Chapter 174: Perplexed (Bonus Chapter for Alliance Leader Raging Fire) (Fourth Update)

Just then, a huge explosion echoed from afar.

Begfins turned his head to look at the distant battle zone and said with great emotion.

“They arrived so quickly.”

Although he didn’t know which academy’s people were fighting Kirami, judging from the distance, this unit was not far from here.

Bila Duo quickly suggested to Irelia.

“Lady Irelia, we should be the first to arrive. Without further ado, let’s go in quickly.”

“No, I’ve decided not to go in.”

Irelia’s voice was not loud, but her tone was very firm as she spoke.

“Huh?”

Aquia and the others were stunned, looking at Irelia in disbelief.

Begfins was also very surprised and asked doubtfully.

“Irelia? We managed to fight our way here, why aren’t we going in?”

“There are three ways to determine victory in the league. The first is to see who completes the rescue mission first. The second is to defeat students from other academies. The third is determined by performance and scores obtained from killing monsters after everyone is wiped out. I’ve decided to change our strategy, abandoning entry and instead ambushing and intercepting the other two academies.”

Irelia briefly explained her strategy.

“Ambushing and killing the other two academies, isn’t that not good? Why don’t we follow the original plan and win by rescue?”

Bila Duo asked with a deep frown.

Everyone also looked at Irelia, waiting for her explanation.

“The reason is simple: there are very terrifying enemies down there, and the chances of winning if we go down are not high. Rather than fighting the monsters to the death, it’s better to ambush and kill the other academies; this way, the probability of winning is higher! And don’t feel it’s a pity; since we arrived here first, we can better control the initiative to ambush others. Moreover, for them to reach here, they will also have to pay a heavy price.”

Irelia explained to everyone.

“Since killing students from other academies has a higher chance of winning, then let’s kill them. I support Irelia!”

Aquia said without hesitation.

“Then let’s do that.”

Urga and the others all agreed. They all held a belief: as long as the commander was not cowardly or made foolish mistakes on the battlefield, they would support her unconditionally.

At this moment, Bila Duo also showed a chilling smile and said to Irelia.

“Lady Irelia, I am most skilled at ambushes and surprise attacks. How about letting me plan it?”

“Good.”

Irelia immediately agreed.

Although Begfins, who stood by, did not speak, a very puzzled expression appeared on his handsome face. Everyone else had been convinced by Irelia’s explanation.

However, Begfins still felt something was off. From his understanding of Irelia, someone as proud and confident as her would not retreat because of a strong enemy below, nor would she settle for a lesser option to win by actively intercepting students from other academies.

But even if he felt there was a problem, he still didn’t question Irelia.

He knew Irelia’s character and integrity very well; she must have her own reasons for doing this. And most importantly, they were companions now, and companions should not suspect each other.

“Without further ado, let’s set off quickly.”

Bila Duo suggested to Irelia.

“Go!”

Irelia waved her hand and led the unit towards the direction from which the explosion came.

Federal Government Administrative Building · Dawn Second Hall.

When Gakels saw Irelia leading her people to the Terra Royal Base, his heart immediately sank to the bottom.

Faraon, Alicia, and the others showed excited expressions.

They had a strong feeling that a long-sealed secret was about to be revealed.

However, just then, Irelia suddenly changed her mind, giving up on entering the base and instead opting to intercept students from other academies.

As soon as she said this, Gakels’s hanging heart immediately dropped, and his tense expression relaxed a lot.

But while some were happy, others were naturally enraged. Faraon sneered and said.

“When did students from Royal Court Academy lose the courage to go down and fight monsters? They actually chose to win by ambush. It seems Royal Court Academy is nothing special.”

“Exactly, it’s truly disappointing.”

Alicia also echoed.

Gakels, however, replied coldly.

“Every commander has their own considerations. She needs to ensure how to win with the least cost. As observers, watching from a God’s perspective, we should not comment too much! And from beginning to end, it wasn’t the students of Royal Court Academy who first intercepted other academies; it seems it was the other two academies who made the first move, wasn’t it?”

“Hmph! Fine, just don’t come crying when your ambush fails and you lose a tooth.”

Faraon snorted and said nothing more.

Xiao Lie and the others, seeing the intense atmosphere, all remained silent, watching quietly.

Summit of Stars Arena.

Many spectators exploded in an uproar when they saw Irelia and the others not going in to rescue people, but instead leading their unit to intercept Azure Sky Academy’s unit!

“What?! The Royal Court Academy people are too despicable! They’re not doing the mission, but instead trying to intercept Azure Sky Academy.”

“Exactly, isn’t this just being a sore loser?”

At this moment, many spectators supporting Royal Court Academy were displeased and stood up, scolding.

“Who’s being a sore loser? Oh! Just now, I don’t know which academy’s students, so many of them ambushed Royal Court Academy’s students, and now when it’s your turn, you can’t stand it.”

“Exactly! I say Royal Court Academy did well, kill them all!”

“Yes, kill these insidious guys!”

“Who are you talking about?!”

“I’m talking about you guys.”

Many spectators at the scene became agitated and cursed at each other, some even throwing water bottles.

Hiva, the host, saw this scene and felt his head was about to explode. He quickly mediated.

“Dear audience, please try to control your emotions a little. It’s normal for students participating in the league to adopt some tactics to win! Security guards on site, please escort those gentlemen out to calm down.”

At this time, Royal Court Order soldiers in exoskeleton armor quickly arrived at the most serious disturbance in the stands and directly cleared out all those who were leading the trouble.

The chaotic stands quickly calmed down.

“Everyone, let’s continue watching the league footage. Now we will switch our perspective to Amunx Academy. Let’s see how the beautiful ladies from Rainy City fight.”

Hiva, the host, directly switched the video perspective. If he continued to explain the scene of Royal Court Academy students ambushing Azure Sky Academy, he felt that the audience at the scene would lose emotional control.

Outskirts of Taiboken Base City.

The vast Amunx Academy unit successfully arrived in the south, looking at the dense Kirami parasites on the city’s edge and the Kirami wandering in the sky, each with an extremely solemn expression.