Lu Hu grinned awkwardly, rubbing his head and muttering, "Who said I arranged it?! It was clearly the sand table projection system that made the assignments!"
Instructors Chen Qingshan and Shen Hongyu exchanged a helpless glance.
The arrival of the ninth round awakened two large armies that had been lying dormant deep within the forest. These two forces, concealed from the very beginning, now took their decisive steps. At the same time, two other forces behind Fang Zhou were poised to strike. They had Fang Zhou's troops tightly encircled, forming an almost inescapable trap.
However, at this life-or-death juncture, Fang Zhou's reaction surprised everyone. He chose neither to break out nor to counterattack. Instead, he issued a baffling order: remain in place and stay hidden.
