Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr Translator: H2dH2mr Editor: H2dH2mr Luo Lang and Ye Xu were evenly matched, fighting until their stamina was completely depleted. Ye Xu fell to the ground one second later than Luo Lang, and so was lucky enough to win and advance.
Han Jijun and the others felt pity for Luo Lang. If not for the fact that Luo Lang had expended so much energy yesterday, dragging him down, perhaps the outcome would have been different. But no matter what, Luo Lang's match was officially over.
However, Luo Lang's defeat did not make the Class-A students underestimate him, because this match had proven that his strength was not much weaker than Ye Xu's. In other words, Luo Lang's strength was comparable to the top three of Class-A.
However, the gazes of the Class-A students were now focused on Ling Lan and Zilong. Since Luo Lang's strength was no weaker than the top three of Class-A, then how strong were Ling Lan and Zilong? Mind you, Luo Lang was the weakest of the three of them!
However, they believed that as the match progressed, Ling Lan's and Zilong's strength would definitely be displayed before them. At that time, they would be able to see the depths of Ling Lan's and Luo Lang's strength.
Soon after, about half an hour later, the top 4 matches began. Although Ye Xu really hoped that he would be given a bye this time, giving him more time to recover his strength, unfortunately, the academy did not want to let Ye Xu have this luck. This time, the one given a bye was actually Zilong.
When the list of no-byes appeared, Ling Lan could almost confirm the academy's criteria for no-byes. They had chosen the strongest few — in other words, the academy had purposely put an end to the concept of luck.
For the top 4 matches, due to Zilong's bye, there were only three matches. Ling Lan's luck was not much worse than Zilong's — she was actually assigned to Ye Xu, who had already exhausted all his strength and no longer had the ability to fight. Meanwhile, Li Yingjie was up against the original Class-A fifth place Jiang Yuan, while Wu Jiong was up against the fourth place Zhou Jirong. Both of them could be considered strong opponents.
When Ye Xu saw the name list, his face immediately turned bitter. His opponent was actually that Ling Lan. His luck was really terrible.
Originally, he wanted to take a gamble, but Ling Lan was his opponent. Even if he was full of energy, he didn't have the confidence to defeat her, let alone in this kind of serious situation... Ye Xu had no choice but to consider the details of the ranking matches if he failed. It should be known that the 13-8 and 7-5 ranking matches would start at the same time. If he used up all his energy here, it was very likely that he wouldn't even be able to keep his fifth place.
It had to be said that the stronger a child was, the stronger their judgment and tolerance would be. Knowing how to give up was also a kind of courage.
When the referee teacher announced the start of the match, Ye Xu, who had already thought things through, decisively raised his hand to admit defeat. Just like that, Ling Lan once again advanced easily, becoming the fastest of the three to advance into the top 4. Zilong's walkover was not included.
Meanwhile, the two matches between Li Yingjie and Wu Jiong were very intense. Although Li Yingjie and Wu Jiong were the top two in Class-A, their strength had not reached the point where they could overwhelm the crowd. They were only slightly stronger than their opponents, so it was really hard to say who would emerge victorious in the end. Their opponents naturally saw their chance to advance, and thus mustered up all their strength to fight to the death with their opponents.
However, the two of them still had a solid foundation. Li Yingjie was a direct descendant of the Federation's number one aristocratic family, and the combat arts he studied had been tempered and tempered for thousands of years, leaving behind only the top-class basics. His starting point was already much higher than the average person's, while Wu Jiong was also a descendant of a fourth generation military family — a set of special-class military combat arts was enough for him to conquer most of the children. In the end, the two of them defeated their opponents with a solid foundation, and successfully advanced to the top 4.
The Class-A students had no objections to the advancement of these four, wholeheartedly convinced.
The morning's matches did not end there. Following that were the 13-8 and 7-5 ranking matches. And this time, Ye Xu's luck returned. He obtained the only free pass for the 7-5 ranking, giving him time to continue resting in the recovery pod, trying to recover his strength.
Luo Lang's luck was also not bad. In the first round, he had fought against a weaker student, and after a hard-fought victory, he also obtained the free pass to wait for the winner of the other group to fight with him for the final 8th place. Of course, he also took the opportunity to rest in the recovery pod, trying to recover his strength. In the end, having rested to recover their strength, they each defeated their respective opponents. And so, Luo Lang obtained 8th place, while Ye Xu obtained 5th place.
In terms of ranking, Ye Xu's ranking was lower than when he had first entered the school, but this did not lower his standing in the hearts of the students. Ye Xu's strength was definitely outstanding, but no one had expected that Class-A would produce two prodigies like Ling Lan and Zilong. Zilong was a prodigy, while Ling Lan was definitely a demon.
