Shaun’s attitude couldn’t be described as merely poor; Ji You was obviously angry, and the group of ’fools’ behind her also suffered from Shaun’s indiscriminate personal attacks.

Everyone was feeling a bit unhappy.

Xie Xin, Yu Cheng, and others couldn’t understand why Ji You had deliberately taken a detour to the Sixth Team, only to end up being mocked when cooperation failed.

Xie Xin had tried to persuade Ji You at the time, but she didn’t listen and still led the team to Shaun’s squad’s base. Ji You’s way of acting independently was truly domineering.

Ji You was very strong; the spiritual pressure she displayed convinced all the teammates, who were genuinely impressed by her power. Moreover, the speech she delivered before departure truly moved the hearts of all the members at the base!

Thus, everyone followed her willingly.

But—

But soon, Xia Bingbing, Xie Xin, Zhang Wei, and Yu Cheng, these four members of the hostile camp, started to notice Ji You’s shortcomings.

[Hey! Find an opportunity to persuade the leader, not to be so unilateral and arrogant in doing things.

Keep a low profile, keep a low profile, to live longer.]

Xie Xin, Yu Cheng, and the others simultaneously had similar thoughts.

Then, everyone focused on Ji You confronting Shaun. Her face was flushed with anger, and after weighing things in her mind, she seemed to decide to swallow her pride.

Then.

"I’ll wait for you to regret begging me!" Ji You finished speaking, turned around in anger: "Let’s go!"

Once Ji You and her group left, one of Shaun’s teammates stood up and said: "Leader, are we sure about rejecting her like this, won’t we..."

Shaun sneered: "Even though she has strength, she won’t accomplish anything noteworthy."

The teammates behind Shaun were puzzled, and one of them asked: "Why say that? Maybe she’ll succeed?"

Before Shaun’s Sixth Team had fully gathered, he began organizing the squad members to build various defense structures and decided on several enemy resistance tactics.

In his view, the battle between the two camps was essentially a struggle for territory; securing your territory was already half the victory. What Ji You was doing now?

Instead of constructing fortifications or preparing defenses, she recklessly led the whole team to the enemy’s territory based on an assumption. If it succeeded, everyone would cheer, but if it failed? There would be no turning back.

Therefore, everything she did ran completely contrary to Shaun’s philosophy!

Shaun had no desire to associate with them.

Would she succeed?

With certainty, Shaun said: "She won’t succeed! Because rabble can’t accomplish anything."

"Forget about those fools, let’s keep going."

Shaun’s teammates thought for a moment and felt it made sense, so they stopped dwelling on it.

Meanwhile.

Ji You and her team quickly left the Sixth Team’s base perimeter and stealthily approached the riverbank.

Staring at the wide river, Ji You resumed her calm and composed demeanor and said in a deep voice: "Although we have checked out the situation on the opposite side earlier, there’s always a chance of oversight, so once everyone swims to the other side, don’t gather together; disperse and find separate hiding spots, be cautious."

Everyone nodded.

Ji You whispered: "We have only 8 people now, while the hostile camp has 10; we are at a numerical disadvantage. But don’t worry, I’m here."

When she said this, she did so entirely naturally and without any hesitation, filled with confidence.

Everyone’s slightly anxious hearts calmed down a bit.

Xie Xin secretly glanced at Ji You and felt that she looked more like a qualified leader now.

Ji You said: "I originally wanted to enlist the Sixth Team to join us in action, which would add more safeguards to our operation, but their leader doesn’t agree with us nor responds to any provocations..."

She said this with a hint of apparent regret, which also explained to everyone why she had expressed seemingly unpleasant words earlier. Then, Ji You shifted her tone and said: "However, there’s no need to panic, although we are at a numerical disadvantage, we have an absolute advantage—

Surprise attack!"

"They won’t expect us to strike now!" Ji You continued casually, with utter calm in her voice: "It’s just as well that the Shaun Team isn’t coming; too many people, and the limited fish won’t be enough."

Fish?

She was treating the enemies as fish.

Everyone heard this, unsure of what to say, but any dissatisfaction towards Ji You completely vanished.

Ji You rubbed her chin, murmuring quietly: "There really are fewer fish; I meant to catch more fish while on the opportunity."

A gentle breeze blew, like hands softly caressing their cheeks, as everyone hunched down, hiding motionlessly within the reeds at the riverbank.

"Remember! 20 seconds, no matter what, get ashore within 20 seconds." Ji You ordered softly: "Move!"

The next second, Ji You was the first to dive into the water. Instantly, she disappeared from the river surface.

Cheng Haoyue didn’t hesitate, entering the water second.

Then came Wang Xin.

Xie Xin and Zhang Wei exchanged a glance and soon both entered the river simultaneously.

The water was a bit chilly; as soon as they entered, they couldn’t help but shiver.

Everyone’s consciousness sharpened, and thus, their swimming speed quickened.

Ji You reached the opposite shore in under 20 seconds. She didn’t wait for the others but quickly ducked behind a stone.

Everyone acted swiftly, dispersing promptly, each finding a place to hide.

Ji You counted the heads, focusing primarily on Xia Bingbing, Yu Cheng, and four others, and seeing that all four had arrived, she gently gestured:

[Advance!]

Everyone followed.

They arrived at their destination without incident—a spot where Cheng Haoyue had stealthily gathered intel before.

It was a low hill, but the surrounding view was good, allowing a glimpse of the hostile camp’s corner from there.

This hostile camp was, of course, Ji You’s original team. Inside, suddenly, a figure appeared—a young man. He glanced around, saw nothing unusual, and retreated.

This alertness—

Was terribly lacking.

Everyone shared the same thought in their minds.

Ji You whispered to the teammates behind her: "Follow my hand signals."

She moved little by little, pausing if any enemy activity was detected.

Everyone moved slowly behind Ji You, advancing bit by bit.

The march slowed down, but they steadily approached the hostile camp, getting a clear view of the crooked tree in the camp, with the Fifth Camp and Seventh Team’s sign hanging on it.

Xie Xin, Xia Bingbing, Yu Cheng, Zhang Wei, the four of them felt their hearts pounding in their throats, even their hands gripping weapons were sweaty!

Victory or failure hinged on this moment!

At this moment, Ji You and those behind her, He Yu, Cheng Haoyue, and others, moved simultaneously!