Chapter 167 – Beauties Carry Thorns (1/2)

If it wasn’t for that, Lin Xiao almost forgot that Shen DaiYing was trained in the Eastern Tribe’s number one assassination technique. There was no one better than her at sneak attacks.

Others may not know, but Lin Xiao knew well.

A seventh-level warrior bodyguard, a high-level ice magician that specialized in taking care of assassins, and Great Sage Hobson.. all three that Shen DaiYing assassinated were tough, yet she still successfully completed her mission and took their lives.

Compared to those assassinations, these younglings were still too soft.

After cleaving that arrow in half, Shen DaiYing already completed treated those four as enemies, she never holds back against enemies.

With a gentle kick of her high heels, she disappeared from her original spot, and in the next second appeared next to the archer, who was the furthest from her.

Who knows how the hell she got over there.

Then with a mere normal cut, the pitiful archer didn’t even have time to react before he was struck.

The head male student was trembling from head to toe, he had his mouth hung open but couldn’t say anything. He could only pitifully look at Shen DaiYing trying to plead for his teammate’s life.

Shen DaiYing indeed did not land the killing blow, she just helplessly sighed, ignored the wailing archer and placed her hand on Snow’s shaft like she was hinting something.

The head student immediately understood Shen DaiYing’s meaning.

He hurried next to the archer, not to tend to his wounds, he searched around and finally found a rectangular blue crystal.

“We surrender! T-this is our crystal.” He was dripping in cold sweat while handing over the crystal in his trembling hands. He was unable to take his eyes off her sword, afraid that she would be unsatisfied and cut him down.

The rules stipulated that as soon as the opponent surrenders and hands over their crystals, then they can’t continue to attack.

But the problem is that there were no judges on Despair Island.

Although the competition prohibited slaughtering, swords were without eyes, and no one can guarantee that they can walk out alive. This was also why Caesar didn’t want Rosie participating.

This cruel competition is too ruthless to Rosie.

Shen DaiYing didn’t really have any pity, her sword was originally going for his neck, if it wasn’t because she changed her mind, this archer’s head would have already been someplace else.

If she killed him, would Lin Xiao be angry?

Shen DaiYing was afraid that Lin Xiao would see through her pretense.

If she wasn’t a respected princess in Lin Xiao’s eyes, but a ruthless killer, then surely he wouldn’t like her anymore, right? Even though she had no way of responding to his feelings, she didn’t want to disappoint him.

“So this is the crystal?” Shen DaiYing blinked at his offering and didn’t react to it.

“Right, this is the crystal! You also have the same one, you can get 10 plunder points from absorbing ours, so… we admit defeat!” He thought that Shen DaiYing was purposely making things hard for him, so he started sobbing a bit while begging for mercy.

“Oh, plunder points, huh.” Shen DaiYing understood then nodded her chin towards a black-haired youth, “Give it to him.”

“Him? Oh, o-okay!” The male student hesitated, then immediately ran over.

He was kind of bewildered, he thought that the crystal would be on this strong and valiant beauty, who would have thought that mediocre youth was safekeeping it.

Usually, the person managing the crystal would be the core of the team, the strongest, or the one they had confidence in. Yet, not only did that black-haired youth not look strong, he also didn’t seem like the leader with his drowsy appearance, why give the crystal to him?

“Don’t be nervous, give the crystal to me.” Lin Xiao calmly beckoned him over and took the crystal.

Of course Lin Xiao could tell what he was thinking.

Indeed, he never thought of being the team leader, and wasn’t the strongest in the team (at least he pretends not to be), but who says those were the conditions required in safekeeping the crystal?

「 Leave the crystal to me! That’s the safest way. I’m a magician and won’t rush into the frontlines, and I also have to protect my maid during a fight, so as soon as one starts, attack the enemy with me in the center and I’ll be responsible for providing fire support. That’s why there’s no one more suited than me to safe keep the crystal! 」