Chapter 235
The leaders spoke with increasing enthusiasm.
Although Leikedasi has won the championship for many consecutive years, the situation has become increasingly severe in recent years, and whether or not they can win the championship has become a worry on the minds of every Leikedasi teacher.
"In that case, our chances of winning this league are indeed high. The players from the other military academies have all suffered injuries to varying degrees, and some of the more serious ones will leave lasting effects even after recovery, which will have a significant impact."
"Sigh, Leikedasi always wins such a tough league season, but this year we've finally reaped the rewards."
The leaders all broke into smiles.
Zhuang Silin began, "Don't get too excited yet. Other military academies have definitely prepared many trump cards to compete for higher rankings. Moreover, the league rules have been drastically changed this year, with the number of participating military academies several times that of previous years. There are many variables involved, and whether we can win the championship is still unknown."
The leaders all knew that she said this to avoid putting too much pressure on Xu Jintang and the others, so they quickly nodded in agreement, "That's true, it's indeed too hasty to say these things now."
"Alright, alright, let's leave this topic at that."
Let's talk about the current casualty situation of other military academy members.
The topic returned to normal.
Xu Jintang took a step back and retreated back into the group.
The expressions on the leaders' faces gradually returned to seriousness.
"As far as I know, all five members of the Imperial Military Academy's regular squad were seriously injured, and three members of the reserve squad were also attacked. All eight are currently recuperating in a sanatorium, and their injuries are expected to take about a month to fully heal."
"The entire Xihe Alliance Military Academy' regular and reserve teams, totaling ten men, were wiped out."
"Clifford fared slightly better; it seems the five substitutes escaped the pursuit because they were participating in the Tongbao Spirit Realm Trial. However, the entire regular team was attacked."
After listening to these bits and pieces, Xu Jintang had gained a general understanding of the current situation of the participating team members from the five military academies.
In any case, apart from Leikedasi, the members of the other four military academies were basically all ambushed.
The official notice has been issued that the Military Academy League will be postponed indefinitely, and the specific start date will be announced later.
It's generally speculated that the Federation might wait until the injured players from the five military academies have fully recovered before informing them that the league will continue.
"What's the result of the investigation into the hunting down of the five military academy members?" Xu Jintang asked, looking up.
Zhuang Silin shook her head, "Not yet."
Miao Mingzhi rubbed his temples. "Too many things have happened lately. The Federation is probably having a headache too. The investigation may take some time. In short, until the results are in, the five of you should try to minimize going out. If you really need to go out, you must communicate with your military academy instructors in advance."
Xu Jintang raised his head and chest and replied, "Yes!"
The others readily agreed.
After leaving the conference room, Song Tianqi rubbed his hands together and looked at Jiang Shiyi with anticipation, "Sister Shiyi, you've reached Sixth Tier! Aren't your new skills even more powerful?"
Not only Song Tianqi was curious, but everyone else was also eager to try it out.
Xu Jintang winked at Jiang Shiyi, looking eager to try, "Let's go back and play a round."
Jiang Shiyi nodded calmly, "Okay."
Upon hearing this, Yan Yuting and Xue Zhongqi immediately became excited.
"Let's go, let's go!"
Half an hour later, inside the villa dormitory.
Training area for the ring.
The protective shield of the arena slowly opened, enveloping the entire circular arena.
Xu Jintang and Jiang Shiyi stood on opposite sides of the ring.
Song Tianqi stood in the center of the arena, a look of anticipation on his face, and raised his hand to gesture downwards, "The match begins!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he nimbly turned around, raised his hands, and quickly jumped off the ring.
The battle on the stage is about to break out.
A layer of ice mixed with frost quickly covered the entire surface of the arena.
At the same time, Superpower Rocket Launcher was summoned from Jiang Shiyi's shoulder.
She held the rocket launcher's muzzle with one hand, a hint of coldness in her eyes, and quickly gathered spiritual energy in her palm, channeling it into the cannon barrel.
A dazzling white light shone from the muzzle of the cannon.
Song Tianqi, sitting below the stage, clearly felt an extremely terrifying energy gathering inside the rocket launcher.
"Is this the new skill that Sister Shiyi gained after reaching Sixth Tier? Why do I feel my soul trembling?" Yan Yuting keenly noticed the strange changes in her body.
"I feel the same way." A serious look crossed Xue Zhongqi's brow. "It's like my soul is being ripped out."
Xu Jintang, standing on the opposite side of the ring, pursed his lips, his eyes fixed on Jiang Shiyi's rocket launcher.
"Hmm, this skill is interesting. It's a soul-absorbing type of attack effect," the Thunder Dragon King suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
Xu Jintang frowned, "An attack effect that absorbs souls?"
The Thunder Dragon King grunted in agreement. "The effect of soul-absorbing attacks is far more terrifying than ordinary physical attacks."
