Versatile Mage: I Awakened Nine Stars

Chapter 387 Taking Down the M Country Team
After ending her conversation with Ai Jiangtu, Bai Tingting, whose line had been busy for a long time, finally heard the familiar "beep-beep--" sound.

"Is it finally my turn, you busy person?"

Tingting looked resentfully at Xu Shen, who was leaning against the headboard on the other end of the video.

Xu Shen smiled and said, "I just chatted with Old Ai for a bit."

Bai Tingting said "Oh," and silently shifted the camera to Jiang Shaoxu, who was crying in her arms, saying, "Look what you've done."

Xu Shen was silent for a moment and then said, "Tingting, Jiang Shaoxu knows exactly what kind of scum I am. I don't want to hide anything from her. If she can't accept it, then we can break up. What's the point of her coming here crying and wailing?"

Jiang Shaoxu raised her head, her eyes red-rimmed, snot bubbles still hanging from her mouth, and said angrily, "Xu Shen, you bastard."

"I never said I wasn't."

"you!"

Jiang Shaoxu choked, then sobbed, "I've missed you so much, but as soon as I saw you, you were holding a strange girl in your arms. You didn't even pretend, you just turned the camera around and showed it to me. I can't even find a reason to lie to myself. I can't take it anymore. Can't I even cry?"

Xu Shen looked surprised. Reflecting on his actions and putting himself in their shoes, he realized he had gone a bit too far. His tone softened slightly as he asked, "Um, where do you guys live? Should I come over now?"

"No need!!!"

Jiang Shaoxu angrily hung up the phone and buried her face in Bai Tingting's arms, sobbing.

Bai Tingting looked at the black screen and pouted in grievance.

She had waited so long without saying a word, but Jiang Shaoxu in her arms was crying. What could she do? She gently patted her back and spoke softly, just like a mother comforting a child.

On the other side, Xu Shen shook his head helplessly, put a pillow under Shajia who was sleeping soundly, and quietly got out of bed.

As I walked out of the room, just as I was about to call Tingting again, she sent me a message.

"Resort hotel?"

Xu Shen raised an eyebrow slightly.

He hadn't expected that they would be staying at the same hotel.

Is the US embassy also near the Temple of Liberty?
Tingting's room was three floors away from his, a distance he could easily reach via the fire escape.

A minute later, Bai Tingting stared in astonishment at Xu Shen ringing the doorbell on the monitor.

Is she seeing things?
Even flying wouldn't take that long.

The so-called separation is better than a new marriage.

The two had barely stepped inside, and before the door was even closed, they were already shamelessly embracing.

With a loud bang, Xu Shen kicked the door shut.

Without her noticing, Bai Tingting, who was already dressed lightly, was forced to lie face down on the entryway cabinet.

Jiang Shaoxu, who had been sobbing in the sofa, couldn't cry anymore and leaned against Xu Shen, who was in a very bad mood, and gave her a beating.

Because he had to fight the M country's defense team the next day, Xu Shen restrained himself and didn't use any fancy tricks.

When the battle ended and the three of them huddled together to talk, Jiang Fox, who had been bristling with anger, was now speaking softly and obediently like a kitten.

However, her tone was still sour, and she took the opportunity to ask Xu Shen about the girl lying in his arms.

Without wasting any words, Xu Shen simply took the two of them to the suite he and Shaka were staying in, woke up the soundly sleeping Shaka, and introduced the three of them to each other.

Women often have a natural ability to make friends, and before long, the three of them became very close, leaving Xu Shen standing aside.

Xu Shen was happy to have some peace and quiet and continued to inscribe the array on the Condensed Evil Pearl.

Despite not having slept for several days, he still felt no drowsiness, so the progress of inscribing the array was incredibly fast. At this rate, it would be completed in just three to five days.

In the dead of night, all was quiet, and the three women were fast asleep.

Xu Shen suddenly felt the Condensed Evil Pearl in his hand tremble a few times.

Its spirit has been temporarily sealed, and only forces of the same origin can cause it to move.

Xu Shen frowned slightly, put on his coat, and quietly left the room.

The towering Statue of Liberty gazes down with a sorrowful gaze upon the tranquil square.

Beside the square, a bar sign flashed dazzling neon lights.

Xu Shen pushed open the door and went in.

The frenetic heavy metal music blasts straight into your eardrums.

On stage, a half-naked beauty danced daringly, letting the noisy crowd below sway and spray her with beer.

