Chapter 177: Group Fight

　　Kou Wei suggested a group fight since there was no better option.

　　He and Wei Chunqiu had just gone through a fight against each other, and their ability was more-or-less affected because of it. Lu Mingshu had very weak basics and wasn’t that strong to begin with. It would be hard for any of them to win in a one-on-one fight right now.

　　With a group fight, they could support each other. Even if they weren’t entirely in sync with each other, it would still be better than a one-on-one because the barbarians didn’t know how to coordinate at all.

　　But for each pro, there was a con: if they happened to lose this group fight, there would be no more chances to win, and they would all have to face a lot of pressure from everyone else.

　　The three of them made their way back to the center of the rooftop, where the barbarians had been staring into space for a while.

　　“Are you done?” the first harpy asked impatiently when they returned.

　　Kou Wei nodded. “We can start.”

　　“Good!”

　　As soon as he finished speaking, the harpy jumped out and sent a punch over.

　　The disciples in the tents turned pale with fright and gasped in surprise. Why are the barbarians like this? Isn’t that basically a sneak attack? They should at least get into position first!

　　However, it only attacked after Kou Wei said that they could start, so it wasn’t a sneak attack at all.

　　Lu Mingshu and Wei Chunqiu both jumped back, spreading out in the form of a fan.

　　Kou Wei was in the center. He unfolded his fan with one hand, and a ray of bright golden light could be seen as his mystic force solidified and struck back at the harpy.

　　Boom!

　　Both forces dispersed upon meeting.

　　Kou Wei stepped back, secretly amazed by the force. The barbarians are strong indeed. His hands felt numb after the attack.

　　The other two harpies took a step forward as well. They took a look at Lu Mingshu and Wei Chunqiu and picked the one they wanted to fight.

　　Lu Mingshu and Wei Chunqiu exchange a glance.

　　In their eyes, the harpies looked the same. The only difference were their weapons and clothing.

　　The one fighting Kou Wei was the harpy that jumped up on stage to provoke them initially, and his weapon was his fist. The second one who was dashing toward Wei Chunqiu held a heavy stone hammer. The third one held a short stone hatchet.

　　Lu Mingshu fished out her sword, and a mystic force shield appeared in front of her.

　　The third one had the same style as his fellow harpies – rough. He slashed his hatchet down immediately without much thought.

　　Boom!

　　A sound could be heard, and Lu Mingshu’s wrist felt numb. Her sword nearly fell out of her hand.

　　They are extremely strong!

　　Lu Mingshu was truly shocked. This was the first time she fought a harpy, and she felt what it was like to have great strength from birth. No wonder people said that barbarians had extraordinary strength. This kind of strength was almost beyond mankind’s limit within the same realm.

　　If that’s case…

　　Lu Mingshu plotted an idea in her head quickly and changed her pace immediately.

　　Her sword-light was sharp, but it didn’t go directly toward the harpy; it wound around the harpy instead to bind him up.

　　While she was fighting, she also collected the data on the harpy she was fighting.

　　Extraordinary strength, supple, and scary explosive force. As for martial skills, their innate strength could surpass mankind easily. But they had weaknesses too.

　　Mystic force – when barbarians excited their mystic force, they relied on their bloodline, which was their innate gift. The only way for them to improve it was to let it improve naturally over time… or cannibalism. Thus, they had weak mystic force.

　　Lu Mingshu looked over at her other two teammates

　　Wei Chunqiu and the second harpy were trying to test out each other out, while Kou Wei and his opponent were way more direct; they had already come against each other quite a number of times, and the explosion sounds filled the area.

　　The harpy in front of her unleashed an attack, and the energy wave rolled violently toward Lu Mingshu. Seeing this, Lu Mingshu moved sideways and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

　　The harpy was startled and frantically tried to find her. Seeing that she was near the edge of the stage, he immediately rushed after her.

　　Barbarians were fast, to begin with, but as soon as he reached her, she was gone again in an instant.

