Putting New Knowledge to Immediate Use

Xiong Aixin asked, "Then who will draw lots?"

Tao Chengsi looked at Si Ming, "Most of our team members were recruited by Brother Si, so why don't you represent us in the lottery?"

Si Ming wasn't sure if this guy genuinely thought that way, or if he was just playing the game of alliances and Diplomatic School. Considering this was a temporary team that would all go their separate ways after the fight, he couldn't be bothered to fight for leadership. Wouldn't it be ridiculous to play mind games with a bunch of kids?

Those who, after being reborn, engage in scheming and plotting with a group of middle and high school students, talking about strategic battles, are simply out of their minds.

"No, thank you. I don't really trust my luck. Who in the team has a better chance of winning? Please volunteer. This isn't as important as you think. To ensure fairness, the school won't assign teachers with significantly different abilities to be testers."

After several draws, Si Ming gained a considerable understanding of his bad luck. He could play around with mystical tricks to change his fate and make fun of himself, but when it came to teamwork, he decided to keep quiet and not cause trouble for his teammates.

Qian Yu volunteered, saying, "Why don't I do it? I dare not boast about other things, but I am quite confident in my luck. When I decided to go abroad, I thought I would encounter a lot of trouble, but I had a smooth journey. I traveled in the wilderness for a month without encountering a single bandit beast. Looking back, I think I was really lucky."

Si Ming, "Then I'll leave it to you. By the way, you can try dancing before drawing lots to increase your luck. I remember that Confucian School is quite adept at praying for divine intervention."

"Well, that's a bit different, and if word gets out that we're using sacrificial offerings to draw lots, the gentlemen will be furious." Qian Yu gave a helpless smile.

Yun Yinmo suddenly said, "There's no need to argue anymore, someone has already gone."

The others came to their senses and realized that one person was missing from the line. Looking around, they saw that Chen Shimi was standing in front of the fortune-telling box at some point.

"Hmph, hmph, hmph! I'll use this Curse left hand of the king, this hand of the gods, to pave a bright future for my comrades!"

Before anyone could stop him, he reached into the lot-drawing box and stirred it around inside, all under the watchful eye of the supervisor.

"Oh, oh, oh, I feel it! This Hundun aura is the power of infinite destiny!"

The supervisor, with a calm and collected demeanor, let Chen Shimi talk on and on without any prompting. He watched expressionlessly as Chen Shimi drew a slip of paper and then announced, "The final tester for the Creation Envoys Hundun Warriors Team, is Murong Zhe."

Chen Shimi looked puzzled. "This name sounds familiar; I feel like I've heard it in some other dimension."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a "smack" rang out, and a flying stone struck the back of his head, knocking him unconscious.

"Fool."

Yun Yinmo withdrew the throwing hand.

Tao Chengsi covered his face and said, "What a terrible draw! Of all people to draw, he had to pick the Dean of Students! He's one of the top three students in the school!"

Si Ming chuckled dryly, "So you're from Africa too. Even chuunibyou can't save you from having a dark complexion?"

Xiong Aixin's focus differed from the others. "The Creation Envoys Hundun Warriors Team, is our team name? How cool!"

Qian Yu said with a wry smile, "It's fortunate that the supervisor remembered this name."

No matter how strong the resentment in everyone's hearts is, since the draw has already taken place, it will be useless to kick Chen Shimi out of the team. The school will only regard everyone as having forfeited.

Yun Yinmo grabbed Chen Shimi's leg and dragged him back from the ground, asking, "What do we do?"

Tao Chengsi said helplessly, "We can't go back on our word, so we can only formulate a strategy based on Senior Murong. The only good news is that one of us is very familiar with him."

Qian Yu cupped his hands and said, "Senior Murong is a renowned Confucian master in the Li State. It was precisely because I admire his great name that I enrolled in Tange No. 1 Middle School. His martial arts specialize in the 'Confucian School Six Arts Art' and 'Thousand Accusing Fingers Technique.' The former is extremely powerful and can be used with weapons or bare hands. The latter can shoot finger energy. He has no obvious weaknesses in terms of ability. If I had to say, it would probably be that both of these unique skills consume a lot of True Qi."

Tao Chengsi frowned and said, "However, with his cultivation level, it's impossible for him to drag out the fight until his Internal Cultivation is exhausted. Moreover, he can handle both close and medium range attacks without using weapons, so... is it that we have absolutely no chance of winning?"

