Chapter 52

"Junior, you're really something." Lan Beijia, who was being held tightly, laughed through gritted teeth, then raised her hand and waved it, immediately canceling the arrow's tracking attack.

He thought that Xu Jintang would let go after that, but to his surprise, she still held on with a smile.

"What are you doing?" Lan Beijia felt a little embarrassed by her hug.

Xu Jintang smiled slightly, "Senior, let's go down together."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Jintang's entire body ignited with power. Taking advantage of the moment, he grabbed Lan Beijia, who hadn't even reacted yet, and the two jumped off the stage together.

Lan Beijia didn't react until after she stepped off the stage, her eyes filled with anger as she looked at Xu Jintang, "You—"

Yan Yuhang from next door walked over with a smile, "What a coincidence, you're down here too?"

Lan Beijia immediately shut up, not wanting to pay any attention to him.

If he hadn't interfered, that arrow might have already hit Xu Jintang, and none of this would have happened.

Xu Jintang clapped his hands, relaxed his body, and looked up at the arena.

Zhuang Silin glanced at the stopwatch and reminded him again, "There are ten seconds left until the end of the assessment."

The fighters on the arena were so engrossed in their battle that they had no time to spare.

Jiang Shiyi chewed on a piece of toast, carrying Superpower Rocket Launcher and firing it all over the field, his mental energy burning rapidly as if it were free.

Gu Nianwei and the other two were struggling to withstand her full-force attack, and had to dodge her attacks while launching their own offensive.

Song Tianqi was the same, his mouth stuffed full of Blazing Flame Burst, throwing one large-scale explosive skill effect after another at the other side.

The entire arena was completely enveloped in the smoke and fumes from the explosion.

With only three seconds left, Gu Nianwei grew anxious; if things continued like this, the opposing team would win.

She stopped dodging, stood still with a solemn expression, and quickly made a complex summoning gesture.

"Raging Wildfire Meteor Shower!"

Instantly, a powerful surge of energy was generated, and bursts of flame rained down from the sky, crashing down on Song Tianqi and Jiang Shiyi.

The attacks of Fifth Tier ability users were far more terrifying than imagined.

The two exchanged a glance, quickly withdrew their hands, and jumped off the stage from either side, dodging the rain of flames that covered half of the arena.

Just then, the timer in Zhuang Silin's hand beeped.

One minute is up.

Xu Jintang's team of four voluntarily jumped off the stage, thus being eliminated early.

However, Yan Yuting, who was ignored by everyone, was still hiding on the edge of the ring, chewing on half a slice of toast.

Gu Nianwei stared at Yan Yuting with a complicated expression, unsure of what to say.

From the very beginning, their attention was drawn to the few stronger fighters, and they indeed overlooked the fact that the opposing team also had a support character.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on her, Yan Yuting forced a smile, stood up, and waved, "Teacher Zhuang, does this mean we won?"

Before the assessment began, Zhuang Silin said that as long as one person was still on the field, they would win.

She put away her stopwatch, smiled, and put her hands behind her back. "Congratulations. The entire experimental class passed this assessment."

Chapter 52

Yan Yuting's eyes lit up instantly. He excitedly turned around, jumped off the stage, and hugged Xu Jintang and the other three.

The five of them hugged each other tightly, shouting, "We won!"

The three people, Gu Nianwei, who were still standing on the stage, exchanged helpless glances, lowered their heads, and walked off the stage one after another.

Zhuang Silin looked at Gu Nianwei and the others, and said to comfort them, "You all did your best. One minute really wasn't enough time to unleash your full potential."

Yan Yuhang was the most frustrated. He was sealed right from the start, without even a chance to show off. He nodded seriously, "If we had another minute, the outcome would be uncertain."

Gu Nianwei glanced at him speechlessly, "You have the nerve to do it for another minute?"

The five of them already had an age advantage, and if they had played for another minute, they could have won, but it would have been an unfair victory.

After Xu Jintang and the others finished celebrating, they came over and shook hands with Gu Nianwei and the others to express their gratitude.

Lan Beijia stared intently at Xu Jintang as she walked up to him.

"You flatter me, senior," Xu Jintang said with a smile.

Lan Beijia extended his hand and shook her firmly. "No wonder we were able to beat the ranged and melee teams. I've learned something new today."

"Not at all, if it took any longer, we would have been exposed," Xu Jintang modestly, maintaining a smile.

They actually won by sheer luck today.

Although Jiang Shiyi and Song Tianqi were able to hold off the three opponents, their mental energy was almost exhausted within a minute. If it lasted any longer, they would both be completely drained.

Xue Zhongqi's Starlight Chain only lasts for one minute. Once the time is up, he will enter a skill cooldown state, at which point Yan Yuhang can take him down in one move.

Xu Jintang was able to keep going against Lan Beijia because she caught her off guard and didn't expect it. But if she used the same trick too many times, Lan Beijia would definitely be on guard, and it would be difficult for her to use the same trick again.

