Part 2
Yun Yingzhi’s eyelid jumped, and he was instantly awake.
Whether it was morning training, practical combat class, or the grade’s integrated practical elective, the thing Yun Yingzhi hated most of all was sparring—especially group battles.
He hated it most, without exception.
It wasn’t that Yun Yingzhi hated fighting, but because…
During sparring classes, many students would transform into their second forms at the same time, and even if Yun Yingzhi was unwilling, he had to transform into his second form too.
Back then, with one look around…
Tigers, leopards, bears, lions, wolves, crocodiles, elephants, eagles…
They were all massive, fierce beasts. He was the only one who was just a 30cm-long little white rabbit.
If it were just that, Yun Yingzhi wouldn’t feel much, but…
What made Yun Yingzhi feel very subtle was that those military students with fierce beast forms seemed to have “maiden hearts” inside; they particularly loved his second form.
At that time, those students with large beast forms would turn their eyes toward him in unison.
That feeling was truly…
Very terrible!
Now, Yun Yingzhi’s “sleepy bugs” were all gone, and he was in a state of semi-collapse.
Let it all be destroyed! The sea of stars!
Unlike Yun Yingzhi’s collapsing mood, the students were clearly very excited upon hearing the instructor’s words. Before they even transformed, their gazes had already locked onto Yun Yingzhi.
Clearly, they had been coveting Yun Yingzhi’s second form for a long time.
Yun Yingzhi: “…”
No one noticed that a shallow smile flickered in the instructor’s eyes as he looked in Yun Yingzhi’s direction.
The instructor said, “Today’s sparring will be a group battle, 25V25. Let’s divide the teams now.”
“The first and third rows are one team, and the second and fourth rows are another team. The rest will follow the same pattern.”
According to the instructor’s commands, the students quickly lined up.
Yun Yingzhi couldn’t hold it back and pulled a grumpy little pouty face. His exquisite, handsome face looked utterly tired of life.
Life was truly uninteresting.
In contrast to Yun Yingzhi’s despair, the students looked at him with anticipation. After all, Yun Yingzhi didn’t transform into his second form unless it was necessary.
Once the teams were divided, the instructor had the first batch of students leave space, and then a large group of students transformed into their second forms.
In that instant…
The entire field was filled with fierce beasts.
Yun Yingzhi’s eyelid skipped wildly. He glanced around and saw pairs of fierce eyes looking at him.
Yun Yingzhi didn’t understand beast language, nor could he read someone’s eyes to know their meaning, but at this moment, he understood perfectly.
Those students who had transformed were using their eyes to urge him to hurry up and transform too.
Yun Yingzhi was a beat slow as he reluctantly transformed from human form to his second form.
Instantly, Yun Yingzhi became the smallest little thing among the pack of beasts, looking exceptionally weak, pitiful, and helpless.
A student whose second form was a Flying Eagle said, “Yingzhi, your second form is so tiny. Hide under my feathers during the fight, and I’ll protect you.”
Yun Yingzhi immediately replied, “Okay, thank you.”
A student whose second form was a Giant Python said, “A-Ying, don’t talk nonsense. Yingzhi is on the same team as me this time; you’re our enemy.” As he spoke, his slit pupils looked at Yun Yingzhi. “Yingzhi, you can hang onto my body. Trust me, I’ll protect you!”
Other students joined in as well. The central theme was that Yun Yingzhi was fragile and needed their protection, and everyone should be careful during the fight.
This was a very strange scene, but Yun Yingzhi didn’t feel anything was wrong at all.
From kindergarten to university, Yun Yingzhi had always lived this kind of life.
Starting from kindergarten, whenever there was a fight, a group of students would compete to protect him because of his fragility, which had prevented him from forming a “normal” perception in this area.
In fact, what Yun Yingzhi didn’t know was that it was precisely because the classmates around him protected him too tightly that he never had any space to show off.
In 1V1 battles, opponents intentionally went easy on him.
In group battles, his side guarded him heavily while the enemies intentionally let him off the hook.
In team missions, his teammates would often do everything before he even needed to act.
This was Yun Yingzhi’s student life, where he never had the chance to “shine and heat up” since childhood.
Soon, under the instructor’s command, the group battle began.
As the only little “moe pet” among the fierce beasts on the field, he nimbly hopped back and forth on his comrades’ bodies, and occasionally even bounced on the bodies of the enemy students.
If there was one thing Yun Yingzhi had learned best over the years under the excessive protection of his classmates, it was probably his stamina.
