Chapter 25 Black Rock Mountain - Meaning

Jiang Xiao turned his head to look at Xia Yan, then at her three Agility-Warrior companions.

Because these three had received Jiang Xiao's Blessing earlier, and experienced the feeling of being nourished in body and mind, they welcomed Jiang Xiao's entry into the team.

To be precise, they were very, very welcome!

God knows what they had gone through in the past six days. The appearance of such a support was like a life-saving straw!

Moreover, this support wasn't ordinary. This was the famous 16th overall champion student!

An expert knows if there is any just by making one move.

Leaving aside the honors, those three Blessings alone were enough to conquer them.

Jiang Xiao's gaze inevitably fell on the ground beneath the Agility-Warriors' feet, on the dismembered Black Flame Ghost corpse.

The Black Flame Ghost had dark, rock-like skin, similar to the Black Flame Demon, but unlike the Black Flame Demon, the Black Flame Ghost's eyes were scarlet and there was no burning flame at its heart.

It seemed that its mother did not give it so-called pain after giving birth to it.

However, the Black Flame Ghost's rock-like skin had cracks on every inch, as if it could shatter at any moment. But this was not the case. Its skin was not fragile; instead, its defense was even stronger.

But no matter how strong it was, it couldn't withstand the pillar of Blessing light, nor could it withstand being torn apart.

The Black Flame Ghost was similar in size to the Black Flame Demon, and it also had sharp fangs and claws. The facial features on its dark ghost face were similar to humans, except its ears were pointed and its eyes were red. Even in death, although the scarlet eyes had lost their light, the eyeball on half of its head was still a blood-red color, making for a rather horrifying scene.

"My roommate, Zhao Qi," Xia Yan said, pointing to the slender figure on the far left, introducing her.

Oh? The Agility-Warrior from Shanghai?

The girl's ponytail was tied back, and beneath her soaked training cap was a tired face.

After crawling and struggling here for so many days, even the most naturally beautiful girl would be disheveled.

The girl wiped away her sweat, smiled at Jiang Xiao, and said, "Hello, Jiang Xiaopi. Sorry, I'm in this state for our first meeting."

Jiang Xiao didn't care about that at all and replied amiably, "Hello."

"Zhang Feng," Xia Yan then pointed to the tall, short-haired young man in the middle, who was probably over 1.9 meters tall.

Zhang Feng held a spear in one hand and nodded very friendly to Jiang Xiao. In the current situation, no one would have a bad attitude towards a support who came to help.

Well... of course, there were exceptions to everything.

Xia Yan pointed to another young man and said, "Bai Ye."

Jiang Xiao had already seen Bai Ye. He recognized this former cellmate from when he had slashed at the Black Flame Ghost with his Bauhinia Blade.

Bai Ye held the Bauhinia Blade and pointed it at Jiang Xiao from afar, saying, "Do your support job well, and I'll buy you a drink after we get out!"

Even though it was a good thing to say, it sounded annoying coming from this kid's mouth.

Jiang Xiao retorted, "No way! I don't have time!"

Bai Ye raised an eyebrow, "Huh?"

Jiang Xiao "hmph'ed" and said, "I'm afraid you'll get me too drunk and take me to a hair salon."

Bai Ye: "#@!￥#%!!!"

"Haha..." Zhang Feng couldn't help but laugh out loud. This was the first time he had laughed out loud in days.

Zhao Qi also smiled, but she probably only heard the literal "wash, cut, and blow-dry" meaning from Jiang Xiao's words. As a man, and a local from the capital, Zhang Feng should be able to understand the second meaning of "hair salon"...

So Zhang Feng's laughter had a certain "knowing" attribute...

Looking at Bai Ye's frustrated expression, Jiang Xiao sighed inwardly. He could run into Bai Ye in this team. Bai Ye shouldn't have been in the team before Xia Yan left the school gates, right?

