Chapter 144 Huai Mountain Studies (13)
Although Liu Sheng had made ample psychological preparations,
she didn't expect the gap to be so large.
She was directly knocked to the ground by Nangong Wan on the first encounter.
And it was face down.
【The physical quality of a High-level Yugui is too terrifying!】
【We couldn't even see her movements, and we were already down.】
【Compared to her, the weird objects we fought before were probably because of their low intelligence, they were simply no match.】
【When fighting against people, the most difficult thing to deal with is the opponent's strategy.】
【She doesn't even need to use strategy against us now; she's simply crushing us with her strength.】
【Terrifying!】
【It's not something we weaklings can resist!】
【It's too embarrassing, let me lie here for a bit longer.】
However, Nangong Wan would not let Liu Sheng take advantage of the situation to be lazy.
"Again."
Liu Sheng heard Nangong Wan's slightly smiling voice, and the face pressed against the ground couldn't help but wrinkle bitterly.
Fortunately, she had been training her body, and as the world said, she was quite resistant to beatings, so she could still stand up for now.
Liu Sheng propped herself up with both hands, stood up, and brushed off the dust from her body.
However, there was not much dust; the arena was quite clean.
Doing so was just to relieve the awkwardness.
"Are you ready?" Nangong Wan asked.
Liu Sheng could only be ready.
So the wooden man outside the arena chuckled and said, "Ready..."
"Three!"
"Two!"
"One! Go!"
This time, Liu Sheng would not foolishly stand there and take a beating. Instead, she activated her light-body technique to move around the arena, and with her Lightning Whip, she struck at where Nangong Wan had originally stood.
Of course, she missed.
The whip landed in empty space.
Nangong Wan was already gone.
While Liu Sheng was still looking around for her, she suddenly felt a pain in her head and fainted.
Fortunately, with the "Thick-skinned Elementary School" buff, Liu Sheng didn't faint for long; she woke up very quickly.
When she woke up, she felt dizzy, as if she had been punched in the head.
【It's not 'as if', it is.】
"Again!" Nangong Wan's voice rang out once more.
Upon hearing this, Liu Sheng felt goosebumps all over her body.
"Senior Sister Nangong! Are you sure your cultivation is suppressed at Initial Realm Sixth-stage?"
Liu Sheng stood up again, looking at Nangong Wan, who stood before her like an immortal in flowing robes, with a hint of suspicion.
"Of course, but my body, tempered by Guai Qi over the years, can reach the Mingzhen Realm level just in terms of physical strength. My reaction speed and physical toughness are indeed a little bit beyond the limit," Nangong Wan said truthfully, her eyes full of pity and regret. "This is really uncontrollable; please bear with it for now."
【How to bear it? Please teach me!】
【We can't go on like this; we must resist!】
【We need a strategy. Just as the teacher said, we can't even keep up with her reaction speed right now, so of course, we can only take a beating.】
【Moreover, against an agile opponent, the wide-ranging Lightning Whip doesn't have an advantage and can't achieve precise strikes.】
【Unless we can improve our control level.】
【Also, predictive ability is needed.】
While Liu Sheng's mind was holding a meeting to discuss countermeasures, the next round of combat was about to begin.
【What to do? These two things you mentioned can't be improved in a short amount of time!】
【Perhaps, the world can provide help…】 A certain Liu Sheng suddenly thought.
At the same time, the world's voice also joined the meeting.
【Perhaps, I can provide help.】
【After the two rounds of combat just now, I have collected some data on Nangong Wan and can roughly deduce her behavior patterns. As I collect more and more data, my prediction of her behavior will become more accurate.】
【I see, only by continuing to fight her can I get more data, right?】
【Yes, please try to engage as much as possible, and I will deduce the best countermeasures.】
Liu Sheng already had a plan in mind. She looked up at Nangong Wan and said, "Then let's continue!"
She decided to be a flexible sandbag, serving as a medium for data collection!
...
After an unknown amount of time, below the arena, Lin Shuying, Lu Shen, Zhong Youzhi, and Qu Chunyan stood side by side, looking at the miserable scene on the arena, sighing deeply.
They had already completed three rounds of two-on-two battles under the supervision of the wooden man, and the winners' points had been recorded in the luminous characters.
The Five Elements luminous characters now hanging above the training ground read:
【First Place: Qu Chunyan, 36 points】
【Second Place: Zhong Youzhi, 34 points】
【Third Place: Lin Shuying, 28 points】
【Fourth Place: Lu Shen, 20 points】
【Fifth Place: Liu Sheng, 0 points】
"How many times has Junior Sister fallen now?" Zhong Youzhi had just gone to tidy up his appearance and arrived a bit late, so he hadn't kept up with the battle situation.
"Roughly, it should be eighteen times," Lu Shen replied.
"Hiss... she can still hold on," Zhong Youzhi gasped.
Lin Shuying also showed worry: "Junior Sister is not from a Curriculum Assessment background, unlike us who often spar in the academy and have some basic knowledge and combat techniques. But even for us, facing Teacher Nangong leaves us utterly helpless; we can't take ten hits..."
Qu Chunyan nodded: "Yes... I remember the first time I fought with the teacher, I was instantly defeated six times and couldn't help but cry. I don't know how Junior Sister is holding on."
This time, Zhong Youzhi did not take the opportunity to mock Qu Chunyan, because he himself was the same, even unable to endure after only four times.
"It's clear that Junior Sister has not received specialized training; she only has combat instincts, and they are still very Elementary, without any technique," Lin Shuying said with sharp insight, hitting the nail on the head.
This kind of skill is common among those untrained Hunters of the Strange at the lower levels; it's sufficient to handle many situations among the strange, but it's not necessarily enough in flashy human-to-human combat where everyone relies on their own abilities.
"However, haven't you noticed that Junior Sister is lasting longer and longer against Teacher Nangong?" Lu Shen suddenly said.
Everyone's hearts tightened, and they looked intently.
Indeed, this time, Liu Sheng actually fought back and forth with Nangong Wan for about ten breaths.
Then, Liu Sheng stumbled, and was pinned to the ground by Nangong Wan.
"What a pity," everyone sighed.
"Her body can't keep up with her reactions," Qu Chunyan, as expected, was the most talented in combat among them, seeing it at a glance.
"Just now, her Lightning Whip had already struck towards where Teacher Nangong appeared, but it was a moment too late. And her steps clearly indicated she was going to dodge to the side, meaning she had already predicted the direction of the teacher's attack, but unfortunately, her feet couldn't react in time and she twisted her ankle instead."
After listening to Qu Chunyan's analysis, the others carefully thought back to the combat details and confirmed it was indeed true.
"I remember, not long ago, Junior Apprentice Sister Liu couldn't even catch the teacher's figure," Lin Shuying said, her face turning pale with shock.
"Does that mean Junior Sister's combat talent is astonishing?" Lu Shen asked.
"Yes, I've been watching, and her growth rate is incredibly fast, even a bit frightening," Qu Chunyan affirmed, her gaze fixed on the stage without wavering.
Zhong Youzhi also looked in the same direction.
At this moment, Liu Sheng began a new round of challenges again. Her movements were noticeably agile as she dodged and weaved, chasing Nangong Wan's movement trajectory and striking out with her Lightning Whip.
"Yes, this growth rate is probably even greater than ours," he chuckled lightly, fanning himself with a folding fan as he sighed with emotion.
The others did not know that on the rooftop of the teaching building not far away, two pairs of eyes were also fixed on this spot.
One person also expressed the same sentiment as Zhong Youzhi.
"This girl's growth rate is above ours."