Dark Alloy Armor

After a week of training, everyone had become highly sensitive to the whistle. Some were practically jumping at shadows; even someone casually whistling could trigger a stress reaction.

Before the second whistle had even finished sounding, Ge Xiaolun, Wei Zitong, Cheng Yaowen, Liu Chuang, Zhao Xin, Wuji Yi, Lena, Qilin, Du Qiangwei, and Rui Mengmeng were already standing in a neat line on the training field.

"Attention!"

"At ease!"

After issuing the two commands and seeing the ten execute them with perfect discipline, Jace nodded in satisfaction. His expression softened, and none of his usual fierce demeanor remained. "Teacher Liu asked me to gather you here. He said he has brought you a surprise."

Everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it was not nighttime training, anything was fine. They now found Ryze the Wanderer's history lectures genuinely interesting. No matter what stunt he pulled, nobody would mind.

The boys exchanged strange looks, wearing sly, lecherous grins as they hoped Teacher Liu would summon another Goddess who happened to be bathing...

"Quiet!" Seeing them begin to whisper among themselves, Jace's face hardened again.

Everyone immediately stood properly, eyes forward, expressions solemn.

"Very good!" Jace nodded again and shouted, "Left turn! Forward march!"

"One, two, one! One, two, one!"

Along the way, the other teachers and students of the Super Seminary heard the incredibly catchy chant and saw ten trainees dressed in all sorts of outfits marching in neat military steps behind a stern-faced officer.

"Hehehe, there's no need to be so serious once you're here." When Ryze the Wanderer saw them, he smiled and patted Jace on the shoulder.

Then he looked at the group as they relaxed into a slouch. "The academy called you here today because we've customized exclusive professional outfits for you."

"What professional outfits?" Ge Xiaolun asked.

"You'll find out when you get there. Hehehe!" Ryze the Wanderer teasingly kept them in suspense.

Among the ten, only Wei Zitong and Lena knew that these so-called "professional outfits" were Dark Alloy Armor. Wei Zitong knew because he knew the plot, while Lena already had a set herself; she simply had not worn it since coming to the Super Seminary.

On the day of Ryze the Wanderer's summoning class, she could have put on her Dark Alloy Armor to handle the situation. But Wei Zitong had stepped in to help her first, so she could not be bothered to summon it.

"Whoa, look, look, look! A Fighter Jet!" Zhao Xin exclaimed when he spotted a sleek, beautifully streamlined fighter jet.

"For real! It looks badass!" Liu Chuang also made a huge fuss.

"Can I touch it? Can I?" Zhao Xin asked repeatedly.

"Tch, what a bunch of bumpkins!" Du Qiangwei disdainfully shot Zhao Xin and the others a contemptuous glance, then turned her gaze toward Wei Zitong, whose expression was even calmer than hers.

"You've seen one before?" Qilin asked.

Du Qiangwei reached into the air, grabbed a "Fighter Jet Pilot License," and tossed it to Qilin.

Qilin caught it, opened it, and looked at the name and photo inside. She could not help exclaiming, "You can actually fly a fighter jet?"

"Mhm." Du Qiangwei nodded calmly. Then she looked at Wei Zitong again and found that Qilin's amazement had not affected him in the slightest, which left her somewhat annoyed.

Meanwhile, Wei Zitong was chatting with Lena and Cheng Yaowen.

"What kind of professional outfit is it? Why are they being so mysterious about it?" Wei Zitong asked, pretending not to know.

"I'd say there's an eighty percent chance it's Dark Alloy Armor!" Lena answered indifferently. "I have a set too, actually, but I haven't worn it since coming to the academy. That thing is really uncomfortable!"

"No armor is comfortable to wear," Cheng Yaowen said. "I've seen my father wear it. He looked imposing, but he never wore it in everyday life."

Ryze the Wanderer stepped onto a raised platform and patted a pile of black metal cases beside him. Looking down at the group below, he waved a hand. "Everyone, quiet down. Quiet down. These are the professional outfits the academy has customized for you!"

The group immediately fell silent and all turned their attention toward the pile of black metal cases, guessing what these so-called professional outfits might look like.

