On the other side, Qin Shuxue's expression revealed a hint of longing. "As for me, I hope to join the Federation Army as soon as possible, become a formal officer, and take it upon myself to protect human peace!"
Yan Yuting clasped his hands together, a hint of anticipation in his eyes. "Actually, my dream is quite ordinary. I just hope to wake up naturally every day, eat a hot meal, and not have to worry about war. A simple and peaceful life is just fine."
Cao Xing'an raised his hand, "I'm pretty much the same. Anyway, these days, I wake up every day and all I do is cultivate, and then I have to think about joining the army and fighting in the future. I really don't like it."
After listening to everyone's sharing, Yan Yuting turned her gaze to Xu Jintang, "And what about you, class monitor?"
Xu Jintang braced himself with his hands behind his back, gazing at the night view outside the opposite window. "Me? I want to become stronger."
In this world, only the strong have a voice.
She wanted to be so powerful that she could redefine the rules of the world.
Everyone fell silent, each contemplating their own dream future.
Suddenly, Yan Yuting remembered something and reminded him, "By the way, after the supply drop is over, the main city's protective shield will disappear. Will the siege team launch a surprise attack on our side tonight?"
"That's possible. They didn't get enough supplies today, so it's definitely not enough to go around. If they don't want to freeze to death, they'll definitely come here to steal our supplies," Xu Jintang said.
Yan Yuting nodded, "Then let's continue with the usual night watch roster tonight."
Inside the attacking side's camp at this moment.
Yu Wanyao solemnly summarized the lesson. "We were too impulsive today, chasing Xu Jintang the whole time, and she managed to outmaneuver us for half an hour. Otherwise, we could have at least split the supplies evenly."
Mu Guang suggested, "Squad Leader Yu, I think our previous tactics were flawed. We kept focusing on Xu Jintang, but her strength is clearly extraordinary, so of course we were easily outmaneuvered. What if we shifted our focus to supporting the other members of the squad? Would the situation be different?"
Yu Wanyao fell into deep thought.
"Our repeated failures were indeed all due to Xu Jintang."
Yu Wanyao stood up with a solemn expression. "In that case, let's go all out tonight and decide the outcome in one round."
Mu Guang hesitated for a moment, "But today is only the third day. Wouldn't it be a bit risky for us to go all in?"
Yu Wanyao turned to look at him and said, "If we had gone all out on the first day, Xu Jintang and his team might not have gained the upper hand so easily. It was because we kept holding on that the support team had a chance to catch their breath."
"If we keep dragging this out, we'll be worn down by the enemy sooner or later. We have to go all out and fight."
Mu Guang took a deep breath and stood up with him. "Then let's settle this tonight."
Since there aren't enough heating supplies to go around, continuing this stalemate will only lead to more people being eliminated. It's definitely better to take a gamble.
It was already late at night inside the Leikdasi Military Academy.
Many upperclassmen watched the live stream from under their blankets.
In the past few days, the news of the first-year auxiliary class's challenge has caused a great stir, and many people have been watching the live stream whenever they have free time.
The number of viewers in the live stream surges every time get out of class ends or in the evening, reaching its highest level in recent days.
I've been hearing a lot of discussion about this among my classmates these past few days, so I've come to see what's going on.
[Holy crap, it's only the third day and they're already having a showdown? What kind of push are the support class putting on the other side?]
[No wonder the siege team was so aggressive; they didn't even have enough supplies to go around. If they didn't fight, they'd just freeze to death.]
[DM me to place your bets: Support team wins, payout 2; Ranged and Melee teams wins, payout 3.]
Why are the odds for the support class lower now? Wasn't it 1 to 10 when I bet on the support class before?
[There's no way around it, the support team has such a high chance of winning now, so the odds are bound to be low.]
Chapter 46
As night fell, the entire city remained brightly lit.
Xu Jintang squatted in front of a stone lion statue that was frozen in ice, carefully examining it.
"Squad leader, aren't you cold?" Yan Yuting asked as she came out of the house, shivering.
During the day, with sunlight, the temperature isn't that terrible.
But at night, with the freezing cold and the occasional sudden gusts of cold wind, even with a fire for warmth, it still feels very cold.
Xu Jintang stood up, turned around, and said with a relaxed expression, "I'm fine."
Yan Yuting swallowed hard, his awe of the squad leader rising even higher.
"Well... I'll go back to my room now."
Xu Jintang nodded, "Okay."
She withdrew her gaze and looked up at the ice sculpture world around her.
All the buildings in the city were covered with a layer of ice crystals, slowly emitting cold air.
Xu Jintang took a deep breath, opened his arms, and showed an expression of enjoyment. "Comfortable."
Wearing a fire-generating item and further enhanced by ice-based cold resistance, she was completely unfazed by the surrounding low temperatures.
A comfortable, cool sensation enveloped my entire body.
Half a minute later, Xu Jintang lay down on a patch of snow that had not yet been cleared.
