Tang Ling's expression turned cold.
If Andrew's words attracted hatred from others, Tang Ling would not care because he never had a sense of belonging to Safety Sector No. 17 to begin with.
Therefore, it did not matter whether the others liked or hated him.
However, the key point was that Andrew seemed to be hinting that Tang Ling was hiding something. It was the exact opposite of Tang Ling's intention to keep a low profile.
From a certain aspect, Andrew had placed Tang Ling in a dangerous position because he never forgot that there was an invisible hand behind his back, targeting him.
However, should he just let Andrew do whatever he wanted?
Never!
From that night onwards, resistance had been carved into Tang Ling's bones. He would never let others control his fate, let alone through despicable means like words.
Tang Ling smiled and looked at Andrew innocently. "Why do you pay so much attention to me, the last place on the leaderboard?
"So much so that they even found out about my appetite, which was only revealed after the closed-door training?"
Indeed, Tang Ling's retort was only two sentences, but it was enough to make one's imagination run wild and dispel their doubts.
Why did Andrew know about the last place on the leaderboard? Tang Ling had purposely exposed his appetite during the first test after the closed-door training and he even found a perfect excuse for it.
Since it was on the table, it was no longer worth digging into.
Andrew's smile froze. His gaze at Tang Ling had a deeper meaning that only he understood, but he did not lose his composure. He said calmly, "To me, everyone in the First Reserved Camp is worth paying attention to.
But that's not the point. The point is, I'm the one who asked for Vian's mission. So, Vian, please hand the mission back to me. "Tang Ling did not think his rebuttal would be enough to make Andrew suffer.
Now, he had to solve another key problem.
Vian looked at Tang Ling. According to the rules, as the person in charge of the mission, she could delegate the mission to someone else at any time.
Just like the Summit Squad.
"Very well, the mission is now officially delegated to Tang Ling." Looking at Tang Ling's determined and warm eyes, Vian somehow felt at ease, so she naturally delegated the mission to Tang Ling.
Tang Ling smiled and patted Vian's shoulder to comfort her.
Then, he put his hands in his pockets and looked at Andrew leisurely, then at all his friends.
"I hate being forced, so I will never give up on this mission."
"But I'm also very afraid of the accident that Senior mentioned, so I won't force others to do the mission."
"Logically speaking, a group mission can be accepted by two or more people. Yu, you must join the mission, right? "Tang Ling asked with a smile.
Yu nodded.
He had the Yufeng Clan behind him, so naturally, he was not afraid of the Summit Squad. Moreover, Hank was Yu's opponent, so there was no reason for him to back down in their first face-to-face battle.
"The rest of you, I think you can withdraw from this mission. After all, it's just my insistence, "Tang Ling said seriously.
He acted as if he was fighting, but he didn't want to implicate others. In fact, his goal was not to implicate anyone.
After all, this mission was part of his plan. He had to accept it, so there was no need for him to drag everyone down with him.
As for Yu and Orston, there was no need to worry. After all, the two of them were very confident.
"I want to join." Orston pouted. He did not understand what was going on between Tang Ling and Andrew's words.
However, he understood that a powerhouse would never back down in the face of a threat. Moreover, comrades on the battlefield should never be abandoned.
"I-I want to join too," Andy said softly. Andy said softly. He did not even have the courage to look at Hank, but somehow, following Tang Ling's footsteps became an obsession in his heart. Even though Tang Ling was unreliable at times, it was hard for him to reject him.
"I'll join." Vian clenched her fists. There was no other reason. She just did not want to miss out on a mission with Tang Ling.
"Vian?" Christina was a little surprised by Vian's courage, but she understood it right away since Vian had always liked Tang Ling.
Considering their friendship, Christina hesitated for a second before she said, "I'll go with Vian. We'll never be separated during a mission."
In the end, Amir was the only one who did not say anything. He lowered his head and no one knew what was going through his mind.
"Amir, you …" Tang Ling understood how nervous Amir was. He had climbed up from the bottom of the settlement, so he had a lot of concerns.
Tang Ling instinctively wanted to persuade Amir that it would be fine even if he did not join.
To his surprise, right after Tang Ling spoke, Amir looked up and said, "I'll join." He then lowered his head again.
With that, no one in the Fierce Dragon Squad backed out of the group mission.
"What a deep friendship. It's enviable." Andrew smiled and said with a regretful expression, "I also admire your courage."
"Ptooey!" Tang Ling spat at Andrew with disdain and disgust.
The rude action caused an uproar. Every member of the Summit Squad was enraged. Even Andrew, who had been maintaining his noble demeanor, had a cold expression on his face.
"Don't be so pretentious, okay?"
"Who here doesn't know that the Summit Squad wants to monopolize this group mission?"
"I don't know why all of you are so eager. It might not just be because of the mission reward, but so what? Everyone here has witnessed your seniors, and one of the top rankers, threaten us juniors who are at the bottom.
"So, everyone, please remember this. If anything happens to any of us in the Fierce Dragon Squad, remember what the Summit Squad has done for us tonight. We must get to the bottom of this! What's there to be afraid of dying on the battlefield?
"What we should be afraid of is fighting with our lives on the line, only to be stabbed in the back by our comrades."
Tang Ling emphasized each and every word seriously.
"You sure are bold." Dier could no longer hold it in and threw a punch at Tang Ling.
Tang Ling did not dodge the punch and took it head-on. He was pushed back seven to eight meters and fell beside the fire.
Dier's anger was not extinguished yet. He strode forward, but Yu and Orston stood in front of him.
"Let him hit me." Tang Ling stood up with a smile on his face and spat a mouthful of bloody saliva.
"Deere, stop." At the same time, Andrew also spoke up.
If it was possible, Andrew really wanted to kill Tang Ling right there and then, but not now.
Dier's punch was considered to have regained the dignity of the Summit Squad, but if it continued, it would be too much.
"I admire your courage. You still have a long time in the First Reserved Camp, so I hope you can maintain your courage.
Bravery is a virtue after all. "
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