39: I want to be a salted fish

Song Yu couldn't believe that Zhou Ting, who always talked about wanting to get into Beast Tamer University, would pull such a stunt on her!

"This person is even more shameless than me!"

Song Yu lamented, "At the very least, Zhou Ting should have waited for me to clench my fists before falling down, right?"

"I haven't even stabilized myself, let alone struck a pose. Is it fair for her to fake an injury like this?"

Most importantly, how could the other person fake it faster than her?

This was an insult to her, a professionally trained actress!

With tears in her cat-shaped head, Song Yu looked at the teacher beside her who was scoring, feeling that she could still salvage the situation.

"Teacher... I haven't even started the battle yet. Do we need to compare again?" Song Yu looked hopefully at the teacher, raising her hand to indicate that she hadn't done anything, and the person lying on the ground in pain wasn't someone she had beaten up.

However...

The athletic teacher with a buzz cut on the opposite side, a tall and robust figure, just glanced at the fallen Zhou Ting and immediately coldly refused, "Didn't she admit defeat? What's there to compare? When the opponent admits defeat, do we still need to compare? Isn't this a waste of everyone's time?"

"There are many students who still need to take the exam next... Both of you should hurry down from the platform."

The buzz-cut teacher impatiently waved his hand, driving Song Yu and Zhou Ting off the stage. At the same time, he muttered a few words under his breath, "What's wrong with students these days? They actually like to show off so much? The opponent admitted defeat, and they still want to deliberately show off?..."

"Tsk, back in my high school days, I never did such things as hitting people or showing off." The buzz-cut teacher sighed for a moment, wearing an expression that the current generation of students was just not good enough.

Overhearing this, Song Yu thought, "..."

As the buzz-cut teacher announced the next set of match-ups, Zhou Ting quickly climbed up from the ground. Her waist didn't hurt anymore, and her legs weren't sore. She grabbed Song Yu's arm and trotted down the platform.

After the two came down from the platform...

Zhou Ting carefully observed Song Yu's expression. With a puzzled face, she said, "Didn't I admit defeat just now? Why are you still thinking about competing with me?"

Just now, on the platform, Zhou Ting also heard what Song Yu said.

Because of this, Zhou Ting couldn't figure it out.

Could it be that her desk mate, Song Yu, felt it was unfair since they didn't start a fight, and there was a bit of unsportsmanlike conduct?

Scratching her head in confusion, Zhou Ting, with her current physical condition—having just experienced an intense battle in the previous round, and her physical fitness ranking in the class lower than Song Yu's—didn't see a positive outcome in battling Song Yu at this moment. Why waste energy on the second round of the platform when she was clearly initiating a fight?

"Hey, you don't understand..."

Song Yu sighed, her tone melancholic. "I just wanted to try... the feeling of lying on the ground and actively admitting defeat."

Admitting defeat voluntarily, and seeing Zhou Ting lying on the ground in pain, Song Yu was completely dumbfounded!

Song Yu: ????!

Is this guy mocking me?!

In her heart, Zhou Ting cursed and decided to shut down the friendship bridge with Song Yu for 5 minutes and blacklist her for 10 minutes.

"Ah..."

Failing to fake it twice in a row, Song Yu sighed deeply. Why was it so difficult to get a score of zero in a competition these days?

Looking at the students on the platform, whose speed was like cheetahs, engaging in rapid and fierce battles, with students exchanging blows in a 'bang, bang, bang' manner.

Song Yu took a deep breath, trying to lift her spirits...

Forget it, forget it.

No matter what, it's the last round. She couldn't just give up here, right?

Song Yu frowned and thought, "Why don't I follow Zhou Ting's routine in the next round? As soon as the teacher says start, I'll immediately lie down on the ground."

In this situation, there shouldn't be any unexpected events, right?

Song Yu's gaze was locked onto the platform.

The second round.

Many students on the platforms, especially those who were exhausted from the previous round, had used a lot of strength to win against their opponents. When encountering formidable opponents, many people, just like Zhou Ting, had the same idea and admitted defeat on the spot.

But those students who lost in the first round and weren't seriously injured often fought even harder in the second round!

However, standing under the platforms.

Song Yu could clearly see that among the crowd of competitors, there were always about a dozen particularly eye-catching individuals.

Often, within less than 10 moves, opponents can be dealt with, and some can even send their opponents flying with just one punch! Directly smashing them out of the arena! This caused many people around to exclaim in amazement!

Facing such strong students, even the invigilating teachers would give them a few more glances, nodding in satisfaction.

