Chapter 109 – Stronger Opponents 更强的对手

A month ago, Shen Haotian stood in the middle of the training room, dual swords crossed. Beads of sweat still clung to his forehead.

Lin Yuan stood opposite him, hands empty. He wore no weapons, nor had he donned his best armor. His character opted for pure hand - to - hand combat. With a series of "Heaven - Splitting Fists," he left Shen Haotian with no chance to fight back.

"... Did I lose?" Shen Haotian looked down at his health bar, now completely drained. His face was filled with shock.

Standing outside the training room, Gu Changfeng, Hua Ruobing, and Chu Yao were rendered speechless, eyes glued to the replay of the battle.

"This can't be true," Gu Changfeng muttered. "Shen Haotian's the strongest in head - on battles in our team."

Chu Yao furrowed her brows. "But Lin Yuan just defeated him in a one - on - one fight."

Lin Yuan rubbed his nose and smiled. "This is the new tactic I mentioned."

Everyone's eyes were fixed on him.

"You've probably noticed, right? I can fight without any weapons." Lin Yuan spread out his palms and continued, "You've all focused on pairing main and secondary weapons. But without weapons, I can cast skills faster, shorten cooldown times, and keep healing myself with recovery skills."

"So what?" Shen Haotian frowned. "Healing alone won't help you win."

Lin Yuan smiled. "What if we take the opportunity to eliminate their support at the start, depriving them of their healing ability? As long as they can't heal, I can stall for time, heal myself, and take out one or two of them."

The training room fell silent.

Seconds later, Gu Changfeng patted Shen Haotian on the shoulder and sighed. "Lao Shen, do you think... we underestimated Lin Yuan?"

"...Okay, we did." Shen Haotian's face twitched. "This kid managed to keep a secret weapon." Hua Ruobing's eyes sparkled as she looked at Lin Yuan. "Hey, this battle plan... is super interesting."

After Yunmeng Team 2 won, the group returned to the rest area. The instructor walked over slowly, looking at them with a hint of satisfaction.

"You all performed well," the Yunmeng Class instructor said. "But don't get complacent too soon. Three days from now, you'll be in the winner - group assessment. The opponents there are stronger than Tianshen Team 2."

Everyone nodded. Despite the recent tough battle, their confidence was growing.

Just then, a senior instructor approached with several documents.

"Are you from Yunmeng Team 2?" the instructor smiled. "Congratulations. Your individual records and teamwork performance have been logged by the academy. This will affect your future graduation evaluation."

Hua Ruobing was taken aback. Then, she narrowed her eyes and smiled. "Oh? So, performing too well will make it harder for us to graduate?"

The senior instructor gave a shrug. "Not always. But the academy does favor recommending excellent students for professional teams or high-end internships." Hearing this, a wave of shock washed over everyone.

Professional teams?! High - level internships?!

This wasn't just a game assessment anymore. It was about their future career paths!

Hua Ruobing paused, then suddenly grinned. "... Oh no. It'll be a hassle if too many top companies or professional teams keep contacting me."

Lin Yuan and the others burst out laughing. Gu Changfeng couldn't resist tapping her forehead. "Okay, stop showing off."

On this day, Yunmeng Team 2 took a group photo. In the photo, everyone beamed.

"Come on! I'm taking the middle spot!" Lin Yuan posed. "I'm the main damage dealer, after all!"

"Get out of here. You're the support!" Shen Haotian pushed him aside.

"Hahaha..."

Once the photo was taken, the group chatted and laughed together. Subsequently, they all went home for a day's rest. They arranged to reconvene the following day, train intensively, and confront more formidable adversaries.

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时间来到一个月前,沈昊天双剑交叉,稳稳地站在训练室中央,额头上还挂着些许汗珠.

而林远则站在对面,双手空空如也,身上没有佩戴任何武器,甚至连防具都没换上最好的.他的角色选择了纯粹的拳脚战斗,一套 "天裂拳" 打得沈昊天毫无还手之力.

"...我输了?" 沈昊天低头看着自己的血条,彻底归零,脸上满是震惊.

训练室外,顾长风,华若冰和楚瑶都目瞪口呆地看着眼前的战局回放.

"这不可能吧?" 顾长风喃喃自语,"沈昊天可是咱们队伍里正面战斗最强的."

楚瑶皱眉:"可他刚刚确实被林远单挑干掉了."

林远摸了摸鼻子,笑着说道:"这就是我说的新战术."

所有人的目光都落在他身上.

"你们应该已经发现了吧?我可以不用任何武器." 林远摊开手掌,继续解释,"你们把所有的注意力都放在了主武器和副武器的搭配上,但如果我不用武器,意味着我可以有更快的技能释放,更短的冷却时间,而且我的恢复技能可以不断给自己回血."

"那又怎么样?" 沈昊天皱眉,"光是能回血,不代表你能赢."

林远笑了:"如果我们一开局就乘机换掉对方的辅助,让他们失去恢复能力呢?只要他们不能回血,我就能拖延时间,一边恢复自己,一边换掉他们一到两个人."

训练室内陷入一阵沉默.

几秒后,顾长风拍了拍沈昊天的肩膀,叹了口气:"老沈,你说... 咱是不是把林远小看了?"

"...我承认,确实." 沈昊天嘴角抽搐了一下,"这小子居然藏了一手."

华若冰望着林远,嘴角勾起一抹笑意:"嘿,这个战术...有意思."

...

云梦2队获胜后,众人回到休息区,辅导员缓缓走上前,看着他们,脸上带着些许满意的笑容.

"你们表现得很好." 云梦班的辅导员说道,"不过,不要得意得太早.三天后,你们得去胜者组考核,那里的对手,比你们刚刚面对的天神2队更强."

众人纷纷点头,尽管刚刚经历了一场艰难的战斗,但他们的信心已经逐渐建立起来了.

就在这时,一位高级导师走了过来,手里拿着几份文件.

"你们几个是云梦2队的吧?" 导师笑着说道,"恭喜你们,你们的个人战绩和团队配合表现,已经被学院记录下来,这会影响到你们未来的毕业评定."

华若冰一愣,随即眯起眼睛笑道:"哦?这么说,表现太好会让我们更难毕业咯?"

高级导师耸耸肩:"也不一定,但学院会优先推荐表现优秀的学生进入职业战队或者高级实习项目."

听到这里,众人心里一震.

职业战队?!高级实习?!

这可不仅仅是游戏考核那么简单了,这是未来的职业方向!

华若冰顿了顿,突然咧嘴一笑,开玩笑地说道:"...那不行, 万一太多高级企业或职业战队一直联络我,也是挺烦的."

林远等人顿时笑了出来,顾长风忍不住敲了敲她的额头:"行了行了,别装了."

这一天,云梦2队拍了一张合照,照片里,所有人都笑得很灿烂.

"来来来!我站中间!" 林远摆好姿势,"毕竟我可是主C!"

"去你的,你是辅助!" 沈昊天直接把他推到一旁.

"哈哈哈..."

合照拍完后,五人说说笑笑,各自回家休息了一天,明天再约一起训练,迎接更强的对手.