Most of the spectators in the arena were shocked when they saw the footwork Wu Lingling executed. The only exceptions were Qin Wuchen and the other students who had fought alongside Wu Lingling in the Withered Ruins. Their expressions remained calm throughout the entire process.
Meanwhile, after seeing Wu Linglingâs performance, Qin Wuchenâs friend from high school enviously said to him, âSo this is why you decided to follow a newbie instructor, Wuchen! I didnât know you had such a strong cla.s.s rep! Her footwork is simply amazing! With her taking the lead, your cla.s.s will be blessed when competing for school resources in the future!â
The G.o.dâs Domain Academy might have abundant resources, it didnât mean that it could afford to waste them. Not to mention, the Academyâs goal was to produce expert players. Thus, rather than treating all students equally, the Academy distributed its resources based on the studentsâ performances. While this might seem like a harsh method of education, the world of experts in G.o.dâs Domain was cruel.
Meanwhile, if students of the Academy wished to obtain more resources, apart from choosing a good instructor and working hard, they could also pray for capable cla.s.smates. This was because the Academy would hold monthly cla.s.s compet.i.tions for resource distribution.
In these monthly compet.i.tions, students from the cla.s.ses ranked within the top three would each receive a bottle of A-rank Nutrient Fluid. They would also receive free access to the schoolâs simulation training room for three days, allowing them to spar against simulated experts. Although the Academyâs simulation training room was inferior to that of first-rate Guilds, it was still significantly better than the simulation training room of most large Guilds.
However, as operating a simulation training room consumed High-level Energy, even first-rate Guildsâ experts had few opportunities to use it. Moreover, these experts typically had to pay a huge price to use their Guildsâ simulation training rooms. Yet, the G.o.dâs Domain Academy was offering this opportunity to its students for free.
Thus, the Academyâs monthly cla.s.s compet.i.tions were extraordinarily intense. Meanwhile, having capable students like Wu Lingling in a cla.s.s was sure to increase the cla.s.sâs chances of ranking within the monthly compet.i.tionâs top three.
âAmazing footwork?â Qin Wuchen couldnât help but look at his friend strangely. âThe cla.s.s rep is simply evading Gu Tong and Lieyunâs joint a.s.sault normally. I donât know what those two are thinking. Why are they using such predictable attacks? Theyâre not even comparable to the Half-orc Fighters. Or are they probing the cla.s.s rep?â
Hearing Qin Wuchenâs comments, Xiao Yuheng, another one of s.h.i.+ Fengâs students, nodded in agreement and said, âThatâs probably the case. The cla.s.s rep is the only freshman who rivals Gu Tong, so Gu Tong must be checking to see if the cla.s.s rep is qualified for him to get serious. But isnât this too simple of a probe? It feels like he is looking down on the cla.s.s rep.â
Xiao Yuheng considered Wu Linglingâs current performance to be standard. Wu Lingling was neither underperforming nor overperforming. After fighting in the Withered Ruins for over a dozen hours, Wu Lingling had already become capable of holding her ground against three Demonized Half-orc Fighters. As for the other students in s.h.i.+ Fengâs cla.s.s, while they couldnât match Wu Linglingâs performance, they could still withstand the joint a.s.sault of two Half-orc Fighters.
Meanwhile, the Half-orc Fightersâ attack patterns were varied and constantly changing. It was especially true when they worked together. If one was not careful when going up against multiple Half-orc Fighters, one would quickly find themselves overwhelmed.
However, Gu Tong and Lieyunâs joint a.s.sault was nothing like that.
While Gu Tong and Lieyun might seem to have good coordination with each other, their attack patterns were simple and predictable. So long as one grasped the timing of their attacks, it wouldnât be difficult to dodge their joint a.s.sault. In Xiao Yuhengâs opinion, at least half of s.h.i.+ Fengâs cla.s.s could dodge this joint a.s.sault, let alone Wu Lingling, the cla.s.sâs top student.