Jiang Xiao didn't know how to evaluate Bai Ye. If you said he was trying to latch onto someone powerful, he himself was powerful and had great strength. If a real fight broke out, he might even be stronger than Xia Yan. Behind that arrogant personality, there was indeed a solid, powerful combat force supporting him.

Hadn't this kid been tamed by his fellow townsman, Xue Yiren?

"Jiang Xiaopi! Open your eyes wide and take a good look!" Bai Ye took off his hat, revealing his dark buzz cut.

Jiang Xiao: ???

"Hmph." Bai Ye looked at Jiang Xiao's stunned expression with satisfaction, put his training cap back on, and said in a sonorous voice, "From now on, flamboyance will be gone from me! A real man should be low-key and have substance!"

Jiang Xiao: "..."

Xia Yan tugged at Jiang Xiao, gesturing towards the teacher's direction, and said, "Teacher Ye Hua."

Jiang Xiao ignored Bai Ye and walked towards Teacher Ye Hua, saying, "Hello, Teacher. Thank you for approving my entry into the team. Your words were like morning bells and evening drums, making me suddenly realize, like a shot in the arm, letting me completely understand the meaning of military training, letting me..."

Ye Hua gently patted Jiang Xiao on the shoulder.

Jiang Xiao had yet to finish his flattery and had to stop.

Ye Hua said softly, "My daughter is a senior this year and also studies here. Just yesterday, she brought a boy to my office, sigh..."

The more Jiang Xiao listened, the more he felt something was wrong. He didn't know where Teacher Ye was going with this.

Ye Hua: "If only he were like you."

Jiang Xiao suddenly became speechless. How was he supposed to respond to that?

The four Agility-Warriors gathered together, whispering something. In the end, Zhang Feng took out the Black Flame Ghost's Star Bead and threw it to Jiang Xiao, saying, "A welcome gift for joining the team. Please take care of us."

Jiang Xiao turned around and caught the Star Bead.

Oh?

There was an unexpected gain?

The value of the Black Flame Ghost Star Bead was vastly different from the Black Flame Demon Star Bead. The Black Flame Equipment inside could be absorbed!

Suddenly, Teacher Ye Hua's slightly appreciative voice came from the side: "This is the meaning of military training."

Although Jiang Xiao's enlightenment wasn't high, he could vaguely understand what Teacher Ye meant.

In order for the four Agility-Warriors to understand the meaning of military training, Jiang Xiao unhesitatingly put the Star Bead in his pocket...

Since this was the Agility-Warriors' last mission, Teacher Ye didn't have any other requirements for them. Their team was operating independently, which was why they had strayed into the auxiliary students' military training area.

The four Agility-Warriors set off again, while Jiang Xiao stayed by Teacher Ye's side, still listening to her talk about her family.

Ye Hua: "That boy is very good, but he's not a Star Warrior. He can't empathize with the suffering of Star Warriors, and it's difficult for him to help her in her career. I'm not sure if my daughter's choice will be wise."

Jiang Xiao: "..."

Jiang Xiao was a little confused. Did this teacher approve his entry into the team just to chat with him?

The four Agility-Warriors in the distance were also full of doubts. Teacher Ye had been seriously watching over the team for six days, never once showing a kind face. Why was she so kind to this support?

Was it because he wasn't her student, so she was treating him differently?

That wasn't right either. Judging by her personality, she seemed like the type to lecture everyone!

She had just given that bald teacher a lesson...

Jiang Xiao knew that his entry into the team would inevitably change the training methods of this team. The four Agility-Warriors would no longer feel the so-called "Black Rock Mountain bitterness." The so-called military training would completely fail.

So, taking advantage of the opportunity, Jiang Xiao naturally had to get on good terms with Teacher Ye, lest she couldn't bear it after killing two Black Flame Ghosts and suddenly changed her mind and kicked him out of the team...

Jiang Xiao asked curiously, "Teacher, what is your daughter's profession?"

Teacher Ye Hua looked at Xia Yan and said, "She's an Agility-Warrior like her, and just as impulsive."

