Of course, Ling Lan could also choose to counter each move as it came, countering the opponent's attacks however they came at her. Unfortunately, Wu Jiong was not prepared to fulfill this little scheme of hers. In other words, Wu Jiong was determined not to take the initiative to attack — he wanted Ling Lan to make the first move.
Therefore, Ling Lan was having a headache right now. This was also why Zilong had already exchanged over a hundred moves, while Ling Lan had only made ten or so moves to test the waters. In other words, the two of them were wasting most of their time running around in circles.
However, of all things Ling Lan lacked, patience was not lacking. Even Instructor Number One had said before that Ling Lan's patience was at an abnormal level, unless she did not want to. It could be foreseen that this stalemate situation of them running around in circles would continue. This caused many of the spectating students to lose their patience and leave one after another. Most of the instructors also retracted their gazes from Ling Lan's side to observe the situation in the other arenas.
Little Four, who was in the mindspace, was also starting to get impatient from the endless circling in front of him. "Boss, don't tell me you're not dizzy at all?" We've already circled around fifty to sixty times, haven't we?
"Fortunately, there's no dizziness," Ling Lan mocked herself coldly. She was also somewhat helpless about the situation before her. Mind you, there were several times when she had purposely revealed some openings in her attacks. Unfortunately, Wu Jiong's patience and resistance were very good, actually managing to resist this temptation and not choose to make a move.
"Boss, just KO him directly," Little Four shouted. Little Four clamored. Clearly, his boss could settle this with one finger, so why did she have to make it so complicated? Little Four really did not understand Ling Lan's concerns.
Directly KO him? If only it were that simple. Ling Lan glared at Little Four exasperatedly, indicating for him to stop coming up with such meaningless ideas.
Ling Lan's distrust made Little Four very angry. His cheeks puffed up angrily, and his little mouth pouted as he said indignantly, "Boss, why do you have to care about his speed? Wouldn't you be able to hit him if you were faster than him? " Little Four was well aware of Ling Lan's strength. No matter how fast her attack speed was, as long as she increased it by a notch, this detestable brat would definitely not be able to dodge it.
Ling Lan stared blankly for a moment before smiling bitterly. She realized that she had really walked into a dead end. Why did she have to attack the opponent's weakness? Indeed, she had the ability to see through a person's weakness with a single glance. This allowed her to find the opponent's fatal weakness the moment they attacked and defeat them. But she didn't just have these. She also had strength, speed, and superhuman reflexes. She could completely rely on these to crush her opponent … This was the embodiment of strength.
"Little Four, you're really my good little brother. Thank you!" After resolving her problem, Ling Lan immediately gave Little Four a big smile. Like the warm sun in winter, her smile made Little Four's little heart thump wildly. His entire body was enveloped in warmth, so warm that it made him reluctant to part with it.
Little Four felt dizzy. His originally puffed up little face eased up, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but curl up slightly.
After resolving her problem, Ling Lan didn't hesitate anymore. She opened up her horsepower and stomped her feet. Using this momentum, she quickly pounced toward Wu Jiong. At the same time, she clenched her right hand into a fist and punched fiercely toward the opponent.
Seeing this action, Wu Jiong was stunned. However, this was only a matter of an instant. He immediately raised his hands in a blocking posture, ready to intercept Ling Lan's powerful attack.
Wu Jiong was bewildered because Ling Lan had used this attack at the beginning of the match, and he had perfectly defended against it. Why would Ling Lan use an attack that was clearly useless again?
Wu Jiong couldn't understand, but he soon understood. The same blocking posture, the same speed, and the same blocking posture, Wu Jiong, who thought that he could perfectly defend against it, suddenly realized that the fist that was coming toward him had suddenly disappeared when it was less than 30 centimeters away from him.
Yes, the fist that was clearly right in front of his eyes had actually disappeared just like that.
What the hell! What was going on? Even though Wu Jiong was puzzled, he knew that he was in a bad situation.
Just as this thought surfaced in his mind, he felt a strong force hit his left shoulder heavily. This force caused his entire body to fly backward uncontrollably, and then he quickly crashed to the ground.
"Oh no, I've been hit!" The intense pain in his left shoulder made Wu Jiong suck in a breath of cold air. However, he didn't give up. Instead, he endured the pain and forcefully twisted his body in the air. With a somersault, he dispelled the force and landed steadily on the ground. He pressed his right hand on his left shoulder and quickly checked his injury.
"Thank goodness, it's just a muscle injury!" Wu Jiong was secretly relieved. Ling Lan's force wasn't too strong, and he had only suffered some superficial injuries that wouldn't affect his upcoming battle.
However, Wu Jiong's rejoicing stopped there. Just as he was confirming that he had only suffered light injuries, Ling Lan's attack came again in an instant.
"This time, I'll definitely be able to see the attack!" Wu Jiong wasn't very convinced by that attack just now, thinking that it was because he had let his guard down. After all, he had perfectly defended against the previous dozen moves. He didn't believe that he would make another mistake this time when he was fully focused.
