Chapter 9 How can a snake be purified during a fight after being beaten?
When I walked out of the cubicle, there were people standing outside.
The mind control class is one of the few courses that requires the instructor to personally intervene in the battle. The teacher randomly divides the students into groups of two, and there is one battle in each class, and other students observe and comment.
Today it is Xu Nuo and Wang Ming's turn.
Xu Nuo brought the still limp Jiang Chen into the war room. Wang Ming and his partner had already been standing opposite, waiting for a long time.
The War Room is a vast chamber nestled within the training room, its exterior walls sheathed in a special transparent material and its floor covered in cushions. Here, Sentinels are forbidden from using destructive abilities and can only engage in combat using their mental and physical strength. This tests the stability of the Sentinel's temporary link with the Guide and the speed of its purification.
Wang Ming was one of the few B-level guides in the class. He laughed and said, "It's been so long, it won't be unsuccessful, right?" His face was still kind and friendly, as if he was joking.
He has always disliked guides who came from grassroots backgrounds. Most of these people are timid and cowardly. Even if they are lucky enough to have talent, the guide knowledge they have been exposed to at the grassroots level is ridiculously outdated.
He particularly disliked this classmate, who had been the center of attention for the first few days of school, even though he was also a B-rank guide...
Xu Nuo smiled and said, "We'll know if it works or not after we try it once."
"Countdown to combat, five, four, three—"
"two"
"one"
"start!"
The guides on both sides retreated, and four different spirits were summoned from the host body.
As soon as Xiao Gu appeared, he took off and stayed far away from the big snake on the ground. Opposite him were the antelope guide and the hedgehog sentry.
Seeing the opponent's spirit body, Jiang Chen frowned and said: "Leader, this pair is not easy to fight."
Although the silver snake is much bigger than the hedgehog, the latter is covered with sharp spines, so it has no way to bite it and can only entangle and restrain it.
Xu Nuo: "Then hide and fight."
The sentinels' spirits engaged in a ferocious clash. Their massive serpent tails swept across the ground, their spiky hedgehog spikes piercing the walls. The hedgehog sentinels, nearly two meters tall and with fists as big as sandbags, charged at Jiang Chen, denting the cushions with each blow.
Jiang Chen was agile and flexible, and he frequently dodged the pursuit, but he was not a strong man after all, so he just avoided and did not attack.
After several attacks missed, the hedgehog sentry roared in frustration, "Why are you hiding? Come on! Are you afraid I'll tear your head off in front of your guide?"
Wang Ming stood at the back, arms folded, away from the fighting. "Xu, it's pointless if you don't attack. It's better to admit defeat early than to waste time. The teacher can still arrange another fight."
He intended to provoke his opponent, but he really looked down on his opponent's fighting style.
Xu Nuo sneered, "Why rush? The pollution hasn't even started to spread yet."
As she finished speaking, the teacher's voice came over the room's radio: "Attention, students! The pollution source has been activated. The first wave of pollution is about to spread. If you can't bear it, please stop immediately. Don't be stubborn."
The ceiling above my head opened, and a thick fog of gas poured into the room. Soon, the pollution value monitor I carried with me showed that the pollution index had surged to 50%.
The spread of the contamination made it very uncomfortable for the exposed sentries, and their attacks slowed down instantly. The impaired mobility had a great impact on Jiang Chen, and his body lost its normal flexibility, and he was almost hit several times.
In front of him, the giant hedgehog curled up into a ball and rolled towards the silver snake. The sharp thorns on its back caused severe pain if it was hit by one, forcing the silver snake into a corner.
Xu Nuo shouted: "Can you still hold on?"
Jiang Chen dodged a kick and, unable to speak, nodded with difficulty. Behind him, the silver snake, struck by a spike, regrouped and continued its movement.
Wang Ming laughed, covered his entire body with his mental tentacles, and calmly watched his allies who were gradually gaining the upper hand.
He wasn't worried about the battle at all.
If the battle is exposed to pollution for a long time, both sides will be unable to bear it and will turn back to ask the guide for purification. To ensure fairness, the sentries selected for the classroom competition are of equal strength. At that time, it will be like a boxing match, with a default mid-game ceasefire and purification period.