"Ah, I hope I can be assigned such an opponent in the next round..."

Song Yu licked the corner of her mouth, popped a preserved plum candy into her mouth, and the sour and sweet taste spread in her mouth. Song Yu licked it a few times, full of anticipation.

After all, a master of physical abilities like her definitely couldn't directly admit defeat like Zhou Ting.

As an ordinary student with average physical combat skills, wouldn't it be excessive to start by directly lying down on the ground against such experts?

Although she wanted to be a slacker, even slackers have their pride.

Absolutely no relation to Song Father and Song Mother!

"Class 3, Bai Yuhan, Class 7, Wang Wu, on platform 11!"

As the teachers on the platform, acting as both referees and invigilators, shouted simultaneously, Song Yu's sharp ears heard a familiar name.

Song Yu blinked, subconsciously turned her head, and looked towards platform 11.

There, a handsome boy in school uniform with a slender figure, black hair, and black eyes calmly walked up to platform 11, pushing aside the crowd on the left.

On the other side, a robust boy with a muscular physique, resembling a rock, and a crew-cut face pushed through the crowd on the right. He took three steps and leaped forward, landing swiftly on platform 11.

The moment they stepped onto the stage, the two immediately captured the attention of many students present.

Many people widened their eyes and began discussing.

"Damn! King against King?!"

"What kind of devilish combination is this? Rank 6 of the grade against rank 8?!"

"I always felt that the school's talk about random matches had some internal information, but now I truly believe that the school's claim of random matches is true. Otherwise, how could such an absurd match combination happen? With over 5,000 students in the senior year, they can actually pair up students in the top 10 against each other?"

"Tsk! I wonder who's better between Bai Yuhan and Wang Wu? Our school usually calculates the overall ranking based on both academic performance and physical fitness tests. Even those in the top 10 have their own strengths in different subjects..."

"Cut it out! Why bother thinking so much, kid? Who cares which one of them is better in academics or physical combat? Anyone who can rank in the top 10 in the entire grade is not weak in physical combat! You should know that our school's grading is strict, having excellent results in a single subject won't help!"

People around expressed their opinions one after another upon seeing Bai Yuhan and Wang Wu. Excitement and glowing eyes filled the air.

Stable top 10 performers in every mid-term and final exam were almost legendary figures in the entire school.

Bai Yuhan and Wang Wu happened to be these kinds of students who consistently ranked in the top 10!

Song Yu blinked, ate a preserved plum candy, and observed the excited and eager crowd around her.

They all stared intently at Bai Yuhan and Wang Wu, almost like fans cheering for their respective teams on the field.

"The match begins!"

As the teacher on the stage gave the command, both sides immediately rushed towards each other like cheetahs!

Wang Wu stomped fiercely, a low roar emanating from his throat. The powerful muscles instantly exploded with tremendous impact as he swung his leg fiercely towards Bai Yuhan.

Bai Yuhan, with a cold and clear expression, agile as a strong white crane, immediately dodged Wang Wu's rapid charge and leg sweep!

"Bang! —"

Wang Wu's raised leg missed, and his right foot slammed forcefully into the ground, making a huge sound!

Song Yu covered her sour cheeks, looking at the classmates around her who were also silently swallowing their saliva. Finally, she found a bit of courage as a human being. Well, it's really not easy to become a professional Beast Tamer without good physical fitness these days...

In case she went to the Wilderness Zone later, encountered bad people, and her contracted beast was hindered by the opponent's contracted beast, a Beast Tamer without combat power might be beaten to death on the spot by the opponent.

Song Yu sighed, feeling that being a slacker was still the most suitable for her...

As for the mysterious treasures in the Wilderness Zone, and the powerful exotic beasts in the secret realm, she really wasn't interested at all.

"Bang! Bang! —"

The strength of the legs is far greater than that of the arms, and the legs are even longer than the arms. In the same distance, sometimes the legs can attack the opponent, but the hands cannot. Wang Wu seemed to be an expert who liked to use his legs to attack.

With the muscles in his legs exerting force, he unreservedly kicked Bai Yuhan!

Upward kicks, downward sweeps, leveraging force for flying kicks—every burst of strength brought a different kind of impact to the onlookers!

The trembling ground surprised everyone, and Bai Yuhan's slightly serious expression revealed itself.

However, seemingly hindered by Wang Wu's powerful strength, Bai Yuhan didn't dare to directly confront him.

Like flying a kite, continuously consuming Wang Wu's stamina!