The soft, white snow, like cotton, supported her waist.
She rested her hands under her head, gazed up at the starry sky, and slowly closed her eyes, her body and mind completely relaxing at that moment.
However, Xu Jintang only relaxed for a short while before opening his eyes again and sitting up from the snow.
She rested her hands on her knees, her gaze drifting towards the outside of the city.
The siege team didn't manage to seize enough supplies today, so they certainly won't give up easily.
We cannot let our guard down tonight.
Xu Jintang got up, brushed the snow off his clothes, and turned to walk into the house.
When they returned to the room, Xue Zhongqi and the others were discussing the Military Academy League.
"The simulated battlefield map for the Military Academy League seems to be even larger, and the magical artifacts and supplies dropped at resource points are real. I heard that students participating in the Military Academy League each year can grab a lot of valuable magical artifacts and rare materials," Yan Yuting said excitedly.
Xue Zhongqi rested his hands behind his back, a nonchalant expression on his face. " The Military Academy League is only held once every five years, jointly organized by all military academies, and is a major event that attracts nationwide attention. Of course, it's different from our daily small assessments."
Qin Shuxue looked on with longing, "I wish we had the chance to participate too."
"To put it this way, the two teams that represented Leikedasi in the Military Academy League last year all had students who were Fourth Tier ability users, and some were even Fifth Tier. Do you think it's possible for yourselves to reach the Fourth Tier in three years?" Xue Zhongqi's gaze swept over the others.
Everyone fell silent.
Upon hearing this, Xu Jintang stepped into the room. "The minimum requirement for participating in the Military Academy League is Fourth Tier?"
Xue Zhongqi looked up and said, "Not exactly. But mental strength level is a key factor in determining a superhuman's combat ability. Our military academy doesn't have requirements for mental strength level, but in every selection process, those with higher mental strength levels generally win."
Cao Xing'an hadn't said much until now, nodded. "Indeed, as cultivation progresses, the possibility of challenging opponents of higher ranks decreases significantly. The gap between the Third Tier and Fourth Tier is practically insurmountable."
Xu Jintang sat down to the side, looking at the others with curiosity. "What level of mental strength do you all have now?"
Xue Zhongqi opened his folding fan and waved it in front of him, " First Tier Peak."
Yan Yuting silently raised his hand, "I'm also at the First Tier Peak."
A hint of pride appeared on Qin Shuxue's face. "I've already advanced to the Second Tier."
"I'm also at Second Tier." Cao Xing'an straightened his back slightly.
Finally, only Xu Jintang remained. All eyes turned to him.
Xu Jintang coughed lightly. "I'm still at First Tier."
Xue Zhongqi's voice turned surprised, "Only First Tier?"
The others also looked at him with a hint of surprise.
From any perspective, the class monitor doesn't seem like someone who's only at the First Tier.
Just then, a panicked voice suddenly came from outside the door. "It's terrible! Yu Wanyao and Mu Guang have brought their men and attacked!"
The man outside rushed into the house in a panic, took a couple of breaths, and continued, "They must have split into two groups. One group has already reached our front gate, while the other is taking a detour towards the back gate."
Xu Jintang stood up and looked over. "Where are they?"
"The night watchmen spotted their group while patrolling from the city gate tower; they're probably almost at the gate now."
Xu Jintang fell into deep thought.
There are two places to attack the main city: the front gate and the back gate.
Previously, Mu Guang led his team to sneak into the city through the dog hole at the back gate.
This time Yu Wanyao was indeed smarter and attacked directly from both doors.
They are indeed having a difficult time defending against them.
" Xue Zhongqi, let's go to the back gate first. Yuting, you'll take charge of the front gate defense." Xu Jintang immediately got up, quickly took down the cloak hanging on the wall, put it on, and stepped out of the house.
Xue Zhongqi didn't hesitate and quickly got up to follow.
Suddenly, only Yan Yuting, Qin Shuxue, and Cao Xing'an remained in the room.
"Don't be nervous. Our squad leader told me about the deployment arrangements beforehand. If we follow her plan, there won't be any problems," Yan Yuting reassured her.
Qin Shuxue and Cao Xing'an exchanged a glance, then stood up and nodded. "Alright, let's go too."
Night had fallen, and the crescent moon climbed to the treetops.
Mu Guang led his team to the back gate.
"Squad leader, when we were taking the detour to the back gate, it seems we were spotted by the auxiliary squad's night patrol." A team member reported.
Mu Guang raised his eyes and glanced at the city wall ahead. "It doesn't matter. Tonight we'll fight to the death. Victory is the only option; defeat is not an option."
"Yes!" the team members behind him answered in unison.
Mu Guang arrived at the city gate with a serious expression, raised his hand to summon Xiaoshan Cauldron, and smashed it fiercely against the city gate.
His original intention was to test the sturdiness of the rear city gate, but he didn't expect that the gate would be smashed open after just one attempt.