“His Star Power is almost completely dissipated,” Jiang Xiao said as he jogged, “His clothes have been blown to shreds, and the Star Beads are scattered over there. He has no way to replenish his Star Power.”

“Surround him, don't let him pick up the Star Beads. Victory is only a matter of time,” Second Brother Zhu Wu roared passionately.

“Or, can we destroy or pick up these Star Beads?” Jiang Xiao looked at the referee and asked.

The referee was stunned for a moment. Those Star Beads were Gao Junwei's personal property, equivalent to a pile of gleaming silver. If they were destroyed or snatched away, it seemed a bit out of line with the style and original intention of the competition.

Other formal competitions don’t allow Star Beads to be carried for replenishment, but since this was a school competition, the rules were somewhat relaxed.

The referee thought for a while, and from the school's perspective, he waved his little flag and said, “Not allowed.”

Jiang Xiao followed up smoothly, “In other words, Gao Junwei isn’t allowed to snatch our Star Beads to replenish his Star Power either.”

This time, the referee was completely stunned. This question was linked to the next. Was this kid’s real target here?

The referee chuckled and said, “Not allowed.”

“Got it!” Jiang Xiao said with a grin, cooperating with his crew-cut brothers to surround Gao Junwei.

Gao Junwei was indeed in bad shape. He had used the Gold-quality Star Technique *Fear Howl* twice in the previous battle with the senior champion team.

And in the middle of it all, he seemed to have been led by the nose by Jiang Xiao’s words, burning with anger from the taunts, coupled with his extreme self-confidence, causing him to never realize the seriousness of the problem. He hadn’t absorbed any Star Beads to replenish his Star Power.

There was a difference between Gold-quality Star Techniques. The total amount of Star Power consumed by Fear Howl was terrifying.

And at the beginning of the battle with the freshman champion team, Gao Junwei had used the Gold-quality Star Technique *Fear Howl* twice again.

In addition to the “Charging,” “Azure Light,” “Explosive Flame,” and a “Scorching Flame” covering his body, he really didn’t have much Star Power left to support him at this point.

Logically speaking, he could stop using Scorching Flame to cover his entire body, which would save his limited Star Power, but his lower body would be exposed.

It seemed he wasn’t willing to streak in front of the whole school...

Gao Junwei retreated step by step, about to stand side by side with his teammates.

The three of Han Jiangxue were standing on the sideline of the football half, which meant that if Gao Junwei retreated any further, he would be judged out of bounds and lose his qualification for the competition.

“You guys, come up and help,” Gao Junwei said, forced to look at Han Jiangxue in desperation.

In the team, he could never ask Li Weiyi for help, and Xia Yan had a fiery temper, and the conflict had already been made clear. The only one who was neither happy nor sad, and who valued the overall situation, was Han Jiangxue.

Xia Yan had a mocking smile on her face and said, "Oh? Not going for the MVP anymore? Don't want the reward? Want us to come on?"

Gao Junwei gritted his teeth and said, “Xia Yan! Win against them first! We’ll talk about our issues later, resolve the conflicts internally! Don’t disgrace the name of the seniors.”

Xia Yan stuck the school's special wooden giant blade into the ground, leaning on the wooden knife with one hand, and sneered.

Gao Junwei looked at Han Jiangxue and said, “Commander?”

Han Jiangxue's dark eyes stared at the approaching Jiang Xiao, and the expressionless face finally softened slightly, looking at her younger brother with satisfaction, and said, “Alright, we give up.”

As soon as the words fell, the whole audience burst into an uproar.

"Wait! Give up!? Why give up!?" Gao Junwei shouted loudly, "The three of you are standing here without moving!? Are you fighting passively? Why give up? Just because he's your brother?"

Gao Junwei's words made the noisy playground quiet down instantly, and the students looked at the people on the field in surprise.

Jiang Xiaopi is Han Jiangxue's younger brother?

Is there more to the story?

Because they are family, Han Jiangxue hasn't made a move all this time? Planning to let her younger brother win?

In Su Rou's barrage, there was already a chorus of curses:

"I was wondering why those three weren't making a move. Turns out the opposing team's poison-type support is her younger brother."

"Feeling sorry for Gao Junwei, not only does he have to take on a group of people, but he also has to endure being bullied by three teammates."

"Damn, those two ungrateful bastards are willing to sell out their teammates just to please the team commander."

