Chapter 90

Senior: "Hey, you're talking about Xiao Zhou..."

The previously relaxed atmosphere suddenly became quiet again.

The senior student who was asked the question looked embarrassed, as if she didn't know how to answer for a moment.

The calm temporary captain said, "Why don't I do it?"

The practice match had just started yesterday and everything was normal. Zhou Jinxue was tacitly appointed as the captain of the last round of competition since he entered the field. The direction of the school team's actions, whether to fight against the mechanical elemental beast after encountering it, and the tactical play during the battle were all commanded by Zhou Jinxue.

The Enge school team scored a total of 6 points yesterday, but in fact, the school team encountered mechanical elemental beasts three times in total.

"We encountered the third mechanical elemental beast in the evening," said the temporary captain. "It was almost dark by then."

It was getting dark. After a day of exploration and two battles, the school team members were already physically and mentally exhausted. The gradually darkening light seemed to evoke the instinct in human genes to rest at sunset, making people feel lazy and start wanting to go to a safe place to rest.

The third mechanical elemental beast was the one the school team encountered on the way to the safe rest area.

"Actually, when we met the third one, although we were all a little tired, we were also a little excited."

Just as Xie Shi said to Jiang Yunu, the number of mechanical elemental beasts released in each practical competition is not announced. The number of mechanical elemental beasts encountered in the competition venue is a random event of probability. If you are unlucky, some teams may only encounter one after wandering in the mountains and forests for a whole day.

The Enge school team encountered three of them on the first day. If they could kill all three successfully, wouldn't they be able to earn 9 points for the school in one day, allowing Enge to surpass the "King of Rolls" school in one fell swoop and firmly sit at the top of the first day's points ranking?

This thought made every member of the school team eager to try, and all the fatigue and laziness that had just arisen in their hearts disappeared completely.

Zhou Jinxue did lead the school team to fight at the beginning.

But the battle had not lasted for five minutes when Zhou Jinxue called a halt to the fight.

"Stop the attack!" Zhou Jinxue said decisively, "Everyone, stop fighting. Let's retreat!"

In everyone's impression, Zhou Jinxue's voice is always calm, his speech speed is neither fast nor slow, with a natural and cold sense of order and rhythm.

But at that moment, the school team members who were familiar with Zhou Jinxue all heard the anxiety hidden in her voice.

In front of this third mechanical elemental beast, Zhou Jinxue seemed to suddenly feel a strong sense of crisis, which made her decide that she could not continue fighting.

Another fine tradition of the Enge school team is unity. They strictly cooperate with the command of each captain and act quickly upon receiving instructions.

The school team retreated under the command of Zhou Jinxue, quickly escaped from the battle, and after walking through the woods for a while, they completely got rid of the mechanical elemental beast.

It wasn't until they entered the safe rest area that a team member asked, "Captain, what happened to that mechanical elemental beast just now?"

Under the lights of the rest area, Zhou Jinxue's already fair complexion seemed even paler than usual. She pursed her lips for a moment before shaking her head and truthfully telling her classmates and teammates, "I don't know."

have no idea.

The captain who ordered the school team to retreat was unaware of anything unusual about the third mechanical elemental beast they encountered.

"It's precisely because I can't pinpoint any abnormality with it, yet it gives me a strange sense of urgency that the first two mechanical elemental beasts didn't have," Zhou Jinxue said. "So I have to order a retreat."

Zhou Jinxue is a wind-type mutant. In the traditional mutant team configuration, wind and fire types are most likely to become the main output forces, and among the main output forces, wind-type mutants often take on the functional role of close combat.

Zhou Jinxue has always been the first person closest to the mechanical elemental beast during a battle.

"Even if some people may doubt Xiao Zhou's judgment, no one will doubt Xiao Zhou's bravery." This is what the senior student who had difficulty answering Jiang Yunu's question said before.

There is no doubt about Zhou Jinxue's bravery and combat ability. What kind of mechanical elemental beast is this that can make her feel that she cannot fight for long after close contact and must retreat immediately?

Jiang Yunu had deeper doubts in her mind. She looked at the seniors in the school team who all had gloomy expressions. Xie Shi was listening more attentively than her.

Jiang Yunu asked, "Then why was Senior Sister ruled out today?"

Eng's temporary captain sighed: "Because this morning, we seem to have encountered the same mechanical elemental beast again."

Whether it was the same mechanical elemental beast or not, no one actually knew. So far, Zhou Jinxue was the only one who could clearly and quickly make a judgment about the subtle and sharp strange feeling - but it was indeed the first mechanical elemental beast that the Engel school team had encountered today. After a night of rest, everyone on the school team was in high spirits, looking forward to earning more points for the school today. Therefore, when they encountered the elemental beast, everyone quickly got ready and couldn't wait to start a battle.

