Chapter 791

“Aria, we’ve got more than enough food now. How about we head back?” Liz said, a little out of breath.

“There’s a supply point up ahead. Let’s go check it out first,” Aria said.

Liz replied, “Alright, but after this run, we’re calling it a day. Cathy’s already on our case.”

“Okay,” Aria replied.

As they got closer to the supply point, both of them became even more cautious. Once they were nearby, they stashed their resource packs in the grass for now.

“I can’t figure out what kind of challenge this supply point is supposed to be,” Liz said.

Before she could finish, Aria had already flung a steel needle.

The next second, Sean dropped down from the tree. Once he landed, he clapped his hands and shouted toward where Aria and Liz were hiding, “Which one of you punks did that? Come out and face me. I want to get off work already.”

Liz groaned in despair, “Crap, it’s Mr. Lewis. Just our luck. This has to be a real supply point. Let’s not mess with it-come on, let’s get out of here.”

She reached out to grab Aria’s sleeve, only to find Aria didn’t move an inch.

Aria just stood up and walked straight out.

Sean’s eyes lit up when he saw Aria. He said, “Hey, it’s a girl. Lucky me, you’re easy on the eyes.”

Liz had no choice but to follow Aria out, feeling a bit awkward.

Sean chuckled and said, “Any more pretty ladies hiding out there?”

Aria stepped forward and said, “Just us.”

Sean raised an eyebrow and said, “Huh, it’s rare to see a team split up like this in the competition.” He gave Aria a sharp look and suddenly asked, “You’re a fighter, aren’t you?” His years of experience told him Aria wasn’t simple.

“Yes,” Aria replied.

Sean’s face lit up, and he said, “Good. I was starting to think I’d been waiting here for nothing. Alright, let’s make this quick. I hope you can beat me so I can get off work early.” As he spoke, he flexed his wrists.

Liz hurriedly grabbed Aria’s arm and said, “You can’t. That’s Mr. Lewis. He’s the top dog among all the instructors. Nobody’s ever managed to win a supply point from him in a fight.”

Whenever people ran into Sean, they would steer clear otherwise, it was a guaranteed knockout.

Even though there were eight supply points, ever since Sean started running the assessment, for three years straight, there had always been one fewer team than supply points, just because of him.

Anyone who thought they could take Sean on got wiped out instantly.

Sean urged, “Come on, give it a shot. Even if you don’t succeed, I promise I won’t eliminate you.”

Liz shook her head furiously and said, “We refuse.”

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“I’m willing to give it a try,” Aria said calmly.

Liz whipped around and said, “Don’t be impulsive. Mr. Lewis never keeps his word-he used that same excuse to eliminate a team last year.”

Sean put his hands on his hips, pretending to be angry. He said, “Badmouthing an instructor right to his face, Liz, are you looking for a beating?”

Everyone in the State Security Bureau knew each other by now-especially the instructors, who had every member’s name down pat.

Liz stuck her chin out defiantly and said, “I’m just telling it like it is.”

Someone suddenly called out from the crowd, “Exactly. You can’t trust a word Mr. Lewis says-I’m one of his victims.”

The whole spectator room burst out laughing. Everyone thought Sean’s plan was about to flop. After all, no one would willingly take a shot when they knew for sure they’d lose. But everyone had it wrong.

Aria said as she started to loosen up, “Liz, get back. Mr. Lewis, let’s see what you’ve got.”

The whole spectator room erupted in an uproar.

Someone explained, “This girl just joined the Bureau yesterday. She’s a total rookie-doesn’t know fear yet, so of course she wants to give it a shot.”

A person sneered, “It is no problem if she wants to try. But she’s representing Cathy’s team now. If she gets knocked out, all her teammates’ hard work goes down the drain.

“They already secured a supply point, and now she’s just risking it all for nothing.”

The rule made it clear that if even one person got eliminated, the whole team would lose their spot in the team round.

Another said, “Cathy’s team has been training for this competition for half a year, and Aria didn’t even join the intensive training.”

“Cathy never should’ve invited her,” someone muttered.

Everyone there thought Aria was being way too impulsive and didn’t care about the team at all.

“Here we go,” someone whispered.