As military students, they underwent many physical exercises besides practical combat classes, and these exercises weren’t things other students could help Yun Yingzhi complete.
When the battle between the two teams had lasted about five minutes, Yun Yingzhi made another nimble jump, landing precisely on a male lion.
Then, Yun Yingzhi heard a student exclaim in wonder from the crowd, “I’ve always felt that Yingzhi’s second form is so similar to the rogue rabbit that hugged His Highness Elvis yesterday. Looking at it today, it’s even more similar!”
Yun Yingzhi’s ears twitched. He felt like he was a burning little white rabbit right now, hot all over. Because of the excessive humiliation, his tiny body slipped right off the lion’s brown mane, looking like he was about to “crash.”
An eagle immediately reached out with its talons and caught the little rabbit.
Yun Yingzhi was in a daze, his mind in a blur.
He could still hear the whispered discussions of some students.
Yun Yingzhi was so humiliated he felt like his entire “rabbit self” was about to fall apart.
Some students even noticed that he was out of it and asked in confusion, “Yingzhi’s state seems a bit off today?”
“Of course it’s off. You guys stop talking about that little ‘pervert’ rabbit from yesterday. Otherwise, Yingzhi’s reputation will be damaged; that’s all the fault of that little pervert rabbit.”
Yun Yingzhi: “…”
No matter what, he couldn’t let anyone know that the little pervert rabbit from yesterday was actually him.
The group battle lasted for about five more minutes before ending, and students from other teams continued their battles.
To the disappointment of the crowd, Yun Yingzhi transformed from his second form back into his human form.
Clearly, many students looked at him with disappointment; they obviously wanted to see more of his second form.
A student in the crowd said again, “Is Yingzhi unwell? His face is so red.”
Yun Yingzhi thought: Not just red, but my face is also very hot, the kind that could steam an egg.
His roommate, Jing Haomiao, stepped forward and touched Yun Yingzhi’s forehead, asking with concern, “Are you okay? Do you need to go to the infirmary?”
Military students often fought without restraint, so the academy was equipped with a fully functional infirmary.
Another student in the crowd said, “Our Yingzhi is really having a hard time.”
“Sigh, he has no choice. If he could choose, he wouldn’t want to come to the military academy to suffer and be tired.”
“True. He’s clearly so fragile, sigh!”
“…” Yun Yingzhi paused and shook his head at Jing Haomiao. “I’m fine.” His face was still very red.
A student immediately whispered, “Our Yingzhi is clearly so fragile, but he’s really strong-willed. Unless his body really can’t take it, no matter how tired or hard it is, he won’t easily cry out. He’s really well-behaved.”
Yun Yingzhi: “…”
Fragile, weak. These were the labels that had been stuck on him since he was small. He was used to it, and under the influence of his many classmates, he also felt that he was very fragile.
However, from past to present, there was one thing Yun Yingzhi found very confusing.
He had always heard people say that being a military student was very hard, with morning training every day, as well as various training in strength, agility, and so on—things that ordinary people couldn’t endure.
Students always thought Yun Yingzhi was holding on through sheer willpower, but he actually wasn’t.
Yun Yingzhi felt that all the training was incredibly easy; he wouldn’t feel tired even if it lasted all day.
Thinking about it, it seemed quite normal—he was a Source Weapon manufacturer.
Some complex Source Weapon manufacturing processes couldn’t be interrupted and sometimes required three or four days, or even longer. Without good physical stamina, one couldn’t handle the job.
As a Source Weapon manufacturer, Yun Yingzhi also placed great importance on his physical stamina. Because of this, no matter how hard it was, he would perform physical training on time.
However, there was one very subtle point…
From the past until now, he didn’t feel that Fense Academy’s training difficulty was high at all.
Easy! Simple!
As long as he wasn’t forced to transform into his second form to fight a bunch of tigers, leopards, bears, and lions, he felt that military student training was just “so-so.”
It wasn’t that he was afraid of his classmates’ second forms, but simply…
Looking at his own second form, and then looking at his classmates’ second forms, that comparison…
The damage wasn’t high, but the sense of collapse was immense.
After morning training ended, Yun Yingzhi and his three roommates went back to the dorm to wash off the sweat, then went to the cafeteria to eat.
A day of classes was about to begin.
More and more students entered the classroom, and the whole room was noisy. Yun Yingzhi, who hadn’t slept enough last night, was drowsy.
Suddenly, a student called out Yun Yingzhi’s name.
Yun Yingzhi opened his eyes and looked at the student.
The student said, “Yingzhi, His Highness Elvis has come to find you.”
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