"Only Gao Junwei is struggling to support himself. The school bully is indeed a school bully. No wonder the team is at odds. The commander is too domineering."

Xia Yan got angry as soon as she heard it, and she immediately cursed with her fiery temper: “Gao Junwei, have some shame! You were the one who said you wanted to get the MVP, you were the one who wanted the MVP reward, you were the one who said you wanted to teach the freshmen and sophomores a lesson, you were the one who said we couldn’t interfere, and now you’re blaming us for not making a move?”

Gao Junwei retorted as a matter of course: “Can’t you see the situation clearly? Don’t you know you should help in this situation?”

“Hey? I…” Xia Yan stomped her feet in anger, dumbfounded by this shameless person.

The online public opinion was always one-sided:

"Pfft… plot twist…"

"Haha, he wanted to get the MVP reward and didn't let his teammates make a move. Now he's beaten silly and starts yelling righteously, haha."

"He thought the freshmen and sophomores were just rookies to be played with, but he ran into a tough one this time."

"Beaten and howling, only good at fighting internally."

"Ran into a strong support, haha, capsized in the gutter."

"So greedy, so he didn't let his teammates interfere in order to get the MVP."

"You didn't let others interfere, fine, others tolerate your willfulness. Now you want others to help you?"

"You can't say that. After all, they are a team. They are together on life-and-death missions, so they should help when they can."

"Why should others pay for your greed and willfulness?"

"Hey, they are a team, they should resolve any issues back home. At this moment, to be honest, they really have to help."

"Being beaten into admitting defeat by a group of freshmen is too embarrassing, they should make a move."

"Make a move my ass, they should deal with this shameless person like this. Is this called a team? He thought he was just bullying noobs, so he happily wanted to monopolize the MVP fruit. Is this still called a teammate?"

Seeing the farce on the field, the teachers on the podium finally couldn't sit still, and a teaching director coughed twice into the microphone: "Ahem."

Gao Junwei came back to his senses and quickly said, "It's okay if you don't make a move, just throw me two Star Beads, I'll do it myself, damn it!"

"Whistle~" Suddenly, a whistle sounded from the front.

Gao Junwei turned his head slightly. He had been retreating, always facing the students of the freshman team.

Gao Junwei saw Jiang Xiao whistling at a glance, and suddenly became furious.

Jiang Xiao said, "What cultivated your habit of reaching out for things?"

"You!" Gao Junwei's face turned ashen, and he barely spat out one word, unable to say a complete sentence.

The crew-cut brothers came forward step by step in a standard offensive posture.

Xia Yan sat directly on the ground, acting as a live audience. And Li Weiyi slowly retreated to the corner flag position, raising his hands slightly, looking harmless, the scene was particularly comical.

Han Jiangxue sighed and said, "We give up."

The referee hesitated and said, "You are the commander of the team, your words have more weight than anyone else. I'll confirm again, are you sure you want to give up?"

Of course, in Han Jiangxue's mind, Jiang Xiao had already shown enough strength.

"We're really giving up?" Gao Junwei suddenly turned around and looked at Han Jiangxue, "Even if you give me a Star Bead..."

At that moment, Gao Junwei's feet tensed, and he suddenly darted out.

Second Brother Crew Cut was taken aback. He thought the opponent was going to admit defeat, and his vigilance was slightly reduced. After all, Gao Junwei had turned his back and exposed such a big flaw.

If Second Brother Crew Cut made a move, he would definitely be judged to be in violation of the rules, continuing to hit the target while the opponent was in the process of admitting defeat.

And Gao Junwei just darted out. Years of training made Second Brother Crew Cut react subconsciously, hurriedly putting his hands in front of his face.

Bang!

Gao Junwei's fist, covered in Azure Light, directly sent Second Brother Crew Cut flying. Seizing the opportunity, Gao Junwei rushed towards the scattered Star Beads.

Jiang Xiao had been carefully on guard. Seeing this scene, he quickly sprinted forward, directly intercepting Gao Junwei halfway.

At the same time, he crushed the Star Bead in his pocket and directly put 1 skill point into Hand-to-Hand Combat.

However, at this moment, two messages seemed to arrive.

"Hand-to-Hand Combat leveled up! Silver Quality Lv.0!"

"Star Power leveled up! Star Dust Stage Lv.5!"