"Is this attack a big threat to me?" Xu Jintang asked again.
The Thunder Dragon King chuckled lightly and replied nonchalantly, "While soul-devouring attacks are indeed terrifying, with me and Brother Long here, you can be completely immune to them."
Hearing this, Xu Jintang immediately felt relieved, and his thoughts returned to the present moment.
Jiang Shiyi's rocket launcher on the opposite side has fully charged up and is ready to fire.
Xu Jintang quickly gathered her spiritual power in her hands, and a thicker layer of ice rapidly spread from beneath her feet. In the blink of an eye, clusters of Ice Blade Storm arose nearby.
The snowflakes were blown wildly, and the surrounding temperature suddenly dropped to zero.
--Road of Frost's self-created combination skills.
It combines multiple skills from Ice Blade Storm and Road of Frost.
"Wow! The class monitor's move is quite something!" Song Tianqi exclaimed.
"Those two are truly freaks," Xue Zhongqi muttered, waving his folding fan.
A few seconds later, their attacks collided in the center of the ring.
The energy blast from the rocket launcher flashed with a scarlet light, mixed with intense heat, as if it could melt the air.
The Ice Blade Storm was the first to rush towards the rocket energy; the hard ice was instantly evaporated and melted under the high-temperature radiation.
Drops of water fell onto the arena.
As the Ice Blade Storm melted away, a Road of Frost shot into the sky, spreading from the very center.
As if Mount Tai were pressing down, or a glacier were pressing in, the whole world seemed to freeze in that moment.
"Holy crap..." Song Tianqi's mouth dropped open, staring in disbelief at the duel on the stage.
Yan Yuting and Xue Zhongqi also stopped what they were doing and looked up in surprise.
A few seconds later, Xu Jintang and Jiang Shiyi were simultaneously ejected from the arena by the protection system.
Inside the protective shield, the residual energy from both sides' attacks was still clashing.
"Strange, how come your consciousness isn't affected at all?" Jiang Shiyi frowned slightly and asked Xu Jintang.
Xu Jintang smiled slightly and shrugged, saying, "It's a secret."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Coming to his senses, Song Tianqi immediately leaned closer and asked, "Are there any hidden moves we haven't noticed yet?"
Jiang Shiyi withdrew her gaze and explained, "My skill is called Single-Gun Soul-Seizing Cannon. It can accurately hit the enemy target and deliver a fatal blow with concentrated energy. After hitting, it can temporarily strip the enemy of their soul consciousness, rendering them temporarily unable to fight."
Everyone quickly understood.
Compared to the physical attack damage mentioned earlier, the stronger aspect of Jiang Shiyi's skill is clearly the latter part, which strips the enemy of their soul and consciousness.
"No wonder I felt like my soul was being ripped out just now," Yan Yuting suddenly realized.
"Why didn't the squad leader react at all?" Song Tianqi was completely bewildered.
Xu Jintang put her hands behind her head, smiled, and shook her finger at him, "That's the secret."
Jiang Shiyi's gaze remained fixed on Xu Jintang, lost in thought, probably still unable to understand why her trick was ineffective against Xu Jintang.
After returning to school, Xu Jintang and his four classmates resumed their normal training schedule.
About two weeks later, the Federation government released the results of its investigation.
[After extensive investigations by various Federation agencies, the culprits behind the recent attacks on members of the five military academy teams have been identified as members of the Reform Society. Given the recent unrest, please be aware of your safety when going out.]
The release of the investigation results immediately sparked widespread discussion.
[I knew it was related to the Reform Society again.]
[Sigh, those people from the Reform Society are really causing a lot of harm; even the five major military academies have been implicated. What exactly are they trying to do?]
[If you ask me, the Federation should be more ruthless and send in the army to wipe out the entire Reform Society, once and for all.]
Xu Jintang was also looking at the notice that the Federation had just issued.
Seeing the overwhelmingly negative comments on the forum, she frowned slightly.
I have a feeling that the fact that the five military academy team members were being hunted down was probably not done by the Reform Society, but the Federation is always meticulous in its work, and they certainly wouldn't have released the results unless they had investigated thoroughly.
"It's the Reform Society again," Song Tianqi frowned and cursed. "We run into them causing trouble everywhere we go."
Yan Yuting shook his head speechlessly, "We can only wait for the Federation to send troops to completely wipe them out."
"This incident has had a rather serious impact; the Federation will likely take some action," Xue Zhongqi concluded.
At this time, at the Federation General Bureau.
Inside the Supreme Commander's office.
A giant, semi-transparent light screen floated in the center of the hall, showing a replay of the scenes of the five military academy contestants being chased and killed.
The entire light screen was divided into eight square sections, with the images of the five participating military academy teams displayed on each screen.
"This assassination plan wasn't well-arranged, which led to this situation. Your men need to be more careful next time." Jing Hongyi's low, husky voice slowly echoed in the room.