Chapter 144
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Volume 3 + Chapter 144: Little Evil Dragon
“Ah?”
Brand hesitated upon hearing this.
The others were also somewhat surprised by Xia Yi’s request.
“Are you… serious?” Brand asked.
“Well, there shouldn’t be any ambiguity in what I said, right?”
“No, there isn’t, but what you mean is basically asking us to…”
Become your accomplices, right?
Brand had already figured it out.
This was clearly about being used as Xia Yi’s tools.
James, unaware of the situation, had been exploited by Xia Yi, dragging him into this mess.
Now, wasn’t Xia Yi’s goal to make Brand and his team do the same as James—lure other teams over?
Then, they’d repeat the same trick.
Unaware teams would see Xia Yi holding the highest-scoring Grass and Thunder attribute badges, get impulsive, challenge her, and end up defeated, right?
Anyone who saw Xia Yi’s delicate, soft-spoken, and seemingly easy-to-push-over appearance would be fooled and let their guard down!
The deception was just too effective.
“What, you don’t want to?”
Xia Yi sighed regretfully.
“In that case, you’ll lose all your points. What a shame. By now, the higher-scoring magical beasts have probably already been taken down, leaving only the dregs like Thunder Slimes… You might end up worse than the bottom-ranked students.”
“N-no way!”
Brand immediately shook his head in refusal.
He absolutely couldn’t accept that. After all, his grades in the Combat Department were among the top.
Falling from the top to the bottom in an instant? Unbearable.
Brand glanced at his teammate, the heavy-armored warrior who was still conscious.
He also looked extremely conflicted.
Agreeing here would basically mean becoming Xia Yi’s lackey, this little tyrant.
“Oh, I just had a great idea!”
Xia Yi smiled.
“Brand, you’re right. It’d be such a waste to throw these points away!”
“Student Xia Yi, have you finally come to your senses?”
Brand sighed in relief.
But then, her next words nearly gave him a heart attack.
“In that case, I’ll just give all these points to the trio team. After all, James is your brother. You’d be happy to help your good brother succeed, right?”
“NO!!!”
Brand immediately jumped up.
This was even worse than having his own points destroyed. Handing over the points he’d worked so hard for to his rival James as a gift?
“Fine, fine! Student Xia Yi, I support your decision! If these losers won’t help you, we will!”
“Yeah, yeah! We’ll definitely lure everyone else over, especially the teams holding the top-tier magical beast badges. Just give us some of the extra points you don’t need!”
Kobe and Frank clapped in agreement.
Brand was stunned.
Weren’t these guys just dead set on avenging themselves against Xia Yi earlier?
Now, their attitudes had done a complete 180. They’d switched to Xia Yi’s side, completely forgetting how they’d just been humiliated and that their leader was still lying unconscious on the ground.
Terrifying. This loli was truly terrifying!
“What’s your answer, Brand?” Xia Yi asked.
“You’re just a… little evil dragon!!”
Brand lowered his head.
“I agree. I’ll help you!”
Little evil dragon?
Xia Yi frowned at the nickname. She didn’t see the resemblance at all!
But since Brand had agreed to help, she’d let it slide for now. Points were the priority.
Only by leaving everyone else far behind could she achieve an outstanding score, qualify to enter the central area of Laurel Academy, and receive Xia Lulu’s gift.
“Brand, you’re smart,” Xia Yi nodded in satisfaction. “So, do you know where the teams that defeated the strongest magical beasts of other attributes are?”
“I know who defeated the strongest Fire-attribute magical beast—the Blazing Python. Initially, I wanted my team to take it down, but someone beat us to it. Otherwise, we’d definitely have the Blazing Python’s badge!”
Brand told Xia Yi.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got.
His team could’ve taken it—they were just a step too slow. Why should they lose out like this?
He couldn’t accept it.
Suddenly, the idea of making that team lose the Blazing Python badge didn’t seem so bad.
“Brand, I’ll leave it to you to lure that team over. As for how to do it… I don’t need to teach you, right?”
“No need! I know exactly what to do—just like what James did!”
Brand’s mood suddenly became fervent.
Xia Yi wasn’t sure why, but as long as he was motivated, that was good enough.
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“Hey, guys, I’ve got a big opportunity. You in?”
“What opportunity? Wait, why’re you suddenly coming to me? Weren’t you pissed we took the Blazing Python from you?”
“That’s nothing! Listen, I found out something—that the Magic Department’s Xia Yi, the bottom-ranked student, actually has both the Rampaging Grass Tortoise and Stormwolf badges! How about we team up and take them?”
“Isn’t that a bit underhanded?”
“Don’t worry! She stole them too—she’s shady! We’re just punishing evil. Justice prevails!”
“Wait, why’re you coming to me for this?”
“That Xia Yi seems a bit strong. My team can’t handle her alone. You know I’ve always respected your strength. How about we team up…”
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“No! Don’t take my Blazing Python badge!!”
The team leader, who’d been lured over by Brand, was sprawled on the ground.
Beside him, his teammates lay defeated by Xia Yi. He was heartbroken.
“You little evil dragon! You’re as despicable as the wicked dragon race!!”
But there was nothing his team could do to stop the black-haired loli now.
After another refreshing round of “fishing,” Xia Yi pocketed the Blazing Python badge.
Good. That was the third badge.
She didn’t need to run all over the Ruins Forest, chasing badges from one end of the map to the other. Nor did she need to worry about powerful magical beasts being taken down before she could get to them, leaving her with nothing.
Waiting for others to deliver the goods to her? Absolutely perfect~!
But these points still weren’t enough.
Next, she’d take things a step further—shift from students hunting magical beasts to her hunting…
“Hey, want to join us?” Xia Yi smiled, looking down at the defeated team leader.
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[Author’s Note: Tap-tap-tap-tap~ A surprise extra chapter again! Don’t you want to reward Swiss Roll? o(〃▽〃)o]
