to cast Ninefold Thunderstrike at all.
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Wang Ke quickly waved her hands, trying to refuse.
"No, no, no! Brother Xu Yan, if it weren't for your absolute control and magic suppression, how could I even deal damage?"
"I wouldn't have been able to break through that energy shield alone!"
"There's no one more qualified than you to be captain."
For the first time, the two strongest geniuses of No. 8 Middle School put aside their pride and treated each other with mutual respect.
The moment was awkward—
But everyone knew—
After this battle,
All misunderstandings and barriers between the team members had been resolved.
Now, the No. 8 Middle School team was stronger than ever before.
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The Master Plan
Seeing that the time was right,
Xu Yan gathered the team and revealed his full plan for the first time.
"By now, we all understand each other's abilities and trump cards."
"So, let's talk about the next steps."
He paused, then asked:
"What do you think is our team's biggest advantage compared to the others?"
Gao Yang immediately raised his hand.
"We're invincible!"
"Wrong!"
Wang Ke thought carefully, then suddenly realized.
"We can ignore all the small mobs, go straight for the bosses, and kill them quickly!"
Xu Yan nodded in satisfaction.
"Correct!"
"Our biggest advantage is that we can steal the boss directly."
"As long as I don't activate Tree World prematurely, we don't need to worry about the other monsters."
"After Bai Ding loots the corpses and collects the equipment, we'll immediately move to the next disaster beast colony and take down the next boss."
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A Revised Plan
"Originally," Xu Yan continued,
"I calculated that with my control and magic suppression, combined with Wang Ke's damage output, we could clear a boss in about thirty minutes."
"Meanwhile, other teams must clear out all the mobs before reaching the boss, which takes about two hours."
"My original plan was to use this time gap to defeat as many bosses as possible, securing a massive equipment advantage for the second stage."
He paused, then smirked.
"But… I underestimated Wang Ke's output."
"With her power, we can clear a boss—including travel time—in less than ten minutes."
"So… my original plan needs an upgrade."
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Gao Yang's Excitement
Gao Yang grinned.
"So what's the new plan?"
Xu Yan's eyes gleamed.
"We won't just take the equipment advantage."
"We'll make sure the other teams don't get a SINGLE piece of equipment!"
The entire team was stunned.
Gao Yang burst into laughter.
"Hahaha! So we get to eat all the meat while the other teams fight for scraps?"
Wang Ke shook her head.
"No, Gao Yang. You don't understand."
"Under Xu Yan's plan… the other teams won't even get to drink the soup."
Gao Yang blinked.
"Wait… what?"
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The Ultimate Strategy
"In past joint training sessions," Wang Ke explained,
"The equipment quality ranks as follows: Ordinary, Sophisticated, Excellent, Rare, and Epic."
"Truly effective equipment starts from the Excellent tier."
"The five tiers of equipment match the five levels of difficulty in the training."
"Normally, teams must gather equipment from lower levels before challenging higher-level zones."
"But our team is different."
"With Xu Yan's control, we can ignore the small mobs and go straight for high-level bosses."
"That means… we can start at Level 3… or even Level 4."
"While the other teams are still grinding for trash gear, we'll be fully equipped with RARE-TIER gear!"
The realization hit everyone hard.
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Xu Yan's Final Words
Xu Yan grinned.
"That's right."
"By the time the second stage starts, our team will be fully equipped with rare-tier gear."
"Meanwhile… everyone else will have NOTHING."
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Gao Yang trembled with excitement.
"Damn… this plan sounds like cheating."
Xu Yan chuckled.
"That's because it is."
"And we're gonna pull it off."
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To Be Continued…