　　The light-weight formula from the worlds of Xianxia is much better than the footwork of this world.

　　On the other hand, the second harpy was filled with excitement. The opponent is much weaker than I thought! He doesn’t even dare to fight me head-on. Seeing Wei Chunqiu retreat, he waved his stone hammer, and the huge energy wave dashed toward Wei Chunqiu, pressing him down.

　　Wei Chunqiu held his sword up, and his sword-light pierced through the sky. Flowers bloomed in the sky, blocking the energy wave from reaching him.

　　The second harpy scoffed. Trying to stop me with this tiny energy?

　　He then braced his muscles and hammered the stone hammer down hard.

　　“Hey!”

　　A sword-light suddenly swept behind him, and the harpy instinctively turned back to protect himself.

　　Szz—-!

　　A sound could be heard as the sword-energy slashed open his skin, and dark red blood flowed out from the wound.

　　“You cheater!” the second harpy howled.

　　Lu Mingshu landed on the ground as light as a feather and rolled her eyes at him. “This is a group fight, not a one-on-one fight.” Cheating? Is your brain broken?

　　She didn’t say that last part out loud, but the expression in her eyes clearly showed what she meant.

　　“Hahahahaha…!” The tents were now filled with laughter. As much as some people despised Lu Mingshu, they had no evil feelings for her right now.

　　“You…!” The second harpy gritted his teeth.

　　The third harpy soon arrived and slashed with his hatchet almost immediately.

　　The second harpy also held up his hammer.

　　The disciples stopped laughing and held their breaths. Some even screamed out of fear.

　　Lu Mingshu only dealt with one, and she didn’t even do it head-on. How is she going to handle being surrounded now? She just dug her own grave… why did she use such a little trick? Once she loses, it’ll be a two-on-three!

　　However, Lu Mingshu already realized it; she leapt high into the air and landed on the stone tablet, dodging the attack. She was as fast as a ghost.

　　At this moment, a sword-light crept up behind the second harpy and cut open his skin.

　　The second harpy jumped up and swung his stone hammer down immediately.

　　Fortunately, Wei Chunqiu backed off in time, and the harpy’s attack did nothing.

　　“Awesome! Mighty Senior Brother Wei!” The Seventh Truth Platform disciples cheered for their senior.

　　In no time, the second harpy was cut twice. Even though they were just small cuts, it still affected their grandeur.

　　Lu Mingshu landed behind Wei Chunqiu as soon as she lost the third harpy.

　　This was the first time they fought together, and it was a win. Wei Chunqiu sighed in relief after realizing the situation.

　　He had fought her personally, so he was aware of how good she was and trusted her ability. However, even though some people might be powerful, they weren’t necessarily able to cooperate with others, especially someone like Lu Mingshu who was antisocial.

　　Fortunately, they were able to coordinate well, which would make the match an interesting one.

　　After this, Wei Chunqiu had a better understanding of Lu Mingshu’s accuracy.

　　The side effect from Lu Mingshu’s strengthening seal made it hard for him to fight properly, and if he didn’t get the timing right, he would just be giving a chance to the harpies.

　　However, Lu Mingshu had a good grasp of timing. She came to mount a sneak attack right when Wei Chunqiu’s mystic force was weaker, and when she finished distracting the harpies, his mystic force was back at regular strength.

　　Was it just a coincidence, or could she actually see his power?

　　At this moment, Kou Wei retreated from the first harpy with an attack and went back to his teammates.

　　The trio stood back to back, forming a defensive posture with no gaps.

　　“How is it?” Kou Wei whispered.

　　“No problem,” Wei Chunqiu answered confidently.

　　After the attacks just now, he saw hope for this match. Even if I didn’t have 100% of his ability right now and the harpies had an inborn advantage, they still had a higher chance of winning with their coordination!

　　“Then it’s my turn! Kou Wei said after seeing the first harpy coming toward them. He waved his fan and summoned his water dragon.