Wei Zitong was no exception. Seeing them was one thing; wearing one himself was another. He hoped his professional outfit would not look like Ge Xiaolun's early-stage stupid, bulky black suit. He preferred something lighter, like Zhao Xin's. After all, he was not a tank charging on the front line!

In fact, Jace had already worn one when he first appeared, but everyone was clearly more eager to see their own.

"Only this batch arrived today. The next batch will arrive tomorrow," Ryze the Wanderer said. "I hope you will cherish the academy's and the country's efforts to train and support you. Do not disappoint these expectations!"

Wei Zitong keenly caught the deeper meaning in Ryze the Wanderer's words. Even Du Qiangwei, who had always possessed the strongest sense of patriotism, had not noticed it.

Ryze the Wanderer placed "the academy" before "the country." Clearly, he valued the Super Seminary more. It also meant the country could not fully control the Super Seminary. Thinking about it, that made sense. How could a country from a Pre-nuclear Civilization control an academy established who knew how many years after the nuclear age? How could it possibly have the capability to create a god-making project like Xiong Bing Lian?

"What kind of professional outfits are they? Can you open them and let us see?" Ge Xiaolun was the first to lose patience and ask. He desperately wanted Qiangwei to see how imposing he looked in armor.

"Get him up there!" Ryze the Wanderer waved a hand.

Jace stepped forward and kicked the unprepared Ge Xiaolun straight into the air!

"Off you go!"

Ryze the Wanderer swiftly opened a metal case and made a graceful sweep of his hand. Pieces of black Dark Alloy Armor shot out with whooshes, transforming into streaks of blue light that flew toward Ge Xiaolun as he screamed continuously in midair!

As a series of metallic clacks and grinding sounds echoed through the air, Ge Xiaolun's body was repeatedly struck by incoming armor pieces, sending him floating and tumbling overhead as he cried out in alarm!

Everyone below watched with shining eyes. The moment Ge Xiaolun finished armoring up and crashed to the ground, Zhao Xin impatiently stepped forward and shouted, "Nima, that's so cool! I want one too! I want one too!"

Naturally, Jace happily kicked Zhao Xin into the air as though he were kicking a soccer ball!

The instant Zhao Xin landed, Liu Chuang rushed out, giving Wei Zitong, who was supposed to be second in line, no chance at all. Then Jace kicked him too!

Wei Zitong helplessly moved to the very back...

Jace had clearly turned kicking people into a reflex. After Wuji Yi, the last of the boys besides Wei Zitong, landed, Jace instinctively turned his gaze toward Wei Zitong.

Wei Zitong shuddered all over, feeling as though a wolf had fixed its eyes on him and making his skin crawl. He hurriedly waved his hands. "I'll do it myself! I'll do it myself!"

Without waiting for Jace to react, he took a long stride to the center and said to himself, "I am unaffected by gravity!"

The first reason he did not want Jace to help was, of course, that he did not want to be kicked by Jace. It would be far too embarrassing. The second was that he wanted to test another idea for using his ability.

The ability truly was amazing and did not disappoint him. The moment his words fell, he could no longer feel gravity. With a light tap of his foot against the ground, his body floated upward, stopping only when his head reached the ceiling.

"Holy shit! Holy shit! Zi Tong's ability is insane!" Liu Chuang shouted in astonishment. "Wouldn't that make him an aerial unit?"

"We can do that too!" Cheng Yaowen added. "Did you forget that Zi Tong can use his ability on us as well? He just needs to change the target!"

"Tch!" Du Qiangwei mercilessly shattered everyone's fantasy and said coldly, "You think being unaffected by gravity means you can fly? What use is floating in midair without a propulsion system? You'd be like dust, able only to drift with the wind!"

Wei Zitong naturally understood what Du Qiangwei meant, but he found it strange. He had been floating for so long, so why had his Dark Alloy Armor not flown over yet?

He turned to look down at Ryze the Wanderer, only to find the man wearing an awkward expression.

"Ahem!" Ryze the Wanderer coughed lightly. "Zi Tong, your Dark Alloy Armor is rather special. Teacher Miss hasn't figured out armor suitable for you yet. It may take some time before there are results..."

Wei Zitong decisively removed his gravity-immunity buff and let his body go into free fall...

This was fucking awkward...