Currently, the buzzing sounds of discussion reached a feverish height. The students of Tianjing Academy were filled with extreme enthusiasm. This was different from yesterdayâs cold and cheerless atmosphere. The students not only filled the thousand-plus seats of the competition grounds, but were also crowded outside the facility, watching the large screen outside that displayed the match.
Regardless of whether they were there hoping for a miracle, enjoying the liveliness with others, or cheering for the Tianjing Squadron, all of the students present made it so that the grounds outside became an impenetrable blockade.
Nowadays, oneâs face was even more important the grandness of the heavens and earth!
Even if they lost, they would lose with spirit! They couldnât let others truly beat them down. This was their home field!
Tianjing Academy Mediaâs reporter Little Mei was right beside the competition grounds. She pressed against her earphone with one hand while holding up the microphone with the other and was currently screaming at the top of her lungs before the camera. âThe passion that out fellow students have shown today truly makes me feel touched! Even though Iâm wearing my earpiece, I still able to hear the tsunami-like cheers from everyone! Our opponents may be Adolf Academy, the academy said to only be second to Copperfield in the regionals last year, but Tianjing Academy isnât one to feel fear or dread! It isnât as though we have zero chances! We still have Student Grai, known as the charming freshman! We have the genius girl, Captain Scarletâ
âIâm sorry, please hold⊠it seems the roster of both academies has been officially released. The captain for the Tianjing Academy Squadron has been changed to Senior Brother Wang Zhong!â
âWha?â The sudden change in commanders made the watching students feel a bit deceived.
âWhat the hell? Isnât the captain supposed to be Scarlet?â
âWang Zhong? That Wang Zhong from the second year commanderâs department?â
âI heard it was an internal decision from the squadron. Scarlet had given up her seat as captain to Wang Zhong!â
Initially, when Reeves had left there was a question about who the next captain would be going around inside the academy. In the eyes of others, the most suitable candidate with the most qualifications was Lily. She was the vanguard, a heavy soldier who could most easily lead the spirits of the squadron while also being a third-year senior sister. There wasnât anything to say about her strength and character. She even had experience in the regionals last year.
This dispute had lasted until Grace chose Scarlet instead. Although she was a bit too young and immature, just looking at the fact that she was president of Black Rose, the headmasterâs granddaughter, as well as the academyâs goddess made everyone feel the choice was rather acceptable.
But who the hell was Wang Zhong? Even if his performance in the group training was taken into account, his failure to pass the year end examinations the previous year wasnât false. It wasnât false that he had to do the makeup exams, right? Even if he managed to squeeze into the Prodigy Society, he only had the title of vice-president. His appearance wasnât even enough to prop him up as there was Grai!
Strength, qualifications, status, appearance. He wasnât known for his dominance in any of these fields. Yet, he still became captain? Could those rumors have been true? Did Scarlet really have something for Wang Zhong?
When they thought about this, eighty percent of the entire student male population had a âwhat the fuckâ kind of feeling. Was this a kind of male-domination play?
Although they had heard this rumor in the past, no one had treated this seriously. But now that the lineup was announced before their enemy, anyone who dared to spew any negative comments at this time would just be setting themselves up against the entire squadron and even against the entire academy.
âI heard Wang Zhongâs theory isnât bad. I reckon heâs the kind thatâs responsible for the combat strategies.â
âThe main responsibility of the captain is still to arrange the battlefield and strategize the lineup. I remember that Wang Zhong even published a thesis on teamwork that was then published in the school newspapers. It really was quite good.â
âSince he was in first place in last yearâs theory category, he should be the overlord of the commanderâs department, right? With him formulating combat strategies, maybe thereâs some special move being planned out! Furthermore, he would definitely be able to act the part of a smoke grenade. Wang Zhong would definitely be able to deal with Cecil, Iâm sure of it!â
One could only sigh with admiration at the massesâ imagination ability. With such thoughts, the Tianjing students suddenly felt they werenât at much of a disadvantage.
