Chapter 15 Powerful Opponents
Lin Xiu chose Lu Qi from M01. Zhou Jiu thoroughly enjoyed watching the fight between the two. Every punch landed hard. If it weren't for the medical pod, she would have seen a bruised and battered Lin Xiu tomorrow.
Ye Yang, Lu Qi, and Feng Ziyue all used very similar moves, perhaps due to summer camp training or family tradition, but they all seemed to have the same teacher. Lin Xiu's probing didn't last long; his moves became even more concise and fierce, and his hands began to attack Lu Qi's vital points. Zhou Jiu didn't continue watching the fight between Lin Xiu and Lu Qi; Lin Xiu would win.
A while later, Zhou Jiu, who was still constructing his mental palace in his mind, encountered another challenge.
“Number 61m12 Baird Challenge 61S01 Zhou Jiu.” A dark-skinned, burly man walked up. He was tall and imposing, and his clothes could not hide his muscles. He was very tall and strong.
Without a doubt, Baird was a power-type student. Zhou Jiu's eyes lit up, and his interest became even more obvious.
Zhou Jiu wanted to know just how strong her opponent was, so she launched the first attack. As Baird's fists came down at her, Zhou Jiu sensed the power within with her keen mental strength. Her body instinctively warned of danger, and Zhou Jiu suppressed the urge to dodge. She used her internal strength to meet the incoming fist head-on with her own.
But the moment their fists made contact, Zhou Jiu felt as if his bones had hit a block of iron, and the force of the fist sent him sliding back several steps.
The next instant, Baird's punch came again. This time, Zhou Jiu did not choose to meet it head-on. She transformed into a flash, quickly dodging the opponent's fist. At the same time, she braced herself, raised her arm to the side, and used her hand as support to launch a fierce attack on Baird's head with her leg.
Baird was strong and extremely agile. He blocked the punch, and Zhou Jiu's arm gave him a boost, causing him to bounce back and find an opening to kick him in the head.
The best defense is offense. Baird was hit in the head by Zhou Jiu's series of spinning kicks. His punches became even faster and more powerful. Zhou Jiu did not gain much advantage. Every time Baird parried back his leg, he could feel the injury to his bone.
Taking advantage of the moment of respite, Zhou Jiu leaped back, unleashing a flurry of punches and kicks aimed at Baird's vital points. Baird's punches were powerful and impactful.
A whistle blew, and Zhou Jiu and Baird remained locked in a grappling position when an unfamiliar instructor pulled them apart.
"It's a tie. Help them to the medical room and get them treated in a medical pod." Xiao Wen's voice was very soft. Zhou Jiu thought it might be because she had been punched in the head by Baird, because besides these words, she could also hear a buzzing sound around her.
Those who laugh at others will eventually be laughed at themselves. Zhou Jiu thought to herself that she had a really good attitude; even now, she could still think about how she had mocked Lin Xiu and ended up with a bruised and swollen face. Fortunately, she had a medical pod, and half an hour later, she was still the same pretty Zhou Xiao Jiu. The exhaustion and sudden relaxation from the intense concentration of battle caused Zhou Jiu's body to go limp as she entered the medical pod. With the healing fluid taking effect and feeling a cool sensation all over her body, Zhou Jiu gradually fell asleep.
The treatment chamber finished beeping, and Zhou Jiu struggled to open his eyes, pulling himself out of his favorite spot with sheer willpower.
"Hey, Zhou Jiu, can you tell my fortune?"
Zhou Jiu looked up at the source of the sound and saw Baird climbing out of the medical pod next door.
She pulled three copper coins from her pocket. She had prepared a lot of copper coins; besides the one she gave to Chu Zhao, which she knew about, there was also the one she lost when she first practiced her pretentious techniques.
"What do you want to calculate?" Zhou Jiu asked.
"To calculate a person's life or death."
"Please also provide your date of birth and place of birth."
Baird revealed the information about the missing person, and Zhou Jiu instantly mobilized his mental energy and then dropped a copper coin.
“Still alive, misfortune has turned into good fortune, your father will be safe.” Zhou Jiu smiled as she looked at the divination in front of her. She also hoped that what she had divined was what everyone was asking for.
"Thank you, you're amazing. I didn't even tell you he's my father." Baird smiled and became even more convinced of Zhou Jiu's divination.
"You're welcome. Just transfer the Star Coins to my account. I remember you have my contact information."
“Uh…yes,” Baird said. “I’ll switch as soon as I can get internet access.”
"Can you calculate the exact location?" Baird continued.
Zhou Jiu shook his head and then nodded, saying, "I can only calculate the approximate location. The interstellar space is vast, and knowing the location will only have limited help in finding someone, so I don't recommend that you use divination to find someone."
Baird fell silent and did not ask Zhou Jiu to continue the divination.
Zhou Jiu stood up and stretched his shoulders and legs, then couldn't help but say, "You're really strong. Have you ever fought a mech hand-to-hand?"
The two walked towards a base. Baird looked surprised: "You can even predict this? Then you must know everything. Is divination on ancient Blue Star really that amazing?"
"I just asked casually. How could anyone know that much? I'm not that knowledgeable. If I really knew everything, I wouldn't need to go to military academy. I would have been poached by someone to become a high-level military talent," Zhou Jiu said.
"But you actually fought a mech hand-to-hand! Who won and who lost?" Zhou Jiu asked curiously.
"Never won."
They quickly returned to the team at the base. Chief Instructor Xiao Wen wasn't so cruel as to continue pulling Zhou Jiu up to fight. Sitting next to Sun You, Zhou Jiu leisurely watched Lin Xiu's fight.
P01 Yuna on stage lost. Now on stage is Wu Ke'er, and there is also Kai'er, a wartime medical specialist. She is clean and efficient and is a skilled surgeon.
"Anyone else wanting to fight? Choose your opponent from the crowd. Our introduction session will end in twenty minutes." Xiao Wen spoke up after no one else had challenged him.
Sun You was picked by a classmate from the mecha class. About ten minutes later, Sun You successfully sat down and returned. Then, after a while, Lin Xiu, who was next to him, also returned.
Xiao Wen closed the virtual panel in his hand. "I have a general understanding of the situation of each trainee. Next, I will ask the instructors to make special training plans for each of you. The first assessment will be held in three days. The assessment will include physical strength and reaction speed. Please be prepared."
"Now, please come up to the stage one by one according to the names I am reading now and state your goals for the next month. The instructors will make some adjustments to your training plan based on your personal goals."
"61m02 Lin Xiu".
"Report: I want to be number one."
"61c01 Ye Yang".
"I'll be even stronger. I hope to defeat you in a month."
After Ye Yang finished speaking, Xiao Wen did not respond.
Seeing that Lin Xiu was the first to be called up, Zhou Jiu couldn't help but ask Sun You, who had been there the whole time, "Has Lin Xiu defeated more people than Ye Yang?"
Zhou Jiu looked at the order, which seemed to be a difference between the order of scoring, but before he could get an answer, he was called up next.
“61S01 Zhou Jiu”
"I hope that my strength will reach Baird's level in a month."
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