However, reality shocked Wu Jiong. This time, not only was he unable to see Ling Lan's attack, even Ling Lan herself had disappeared from his line of sight.
He saw very clearly that when Ling Lan was about three metres away from him, her entire body had suddenly disappeared.
D * mmit, could it be that this Ling Lan knew how to turn invisible as well? Wu Jiong couldn't help but curse internally. Of course, he knew that this was impossible, and the only reality was that Ling Lan's speed was so fast that his eyes couldn't keep up. Was this even possible?
A small number of students who had been watching Ling Lan and Wu Jiong's match couldn't help but exclaim at this time, because similarly, Ling Lan had disappeared from their line of sight. Of course, they could see even more clearly that Ling Lan had reappeared in the instant she had disappeared, but this time, Ling Lan was already right in front of Wu Jiong. Because he was crouching, Wu Jiong's line of sight had missed Ling Lan below him, but they had seen her.
Zilong was so excited that he was trembling all over. He gripped Han Jijun's hand tightly and said, "Heavens, Boss has gotten stronger again. This speed, it's so goddamn cool."
Beside him, Luo Lang could only nod furiously at these words. Meanwhile, his eyes were glued to the field, not daring to be distracted, afraid that he would miss out on even more exciting moves.
"Has he gotten stronger again?" Han Jijun was the only one who was suspicious. Ling Lan's current performance was not the rhythm of a sudden increase in strength — he looked more like he had been unsealed.
"Smack!" Wu Jiong grunted, and his entire body was sent flying once more.
"Ling Lan!" Everyone couldn't help but shout. It turned out that the crouching Ling Lan had kicked upwards, sending the defenceless Wu Jiong flying into the air.
Compared to the strength of the arm, the explosive force of the leg was much more powerful. And this time, Wu Jiong had been kicked in his right shoulder. This time, it wasn't just a flesh wound — Wu Jiong felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder followed by numbness, and he couldn't feel his entire right arm.
Cold sweat poured down his back. He didn't know how his right shoulder was doing — had the bone been shattered? Although the Federation had developed a restorative solution that could speed up the healing of injuries, shattered bone wasn't so easy to heal. If it was misplaced, it could very well affect his future.
Ling Lan's kick looked vicious, but she had actually controlled her strength, so it wouldn't cause any permanent damage to Wu Jiong. Although she couldn't be sure if there would be any cracks in his bones, it definitely wouldn't be a serious injury like a broken bone.
"Smack! Smack! Smack! " Ling Lan's attacks didn't stop because of this. Fist met flesh three times in a row, and in mid-air, Ling Lan didn't give Wu Jiong any chance to counterattack. She sent him flying out of the arena's perimeter, sending him crashing to the bottom of the arena. Meanwhile, she landed steadily on the arena, coldly waiting for the referee's final decision.
Perhaps Ling Lan's attack speed was too fast, or perhaps it was because Ling Lan and Wu Jiong had been dawdling too much earlier, but in any case, the referee of this match was actually stunned for a full 30 seconds.
Now it was silent. Ling Lan's valiance made everyone not dare to make a sound. The difference between her performance at the beginning and the end was too big. Everyone couldn't believe it. One had to know that she had been going around in circles the entire time, and then in the blink of an eye, the winner was decided? That second place was KO'd so easily? Could it be that Ling Lan had been playing around from the beginning?
Everyone was speechless. They didn't know how to face Ling Lan. They were very depressed. Why did a monster like Ling Lan appear in their first grade? She was so strong that they didn't even think of defeating her.
The referee suddenly came to a realization and hurriedly shouted, "For this match, the one who advanced is Ling Lan. Congratulations to Ling Lan for advancing to the finals! "
The referee teacher's announcement made Zilong and the other two cheer. Then, sparse applause rang out, until the entire audience was applauding. Even some of the senior students who were watching Ling Lan's match began clapping along.
Ling Lan was too strong. After a brief moment of disappointment, the first grade children were all won over by Ling Lan. The mindset that the strong were respected made them acknowledge Ling Lan's strength.
The clapping of the senior students wasn't because they acknowledged Ling Lan, but because they were praising Ling Lan's comeback. It should be known that the chances of low-ranked students advancing to the finals were actually very low. Although it wasn't as if this had never happened before in the history of the Scout Academy, it was still very rare. But this year, it was shocking, because two people had managed to make a comeback and advance to the finals at the same time. Without a doubt, Ling Lan and Zilong had both set a new record in the Central Scout Academy, a new history.
In the dean's office, at this moment, two people were also paying attention to this match.
"Old Xu, what do you think?" asked the dean with a smile as he pointed at the cold-faced Ling Lan standing on the stage.
"Not bad, Ling Xiao can be considered to have found a successor." The person called Old Xu was dressed in a well-ironed military uniform, and the stars on his shoulders and the insignia on his chest told everyone that he was a lieutenant general.
Lieutenant General Xu asked with concern, "Have you arranged for a mentor for this child? If you don't have a good candidate, I can arrange it. "
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