Qian Yu smiled wryly, "To be honest, if he's serious, we really have no chance of winning. Now we can only hope that he'll consider this is an entrance exam and leave us a way to pass."

Placing one's hopes on the enemy letting the enemy off the hook is undoubtedly a very unfavorable situation. For a moment, the atmosphere became somewhat tense, and Yun Yinmo couldn't help but stomp on Chen Shimi's butt a few times.

"Don't overthink it. Regardless of whether the opponent goes easy on us, we must do everything in our power to win. If we underperform because of fear, even if they leave us a small opening, we won't be able to get through."

Si Ming tried to encourage everyone, paused for a moment, and then deliberately lowered his voice, saying, "Moreover, this kind of opportunity to gang up on an extremely strong person may not come again in the future. Under normal circumstances, we have no chance of defeating him at all, the difference in strength is too great. But now there is a glimmer of hope. No matter what you think, as a martial artist, I don't want to miss this opportunity to defeat an extremely strong person."

Xiong Aixin nodded and said, "That's right, my grandfather said that if we give up, the competition will end prematurely."

Qian Yu laughed and said, "We've come this far, how can we go back empty-handed? Besides, I originally came here for Mr. Murong, and now that I have the opportunity to fight him, I couldn't be happier."

Yun Yinmo said simply, "I don't want to give up."

Tao Chengsi sighed and said, "Since none of us are willing to give up, let's discuss the specific tactical arrangements."

Chapter 101 Applying What You Learn

"When facing an opponent whose Internal Cultivation far surpasses your own, use weapons as much as possible and avoid hand-to-hand combat. Otherwise, you'll be sent flying the moment you make contact. Maintain a layered approach in battle, rationally allocating your ranged and melee forces. Don't swarm in; remember to leave room to dodge. Otherwise, if the opponent unleashes a powerful attack, none of you might escape. In close combat, don't have more than three people..."

Tao Chengsi analyzed the points that needed attention, focusing on the general direction. He wisely avoided mentioning the details of coordination, as the team was formed temporarily and there was no real tacit understanding. It was impossible for them to coordinate the use of formations or continuous combos. In less than thirty minutes, being able to advance and retreat together was already beyond expectations.

To achieve the most basic tactical command, Tao Chengsi established a few simple hand gestures, which were basically the commands for attack, defense, retreat, and all-out assault.

Xiong Aixin herself, "I only know boxing. Although I've learned some knife and staff techniques, they were basic courses I took in elementary school, and I've forgotten most of them now. All I can do is slash and smash randomly."

Si Ming thought that as long as you give it a good name, even a chopping motion can be very imposing. Huaxia is not very good at this; at most, they would call a chopping Forceful Cleave of Mount Hua.

In contrast, the neighbor next door is very particular. A slash from the upper right to the lower left is called Kesa Slash," a slash from the upper left to the lower right is called Reverse Kesa slash," a horizontal slash is called Wind-Facing Single-Blade Slash," and a slash from the bottom up is called Against the Wind slash." Of course, any slash can be called Getsuga Tensho."

Admittedly, whether a name sounds good or not has nothing to do with its effectiveness in actual combat. Si Ming did not force Xiong Aixin to use a weapon, but said, "Since you don't use a weapon, give it to me. Don't waste everyone's right to choose a weapon."

What weapon do you want me to choose?

Si Ming thought for a moment and said, "Bows and arrows, shall we? We don't lack close combat skills right now. If someone can restrain the enemy from a distance, it will undoubtedly be of great benefit to the battle."

In a one-on-one duel, few people would choose to use a bow and arrow as a weapon because the arena space is limited. You might have barely drawn your bow when your opponent is already in front of you, and you only have three arrows, which are gone once they're used up.

Tao Chengsi asked curiously, "You know archery?"

"I've learned it before, but I'm a little rusty now. However, if I review it by reading a book for a while, it should be fine."

He still kept the book "Complete Collection of Spirit Transformation Experts of the Su State" in the rest area next door. He never stopped students from bringing materials to the practical exam. After all, it was different from the theoretical exam. In the theoretical exam, you might be able to use the formulas you memorized right away, but even if you memorized the moves and routines, you might not be able to use them in actual combat. At least that's the case for normal people.