"Damn!"

Wang Wu also thought so. He spat fiercely and scolded, "Bai Yuhan, if you have the guts, fight me head-on! What's this dodging and evading here? What kind of man are you?"

The teacher acting as a referee frowned upon hearing this, giving Wang Wu a glance.

In physical combat, there are four aspects: strength, speed, evasion, and endurance.

At the moment, Bai Yuhan clearly excelled in speed and evasion.

Now, when Wang Wu fights, he becomes angry and curses at others in a fit of pique, which is clearly a very irrational thing to do.

But sometimes, it can be a provocation to the opponent, a tactical move to make the opponent angry.

...Just don't know which one Wang Wu belongs to.

However...

From Wang Wu's expression, the experienced referee teacher thought that the possibility of him becoming angry and cursing was greater.

"As long as Bai Yuhan doesn't fall for it, Wang Wu probably won't last ten minutes before losing."

Many students in the audience also had the same thought in their minds in an instant.

These people stared silently at Bai Yuhan and Wang Wu.

Only Song Yu, who was squatting in the corner and developing into an invisible person, was exceptionally calm.

She didn't think as much as the referee teacher did.

She just remembered the early stages of the male protagonist in the novel, who many readers initially called the 'King of Scroll'.

In the novel, the male protagonist Bai Yuhan, in order to seek revenge, usually concealed his identity and was very cautious.

This caution was not only reflected in his own identity as a member of the Qin family but also in every aspect of his daily life. He was careful in making friends, avoiding revealing his flaws, and cautious when fighting with people at school to avoid accidents...

Except for very few situations, whenever there were people in public places.

Bai Yuhan rarely used his full strength.

"This time, without thinking, I know. The outcome of this test will definitely be the male lead flying a kite until the end, and Wang Wu will lose due to exhaustion..." sighed Song Yu.

In fact, in the novel, whenever Bai Yuhan took the physical fitness test, he usually only used about 50% of his strength. He pretended to be someone with only good speed and dodging abilities, appearing average in other aspects of combat. In reality, Bai Yuhan's strength was already the highest in the senior year at Jianghuai City No. 1 High School.

However, what Song Yu never expected was...

"Bang! —"

As she thought about how the male lead would continue to be cautious this time...

Bai Yuhan took a step forward, his hands turning into fists, instantly clashing with the left leg that Wang Wu was swinging!

The young man's muscles bulged slightly, showing no concern for the powerful and heavy legs that Wang Wu was swinging down. Instead, he sneered and shouted, "Wang Wu, since you're not convinced and want to compare with me, let's see whose strength is greater!"

"Bring it on!" Wang Wu roared and charged forward.

In just a breath, the two sides engaged in seven or eight moves!

The people around were shocked for a moment.

Even Wang Wu didn't expect that just by roaring at him, Bai Yuhan would actually take the bait, abandoning his advantage in speed and evasion, choosing to directly clash with him!

It should be noted that, compared to speed and evasion, strength and endurance were Wang Wu's strengths.

Wang Wu's lips curled up, seizing the opportunity, and once again engaged Bai Yuhan in a series of clashes!

Soon...

The people in the audience watched as the situation on the platform, where Bai Yuhan had the advantage, turned into an advantage for Wang Wu.

The slightly wrinkled brows of the referee teacher slowly relaxed, then furrowed deeply again. He shook his head and sighed.

Unexpectedly, Wang Wu, who looks like a brute, could seize the opportunity and turn the tide.

On the contrary, looking calm and having just had the upper hand, Bai Yuhan now seemed to be at a disadvantage...

"Too bad, it seems that Bai Yuhan is too young, unable to withstand the insults and provocations from the opponent," sighed the referee teacher.

Since ancient times, calling out before battle is the favorite way to provoke defending military officers, arousing their anger.

Anger can make people lose their reason, and sometimes, anger can make people instinctively forget their strengths. It is the simplest psychological tactic in battle.

At this moment, Bai Yuhan seemed to be clouded by anger, using short-range attacks against Wang Wu's long-range strengths. Obviously, he fell for Wang Wu's provocation.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! —"

On the platform, the two almost hit each other with every punch, fighting fiercely. In the intense battle, they used their maximum strength every time!

Just three minutes!

The two had exchanged hundreds of moves!

The onlookers felt dazzled, and everyone exclaimed, "What the heck! So, this is the combat power of the top 10 in the grade? I've never seen them fight before, and I didn't know they were this powerful!"