As for the afterimages Wu Lingling created, that was merely the byproduct of an evasive maneuver, which was part of the aerobic exercise s.h.i.+ Feng had taught them previously. The evasive maneuver required them to exert the muscles in their entire body during the moment of evasion, going from static to top speed instantly. Not only could the instantaneous burst of speed prevent their opponents from predicting the trajectory of their evasion and launching follow-up attacks, but it could also fool their opponentsâ vision, making their opponents see an afterimage of themselves.
During the training session in the Withered Ruins, s.h.i.+ Feng had already explained the theory behind this evasive maneuver to them. Meanwhile, the faster one could go from static to top speed, the more realistic oneâs afterimage.
However, the fact that Wu Lingling had managed to create a realistic afterimage with her evasive maneuver shouldnât be regarded as anything amazing. On the contrary, the afterimage should be considered an unwanted byproduct instead.
When a truly powerful expert executed an evasive maneuver, they wouldnât create any visual afterimages at all. Instead, they would vanish from their opponentâs field of vision completely, their evasive technique making it so that their opponentâs brain became unaware of their presence. To be precise, the evasive technique created visual signals so complex that the human brain couldnât process them. Thus, the brain would actively ignore such signals, thereby erasing the technique userâs presence completely.
âIndeed. At least half of our cla.s.s can dodge such a simple probing attempt. I honestly donât know whatâs going through Gu Tongâs and Lieyunâs minds,â Qin Wuchen said, nodding in agreement with Xiao Yuhengâs comment.
However, as soon as Qin Wuchen finished speaking, his high school cla.s.smate and the freshmen from other cla.s.ses sitting nearby were immediately rendered speechless.
Simple probing attempt?
At least half the cla.s.s could dodge it?
Were they even speaking the same language?
It should be known that Wu Linglingâs current performance had amazed even the many Guild executives present. Yet, Qin Wuchen and Xiao Yuheng regarded Wu Linglingâs performance as nothing special! Did these two think everyone else was an idiot?
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While everyone was talking about Wu Linglingâs footwork, Gu Tong had used the Tier 3 Lifesaving Skill Shadowless Step to forcibly enter Stealth. Then, he used the 0.5-second invulnerability period the Skill provided to tank Lieyunâs attack, allowing him to avoid the awkward situation of getting heavily injured due to friendly fire.
However, after using up his Lifesaving Skill, Gu Tong fell into the predicament of having no means of escaping Wu Linglingâs follow-up attacks.
The a.s.sa.s.sin cla.s.s wasnât designed for frontal combat. The cla.s.s s.h.i.+ned most when executing surprise attacks and dexterous combat methods. In contrast, not only was Wu Linglingâs Swordsman cla.s.s adept at frontal combat, but Wu Lingling herself was also known for her agile combat style.
Because of these factors, Gu Tong continuously lost HP when he clashed blades with Wu Lingling. And although Lieyun was frantically trying to attack Wu Lingling from behind, Wu Lingling seemingly had eyes growing on the back of her head as she could always evade Lieyunâs attacks at the very last moment. In this situation, Lieyun might as well not exist as his attacks were hardly doing anything to affect Wu Linglingâs fight with Gu Tong.
Dammit! How is she so strong?! Has she been hiding her strength all this time?!
Feelings of frustration and confusion filled Gu Tongâs heart as he desperately tried to defend against Wu Linglingâs attacks. Lieyun and Bingshou also experienced the same feelings when they saw Wu Lingling evade every one of their attacks with little effort.
After the clash continued for around 20 seconds, Wu Lingling successfully whittled Gu Tong to death. As for Lieyun and Bingshou, they didnât even last 20 seconds against Wu Lingling after losing their teamâs coreâŠ
When the administrative system announced the end of the match, silence filled the arenaâs spectator stands as everyone turned to watch Wu Lingling climb out of her virtual gaming cabin, their eyes looking at Wu Lingling as if they were looking at a monster.