In short, their victory was purely due to their time advantage.

Yan Yuhang and Xue Zhongqi next door have already started putting their arms around each other's shoulders.

Yan Yuhang pulled him aside and whispered, "Brother, let's talk about something. Next time we play, don't bind me to you anymore, find someone else."

Xue Zhongqi smiled. "I'll try."

He paused, then quickly realized what he meant, "Fight again next time? Are we going to fight you again?"

Yan Yuhang gave a mysterious smile, put his index finger to his lips, and said, "It's a secret."

After the two teams shook hands and expressed their gratitude, Zhuang Silin came to the middle of the two teams and said, "The experimental class's performance in both assessments today surprised me greatly. Now, I'm starting to believe that three years from now, the five of you might really be able to lead Leikedasi to continue winning the Military Academy League championship."

As is well known, Zhuang Silin has always been very strict with her students. Even if a student performs very well, she will at most just say "not bad".

Her sudden remark surprised Xu Jintang and the other four.

Xu Jintang had a bad feeling. "Teacher Zhuang, please just say what you have to say."

That compliment sounded rather creepy.

The others also felt something was off, so they didn't dare to say anything and just waited silently for what would happen next.

Xue Zhongqi recalled Yan Yuhang's careless remark, "Let's fight again next time," and seemed to have guessed something, his lips twitching slightly.

"Are you telling us to keep playing against the upperclassmen?"

Zhuang Silin looked at Xue Zhongqi in surprise, "So you all guessed it already, then I won't waste any more words. That's right, since everyone's performance has amazed me so much, I hope you can keep it up. There are still three months until midterms and winter break. My task for you during these three months is to defeat Gu Nianwei and her group."

Finally, Zhuang Silin turned and pointed to Yan Yuhang four people behind her.

After the words were spoken, the room fell silent.

Song Tianqi blinked, completely stunned, and pointed at himself, asking, "Defeat Nianwei and the others? Who are they? Us?"

Zhuang Silin nodded. "That's right. My requirement for you is to do everything in your power to defeat Gu Nianwei's team within three months. This is my final assessment of your experimental class."

The others were completely dumbfounded, their mouths slightly agape, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

Xu Jintang also silently typed a "?" above his head.

They had already used all their methods to withstand Gu Nianwei and her group for more than a minute.

The requirement this time is to defeat them?

Gu Nianwei's team consists of two Fifth Tier and three Fourth Tier.

Unless Xu Jintang and his group can quickly advance to the Fourth Tier within the next three months, how could they possibly defeat this terrifying team?

"Teacher, you must really be joking this time, right?" Song Tianqi came to his senses and asked with utmost sincerity.

Zhuang Silin replied with a smiley face, "Of course not."

She turned to the others, "For the next three months, you will have one challenge opportunity each day. If you fail the challenge on a given day, you will have to wait until the next day to try again. In total, you have more than a hundred challenge opportunities. I believe you can complete this challenge."

Xue Zhongqi flicked his folding fan to cover his face, indicating that he did not want to speak.

Yan Yuting's eyes were glazed over, as if she had lost her soul, and she found it hard to believe what she had just said.

Jiang Shiyi and Song Tianqi were clearly used to it; they were only shocked for a moment before quickly calming down.

Xu Jintang pondered for a moment, then looked up. "Alright, we will definitely complete the challenge."

Yan Yuhang, who was sitting opposite, looked up at her. "Junior, you're so confident?"

"Whether you have confidence or not, you'll know in three months." Xu Jintang left the question hanging, then returned to the team after answering.

Xue Zhongqi and the others all cast curious and inquisitive glances their way.

Zhuang Silin raised an eyebrow, glanced at Xu Jintang, and continued, "That concludes today's assessment. This afternoon, I will take you to a separate villa compound, where your cultivation and daily life will take place from now on."

After announcing the disbandment, Xu Jintang was the first to turn around and walk out of the training field.

A short while later, Song Tianqi and his group caught up from behind.

"Class monitor, do you have a way to deal with the senior students?" Song Tianqi asked, casting a questioning glance his way.

Xu Jintang shrugged. "No."

Xue Zhongqi hesitated, "Then why are you walking so fast? Where are you going?"

"Let's eat. It'll be lunchtime in half an hour, so we can go now and get our food early," Xu Jintang said as he walked.

Xue Zhongqi: "..."

A few minutes later, Xu Jintang, having gotten his food, carried his tray to the large two-in-one dining table and sat down.

At this time, there were few people in the cafeteria; it was estimated that the other students were still in class.

After sitting down, Xu Jintang sighed, "We're moving out of the military academy this afternoon. I wonder if we'll still have such good food."

Xue Zhongqi steered the conversation back to the assessment, "Now, shouldn't the focus be on how we all discuss how to approach this assessment?"