"I thought Bai Yuhan's strength was inferior to Wang Wu's, and he would be at a disadvantage in brute force combat. Unexpectedly, Bai Yuhan's strength is not much weaker than Wang Wu's!"

"If we went up there, we'd probably be turned into sandbags in minutes!"

Song Yu squatted in the corner, her eyes blinking without blinking, as if she were watching a special effects blockbuster. She was almost holding melon seeds, cola, and spicy strips, ready to start eating.

Song Yu sighed, "No wonder most of the TV shows and movies I've watched recently choose live-action filming. With such speed and force in the fight, who needs special effects? Wouldn't that be overdoing it?"

"Hmm...?"

Song Yu suddenly felt that something was not right, as if there was something she hadn't noticed before.

She furrowed her brows, but for a moment, she couldn't figure out what exactly was wrong.

However, it was at this moment—

Bang! —

A violent collision erupted on platform 11. The tall and sturdy Wang Wu, in the final battle against Bai Yuhan, was hit hard and was thrown out of the platform's white line area by Bai Yuhan!

Wang Wu was directly knocked out of the platform!

"Huff, huff, huff..." The tall young man on the platform was sweating profusely, panting heavily, as if he had exhausted all his strength in this battle.

This scene was too fast and too shocking, causing Song Yu to retract her scattered thoughts on TV shows and movies, staring blankly at the platform.

"Platform 11, Class 3, Bai Yuhan wins!"

After a momentary daze, the referee teacher immediately announced the result of the match.

"Ah, I didn't expect Bai Yuhan to be the better one after all."

"No wonder Bai Yuhan's grade ranking is higher than Wang Wu's!"

"Sigh, did you guys see that punch Bai Yuhan just threw? It was really impressive!"

"But even though Bai Yuhan defeated Wang Wu, it seems like his physical strength has also been depleted."

The surrounding classmates, with flushed cheeks, were excitedly chattering.

"Hmm...?"

Only Song Yu looked around at her classmates, then glanced at the breathless Bai Yuhan on the platform. She felt a bit out of place with what she knew and the excitement of the others...

But facing the cheers and applause from many classmates, and after the referee teacher on the platform loudly announced the names of the students for the next round...

The slight feeling of being out of place that Song Yu had disappeared from her mind.

Forget it, it's not like these things have anything to do with her...

Isn't the male lead in the novel just a ‘retending to be a pig king'?

Isn't it normal for him to pretend to be exhausted after defeating his opponent?

Until...

Forty minutes later.

When the teacher on the platform again loudly announced the names for the third round of matches, Song Yu couldn't stay calm.

Just listen to the teacher on platform 3 loudly shouting, "Class 5, Song Yu, Class 3, Bai Yuhan! Come over to platform 3!"

Song Yu: "???"

Platform 3 teacher: "Class 5, Song Yu, Class 3, Bai Yuhan! Come over to platform 3 for the match!"

Huh?!

Two seconds after Song Yu was confused, she suddenly felt a surge of joy!

Heavens! Did God hear her prayers just now?!

A powerful and top-ten student in the whole grade!

This time, wouldn't it be fine if she just lay on the ground as soon as she got on the platform?

She could get zero points and come up with plenty of excuses to save face. She was truly happy!

Especially since the opponent is the male lead. As long as she pretends to be beaten down by him, lets him vent, her future would be even safer, right?

However...

Two minutes later.

Song Yu stood on the platform, shining eyes fixed on Bai Yuhan, waiting for his next move.

Seeing him raise his hand, raise his hand again...

Just when Song Yu thought he was going to transform his hand into a blade and attack her.

The young man on the opposite side, expressionless, raised his hand and said, "Teacher, the last battle was too intense. I concede this match."

Song Yu: "???"

Song Yu: !!!

Song Yu was stunned.

She began to suspect that something was wrong with Bai Yuhan on the opposite side.

As a supporting character who withdrew from an engagement, it would be fine if he spared her. But why did the male lead concede before the match even started?

Wait a minute, why did the male lead become even more 'guo' than the guy in the novel who pretended to be weak?

"Clearly, in the original novel, in this competition, although he would pretend to be exhausted, he would also start to shine and achieve first place in the whole grade, gaining part of the school's rewards for cultivation resources!"

"But if he loses a physical fight, how can he still take first place?"

In the novel, due to the death of both parents, Bai Yuhan had to earn his own resources for cultivation.

So, he often came into conflict with others over some cultivation resources, even twice in matches, where he pretended to be exhausted but had to win first place to get the reward, ultimately attracting enemies.

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