They actually found a group of cubs even younger than them.
Chloe didn't know what she was thinking, looking at the group of cubs with keen interest, and eventually said lazily:
"They look quite good-looking, is the Joint Military Academy Competition recruiting based on looks?"
Upon hearing this, Daniel scoffed disdainfully: "What's the use of being good-looking, let's hope they're not just pretty faces."
This planet was no safer than previous competition venues, Katherine glanced at him: "If the organizers dared to enroll them in this arena, it must mean they have the strength to match it."
"Daniel, don't underestimate them too much."
Daniel grunted a couple of times, drawling: "I know——"
After saying that, he left the window and began training earnestly.
Ren Yunying was right, they had indeed regressed a bit due to their indulgence during these days.
But what did it matter? The main team members of the First Military Academy were prodigies of various races, easily able to make up for this minor lapse.
Moreover... moreover, it's not like the other military academies had been training hard during this time either.
Chloe glanced at the feeble Sasley Military Academy team members walking past their training room, snorting a breath through her nostrils.
...
The Volcanic Planet was scorching hot, and after the military academy teams had holed up in the spaceship enjoying air conditioning for several days, they were finally, on one fateful day, mercilessly thrown out of the ship by the competition organizers and their teachers.
It wasn't the actual competition, just pre-competition acclimatization.
Chloe was originally dawdling and unwilling to go out, joking about how the searing heat wave outside was one intense blast after another, venturing out would instantly turn her into a roasted dish.
She really didn't want to go meet her demise, why not just stay on the ship and live comfortably?
Unfortunately, she had no say in the matter.
Before Chloe could voice her protest, Ren Yunying kicked her out with one powerful shove.
A literal kick, Ren Yunying might dote on Chloe, but she never went easy on her in certain situations.
Chloe had merely turned her head, intending to say something about staying on the ship a little longer, when a huge black footprint was imprinted on her back.
Then everything went black as she was unceremoniously booted off the ship, tumbling head over heels.
She was so startled that her senses were jammed, instinctively spreading her wings.
The moment she unfurled them, Chloe felt suffocated.
This cursed, murderous scorching sensation.
Almost instantly, beads of sweat trickled down her forehead.
Not just her forehead, soon her entire body was drenched in perspiration.
Chloe flapped her wings feebly as she descended, looking over at them and suspecting the feather tips had already been singed.
Thankfully, when she turned to check, the feathers were intact.
She muttered to herself: "Quite heat-resistant..."
Unlike her, Chloe felt like she was about to die.
By the time she made contact with the ground, the tips of her shoes had partly melted from the searing surface, her face an ashen hue.
Most infuriating of all, among all the military academy members, she was the only one who had been kicked out, while the others were properly escorted down on that small spacecraft.
When Qin Huaibei and the others appeared, Chloe was full of resentment.
Daniel laughed heartily and patted her shoulder, sagely advising:
"If you don't court death, you won't die."
Chloe gave him a punch right in the face.
This was a collective training session, and the live broadcast had already begun.
After the months-long break, the audience was even more enthusiastic than before.
[Ahhhhhhhhh my dear Chloe! I've missed you so much after all these months, sister!]
[Does the organizer know how I've spent these past few months? I've had no appetite for food or drink, eagerly awaiting the day I could see my sweet little Chloe again.]
[Great, Qin Huaibei is still as handsome as ever.]
[Silly little wolf! Mommy's here!]
[Wipe the drool, Miss Katherine is as gorgeous as always.]
Fans of the various military academies fervently expressed their love for the main team members, though the subjects of their affection couldn't see any of it.
Until an audience member noticed the group in the corner.
[The one on the far right, is that a new military academy? They look so young.]
[Probably, they seem even younger than Chloe and the others, age-wise.]
[I think the organizers introduced this military academy team on their official website? Something like... the Lanxicha Military Academy?]
[That little boy leading them is so prettily handsome, let auntie give him a kiss.]
It wasn't just the live audience, the other military academy students were also secretly observing this newly arrived team.
Chloe was so scorched she felt like she was going to dehydrate, her gaze inevitably wandering towards the Lanxicha Military Academy.
Come to think of it, this was the first time Lanxicha had met them publicly.
The organizers didn't even bother with a proper introduction for the new academy, just carelessly dumping them on the Volcanic Planet along with everyone else to acclimatize.
Chloe and the other four exchanged glances, ultimately deciding it was none of their business and to ignore them.
Regardless, they were opponents in the arena, making friends now served no purpose. When the competition started, their respective strengths would naturally establish connections.
The most important thing now... was to cool down properly.
Chloe gripped the rainflower stone on her pendant tightly, this ordinary stone somehow remained icy cool even on the blazing hot Volcanic Planet.
She desperately pressed the stone against her palm and face, generously sharing it with the others as well.
Although, to receive it, they first had to wipe the sweat off their faces.
Daniel had reverted to his original form, tongue lolling out, looking half-dead:
"Hey, why don't you guys come up on my back? At least you won't burn your feet."
Everyone looked at his furry body and shook their heads.
Daniel: "..."
He growled menacingly: "You'll regret this!"
Regret it or not, Chloe thought, at least for now she really didn't want to be buried in Daniel's fur, that would be far too hot.
In the end, she spread her wings and gently fanned them up and down.
Even the wind here was hot, but it helped dispel some of the stuffiness.
There were no audience-pleasing conflicts on-site, as everyone was too busy cooling down to fight.
Until a Sasley Military Academy student stood up and approached the Lanxicha Military Academy team in the corner.
This action immediately drew everyone's attention, even the half-dead, squinting Daniel opened his eyes in an instant.
The Sasley student stopped in front of the Lanxicha leader, his tone rather arrogant:
"Friends, shall we get acquainted?"
The scene fell silent.
The previously meditating Lanxicha leader opened his eyes, those beautiful black pupils reflecting nothing but cold indifference.
His voice dripped with hostility:
"Buzz off."
