strokinit Chapter 263: Treason?
Chapter 263: Treason?
Chapter 263: Treason?
"Oh well."
Seeing that Ruan Liusu refused, Chen Lie stepped forward and finished her off.
The integrated data from the alien radar on his wrist was updated again.
Radar shows that Chen Lie currently has a total of 49 military merit points, which means he has already hunted 49 alien beasts.
"Chen Lie, your mental power technique is a nemesis to first-tier beasts, but will it be effective against second-tier beasts?" Ruan Liusu asked.
"The overall strength of second-tier beasts is much stronger than that of first-tier beasts. The powerful bloodthirst power of second-tier beasts can block mental attacks to a great extent, so the effect of mental techniques on second-tier beasts will naturally be greatly reduced."
The effect was greatly reduced; Chen Lie was right.
If he uses his full strength, he can directly erase the will of a first-tier beast from the mental level, but against a second-tier beast, he can only make it temporarily lose consciousness and fall into a coma.
Ultimately, however, the effect on second-tier beasts is still similar to that on first-tier beasts.
This won't work against third-tier beasts. Third-tier beasts have a much higher spiritual level than first- or second-tier beasts, and their bodies are surrounded by blood and evil energy, which can block nine-tenths of the spiritual energy impact.
However, he certainly couldn't say these things outright.
"A significant discount? Does that mean it still has a remarkable effect?"
"You could say that."
"With your skills in hunting exotic beasts, combined with your invincible mental power techniques, it shouldn't be too difficult for you to seize one of the Seven Generals."
"Um—I just used twenty of your beasts, will that affect you?"
"No, today is just a warm-up. The real hunt begins tomorrow."
Ruan Liusu nodded, increasingly able to sense Chen Lie's extraordinary qualities.
"It's getting late, let's go back."
"good!"
After Chen Lie and Ruan Liusu finished speaking, they walked back together.
This is the central part of the military training ground, more than ten kilometers away from the shelter. It took Chen Lie and Ruan Liusu an hour to reach the shelter.
By the time we arrived at the shelter, it was already completely dark.
At the entrance and exit of the shelter, more than a hundred specially recruited students from Dongchuan Province remained, all waiting for Chen Lie.
Upon seeing Chen Lie return, several members of the genius group went up to greet him.
"Captain, you're back?"
Chen Lie hummed in agreement.
Seeing that all the special students from Dongchuan Province were present, Ruan Liusu bid farewell to Chen Lie, saying, "Chen Lie, I'm leaving now."
"
After she finished speaking, Chen Lie nodded in response, and she left on her own.
Seeing Ruan Liusu leave, Luo Zhixun asked, "Captain, our two groups hunted a total of 26 strange beasts today. How much did you get?"
"There was some success; 49 strange beasts were hunted down."
"49 heads?"
The group of geniuses nearby all gasped in astonishment.
The number of kills in just half a day was equivalent to the total number of kills by more than a hundred people in two days.
"49 strange beasts hunted in just one afternoon, and only two people did that? That's incredible!" Tang Jiu'er couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
"If we keep this pace, we can complete the military training in less than five days," Luo Zhixun added.
Chen Lie gave the alien beast radar to the shelter staff and also received dozens of military merit point cards.
After exiting the shelter, Chen Lie summoned Luo Zhixun and Wang Dongting, handed them the points cards, and said, "We have enough points now. Give one of these points cards to each member of the genius team. Any extra points cards can be given to the students in the genius training camp who have contributed the most to hunting alien beasts."
"Yes, we understand."
More than 100 students admitted through the special admissions program from Dongchuan Province returned to their dormitories.
Upon arriving at the dormitory, Luo Zhixun found a private spot and approached Chen Lie, asking, "Chen Lie, are you going to act alone again tomorrow?"
"Okay, from now on, you two groups of team members can continue with your military training as usual, and I will act on my own."
"It's fine if we hunt fewer beasts; I'll fill the rest."
Luo Zhixun's eyes flickered, and she opened her mouth, but still reminded him, "Captain, your friend from another province also has to complete their own military training. If you keep asking her for help, she might feel a bit awkward, right?"
"What are you thinking? I'm not planning to ask anyone for help."
"Oh, oh." Luo Zhixun nodded and then said, "Isn't it too dangerous to act alone?"
"What if we encounter a second-tier beast, or a flying beast—"
"Then I'll tell you the truth. I've cultivated a secret technique of mental power that naturally counters alien beasts. First and second-tier alien beasts can't harm me."
