Part 4
Him looking particularly “pitiable and lovely” in this moment.
Thinking of how Yun Yingzhi had been bedridden lately but had still rushed to the academy for exams, the students already felt bad for him. Now, seeing his expression, they felt their hearts breaking piece by piece.
The third day’s exam was 1v1 combat.
Each student would fight seven matches, with ten groups of matches taking place simultaneously.
Three combat department teachers proctored the exam. Based on the students’ wins and losses, as well as the speed, agility, and reaction time they displayed during the battle, they would be given an initial grade. Afterward, all teachers from the grade would collectively determine the final score.
In this determination, the win-loss record of each match held the most weight.
Soon, Yun Yingzhi’s match schedule came out. He was in the first batch of examinees.
Under everyone’s gaze, Yun Yingzhi and a student from the same class walked together to the partitioned arena.
With the comparison, the contrast was particularly stark. Yun Yingzhi’s skin was white to the point of being nearly transparent, while the other student was naturally dark-skinned. As the two stood face-to-face…
It was an absolute contrast between the strong and the weak.
According to the rules, the two first shook hands and then stepped back toward the edges of the arena.
Yun Yingzhi, standing on the stage, didn’t feel much. However, the three proctoring teachers and Emperor Arlyn’s group watching via livestream felt it very vividly.
In this moment, they felt that they…
Probably knew one of the main reasons why Yun Yingzhi could maintain his “soft and weak” persona without it collapsing.
Look at those students who had been looking at Yun Yingzhi with heartache—at this moment, they were glaring at Yun Yingzhi’s opponent with “death stares” full of warning.
Then look at the three proctoring teachers.
They weren’t glaring at the dark-skinned student, but the gazes they directed at Yun Yingzhi were full of worry.
After the teacher acting as the referee shouted “Battle start,” the two on the stage moved instantly.
The student fighting Yun Yingzhi immediately transformed into his second form—a massive brown bear that let out an ear-splitting roar.
Seeing this, Yun Yingzhi, also on the arena, stepped back, his body trembling with a nearly imperceptible tremor.
Although the tremor was small, Combat Department students possessed excellent dynamic vision. They already felt bad for Yun Yingzhi, and in this moment, they felt even worse.
Forget about them—even Emperor Arlyn and the others watching via livestream subconsciously grew full of worry.
Through the video projection, they saw Yun Yingzhi transform into his second form—a little white rabbit about 30cm long.
Once again, everyone felt the massive contrast between the giant brown bear and the little white rabbit.
Almost instinctively, everyone’s hearts leapt into their throats, full of worry for the little rabbit.
The Empress said, “Zhizhi is so small!” So cute!
Everyone felt the same. He was a tiny little ball; without exception, he was the smallest second form in the entire military academy.
And then, the battle between the giant brown bear and the little white rabbit began.
The bear charged toward the rabbit.
The rabbit’s tiny body nimbly hopped backward, avoiding the bear.
Despite its size, the bear’s movements were very fast, and it reached the rabbit almost instantly.
The little rabbit utilized a source weapon, and circles of flames surrounded the entire arena.
Immediately afterward, everyone heard the brown bear’s unconvincing groan. His massive body looked as if it had been struck by a heavy blow as he staggered backward and fell over.
Emperor Arlyn and the others watching the livestream in the VIP room: “…”
Jia Qingwan stared fixedly at the video projection and nudged Yun Yinghui.
Yun Yinghui, his gaze still on the projection screen, asked, “Hmm?”
Jia Qingwan said, “…Even though I say that, it’s a bit hard to express my feelings right now, but that doesn’t stop me from being greatly shocked…”
After a pause, she added: “I truly am seeing this kind of battle in a military academy for the first time in my life.”
Yun Yinghui and everyone present thought: Now we are also greatly shocked.
Forget about Jia Qingwan; to be honest, they were the same—seeing this kind of battle for the first time in their lives.
What made them even more speechless was that when the student whose second form was a giant brown bear “yielded” so sensibly by falling over, the students who had been glaring at him with death stares suddenly looked much gentler.
In the projection, the student as a bear lagged for a few beats before shouting: “Yun Yingzhi! You’re so powerful!”
The little rabbit Yun Yingzhi, who had only made a ring of fire and done nothing else: “…”
Clearly, the little rabbit was very familiar with this, so he remained very calm.
The rabbit’s dark pupils looked at the bear. His tiny body hopped inside the ring of fire as he said to the fallen bear: “Da!”
When Yun Yingzhi first awakened his second form, he couldn’t speak human words and could only communicate with Yun Yinghui using simple single-character sounds like “da.”
Later, he could speak in his second form, but his voice was too soft and delicate, which made him dislike speaking human words. However, many times he couldn’t help but express his thoughts, and by the time he reacted, he would be “da-da-ing” here and there. By now, it had become a habit.
The Empress, watching the livestream, slowly snapped out of her shock, looked at Yun Yinghui, and asked, “Lord Yinghui, what is Zhizhi saying?”
“…” After a silence, Yun Yinghui said, “He’s saying: ‘Do you want to surrender?'”
Everyone present thought: Why can you even understand that?
The rabbit cub in the Empress’s hand was exceptionally happy, crying out joyfully: “Da da da da da da!”
The Empress couldn’t help but ask again, “Lord Yinghui, what is Jiaojiao saying?”
“…He’s saying: ‘Papa is amazing! Papa, go for it!'” Yun Yinghui said.
Everyone present was once again greatly shocked. Why can Yun Yinghui understand everything?
In the projection.
The bear student surrendered, and Yun Yingzhi perfectly secured the victory of his first battle.
Among the three proctors, one of the teachers said solemnly, “Very good. Yingzhi performed very well today. His speed, agility, and the speed at which he released his ability were all very fast. There is a huge improvement compared to the past!”
The other two teachers gave similar evaluations.
Those watching the livestream: “…”
Everyone’s pupils shook once again.
If they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes, they absolutely wouldn’t have believed what they were seeing.
In the livestream, after the battle ended, Yun Yingzhi returned to the student group.
Immediately, a crowd of students surrounded him, asking about his well-being.
“Yingzhi, are you okay?”
“Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?”
“Having just finished a battle, you must be very tired, right?”
Yun Yingzhi smiled and said, “I’m okay, don’t worry about me.”
“You mustn’t force yourself to hold on!”
Those watching through the monitors: “…”
They seemed to, perhaps, understand why Yun Yingzhi’s persona had been able to stand unyieldingly for all these years.
From students to teachers, including Yun Yinghui, every single one of them was a culprit.
Inside the VIP room, everyone, including Emperor Arlyn, suddenly had very subtle expressions.
In this moment, they sincerely felt that Yun Yingzhi’s “badassery” was truly badass.
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