In this way, whoever has the upper hand at the beginning will only gain more and more of the upper hand, and the outcome of the battle is already determined.
"Hiss!" In the thick fog, Jiang Chen was hit by a punch and fell to the ground. He quickly got up to avoid the subsequent attacks. The successive attacks made him breathless. He was hit several times and got up several times. He was terrifyingly tenacious.
The Silver Snake defied all expectations, holding out longer than expected. The battle, thought to be over quickly, dragged on until the second wave of contamination spread. During this time, both sides held their breath, forcing themselves to resist the decontamination due to their opponent's persistence.
"Preparing for the second wave of pollution spread."
The ceiling opened again and the pollution level monitor rose to 60%.
The fog expanded, blurring the vision in the distance. The pressure from the increased pollution made the Sentinel and his spirit body restless.
Outside the battle room, the surrounding students began to discuss, most of them were talking about when Xu Nuo would surrender.
"I told you I can't win. Wang Ming is the third generation of his family's guide. I heard he has the potential to reach A-level. I guarantee that the purification speed I promised won't be faster than his."
"Of course he wouldn't say so much in a theoretical class. He just stood there motionless behind the sentry. If he doesn't even participate in the battle himself, how can he ask the other guides to do that?"
Huang Li lay in front of the transparent curtain wall and looked at her roommate worriedly.
They are of similar age, both have no family background and come from remote areas to attend school. Xu Nuo doesn't even have any family. Recently, some classmates have been isolating her in a subtle way. Although she says she doesn't care, Huang Li also feels sad about it.
She knew how it felt, so she really hoped Xu Nuo would win.
Her worried gaze swept over the figure in the thick fog, and after seeing the movement clearly, her eyes widened in confusion.
"What's going on? What is she doing?"
"No way, a sentinel approaching a manic state at this time?"
"I think I should call the infirmary..."
Even the teacher warned on the radio: "Xu Nuo, please step back and be alert to the sentry status and avoid close contact!"
According to the course schedule, the third wave of pollution was about to be released. The teacher could only continue to emphasize on the radio: "Please pay attention, students. If you can't bear it, stop immediately. Stop immediately! Don't force it..."
The thick fog obscured the traces of the two sentinels' struggle, leaving only the clashing sounds of the massive spirits. The girl, covered in psychic tentacles, moved cautiously within the misty chamber, shielding herself from contamination and constantly trying to avoid being caught in the nearby fighting.
Her spiritual connection with Jiang Chen was still stable, and she quickly located his position. She quickened her pace and finally walked behind the sentry.
"Team leader!" Jiang Chen took a solid punch and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "Please stay away from me. I can't hold on any longer. The pollution level is too high."
The corners of his eyes were red, and a trace of pain flashed in his light gray, glass-like pupils. He clenched his teeth and tried hard to suppress his manic emotions.
The hedgehog sentry opposite him had red eyes and his face was terribly swollen and congested, as if it would be deformed in the next second.
Throughout the battle, he spent more energy on attacking, but his opponent was as slippery as a loach and refused to fight head-on. His repeated failures had already made him emotional, and now, affected by the sharp increase in pollution value, he could hardly control himself.
The index on the monitor has reached 75%, and the pollution value is close to the critical point. If it increases by another 5%, a new pollution source will be formed.
Xu Nuo extended his tentacles behind him to touch the sentry and whispered, "Relax, don't resist my entry."
Soon, the tentacles covered Jiang Chen's body, infusing it with abundant spiritual power and clearing away the pollution accumulated in his body.
While concentrating on purifying, she said, "It's okay, don't worry about me, you can continue fighting."
Outside the battle room, Huang Li clung to the curtain wall and said nervously, "How can we purify during combat? The sentries on the other side are already furious..."
The accumulated pollution dissipated at an extremely fast speed. Feeling his spiritual clarity returning to normal, Jiang Chen looked at his guide with gratitude. This was the first time he had been purified during a battle. The abundant and surging mental strength almost brought him back to his peak state!
Unexpectedly, the panting hedgehog sentry on the side suddenly roared and rushed towards the purifying figure.
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