I intend to compete for the individual Northwest General Star title.
Upon hearing this, Luo Zhixun immediately asked, "Is it the competitive mechanism for hunting alien beasts set up by the Blue Star government, the seven people who hunted the most alien beasts alone in the four military training grounds?"
"You know?" Chen Lie glanced at Luo Zhixun.
"Hmm." Luo Zhixun said, "Before my father became the governor of Dongchuan Province, he worked at Blue Star University, so I've heard a little about the Northwest General Star."
"Why didn't the Martial Arts Association mention this to us when we set off?"
"That's because the Northwest General Star System was specifically established for the top twenty provinces of the Blue Star."
It could even be said that it was established for the top ten martial arts provinces on Earth, and has nothing to do with backward provinces like ours.
This system of hunting exotic beasts tests both the overall strength of the special recruits in a province and the individual strength of each special recruit.
Since its inception, the competition mechanism for Northwest Generals has never included provinces outside the top twenty on Earth.
"I see." Chen Lie nodded.
"Sorry, Chen Lie, we've let you down."
In the top 20 provinces of Blue Star, the competition for individual star status is all about the support of teammates, and you still have to worry about us.
"
Chen Lie waved his hand: "Don't say that. I am also a native of Dongchuan Province and have enjoyed so many of the province's resources. It is only right that I care about Dongchuan Province."
Moreover, obtaining individual generalships shouldn't be too difficult for me, right?
"Not too difficult? The top seven individual generals should all be the martial arts champions from the top ten provinces on Earth, right?"
Luo Zhixun was instantly confused. The martial arts champions of the top ten provinces on Blue Star were all the most outstanding martial arts geniuses on Blue Star. How could she possibly compete with such opponents?
Relying solely on a single mental power technique?
Chen Lie nodded and said "Mm," without offering any further explanation.
On the other side, Yue Lin, the champion of the genius team of Southern Jiangsu Province and the leader of the military training group, returned to the entrance of the shelter.
At this moment, a student admitted through a special admission program from southern Jiangsu Province walked over: "Captain Yue, you're back?"
Yue Lin glanced at the specially admitted student and said calmly, "What is it?"
"Uh—it's like this, Bai Qianqian from our group asked me to tell you that Ruan Liusu didn't do any military training today, but instead went to help her friend from another province."
Yue Lin frowned and said, "I understand!"
The specially admitted student smiled and left the shelter.
It was already late at night in the temporary office space in the dormitory building of Southern Jiangsu Province where military training tasks were recorded. Many students who had returned from the military training area had come here to hand over their tasks.
"How much of today's task progress have you completed?"
After everyone had finished submitting their tasks, Bai Qianqian walked up to the two special recruits from southern Jiangsu Province who had been assigned to compile statistics and asked them a question.
"Our Jiangsu Province has a total of 2,120 specially recruited students, who need to hunt 2020 first-tier alien beasts and 100..."
First-tier second-order alien beast.
We have now hunted 1963 Tier 1 beasts and 71 Tier 2 beasts, for a total of 2105 points, and the mission completion rate has reached 95%.
The student who just returned from the danger zone in the center of the military training field clicked on the leaderboard screen. He is now ranked seventh in the Jinhai Province with a total score of 2430.
Captain Yue and Ruan Liusu, two top-tier combatants, haven't returned yet. Once they come back, they should be able to add another 100 points to our current 2105 points, bringing us within 300 points of the Rank 5 General.
The specially admitted student, who was responsible for recording the progress of the task, replied.
Bai Qianqian suddenly scoffed and said, "Do you really think you can rely on that traitor Ruan Liusu?"
To help the leader of her impoverished province, Ruan Liusu didn't go on a mission today; instead, she helped hunt exotic beasts in another province.
Many of the trainees in the genius training camp know this, so surely you don't?
Many of the students admitted through special admissions programs from southern Jiangsu Province looked at each other in bewilderment.
Most people believe that Ruan Liusu's performance in the military training a few days ago far exceeded that of others, and that Su Nan Province probably has no hope of winning the title of general, so missing a day is not a big deal.
However, some people felt that Ruan Liusu's decision to abandon her own province to help other provinces was indeed going too far.
Most importantly, the person she helped was the blind date that her family had supposedly introduced her to, which many people found unacceptable.
"Bai Qianqian, I advise you to be careful with your words."
Before you say those things, please calculate your own task completion rate and whether you are qualified to criticize Ruan Liusu.
