Today, I will conduct the first test of what you have learned, to see if your skills have leaped forward while your physical fitness has improved."
At the mention of the word "test," everyone's hearts raced. They hadn't forgotten Murong Xiao's words: out of 500 players, only 200 would make it to Kuangfeng. These 200 spots were chosen through repeated training and a few tests.
In order to stay in Kuangfeng smoothly, they never backed down or slacked off no matter how hard or tired they were. Thinking that they would take the first test today, everyone was eager to try and hoped to get a good result in this test.
"This test is titled Attack and Defense. I've ordered a flag to be planted on a high ground that's easy to defend but difficult to attack. Your mission is to have one team stay on the high ground to protect the flag, while the other four teams will attack and capture it.
If the flag is still on the mountain before sunset, the defending team wins. If the flag has been captured, the attacking team wins. The winning team gets one point, the losing team loses one point, and the team whose member delivers the flag to me gets another point. Regarding those who have "died" in battle, no matter what you see, you are forbidden to speak. If you violate this rule, you will lose points for every word you say.
Kong Fan, Zheng Rong, Chen Rui, Ya Heng, Xiao Yimo, you are the captains, and now it is your turn to draw lots. I have a lot with the word "defense" written on it. Whoever draws it will be responsible for defending the team they drew.
After Murong Xiao finished speaking, everyone fell silent.
Seeing that everyone had opinions but couldn't express them, Murong smiled and asked, "Why, do you have any questions? If you have any questions, please raise them before the test begins."
Finally, one team member raised the question on everyone's mind: "Sir, even though that high ground is easy to defend and hard to attack, there are so few people there. Even if the other teams just spit, they can drown the defending team!"
Murong Xiao nodded and said, "That's right. It's precisely because there are too few people and the chances of winning are too small that no one wants to be on the defensive team, so I let you draw lots!"
Team member: “…” Is this called answering a question?
"Can't we assign an extra team to the defense side?" Although the drawing of lots has not started yet, everyone knows that the probability of drawing "defense" is one in five, so they are all worried that their team will be drawn to defense.
Murong Xiao asked in return, "In a real battle, could you tell your enemy, 'We are outnumbered, please wait until we have more men before attacking us?' Or could you tell your enemy, 'We are outnumbered, please give us some men and we'll fight again?'"
Seeing the team member who had asked the question lower his head, Murong Xiao continued, "Combat isn't a contest of martial arts, nor is it a test of character. It also requires fairness between the numbers involved. Combat itself is extremely cruel and unfair, a life-and-death struggle where you're vulnerable. So, come on, draw the ball. The team that draws defense can only wish for the best."
After Murong Xiao's ruthless, even cold-blooded, response, no one said anything more. Although this test was extremely unfair to the defending team, as Young Master had said, combat is a life-or-death struggle, a test of strength, not character.
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