Xu Shen was not surprised and carefully searched for the source of the evil power.

A few minutes later, he looked slightly taken aback.

A booth in the corner under dim lighting.

A girl with short brown hair was lying happily in the arms of a white man.

She looked intoxicated, and with a flick of her finger, lightly stroked the man's Adam's apple.

This girl is none other than Mu Tingying.

Xu Shen hadn't expected that the evil pearl would be guiding her. But at this moment, the evil energy had already thinned to almost nothing.

He pondered for a moment, then quietly left.

The next day.

The Nationalist team assembled.

Xu Shen's guess was correct; the M country's national pavilion is also on Liberty Island.

They were led there by a female mage from the Temple of Freedom named Oruna.

Oruna has blonde hair and blue eyes, with deep-set features. Even by Chinese aesthetic standards, one cannot honestly say she is ugly.

Along the way, she and Mo Fan exchanged glances and chatted happily.

Mu Nujiao, who was walking behind, clenched and unclenched her fists repeatedly, the daggers in her eyes impossible to conceal.

"What's going on?"

Xu Shen nudged Zhao Manyan's arm and asked in a low voice.

"We fought against the Red Ornament Guild together with Tiandu and Yingguo before. Mo Fan performed well, so this woman took a liking to him."

Xu Shen clicked his tongue and said, "And she's a foreign woman. This guy's got some luck with women."

"Envious, aren't you?" Zhao Manyan looked around and whispered, "I found a great place these past couple of days. They have strippers, and for extra money, they'll do anything..."

"Shut up," Xu Shen quickly covered the guy's mouth, and only whispered when he saw that Bai Tingting and Jiang Shaoxu weren't paying attention, "We'll talk about it when we get back."

Upon arriving at the M country pavilion, a huge print was hanging at the entrance, depicting the flags of many countries. Next to each flag was the date, and a prominent cross was drawn on it.

Zhao Manyan said that the prints are records of challenges from various countries, and the ones marked with an X represent countries that failed in their challenges.

Xu Shen flipped through several pages but didn't find a single one where the challenge had been successfully completed.

He even saw the Chinese flag marked with an X, but the time column was blank.

Guan Yu gritted his teeth and said, "These arrogant guys had already drawn it before we even came to the United States."

"Oh, so you cowards have finally come forward to face the taste of defeat?"

As the group was talking, a tall Black man walked out of the door with a mocking smile on his face.

"Shhh, you motherfucker..."

Jiang Shaoxu couldn't stand it anymore. With Xu Shen around, she was brimming with confidence and started cursing.

Xu Shen tugged at her sleeve and shook his head, saying, "Insulting people is meaningless; respect is earned through strength."

As he spoke, he looked at the black man and said, "Lead the way. I hope your abilities match your boasts."

"Is this the captain you've been waiting for?"

Oruna whispered to Mo Fan from the side.

She was also very curious about the true worth of this guy who Mo Fan praised so highly.

We entered the M country pavilion.

Their captain, Boblin, was swearing and berating his teammates.

Xu Shen didn't waste any words and explained his purpose.

Boblin readily agreed, and the two sides quickly settled on the standard 5v5, single-round rule.

The M country fielded three men and two women, one of whom appeared to be Oruna's younger brother, and his gaze toward Mo Fan was quite complicated.

As for China...

Old Ai and Mo Fan are bound to be there, and the ice mage Mu Tingying, with her powerful control abilities, is also a formidable force.

Known as the god of war in the human race's civil war, the mind-type fox spirit Jiang is naturally a must-have.

The last spot was given to Bai Tingting, who can buff and heal her teammates.

Both sides selected their players and, without further ado, began the battle.

As the referee, Oluna walked up to Xu Shen in surprise and said, "They've been waiting for you for so long, aren't you going to join the battle?"

"No need."

Oruna nodded as she recalled Mo Fan, the guild leader of the Bloodbath Red Ornaments Guild.

Indeed, given Mo Fan's skill level, as long as his teammates don't drag him down, the chances of defeating the M country team are quite high.

The ending was just as she had expected.

When Yan Ji appeared and possessed Mo Fan, this guy was like the King of Hell himself, chasing and beating several people all by himself.

Moreover, if someone can be selected for the Shenzhou National Team, then what kind of ordinary players are they?

Shenzhou team won by a landslide.

　For details of the battle, please refer to the original work; I won't go into the word count here.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)