Zhao Ziyan then launched another counterattack.
"Oh!"
Bai Qianqian smiled contemptuously and said, "Zhao Ziyan, who doesn't know about your private relationship with Ruan Liusu? You're inseparable all the time."
Don't give me this nonsense. I know you want to protect Ruan Liusu.
Although my task completion rate was not as high as Ruan Liusu's, I did my best for Sunan Province. Unlike Ruan Liusu, who enjoyed so many resources from Sunan Province but ended up betraying his country.
He's such an ungrateful wretch!
"Who doesn't know that you harbored resentment towards Ruan Liusu because you were injured by her in the provincial martial arts competition, which caused you to slip out of the top five?
"Since it's because of personal grievances, don't use the banner of righteousness to criticize others," Zhao Ziyan said calmly.
Bai Qianqian snorted coldly and said, "I'm too lazy to waste my breath on you!"
Just then, Yue Lin, the martial arts champion of Southern Jiangsu Province, arrived at the first floor of the dormitory building.
Seeing the tense situation outside the office, he asked, "What's wrong?"
When Bai Qianqian saw Yue Lin, she quickly said, "Captain Yue, Ruan Liusu abandoned our Southern Jiangsu Province today to help other provinces hunt down exotic beasts."
I only said a couple of words, but Zhao Ziyan wouldn't let it go.
When Zhao Ziyan heard Bai Qianqian completely deny her involvement, her eyes immediately blazed with anger.
Just as he was about to refute, Yue Lin suddenly said, "It's not a big deal, you two classmates shouldn't take it to heart."
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Zhao Ziyan was immediately speechless. Yue Lin was a martial arts genius who had been selected as a special recruit in Jiangsu Province for three consecutive months. He was highly respected in Jiangsu Province. Once he spoke, who would dare to disrespect him?
Bai Qianqian hesitated for a moment, then said, "Captain, what should we do about Ruan Liusu's matter?"
We can't just turn a blind eye to her disregard for important matters in southern Jiangsu Province, can we?
If we let this go unchecked, what if our other members follow suit?
Yue Lin said, "I will talk to Ruan Liusu about this matter, and we shouldn't mention it again."
He had no grudge against Ruan Liusu, and besides, he was about to enter Blue Star University. Ruan Liusu had excellent family background and martial arts talent, so there was no need to make enemies at this juncture.
Furthermore, Ruan Liusu showed him the utmost respect on the surface. She knew how to uphold his dignity as the leader of the martial arts world, so he wouldn't dare to trample on her face.
At this moment, Ruan Liusu walked into the dormitory building in southern Jiangsu Province.
She also noticed the strange atmosphere immediately.
However, she ignored all of that and simply pushed open the door to her office.
Ruan Liusu summoned the special recruit from Southern Jiangsu Province who was in charge of recording the mission progress and said, "Make a note of this: I hunted twenty first-tier beasts and one second-tier beast today."
"good!"
The special admissions student in charge of recording quickly tallied the progress and noted it down.
Upon hearing this news, Zhao Ziyan immediately went into the office and asked Ruan Liusu, "Liusu, didn't you go to help that person?"
How could they still hunt so many strange beasts?
"That's normal. We hunt monsters together, with Chen Lie taking the lion's share and me taking the smaller share," Ruan Liusu said.
"No way? The three of us at the Refining Stage combined can only hunt a little over forty beasts a day at most. And among those forty-odd beasts, there might not even be a few second-tier beasts. You and that other guy, working together, can still hunt twenty-one beasts even if you only get a small share?"
"You underestimate Chen Lie's strength. When the three provinces of Sichuan held their martial arts competition, Yunchuan had already entered the Refining the Internal Organs stage. Even the Yunchuan martial arts champion, who cultivated the two major internal organs, was defeated by Chen Lie."
"Isn't Sichuan one of the worst provinces on Blue Star? When did it become a Crimson Refining Stage?" Zhao Ziyan couldn't help but ask.
"Blue Star is so big, with over 10 billion people, and a large portion of it is in impoverished provinces. What's so strange about a few slightly eccentric geniuses emerging from those provinces every year?" Ruan Liusu retorted.
"No wonder your family arranged this marriage for you—"
Zhao Ziyan's tone suddenly changed, and she said, "Luckily, you brought back a lot of good things today. Just now, that woman surnamed Bai outside accused you of being a traitor, abandoning Jiangsu Province to help other provinces."
Ruan Liusu instantly flew into a rage: "That bitch Bai Qianqian, talking bad about me behind my back again?"