Unfortunately, the location where the mechanical elemental beast appeared today was closer to another fire-type student in the school team.

Anyway, the fire element is also mainly used in close combat. The opponent thought this was a godsend opportunity, and immediately rushed towards the metal beast without hesitation. The clear golden-red energy like fire burst out from the palm of his hand, and he threw it all at the mechanical elemental beast. Then there was a "bang" sound, and the fire element energy ball hit the steel armor of the metal beast.

The metal monster's armor was not broken by the attack, but the attacked armor part turned red due to being burned by high temperature.

The student with fire-type superpowers wanted to fight again, but Zhou Jinxue suddenly rushed over, and amber-gold superpowers erupted on the field at the same time.

Considering Zhou Jinxue's skill level, that attack could be described as "completely chaotic".

Zhou Jinxue seemed to have instantly forgotten everything about controlling superpowers and stabilizing energy, and threw aside everything that Lu Xixi had strictly taught her. She was calling upon her superpowers in an almost reckless manner, and the amber-gold light instantly covered almost the entire small battlefield, so dazzling that even her teammates could not see the details on the field clearly.

"We only heard two loud bangs," said the temporary captain.

The supernatural power that Zhou Jinxue burst out first hit something solid heavily, and then seemed to be hit by a powerful counterattack.

Before the dazzling light faded, everyone felt a dull vibration in the ground beneath their feet. The direction of the vibration was not towards the members of the Engel school team, but seemed to be heading towards the distance.

"After the bright light faded, we saw Xiao Zhou and the fire-type student lying on the ground." The senior student who spoke also sighed.

The two main melee players had fallen into coma when they were rushed to their side by the crowd, and the player badges on their chests were damaged by the impact.

Two announcements were made outside the field that players from the Engel school team were disqualified, and the team members inside the field also called for emergency medical help for their unconscious teammate.

However, the fact that students who are eliminated from the field need emergency medical treatment will not be mentioned in the off-field notification.

Jiang Yunu remembered the ugly look on Lu Xixi's face when she left her seat. She suddenly realized that Teacher Lu's expression at that time showed her concern for the health and safety of the students.

"Senior." Xie Shi asked from the side, "Where is that mechanical elemental beast?"

As soon as this question was asked, everyone's expression suddenly became a little strange.

The members of the Engel school team looked at each other.

Finally, the temporary captain said, "You may not believe it if I tell you this."

Jiang Yunu said, "Don't worry, Senior, there's nothing you can't trust between Xie Shao and me... Xie Shi and me."

Temporary Captain: "The mechanical elemental beast escaped."

Xie Shigang was still a little concerned about the strange name Jiang Yunu had called him halfway through, just like calling his name with an accent. Upon hearing this answer, he and everyone else's expression changed: "What?!"

The mechanical elemental beast specially used in the practice competition actually ran away from the battle. No wonder the temporary captain was worried that the two substitute students would not be able to believe it.

The other members of the school team were all eyewitnesses to this strange incident, except Xie Shi and Jiang Yunu, who were hearing about it for the first time. Xie Shi found it completely unbelievable, and he couldn't help but turn his head to see Jiang Yunu's expression.

There wasn't much expression on Jiang Yunu's face.

They have returned to the safe rest area, which is a series of mobile cabins built with sturdy materials. Each cabin is large enough for an entire school team to come in and rest.

The lighting in the mobile home was white, and the light fell on Jiang Yunu's white hair, making the edges of her hair slightly golden.

She gave the limited seats in the room to her senior classmates and sat casually on a movable box.

Xie Shi felt that Jiang Yunu's expressionless face was a little strange, so he asked Jiang Yunu, "What are you thinking about?"

Everyone's eyes in the room turned to Jiang Yunu.

"I was wondering," Jiang Yunu said, "Is that really a mechanical elemental beast?"

One sentence came like a bolt from the blue.

At the same time, outside the practice field.

Zhou Jinxue and another unconscious student who were sent out of the competition venue in the morning have been handed over to the medical department and are being cared for by a teacher outside the medical cabin.

The medical department specially set up for the contestants is very quiet. This quietness comes from the fact that everyone inside consciously abides by etiquette and moves lightly. In fact, there are quite a few people active in the department.

And as the game continued for most of the day, more and more people came here.

Zhou Jinxue and his teammates from the same school each occupied a medical cabin and were currently in a deep sleep due to the effects of drugs.

Next to them, there were three medical cabins lined up in a row, each housing a group of students who had been eliminated from the "Flea" test. The length of time they received treatment was the same as that of Zhou Jinxue and the others.

Then, to the side, a student from the "King of Papers" and a student from Songnan were each using a medical cabin. These two were transferred to the medical department later than the students from the previous two schools and were sent in in the afternoon.

It was only the second day of the practical competition, and seven students were lying in the medical department.