Was that the reason Ye Hua agreed to Jiang Xiao joining the team? Emotional connection?

Jiang Xiao said, "It's good to be an ordinary person too. Although they don't understand our suffering, they will have less contact with danger."

Jiang Xiao thought for a moment and continued, "If he is a warm person, able to cook late-night snacks for her after days of missions and a busy return home, able to occasionally accompany her for a walk and chat, telling her about the interesting things in the ordinary world, allowing her thoughts to drift away from those missions, battles, life and death..."

Jiang Xiao stopped talking at the right time and looked at Teacher Ye beside him, his meaning self-evident.

Ye Hua looked at Jiang Xiao amusingly. She was unwilling to admit that she had been persuaded by a little devil, but when this little devil spoke of these three or two plain but warm little things, she softened a little.

Zhang Feng roared loudly, his voice even trembling slightly, "Enemy! Black Flame Demon, at 10 o'clock!"

Black Flame Demon!

The creature that all students were least willing to encounter!

Whether they won or lost in a fight against the Black Flame Demon, their bodies and minds would suffer extremely heavy blows!

Jiang Xiao turned his head and shouted, "Give me a chance to heal it! Leave the rest to me!"

The four Agility-Warriors looked at each other, while Teacher Ye Hua was stunned.

She seemed to hear a deeper meaning in Jiang Xiao's words. No... wouldn't that be? Could it be that this little support...?

On the battlefield, Xia Yan never questioned Jiang Xiao's orders in the slightest. She actually directly activated her Star Power Body!

The giant Xia Yan, wielding a huge Star Power Blade, heavily slashed at the rushing Black Flame Demon!

The giant blade was too large, and the Black Flame Demon's small-scale dodge was of no use. Its strong limbs suddenly braced against the ground, and its body quickly leaped to the left.

Under normal circumstances, there was nothing wrong with this choice.

But with Jiang Xiao's presence, as long as your body was off the ground and unable to borrow strength, and the time was long enough, the result would be...

The Black Flame Demon's rapidly leaping figure was only halfway through the air when it was stopped by a pillar of light.

"Hiss..." An extremely strange hiss was emitted.

It wasn't the first time they had fought the Black Flame Demon, but they had never heard such a sound.

Rumble!

Xia Yan's giant blade slammed into the ground, the mountain trembled, and gravel splashed.

Her Star Power Body instantly dissipated, returning to its original appearance, falling from the high altitude, her eyes fixed on the roaring figure in the pillar of light.

The other three Agility-Warriors' eyes were also fixed on the Black Flame Demon in the distance. Because of Jiang Xiao's words "Leave the rest to me," the three of them did not act rashly. Now, with Jiang Xiao's presence, they had another task: protect the support.

However... this little support didn't need their protection.

The one who needed protection was probably that powerful Black Flame Demon.

The Silver-quality Blessing pillar of light continued to descend, following the Black Flame Demon's "skipping stone" body, as the Black Flame Demon's momentum dissipated and it fell to the ground, the pillar of light continued to fall on its body, again and again.

1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds... 10 seconds...

The Black Flame Demon's roar grew louder and louder. It was unknown whether it was the sound of tears of joy or the sound of painful sobbing. In the pillar of Blessing light, the flames burning on the Black Flame Demon grew bigger and bigger.

"Hiss hiss..." Finally, in the roar filled with extremely complex emotions, the Black Flame Demon's figure was completely incinerated, turning to ashes.

The four Agility-Warriors stared blankly at this scene, turning their heads one after another, looking at Jiang Xiao in astonishment.

Jiang Xiao turned to look at Teacher Ye Hua and shrugged his shoulders: "Maybe he can provide your daughter with a haven in another field, in another way."

Ye Hua couldn't think about her future son-in-law anymore. She just suddenly understood why the bald Hu had repeatedly prevented Jiang Xiao from joining the team...

At least in this Black Rock Mountain,

Jiang Xiao was no longer a support, nor was he an output,

This was a damn Bug!