The Assessment Ends
"Are they going to be sent back for retraining?"
"No way, is there really no hope?"
The onlookers watched as the three men got up again, still refusing to give up and shouting "Again!" They couldn't help but swallow hard with concern.
Some people even started to feel fortunate that they hadn't been chosen by Ye Liangnai.
This feeling of despair made them feel like they were about to break down.
They absolutely do not have the courage to come back again and again.
After all, if you know you're going to fail, why bother struggling?
So be it, I'll have to go back to school and start over. At worst, I'll graduate in three years. Anyway, I'll still be a hero then.
"Bang!"
"Bass!"
Once again, the three were completely defeated!
"Again!"
But the three quickly got up and continued their charge against the Water Clone.
"Bang!"
Another failure!
"Again!"
Natsume Yuki and her two companions rose again and charged forward once more! What unyielding spirit!
The onlookers were all deeply moved.
Just how strong must one's heart be to rise again from the despair of defeat time and time again and launch an attack on the Water Clone?
They knew they absolutely couldn't do it; they would definitely break down.
"Again..."
The three of them, Natsume Yuki, were in a terrible state, exhausted, panting, and covered in wounds.
Even so, the three of them did not intend to give up.
They supported each other and stood up again, heading towards the Water Clone once more.
Those eyes burned with an indomitable flame, blazing intensely and scorchingly.
"Mirako, cover me!"
"Shota, hold off Ye Liangnai- sensei!"
Natsume Yuki shouted at Saki Mirako and Nakamura Shota behind her.
"Learn!"
The two roared simultaneously, as if their fate rested on this moment, Saki Mirako and Nakamura Shota launched a pincer attack on Ye Liangnai from both sides.
Meanwhile, Natsume Yuki was backing away, her hands still forming hand seals.
"Bass!"
"Bang!"
Facing the two rushing towards Saki Mirako, the Water Clone leaped towards Nakamura Shota, knocking him away with a single blow. Then, it turned to dodge Saki Mirako 'Saki Mirako attack, grabbed her arm, and flung her away.
At that moment, Natsume Yuki's voice came from behind him. "Water Release: Water Wave!"
A torrent of water rushed towards him, and his Water Clone immediately dodged. However, Nakamura Shota had been forced back, charged forward again, wielding a Kunai.
"Me too!"
Natsume Yuki drew her standard short sword from her back and joined the close combat.
"Too weak!"
The Water Clone spoke calmly, the long sword flashing in his hand as if it had a soul, and quickly forced the two back.
Just as the Water Clone was preparing to give chase, Saki Mirako's voice came from afar again.
"Fuma Shuriken!"
Then I saw her holding a large shuriken that looked like a windmill, and she threw it over.
But when faced with the incoming Fuma Shuriken, Ye Liangnai simply dodged it by turning to the side, without getting hurt in the slightest.
But--
Saki Mirako actually laughed, and then, with a bang, she vanished—it was actually a clone.
"Bang!"
At the same time, with a loud bang behind the Water Clone, the Fuma Shuriken transformed into Saki Mirako, who held a full handful of shuriken and shot them all toward the bell at the Water Clone's waist.
"What!"
"You can do it like that!"
The people around were stunned by what they saw. It was amazing! How did they come up with such a tactic?
Faced with this unexpected attack from behind, the Water Clone immediately retreated to avoid it.
But behind him, Natsume Yuki and Nakamura Shota were already closing in, forcing him to stop, leap into the air, and parallel to the ground to avoid their attacks, passing through the Natsume Yuki.
Only--
"We succeeded!"
Not far away came the voice of Saki Mirako. A sly smile appeared on her pale face as she pulled her right hand back.
A shocking thing happened: the shuriken deflected as she moved, and with a series of "pfft pfft pfft" sounds, it struck the Water Clone in mid-air and knocked the bell down.
"You won't get away with this so easily!"
Seeing this, the Water Clone originally wanted to stop him, but at the moment he reached out, his eyes widened in shock.
He didn't know when, but his body was bound by Steel Wire that were barely visible to the naked eye.
With that movement, he severed his own arm.
The bell was thus obtained by Natsume Yuki and Nakamura Shota.
"Oh, it worked!"
Upon witnessing this scene, the onlookers outside couldn't help but cheer. They were truly moved by the perseverance of Natsume Yuki and the other two.
Seeing that they have finally succeeded in getting the bell, Mind's Eye happy for them.
"Congratulations on successfully snatching the bell in the last minute! Now, let's move on to the final test!"
Ye Liangnai jumped down from the tree, looking at the three of them with a playful expression.
"What? The assessment isn't over yet? No way, is Ye Liangnai going to continue making things difficult for them?"
Upon hearing Ye Liangnai's words, the smiles on everyone's faces, which had just been beaming with joy, froze instantly, replaced by expressions of reluctance.
Why are Natsume Yuki the other two still being tested when they are already so badly injured? They clearly don't have the strength to fight anymore.
Isn't their performance enough to satisfy him? His expectations are a bit too high.
"Ye Liangnai has probably angered everyone." Seeing the expressions on Yugito revealed a playful look, looking at Ye Liangnai in the arena with eyes full of anticipation.
Based on her understanding of Ye Liangnai, this assessment shouldn't require physical combat.
However, it will likely be a very difficult decision.
Ignoring the emotions of the crowd outside, Natsume Yuki and the other two forced themselves to stand up and looked at Ye Liangnai, saying, "Come on, Ye Liangnai- sensei, please give us the final test question!"
"Now each of you has a bell, but I require you to destroy one of the bells. The person whose bell is destroyed will fail the test. So, whose bell will you choose to destroy?"
Ye Liangnai looked at the three of them with a fox-like smile, but what she heard made everyone present suddenly change color.
This question is far too tricky.
How could a problem like this occur!
Isn't this forcibly breaking up Natsume Yuki's team? It's clearly meant to turn the three of them against each other and make them kill one another.
Wouldn't the person who gets rejected hate the other two for the rest of their life? That's practically creating hatred out of thin air!
Ye Liangnai, has she lost her mind?
However, compared to the complaints and even dissatisfaction of the people outside, Natsume Yuki and the other two exchanged glances upon hearing this, and then, with confident smiles, simultaneously crushed the bells in their hands.