Lin Yi's rules lesson ended with the students pondering the points, still wanting more.
Without any hesitation, he turned and left the classroom as soon as he finished speaking, leaving the students immersed in the mysteries of the rules.
After a brief silence, the classroom erupted in a lively discussion.
Most people remained where they were, either gesturing excitedly or frowning in deep thought, trying to digest the Principal's explanation of the "forms of the rules" and their "inner resonance."
However, Chen Yu suddenly slapped his thigh, grabbed Zhou Yuxuan beside him, and walked out.
"Stop thinking about it! Thinking about it won't help, we have to practice!" Chen Yu said excitedly as he pushed through the crowd. "Rules are so exciting! I think I'm just like Brother Yi at heart, the kind of aggressive type who charges straight in! Metal, or fire? Anyway, definitely an offensive type! Yu Xuan, you're the kind who's so quiet you can't even fart after three blows, you're probably the water type, right? The one who goes for the cold control route?"
Zhou Yuxuan let him pull him along, his face remaining expressionless. He wasn't angry at Chen Yu's "silent" assessment, but simply replied, "Rules are not a matter of words. The Principal suggested we try the Endless Mode to adapt to Stardust level power; it's best to put it into practice first."
"Yes, yes, yes! Endless Mode, a tower defense game! I know this one like the back of my hand!"
Chen Yu's eyes lit up; his gaming experience filled him with a sense of familiarity and a desire to conquer this mode.
The two walked quickly across the campus and arrived at the Virtual Classroom.
What was originally just one classroom with a sign that read " Virtual Classroom " has now become four.
The two entered one of the training rooms together.
The room was softly lit, with dozens of seats neatly arranged. Some trainees who had gotten there earlier were already wearing helmets and immersed in the virtual world, with only faint breathing sounds remaining.
They found two adjacent empty seats, quickly sat down, picked up the cold metal helmets, skillfully put them on, and pressed the start button.
A familiar, soft hum resounded deep within my consciousness, and the scene before me instantly shifted, with a pure white space and a guiding sprite radiating a gentle light reappearing.
"Welcome back, user Chen Yu."
"Activate Endless Mode," Chen Yu commanded without hesitation.
"Command confirmed. Endless Mode loading. Scene built. Good luck."
The pure white background receded like the tide, and the new environment quickly solidified.
Chen Yu found himself standing on a section of slightly dilapidated concrete wall riddled with bullet holes.
The afterglow of the setting sun bathed everything in a dark gold hue, and the air was filled with a faint smell of gunpowder and dust.
"It looks like a small forward outpost."
A thought flashed through Chen Yu's mind, and he quickly surveyed his surroundings.
Behind the wall, about a hundred soldiers in military uniforms with sharp features were busily working, checking weapons, moving ammunition boxes, and setting up heavy machine gun positions. Their movements were swift but silent, with only the crisp sound of metal clashing.
Although they exuded a fierce aura, Chen Yu was certain that they were just ordinary people who had undergone rigorous training.
Closer still, there were thirty soldiers dressed in the Source Martial Army combat uniforms, their eyes sharp and their bodies radiating obvious Yuan energy fluctuations.
What truly chilled Chen Yu was a middle-aged military officer standing in the command position.
His military uniform was impeccably pressed, his face resolute, and his eyes calm as an ancient well. Just by standing there, he naturally exuded an aura that commanded respect, making even Chen Yu, who had just entered the Stardust level, feel a faint threat.
Just then, the objective of the level appeared in front of Chen Yu.
[Mission: Hold Out " Outpost 7 "]
[Friendly Forces: Armed Forces (200), Source Warriors (30, 200 points), Stardust level Commander (1, 2500 points)]
[Mode: Endless Defense. The Abyssal Tide is coming! The strength and number of waves increase over time. Hold out until the very last moment!]
[Countdown: 3... 2... 1... Start!]
The instant the countdown reached zero, a writhing black tide line suddenly appeared on the desolate horizon in the distance.
Accompanied by chilling roars, the first wave, nearly a thousand of the lowest-ranking Abyssal Beast, rushed forward.
"They're here! Just like the start of a tower defense game, the first wave is all cannon fodder."
As the thought flashed through Chen Yu's mind, the power he gained from his newly advanced Stardust level filled him with a surge of pride. He didn't even bother to communicate with the seemingly experienced commander. With a swift movement, he channeled his source energy into his legs and leaped over the nearly three-meter-high wall, charging headlong into the black tide.
"Sizzle! Sizzle!"
He pointed his fingers like knives, and the condensed energy extended from his fingertips into a light blade nearly half a meter long, incomparably Sharpness.
He moved like a tiger among sheep, and with a wave of his light blade, more than a dozen low-level Abyssal Beast were instantly shredded, turning into black smoke and dissipating, clearing a small area in an instant.
Clean and efficient!
Suppressed gasps rose from behind the wall, followed by a rapid and precise burst of gunfire at the command of the Stardust level commander. This, combined with the somewhat crude energy bullets and energy shocks unleashed by the thirty Source Warriors, effectively blocked the Abyssal Beast from other directions.
As Chen Yu got into the swing of things, he felt his inner energy surging. This exhilarating feeling of mowing down enemies made him feel like he was back in the days when he was dominating the game.
He constantly teetered and charged at the edge of the beast tide, his source energy blades wielding wildly, rushing towards wherever the Abyssal Beast were most concentrated.
The second wave consisted of low-level Abyssal Beast, but in slightly larger numbers.
Chen Yu continued to charge ahead, with extremely high efficiency.
However, starting with the third wave, the situation began to subtly change.
A small number of elite individuals, either larger or faster, began to appear among the Abyssal Beast.
Chen Yu clearly sensed that dealing with them would require consuming more source energy.
However, as Stardust level being, he naturally wouldn't back down when facing these elites with a mere 200 points of Source Energy Unit.
Chen Yu immediately chose to use the Source Energy Blade to increase his output, still resulting in an instant kill.
In the fourth wave, the proportion of elite Abyssal Beast increased further, and even a few special individuals appeared that could spew corrosive liquid from a distance.
Chen Yu began to feel the pressure; his breathing became slightly rapid, and the frequency of his attacks involuntarily slowed down.
The fifth wave consisted of a Leader level Abyssal Beast of exceptionally large size and ferocious aura, escorted by seven or eight elite guards, which thrust straight into a weak point in the stronghold's wall like an arrow.
"Not good!"
Chen Yu's pupils contracted; he was some distance away from that direction.
He gritted his teeth and forcefully activated a large amount of source energy, unleashing Dao Origin energy shockwave from a distance.
"Boom!"
The shockwave struck the Leader level Abyssal Beast precisely, blasting it away, shattering its shell, and severely injuring it, thus slowing its offensive.
But Chen Yu himself also felt a sense of emptiness in his body. Sweat beaded on his forehead, and his energy reserves plummeted to rock bottom.
Just then, the figure of the Stardust level commander who had been sitting calmly on the sidelines moved.
He appeared like a ghost at the gap in the wall, his Standard Combat Saber drawn, its blade gleaming with condensed cyan energy.
He didn't use any fancy moves, just a few simple and efficient, precise slashes. In the blink of an eye, he instantly killed several elite Abyssal Beast that tried to rush in, stabilizing the defense that was about to be breached.
"Conserve energy! Rotate in stages! Defend using fortifications!" The commander's voice clearly reached the ears of everyone on the battlefield.