Sun Xiaoxiao hung her head low, with her hands tightly clutching the hem of her pants, gritting her teeth to prevent herself from crying out loud.
She had almost lost her life to the wolves several times within the team.
If she left the team, she was sure to meet certain death!
A Guardian Beastmaster without a Guardian Beast, or a Guardian Beastmaster who hasn't started cultivating yet, is no different from a regular person.
Especially after her leg injury, even walking was a problem for her now.
Not to mention encountering a Wind Wolf, she wouldn't stand a chance even against a Level 1 Iron-eating Black Ant.
Sun Xiaoxiao's face was ashen, her mouth tightly shut while tears rolled down her cheeks uncontrollably.
...
In the crowd, quite a few people were raising their hands.
However, a man with a crew-cut frowned and said, "Wang Teng, Sun Xiaoxiao was injured because of you. You didn't even offer her a word of consolation, and now you want to kick her out of the team?"
"Isn't that too much?"
"In a day and a night after tonight, at most two people would have to take care of her. How could that be a burden?"
Wang Teng narrowed his eyes slightly and said aloofly, "Zhao Xin... I knew you were going to say that."
"What I'm doing is for the good of the entire team."
"You should understand that we're not in the Western Safe Zone now. We've rushed here to the eastern part to hunt Level 2 monsters."
"You know better than anyone why we want to hunt Level 2 monsters... because the meat of Level 2 monsters carries potent Star Power that can make us stronger!"
"If you think I'm being excessive, you can choose to take Sun Xiaoxiao on your own and head back to the Western Safe Zone."
The people standing around him nodded in agreement.
Zhao Xin scoffed, walked up to Sun Xiaoxiao, tore off his own sleeve, and bandaged her foot.
Then he stood up and announced, "Whoever doesn't want to kick Sun Xiaoxiao out of the team, or wants to join my team, step forward."
In the crowd, five people glanced at each other, stepped forward, and silently stood next to Zhao Xin.
They thoroughly disapproved of Wang Teng's actions.
Whether to return to the west of the Black Ant Forest or head east, they didn't want to be with Wang Teng anymore.
Who would know if a man who so cruelly abandons and betrays his companions uses his own people as scapegoats?
However, eight people remained standing behind Wang Teng.
They included the two Guardian Beastmasters who already had their Guardian Beasts and the four archers.
Wang Teng cast a glance at Zhao Xin's group, his eyes turning somewhat shadowy.
He had wanted to put Zhao Xin in his place, but unexpectedly Zhao Xin rallied and took five people with him!
A trace of coldness flickered in Wang Teng's eyes. He said, "Zhao Xin, are you intentionally trying to undermine the team's unity?"
Zhao Xin sneered, "Didn't you ask for a raise of hands for voting? Not one of us raised our hand because none of us agree."
"Didn't you say that I could choose to take Sun Xiaoxiao on my own back to the Western Safe Zone?"
"We are now ready to do exactly that – take Sun Xiaoxiao back to the West."
Wang Teng's eyes grew even darker. "From the very beginning, you were dissatisfied with my leadership of the team, incessantly picking faults and now you want to break up the team... but do you think I'll let you have your way?"
With that, he made a slight wave with his right hand.
The eight people behind him swiftly surrounded Zhao Xin and his group!
"Wang Teng, what are you trying to do?!"
Zhao Xin's long sword shook violently.
The others who were with him were enraged and on guard.
"Roar!"
At the instigation of one of the Beastmasters, the Night Blade Leopard roared at Zhao Xin and his group!
Gale swept across!
The bloody wind charged at their faces!
Zhao Xin and his group turned pale!
They were already at a disadvantage in numbers, let alone the two Beastmasters on the other team had their Guardian Beasts with them!
A Level 1 Night Blade Leopard and a Level 1 Demon Blade Mantis were not something they could contend with, especially since they hadn't started cultivating yet!
No matter if they've awakened the Star Martial Artist Talent or the Beastmaster Talent, without cultivation, they were not at all different from ordinary people!
At this moment, four archers, pulled their bows and nocked their arrows!
The Night Blade Leopard and the Demon Blade Mantis, step by step, were slowly closing in!
Cold sweat trickled down Zhao Xin's forehead.
No need for Wang Teng and his goons to make a move, just these two Guardian Beasts alone could wipe them out!
Zhao Xin's eyes turned crimson.
His knowledge of Wang Teng's shamelessness didn't stop him from being surprised by how far he would actually go, intending to attack them!
Sun Xiaoxiao on the ground was even more flustered, shaking her head incessantly!
"Hehehehe ..."
Wang Teng sneered and said, "You said you were leaving, you could have gone, but no, you had to make a grand speech, tear the team apart. Did you really think we're playdough for you to mold?"
He said it was a lesson, but his murderous intent was clear in his eyes!
How could it just be a lesson...
Zhao Xin, he has Awakened the Guardian Beastmaster Talent.
But Wang Teng, his talent was that of a Star Martial Artist!
For a Star Martial Artist to come up against a Guardian Beastmaster, could there be any good days left in East Sea City?
If one removes the grass, one must also remove its roots, or else when the spring wind comes, it grows again!
Wang Teng's gaze passed over Zhao Xin and his group, giving a slight nod to a man holding a Long Halberd.
The man's mouth revealed a cruel smile, stepped forward, his Long Halberd aiming straight at Zhao Xin's back....
Neither Zhao Xin nor his group could have anticipated, that Wang Teng would initiate the attack when he said he would!
At the critical moment...
"Whoosh!"
A Fishing Spear flew through the air, impaling the man holding the Long Halberd in his chest, still carrying him along, before nailing him to a large tree with a thud!
"Who's there!"
Having his plan thwarted, Wang Teng was instantly filled with rage.
Zhao Xin and his team, upon noticing, were also furious!
From the bushes, Chen Fan emerged, along with Snowy and Feicui, walking leisurely towards them.
"Chen Fan?"
Wang Teng was taken aback: "It's you? You are still alive?"
"If you can stay alive, why can't I?" Chen Fan broke into a grin and said: "Abandoning your own people, betraying those who saved you...."
"Perfidious and ungrateful, turning on your allies when convenient..."
"And now you even want to kill your own teammates..."
"Wang Teng, you really have amazed me!"
Wang Teng's face turned ashen: "Chen Fan, are you here looking for death?"
"It's a miracle that you survived this long all by yourself."
Chen Fan: "Rest assured, I will definitely outlive you."
Wang Teng raised an eyebrow, a flicker of murder in his eyes.
A young archer by his side frowned: "Teng, this guy killed one of us, and he's even lecturing us here!"
"Should we take him down?"
"Oh." Wang Teng replied indifferently: "Just a kid who hasn't Awakened."
"He wanted to team up with me. After I rejected him, he probably held a grudge against me."
Chen Fan laughed softly without saying anything.
The young man with the bow gave Chen Fan a cold glance, pulled his bow and nocked an arrow...
Zhao Xin was startled: "Run, kid!"
But it was too late.
"Whizz!"
A feather arrow, with a sharp piercing sound, reached Chen Fan in an instant!