novelraw Chapter 1111: Situation
Chapter 1111: Situation
Shen Changqing finished speaking, raised his hand, and pointed in Louise’s direction. Everyone followed his gesture and saw that Louise, who had been fiercely fighting since he entered the field, had started to slow down.
Louise’s current opponent is Qi Fang, with Physique A-level, Spiritual Power B-level, just like Xuzhou’s talent, and being Xuzhou’s fellow townsman, he shares a similar personality with Xuzhou, for example, equally simple-minded and straightforward.
Standing at only 1.9 meters tall, Qi Fang doesn’t stand out in the crowd; on the contrary, he’s practically a nondescript character.
But!
This doesn’t mean Qi Fang is weak. A person without a noticeable presence, or who consciously or unconsciously lowers their sense of presence, often has outstanding abilities in certain aspects!
For example:
Reconnaissance!
Stealth!
...
Qi Fang, Xuzhou, and Zhang Ye, three fellow townsmen, hail from the same planet. Interestingly, their plans for the future are very aligned:
——Reconnaissance Soldier!
As reconnaissance-type warriors, the primary ability is acuity, whether it’s judging danger, or analyzing enemies, environments, situations, etc., they must be clear enough, because once intelligence is wrong, it could lead to a terrible and irreversible situation.
Therefore, being sharp is extremely important.
Qi Fang’s acuity is not weaker than Xuzhou and Zhang Ye. Before the battle even began, the moment Teacher Mu Jianling finished explaining the rules, Xuzhou, Qi Fang, and Zhang Ye all realized the same issue:
people, paired battles, leaving 5 in the first round!
Then in the next round, who does the leftover person fight?
No one.
So, the unmatched person would inevitably be eliminated by the rules.
This won’t do!
Be it the mutual understanding as fellow townsmen, or the keen intuition shared by aspiring reconnaissance soldiers, the three, Xuzhou, Zhang Ye, and Qi Fang, who signed up to compete for the tenth slot, opted for the same strategy:
——Stall!
Stall the battle with their opponents, aiming to be the last 2 pairs standing.
Unfortunately, Qi Fang’s luck wasn’t great. His opponent was Zhong Qing, an iron fool, that girl who thinks with her gut. She doesn’t do strategies, she just wants to fight head-on! Fight for fun!
He had no other choice; if he didn’t show some real skill, he’d get KOed by weakling Zhong Qing. So Qi Fang had to use his true skills to KO Zhong Qing!
Lou immediately stepped in as a substitute.
Qi Fang’s head throbbed instantly:
[Another iron fool!]
However, when the 10 contestants on the field were down to 6, within 3 groups, that iron fool, Lou, finally got it.
With 3 groups, if one person in a group wins first while the other 2 groups aren’t done, then the one winning first is very likely eliminated!
What a tragedy!
A real tragedy!
At this point, victory isn’t a win; it’s an omen of doom, the gateway to failure!
No one wants to beat their opponent ahead of time.
Not only did Qi Fang, Xuzhou, Zhang Ye grasp this, but Lou and the other two-month students also understood.
Thus——
All 6 participants started adopting the stalling tactic.
Stalling doesn’t mean not deciding the outcome right away; it doesn’t mean everyone just sits around happy. Fighting still has to happen; Teacher Mu is watching closely, and they can’t fake it—they have to go all out.
Therefore, whoever can prolong time, skillfully maintain physical strength and spiritual power, keeping a clear mind and a thorough judgment of the field, whoever can outlast the opponents of the other groups, wins.
This!
This is hard.
The difficulty level is even tougher than just fighting outright.
The rules set by Teacher Mu for this competition are undoubtedly a substantial challenge for these students.
...
Facing Lou as an opponent, Qi Fang felt immense pressure.
Because, without a doubt, in terms of comprehensive strength, Louise is the strongest. Compared to him, Qi Fang still has a gap. However, since Lou already had two intense battles just now, which consumed a significant portion of his physical strength and spiritual power, Qi Fang had some confidence facing Lou now.
Currently, the three sets of combatants on the field are:
Xuzhou and Penny, fighting from the start without a victor yet.
Zhang Ye and Yu Yi, this group, also fighting from the beginning until now.
Qi Fang and Lou, reconfigured opponents, being reshuffled for less than three minutes.
The initially fierce battle has now slowed down, all six contestants frantically pondering how to outsmart their opponents.
...
The spectators.
The contestants on the field understood the situation, and the students off the field clearly saw the current situation too.
Yue Qiguang pointed to Louise, who was confronting Qi Fang on the stage, rolled his eyes, and disdainfully said, "Lou this fool, big dummy, big idiot, only just now sees it clearly, truly worthy of being the number one idiot among S-Class talents. If it were me, I would have spotted it long ago."
"Stupid!"
Yue Qiguang’s expression was full of disdain: "No wonder he keeps getting worse, can’t even crack the top ten now."
Yue Qiguang’s loud voice was practically a loudspeaker; not just the people around, even Louise on the stage chasing Qi Fang heard it, causing Lou’s pace to halt as he heard Yue Qiguang shout, "Weak chicken!"
Lou: "..."
Lou nearly went down to have a fight with Yue Qiguang.
Yue Qiguang looked at Lou’s expression, raised an eyebrow, and said smugly, "What? Want to fight me? I don’t fight weak chickens now."
Lou: "..."
Next to him, Ji You kicked Yue Qiguang: "Don’t interfere with the players on stage."
Yue Qiguang hummed, "If he can’t handle this little interference, then he doesn’t deserve the tenth slot."
"Alright, enough now." Yue Qiyuan glanced at his brother, who was so pleased with himself he was almost floating, and scolded, "Do you really think Lou is dumb? Can’t you see the current situation?"
Yue Qiguang dug his ear, "Huh?"
Yue Qiyuan said lazily, "No matter how dumb Louise Carter is, he’s smarter than you. Look at the six people on stage now; who do you think has the best chance of winning?"
Yue Qiguang’s mouth twitched; although he wanted to say someone else’s name, in the end, he didn’t go against his conscience and morality, honestly responding, "Louise Carter."
Yue Qiyuan glanced at him sideways, "That’s enough then."
"..." Yue Qiguang: "???"
Yue Qiguang’s mind was full of question marks, but it seemed Yue Qiyuan, wanting to showcase his superior intelligence, was utterly uninterested in enlightening or responding to his dumb brother. Unable to, Yue Qiguang turned to Shen Changqing.
Shen Changqing smiled and said, "Xuzhou, Zhang Ye, Qi Fang, Penny, Yu Yi, and the other four who were eliminated, out of the 9, the most dangerous are the 5 still on the field now. Among these 5, the relatively weaker are Qi Fang and Penny. With Penny fighting Xuzhou, Lou knows he can’t target Penny, so he picked Qi Fang from the start."
Yue Qiguang’s eyes widened: "!!!"
Shen Changqing continued explaining, "Lou’s battles against the eliminated students were quite easy, didn’t consume much of him. So, Lou quickly finished off the early opponents, then engaged in a tug-of-war with Qi Fang, preserving his strength in the meantime, making it the most correct path for Lou."