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Long Guocheng's complexion turned various shades of red and white, but he still tried to defend himself, "I didn't mean to kill him!"

"But Ma Ziqian was frozen!" Xiang Beifei said, "If I hadn't taken into account everyone's mistakes, do you think Ma Ziqian would still be standing here, safe and sound?"

Stunned, Long Guocheng looked at Xiang Beifei in surprise, "You... you took my mistakes into account too?"

"What do you think?" Xiang Beifei replied indifferently, "For every move you all made, I had to consider what measures to take if someone made a mistake, how soon the others might realize it and come to a teammate's rescue. Did you really think I'd let you go out there to face death without considering the consequences?"

Long Guocheng was completely astonished!

Xiang Beifei's words were essentially telling him that without him in the fight just now, relying only on the other three, they could still have managed, with great difficulty, to trap the snow monster!

The cost would merely have been the risk of Ma Ziqian getting frostbite!

And in this fight, Long Guocheng was essentially superfluous.

"So you're not happy about being a mere tool?" Xiang Beifei continued, "But have you ever thought that every novice starts off inexperienced, and they all start as tools? They do as the teacher says, but that doesn't mean they can't have their own ideas."

Xiang Beifei said, "Once you gain combat experience and gradually adapt to the team's rhythm, you can do better within your own capabilities. Just like Li Zimu, I didn't tell him how to save Ma Ziqian, but he knew on his own what was the best choice in that situation. He isn't a mere tool; he understands how to control the situation to help his teammates out of a bind."

The moment Ma Ziqian was frozen, Xiang Beifei didn't say anything, but Li Zimu was the first to react, immediately using "Chaotic Stone Piercing Sky" to shatter the ice and free Ma Ziqian.

Long Guocheng looked at Li Zimu in surprise.

After a moment's hesitation, Li Zimu said, "I've never seen myself as a mere tool, I'm just a learner. In an area I'm unfamiliar with, I follow those who know better, learning from those with experience and considering why they do what they do, accumulating my own experience."

He was a scholar with a strong learning mindset, and he had his own independent judgment, so when Ma Ziqian was frozen, he knew what his task was.

"You don't see yourself as just a tool, huh..."

Long Guocheng clenched his fist again.

He had always been uncomfortable being ordered around by Xiang Beifei, and thus resisted Xiang Beifei's commands. But suddenly, he realized that he hadn't studied the process of fighting as seriously as Li Zimu had.

"Team training is about cultivating mutual understanding, so you can learn how to maximize your companions' abilities and also gather your own experiences, considering what to do if a teammate makes an error, instead of just being arrogant and bringing nothing to the table like a block of wood. You might as well leave the team to avoid being a nuisance," Xiang Beifei bluntly said.

Li Zimu nodded thoughtfully, Ma Ziqian and Xi Keyao also understood what Xiang Beifei meant; all three of them were aware of this principle. Initially, they had no objections to Xiang Beifei because they knew he was more skilled than they were.

Only Long Guocheng was still hanging his head low.

Although he was proud, he wasn't arrogantly dismissive of others; he was used to proving his strength over others to maintain his pride.

And Xiang Beifei's words had dealt a blow to his self-esteem.

It seemed as if the team could defeat the snow monster without him—he was just dispensable!

If he were to leave now, it would mean he was kicked out of the team because he was worse than everyone else.

That was more painful to him than being killed!

Long Guocheng kept on clenching his fist, struggling internally, his knuckles whitening with the effort.

Could he really be content to give up like this?

...

After a long while, Long Guocheng forced out a word through gritted teeth, "Sorry."

Having spoken those three words, he averted his gaze, his face flushed red and he was breathing heavily.

As if saying those words had drained him of all his energy.

He rarely apologized to anyone, for proud people do not apologize casually.

But it was his pride that would not allow him to become an irrelevant member of the team, the first to fall behind and be kicked out!

He clenched his fist, ready to endure whatever mockery and scolding Xiang Beifei would throw at him next.

However, Xiang Beifei merely glanced at him and then turned to look toward the vast white snow in the distance.

"We'll need to find another snow monster to practice on," he said.

He strode into the snowstorm.

They hadn't defeated the snow monster earlier because it had broken free from Xi Keyao's large cauldron and was then smashed to death by Xiang Beifei's fist.

But this kind of training wasn't meant for Xiang Beifei in the first place.

Li Zimu and the other two followed him.

Long Guocheng watched, amazed that Xiang Beifei had neither jeered at him nor scolded him any further!Nôv(el)B\\jnn

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Long Guocheng couldn't understand; he had braced himself to endure all sorts of mockery and sneers. If it had been him, he would certainly not have easily let go of anyone who was dragging the team down; at the very least, he would have wanted to vent his anger with a few more shouts.