The meaning of these words was clear to Luo Qi. As long as Mo Jue could surpass Ye Mu and himself on any of the various leaderboards, they would have lost.
Once they lost, Mo Jue would use every means necessary to kill them on the combat field.
Luo Qi wouldn't be naive enough to believe that Mo Jue's personality would truly adhere to the school's rules of stopping at a suitable point.
Luo Qi furrowed his small brows, becoming a little troubled. He turned to Ye Mu and said, "I know my own limits. I probably won't even make it onto the leaderboards in areas I'm not good at, but what about you?"
He knew Ye Mu. Ye Mu was confident, ambitious, and possessed the strength to match.
But no one was perfect. Even Ye Mu couldn't claim to be good at everything, right?
Furthermore, they knew nothing about Mo Jue. How could they know which areas Mo Jue excelled in?
If those lower on the rankings could freely challenge those higher up, wouldn't that mean Mo Jue could challenge them even if he was ranked lower?
The more Luo Qi thought about it, the more troubled he became. It was easy to be a thief for a thousand days, but impossible to guard against one for a thousand days. The feeling of Mo Jue lurking in the shadows like a flea was too annoying.
Ye Mu looked at Luo Qi's deeply furrowed brows, his small face almost resembling that of an old man. He chuckled helplessly,
"It's all hypothetical, why are you rushing now? Besides, do you really think I can't beat that Mo Jue?"
Luo Qi frowned, "But..."
He wanted to say that Mo Jue might have some tricks up his sleeve, and he wanted to ask if Ye Mu was truly confident, but when he met Ye Mu's gaze, he couldn't say it.
In front of Luo Qi, Ye Mu was always reliable and gentle, like a fierce dog guarding its delicate young master, only fawning and acting cute in front of its owner.
But Luo Qi had almost forgotten that a beast was still a beast. Once the chain around its neck was deliberately broken, it would only unleash its predatory wildness.
Ye Mu patted Luo Qi's head, "Don't worry."
Luo Qi immediately felt relieved, a smile appearing on his face. He turned to He Yuan with a smug expression and said, "If he says he can, he can."
He Yuan nodded lightly and said nothing more.
The two people opposite him exuded a desire for him to probe them, which was rare and piqued his interest.
These two, on the surface, were led by that human youth, who possessed enough strength to control everything.
But in reality, after just a few minutes of interacting with them, one could tell that this seemingly frail and harmless little cub was protected under his impenetrable wings.
He Yuan didn't believe in good deeds without reason. So, what was this human after? Power? Status? Or perhaps he wanted to hold the emperor hostage to command the lords?
At this moment, He Yuan's thoughts even drifted to the diplomatic relations between the insect race and the human race.
His body was still sitting on the bed, holding an empty cake wrapper in his hand, but his thoughts had already crossed countless star dust black holes, reaching the far ends of the universe.
Yet, looking at the big smile of the little insect race cub opposite him, he felt that analyzing everything he encountered in such a complicated manner was also a bit tiring.
The curve of his lips was too stiff; in fact, he didn't always want to smile.
"Isn't there a freshman assembly tomorrow? We'll know if there are any leaderboards then."
Lei Wa pondered and said,
"Besides classes and group activities, the junior school doesn't seem to manage anything else. Both the library and the training grounds are always open.
As for how much one can learn at school, that depends on oneself."
He patted A'Ming, then patted A'Liang, "I think if there are leaderboards, you two will definitely be on them."
A'Ming smiled and nodded, "That's for sure, Young Master."
A'Liang also nodded slightly, with a look of determination.
Lei Wa bent one arm, patting his not-so-obvious biceps, "Then I'll definitely be among the top."
On the other side, He Yuan and He Ning also nodded, appearing determined.
Those who could come here to study were all people who were either very strong or had strong backgrounds, so they naturally wouldn't allow themselves to be inferior to others.
Luo Qi looked at the dormitory mates who became full of fighting spirit after a few words, feeling that his own "salty fish" soul was out of place.
He flopped onto the bed, patting his full little belly, "You'll all definitely do well. I won't join the fun."
Lei Wa didn't like hearing this and snorted, "How can you, an insect race member, have such little ambition? With so many leaderboards, you should at least get on a few!"
Luo Qi sat up, closed his eyes, and shook his head, appearing as serene as water, "You don't understand. This is what I call being low-key. Besides, I might not be good at those leaderboards, so it's better not to go and embarrass myself."
Lei Wa stood up and waved his fist at Luo Qi, "You can beat me, so how can you not make it onto the leaderboards? Tell me, what are you good at?"
Luo Qi pondered, thought very seriously, and tentatively asked, "Are there rankings for eating small cakes on the leaderboards? Who can eat more?"
Lei Wa: "?"
"Or," Luo Qi scratched his head, "are there any competitions for who sleeps the longest?"
Lei Wa: "???"
"Sigh," Luo Qi sighed, "If all else fails, I can only compete with them to see whose wings are more beautiful."
He winked at Lei Wa, "Did you know? Some insect races have wings. My wings are pink, manly pink."
Lei Wa: "..." Was that proud expression serious?
Luo Qi, with a "See?" expression, spread his hands, "So it's better for me to guard the rear. You guys go compete, and I'll cheer for you."
Lei Wa was speechless. He wanted to persuade Luo Qi further, as he had truly never seen someone so shamelessly justify their own lack of skills.
"But..." Lei Wa's words got stuck, as if no matter how he said it, it sounded strange.
However, Ye Mu looked at Luo Qi with a doting smile, nodded, and said, "I'll prepare delicious food for you when you come to watch the matches."
Lei Wa stopped talking. Fine, he knew who was spoiling him.