Ruan Liusu walked quickly out of the office and came to Bai Qianqian.
"Bai Qianqian, you bitch, if you have the guts, go out and fight me! What kind of skill is it to talk behind someone's back like a cricket?"
Bai Qianqian snorted coldly and said, "Fine, I'll go. Do you think I'm afraid of you?"
Ruan Liusu turned around and walked straight out of the dormitory building, and Bai Qianqian followed her.
As a private duel was about to begin, everyone's eyes turned to Yue Lin, the leader of the martial arts world.
It's military training time now, and a conflict has broken out between two members of the top ten genius team, which will affect their military training results.
Yue Lin said calmly, "Since the conflict is irreconcilable, let's have a fight."
However, as mentioned before, no excessive force is allowed. Regardless of who wins or loses, this matter must be put behind us; at least during military training, no further grudges are permitted.
The group of students admitted through special admissions programs from southern Jiangsu Province nodded in agreement.
Outside the dormitory building, Ruan Liusu and Bai Qianqian started fighting as soon as they stepped out.
Neither of them gave way. Bai Qianqian used all her strength, unleashing a palm strike of 20,000 jin (approximately 60,000 kg) towards Ruan Liusu.
"Boom boom boom!"
The sound of air exploding continued, but Ruan Liusu did not dodge. Instead, she took Bai Qianqian's palm strike head-on.
Immediately afterwards, Ruan Liusu used her strongest SS-level martial art.
Centered on the spot where the two were fighting, the area within a radius of several dozen meters was instantly shaken by the aftershocks of the battle.
Once Ruan Liusu unleashed his SS-level martial arts technique, Bai Qianqian was instantly put at a disadvantage.
Ruan Liusu's powerful qi and blood surged uncontrollably, and with his SS-level martial arts, he quickly overwhelmed Bai Qianqian, leaving her unable to defend herself.
"Or perhaps Ruan Liusu has already completed the cultivation of both techniques, and her martial arts are a level higher than mine. How am I supposed to fight her?"
Originally, she was unconvinced by Ruan Liusu because Ruan Liusu did not have the strength to overwhelm her in a direct confrontation. Apart from being stronger in martial arts, Ruan Liusu's martial arts realm was lower than hers.
Now that she has caught up with him in martial arts realm and her martial arts skills are stronger than his, how can he possibly fight her?
In the blink of an eye, Ruan Liusu had pressed Bai Qianqian down and attacked her dozens of times, making Bai Qianqian suffer greatly.
Ruan Liusu's qi and blood circulated rapidly, unleashing the strongest strike of an SS-level martial art.
Bai Qianqian had been suppressed and had no way to avoid this attack.
With the force of 20,000 jin and the enhancement of SS-level martial arts, Bai Qianqian was instantly filled with despair. Having been hit by this move, she would have to recuperate for the entire military training period.
At that moment, a sudden external force came.
"boom!"
Yue Lin leaped up and appeared in front of Bai Qianqian, suppressing Ruan Liusu's strongest attack with a flick of his palm.
Due to the force of the recoil, Ruan Liusu instantly took two steps back.
After forcefully deflecting Ruan Liusu's palm strike, Yue Lin said expressionlessly, "I just said, you are not allowed to use excessive force."
If you really have any unresolved conflicts, you can resolve them after military training.
Ruan Liusu snorted coldly and said, "Bai Qianqian, I'll let you off this time. But if you dare to provoke me again, you'll be sorry after military training!"
After saying that, Ruan Liusu turned around and went back to her dormitory building.
She came back with a lot of gains, and even if she's a bit assertive, the other members have nothing to say.
Despite his assertive nature, Yue Lin, as the leader of the military training group, still deserved respect.
Before setting off, the Martial Arts Association of Southern Jiangsu Province repeatedly emphasized that they must obey Yue Lin's command and dispatch. Naturally, they could not disobey the orders of the Martial Arts Association, otherwise the more than 2,000 special recruits in Southern Jiangsu Province would be in complete chaos and would be impossible to manage.
After eating a fifth-tier beast meat meal at the shelter restaurant, Chen Lie returned to his dormitory.
The next morning, Chen Lie went to the military training ground alone.
Today he was all alone, so he could hunt the strange beasts with complete freedom.
Although Chen Lie was highly skilled at hunting exotic beasts, he could only hunt no more than a hundred beasts a day at most, which was extremely exhausting.
However, hunting monsters using mental power is much easier.