Meanwhile, Luo Lang's ranking had soared considerably, obtaining 8th place. Everyone was very convinced, and some students even thought that Luo Lang's ranking should have been one or two places higher. After all, he and Ye Xu had been evenly matched, so it was only natural for him to be ranked 6th. However, the top 10 students of Class-A were all about the same in terms of strength, so there was no need to dwell too much on the detailed rankings.
In the end, only the top 4 remained — who would face whom in the end? However, the semi-finals and finals were scheduled for the afternoon, so the Class-A students could only suppress their curiosity and go to the canteen for lunch first.
During lunch, Han Jijun had been worried that Ling Lan would face off against Zilong first, but Zilong was not worried at all. Instead, he was very excited, thinking that he would be able to fight to his heart's content with Boss Lan now.
Hearing this, although Ling Lan's expression remained calm, she was secretly praying for the academy's A.I. to be a little more efficient and throw this troublesome fellow Zilong to someone else.
Just like that, the group chatted and laughed as they finished their lunch, and then returned to the combat hall together to wait for the final notice of the duel.
It was almost time, and the name list for the duel was finally out. Han Jijun and Luo Lang jumped up in excitement at the announcement, while Wu Jiong's brow furrowed slightly, his expression solemn.
That's right, his next opponent was the one he was most wary of — Ling Lan. If possible, he really did not want to face him in the semi-finals. He really hoped that he could advance to the finals in the best possible condition.
However, Wu Jiong quickly regained his composure. As a descendant of a military family, he was not afraid of challenges. Wu Jiong had actually made ample preparations. Ever since Ling Lan had advanced in one move, he had taken note of Ling Lan, believing that Ling Lan would be his greatest rival in Class-A.
Yes, in Wu Jiong's eyes, that arrogant brat Li Yingjie was not worthy of being his opponent. Although Li Yingjie was currently on par with him, he believed that in three to five years' time, he would definitely leave Li Yingjie in the dust and become one of his stepping stones.
Wu Jiong had researched and found that Ling Lan's current strength was indeed a level higher than theirs. It would truly be difficult to defeat him. However, he did not give up just because of this. He had once contacted his father and explained Ling Lan's combat techniques to him, hoping to receive some pointers from his father.
It wasn't that Wu Jiong didn't want to show his father Ling Lan's combat recordings, but unfortunately, the Central Scout Academy was very strict with students' video recordings. There was no way to transmit such recordings to the outside world within the academy, and once one chose to leave the academy, any recordings stored in one's communicator and downloaded from the academy would be automatically erased. Even a top-notch A.I. expert would not be able to restore them.
This was one of the ways the academy protected its students. It strictly prohibited the leaking of any student's video recordings, but of course, verbal descriptions were not included.
After hearing this, Wu Jiong's father waited for a moment before telling him to wait for an opportunity. If he could last ten moves from the opponent, he might find a chance to win.
The main reason was that Ling Lan had not fought much, so there was no way for him to identify the opponent's weaknesses. Wu Jiong naturally trusted his father's words, and this battle of 13 to 7 proved that Wu Jiong's father's words were accurate.
Still, Qin Yi had been a little too impatient, acting blindly before fully understanding Ling Lan's strength. Wu Jiong warned himself internally that he must be patient. No matter how fierce Ling Lan's attacks were, or how many openings there were, when he was unsure, he should continue to be patient.
Very soon, the matches between the two groups officially began. Han Jijun hesitated for a moment, but still decided to go watch Zilong and Li Yingjie's match. Meanwhile, Luo Lang chose to watch Ling Lan's match, because he wanted to see Ling Lan's real combat skills.
Speaking of which, it was quite sad. They had been with Ling Lan for half a year, and had sparred several times in that time, but they had never seen Ling Lan's real combat skills. This was because when Ling Lan had sparred with them, she had not used any special moves, just instinctive attacks. Her moves were direct, simple, and clear.
It was also because of this that Han Jijun and the others had never been able to figure out Ling Lan's true background. Although Han Jijun had tried to probe, Ling Lan had only smiled and said nothing. Was there really a secret, or was there really no secret? They had no way of knowing.
If Ling Lan knew that Zilong and the others were so confused about her background, she would probably laugh her head off. At this time, Ling Lan still did not know the true status of her father. She thought that she was just an ordinary, unremarkable child of a small aristocratic family, or an orphan and widow who had cut ties with the small aristocratic family.
It had to be said that Ling Lan was a little careless in this regard. Of course, Little Four also had his reasons for not reminding Ling Lan to understand Ling Xiao's situation. Thus, Ling Lan only knew that her father, Ling Xiao, was just an unremarkable major general in some army division (there were as many major generals in the Federation as there were hairs on a cow). Then, when he went to the battlefield to fight, he accidentally lost.
The match finally began. Wu Jiong chose the same way as Qin Yi, dodging to one side and carefully taking precautions, giving Ling Lan a headache.
Meanwhile, on Zilong's side, the fight was extremely intense from the start. Zilong was originally a child who relied on his instincts to fight. When he heard the referee say "Begin," he charged forward...
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