Sun-Moon Royal Soul Guiding Academy!
The dean and the teachers were in a room, discussing something...
Suddenly, hurried footsteps echoed, and a student roughly pushed the door open, panting, "Dean, teachers, according to the news from our student stationed in Shrek City, Cai Yue'er from Shrek Academy is already leading some teachers towards us!"
"Moreover, they threaten that if we don't hand over Teacher Liu and the other two, they will destroy the academy!"
Upon hearing this, everyone present turned pale, seemingly not expecting Shrek Academy to truly intend to take action against them!
The dean, sitting in the center, urgently asked, "What? How could this be? Didn't I send someone to inform the Sea God Pavilion Master? Why are they directly attacking us?"
The student he sent out hadn't returned, and he thought they were still negotiating, but unexpectedly, Shrek Academy directly launched an attack!
"Dean, don't overthink it. Shrek Academy obviously doesn't intend to spare us, they must want to use this excuse to destroy us!"
"That's right, if there was room for negotiation, why would they send the Elders of the Sea God Pavilion?"
"Dean, let's quickly gather the students to evacuate, with our strength, we can't resist them!"
"Yes, yes, yes, if we leave now, it should still be in time! From Shrek City to here, it would take at least three or four hours!"
The dean hesitated, blinking rapidly, "But... if we leave, all the hard work in building up the academy will be for nothing!"
The Sun-Moon Royal Soul Guiding Academy had been his life's work, and abandoning it so suddenly was truly difficult to accept!
The teacher beside him showed a few traces of coldness in his eyes and urged, "Dean, don't hesitate any longer, it'll be too late once Shrek Academy's team arrives! The academy is good, but the premise is to preserve life!"
"Yes, dean, every second you hesitate, the more dangerous it is for us and the students!"
"Dean, you don't want to see everyone lying in a pool of blood, do you? Quickly order for evacuation!"
Hearing these words, the dean painfully closed his eyes, "Send the order... let all students and teachers evacuate the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Guiding Academy!"
Saying this, he seemed to age decades, without a trace of vitality...
Immediately, Teacher Liu and the other two teachers beside him breathed a sigh of relief...
If the dean had ruthlessly handed them to Shrek Academy, the outcome would have been utter annihilation!
Fortunately, due to their contributions to the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Guiding Academy, he didn't carry out such a thankless act!
He promptly said, "Yes, dean, I'll go notify the students to evacuate, but where to escape?"
The dean didn't want to say more, "Just follow what you proposed initially!"
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Immediately, students representing various teams drew lots from a sealed box in sequence...
After seeing the number on the white paper in their hands, they couldn't help but say, "Damn, I got number four, it just doesn't feel lucky!"
"You're lucky with number four, I got number eighteen, could this signal something?"
"I got number six... whew, hopefully, I won't face a very strong opponent?"
"Hey, I drew number six too, looks like we're opponents, but we won't lose!"
Only Gu Yue glanced at the white paper in her hand and then stepped off the stage...
Instantly, Tang Wulin and others gathered around her, urgently asking, "Gu Yue, what number did you get?"
"You didn't end up drawing a strong team, did you? Gu Yue, do you know which team?"
"Yeah, Gu Yue, tell us quickly, so we can prepare ourselves mentally!"
Gu Yue shrugged her shoulders, "I don't know, I wasn't paying attention to the number... sorry, it's number one!"
She didn't expect her luck to be so poor!
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions froze...
Drawing number one meant they had to compete in the first match?
Xie Xie covered his face, "Great, I thought Gu Yue would get a good draw, now we got a number one!"
Tang Wulin sighed, "There's nothing we can do, maybe it's fate!"
He somewhat regretted letting Gu Yue draw the lots...
Mu Xi and Ye Xinglan didn't speak, but their expressions also didn't look good!
Seeing this dejected demeanor, Shen Yi coldly said, "What's with all of you, just because you drew number one you're this down? Where is the spirit of champions?"
After a pause, she continued, "Or do you want to disappoint Xu Sheng? Everyone knows how earnest he is in teaching you!"
Tang Wulin paused, pressing his lips, showing a bit of guilt on his cheeks...
Indeed, Teacher Xu's dedication in teaching them was undeniably conscientious...
Questioning oneself, if they can't even reach the finals, would they really have the face to acknowledge his efforts?
Finally, it was Xu Xiaoyan who earnestly spoke, "Teacher Shen is right, we're students of Shrek Academy, it's just number one, it doesn't mean we'll lose!"
Tang Wulin also clenched his fist, "Yes! Even if we go out early, as long as we hide our abilities, we won't reveal too much."
Ye Xinglan echoed, "Teacher Xu is still watching us from the stage, we can't disgrace him!"
Mu Xi's beautiful eyes showed strong fighting spirit, "I have yet to face Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Xingluo Empire, no way will we be easily eliminated!"
Xu Lizhi bit his lip, firmly stating, "I... though I lack combat abilities, I'll do my best to support everyone!!"
Seeing their revived spirit, Shen Yi was satisfied and praised, "Very well, that's the spirit of Shrek Academy! Now, let's see your performance!"
Using Xu Sheng to motivate them indeed proved effective!
Soon after, based on the numbers drawn by each team, the preliminary match table for the Xingluo Land was sorted out...
Pan Wen, in charge of hosting the match, nodded slightly to Dai Tianling, then announced loudly, "The match table has been sorted, now we will proceed according to the order!"
"The first match, Shrek Academy versus the Star Luo Plant Academy, let's hope they kick off this exchange competition with a good start!!"
As the words fell, Shrek Academy and Star Luo Plant Academy's students ascended the stage to intense applause...
This scene naturally sparked discussions among many students...
"Wow... Shrek Academy is up first, good, let's see how this year's Shrek students perform!"
"Just average, I saw them at the Youthful Soul Master Competition, nothing particularly impressive!"
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