Although they had just completed Physical Training that morning, everyone had basically recovered by the afternoon. There was naturally a set of standards for judging combat training, and their sparring was not like that in the Special Forces, where there was no protective gear and they went straight for brutal blows.
They were not wearing boxing gloves, but they had headgear on. It felt more like play-fighting.
The scoring rules were somewhat similar to those used in competitive sports fighting, though the standards were looser.
Jiang Yan Hai shrugged. This kind of sparring... forget it. He would just treat it as playing with children. Jiang Yan Hai was ready to pull out the big guns.
"...The rules for this match have been announced. Does anyone have any objections or anything they do not understand?" After the referee finished announcing the rules, he looked at everyone and asked.
"No!"
"Very well! You will fight in alternating pairs. Everyone must face every member of the opposing team, with five bouts per matchup," the referee said gravely.
"Yes!"
"Both sides may now send out their competitors." At the referee's announcement, the two teams immediately separated.
"I'll go first," Jiang Yan Hai said directly. The others naturally had no objections. Jiang Yan Hai had earned the respect of Fledgling One and the others through sheer ability.
There was no helping it—their captain was simply too powerful! Though they did not know how strong the other side was at fighting, one thing was foreseeable: tomorrow, the opposing side would also be a bunch of rookies in combat. They were just there to pad their captain's record.
Once they thought about it, Fledgling One and the others realized something. If their captain could also take first place in combat, did that not mean they were guaranteed