âThe squad members of both sides have already entered the competition grounds. Currently, both captains are handing in their chosen member for the first round!â Reporter Little Mei was currently reporting on the situation with her loud voice. âTo any competition between squadrons, the opening act is very important! This is due to the fact that the winner has the chance of submitting the chosen member for the second round after the losing team does. This means the winner has the option of choosing their own member that can counter the selected occupation of the loserâs chosen member. Many squadrons are then able to gain a 4:0 victory by relying on their advantage in the first round, winning round after round!1â
The contest between the two squadrons wasnât just reliant on who was more vicious and strong. Instead, the order of who among the squadron was chosen by the captain was also very important.
According to the competition rules, there would usually be six rounds in total. Five of those were dedicated to individual matches that were worth 1 point each while the final sixth round was a group 5v5 battle worth 2 points.
With such an arrangement, unless the five people sent out in the solo matches were super experts at the very peak of the rankings and were able to completely suppress their matched opponents, most would rely on strategic arrangements and play with counter occupations to defeat the strong. This was the gameplay of the weak and happened very often. There were times when a smart mind was more useful than martial strength. When most thought about Wang Zhongâs results within the commanderâs department last year, a few were skeptical while most anticipated for something good to happen.
Soon after, the members selected for the first round went up. The choices made caused the eyelids of the students filling the grounds to violently twitch.
Tianjing Academyâs Lily!
As the first female heavy soldier in Tianjing Academy, arranging her to be the first to enter the field didnât leave much for one to criticize. In fact, this selection had already been guessed by the majority of the students before it was even announced. They all felt Lily should be the first one up.
With Reevesâ departure, other than the abruptly powerful Grai, Lily was considered the second strongest expert within the squadron. She was stronger than her fellow third-years, Colby and Milami, but quite a bit. Furthermore, she was a heavy soldier that specialized in attacking. She had an above-outstanding performance when playing a role in either offense and defense and was a very dependable pick.
But it just so happened that her match was the vice-captain of Adolf Academyâs Squadron, Simon. His primary weapon of choice was the cannon. Heavy-caliber hot weapons were the usual nemesis of heavy soldiers.
This was a counter, an absolute counter!
Adolf Academyâs captain had long guessed the lineup Tianjing would send out. Tianjingâs strength was already weaker than theirs from the start. Now that they met with a counter in the first round, it would simply mean they would suffer a complete defeat in both strength and intelligence.
Kneel down!
If Scarlet had been captain, then people might still have been able to accept it. After all, she was a captain everyone acknowledged while also being a beauty. Whatâs more, having a heavy soldier test the waters was a very ordinary method. There wasnât much about the choice that could be criticized and it wasnât too big a mistake. All one could do was lament over the poor luck and no one would say much about it.
But the question now was, who exactly was the current captain of the squadron?
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It was Captain Wang Zhong! He was the ace in theory within the commanderâs department and first place during last yearâs examinations. He was the light of the academyâs hope and had jumped up three ranks to become captain.
But since heâd already broken the rules and become the light of the academyâs hope, he shouldâve let his radiance blossom out! He shouldâve calmly and leisurely devise strategies, pass judgement upon everyone as he shook and roused the entire competition grounds. It shouldâve been a show of intelligence that left no route of escape for Adolfâs captain. To use one loss in order to achieve two wins, to transform into a deity. He shouldâve let Adolf dance upon his palms and watch as the strong was annihilated as he chatted and joked around.
And in the end, he was truly the best! To send out such a regular battle lineup and let others grasp upon his weakness instead, leaving himself with no way out.
Was this the scholarship student everyone spoke about? This was that amazing intelligence that would become the academyâs light of hope?
1. For those who forgot, 4:0 score in the individual matches is an instant victory, and there isnât even a need for the squadron to enter the group competitions. Even if one side wins with 3:2 in the individuals, the losing side can win the 2 points from the group competition and gain total victory.