Chapter 4: The Strong

1.

"The martial arts placement test is about to begin, please get ready," shouted the host, Tong Guò Amplified Magic.

"The test is divided into 4 groups, and all the new students of the warrior department have already obtained their own test serial numbers in the theoretical foundation class, please line up at the designated venue in order. The rules are simple, each of the 4 arenas has a teacher of at least level 6, and everyone will attack them with all their strength when they enter the arena, during which they will only defend and will not actively fight back. New students can use the weapons provided on the field before they play. The examiner will systematically rate you according to the strength of your attack, your shooting speed, skill and physical stability, and decide which class you enter according to the level of the score. It should be added that students who are strong enough can choose to enter the second grade directly without wasting a year of precious youth after being approved by the test teacher! ”

"Alright, let's get started. Without the help of any external force, Hasin only relied on his own confidence to spread his voice throughout the audience.

After being called by name and serial number, the students walked to the arena one after another, but most of them chose sword weapons and their moves were similar. Due to the huge difference in the level of the two sides, the teachers are always able to block all the attacks lightly.

"Level 1 swordsman, over there, swordsmanship class C!"

"That's good, at such a young age, there is a level 3 level, swordsmanship class A. ”

"Level 2, Combat Skills Class B!"

"Level 2 assassin, go over there and find Teacher Eve. ”

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The term Warrior is an umbrella term, and almost all melee classes can be classified as Warriors. But there are many differences, such as the largest number of swordsmen, some of whom use huge two-handed swords, others one-handed long swords, or one sword and one shield. Among the many warrior classes, swordsmen pay more attention to the balance between attack, speed, and defense, and the characteristics of their weapons and classes make them capable of dealing with any opponent on their own. As for those who are extremely focused on attack or defense, and strengthen either aspect to the extreme, they can be considered warriors in the traditional sense. Either pursuing a fatal blow to the limit, or pursuing an impregnable defense, they tend to rush to the front of the team, trying to maximize the protection of the entire squad. They may not be suitable for fighting alone, but they are undoubtedly the best partners for the mages in the back row. The Assassin is also known as the Assassin, and although the name may not look glamorous, it is actually a legacy of a long time ago, and the name refers to the agile warrior who is known for his speed. They may not have super high attack power, and they don't have the defense to resist enemy frontal attacks, but they have the highest movement and strike speed of any fighter in their class, and their sharp reflexes allow them to target their opponents with each attack, making them the quintessential mage killers. There are also some less common warrior professions, such as fighters, who believe in the dogma that "the sword is made of iron, and the spirit is channeled because of attachment, and death is due to non-thought". For them, a qiē weapon is a foreign object, and only the body is their own. Therefore, constantly tempering their bodies, every part of their body can launch a deadly attack on their enemies. It's just that the way of cultivation is too hard, and compared with other professions, there is less way to upgrade weapons and improve combat effectiveness, and the number of people in this branch is relatively small.

In terms of numbers alone, it is still swordsmen and traditional warriors who account for the majority of the proportion. The academy's divisions take this into account, with a total of 3 swordsmanship classes, 2 combat skills classes, 1 assassin class, and 1 fighting class. As for classes like the Archer and Musketeer, they are slightly rarer due to their reliance on the performance of their weapons. Although there will always be teachers who are proficient in this, the college does not have a separate curriculum.

The test was in full swing, although at first it seemed to be full of excitement, and the ping-pong was loud on the field. But after a long time, Zero has begun to doze off.

"Brother is on the field!" Zero shuddered at his own voice and almost jumped out of his seat.

[I'm sorry. Ai Xue didn't expect Zero's reaction to be so big, and hurriedly apologized for it.

"You're Ike's sister?" said Marikornu in surprise.

"I'm not, she is. Zero pointed to Ai Xue, who was sitting next to him, "Anyway, it's a long story, so you can treat me as Ai Xue's messenger." ”

Zero felt that there was no need to explain the relationship between himself and Ai Xue to outsiders for the time being.

"Oh. In the past few days, Ike has been training hard for a long time to be able to get into a better class. So it must be fine. "The little fat man Marikornu sits next to Zero, trying to maintain his sense of existence by speaking guò.

Kaos didn't care about the situation on the field at all, anyway, he wasn't a warrior, and it didn't matter to him which class they were assigned to, and all he was thinking about was Icarus now. Kishu glanced at the venue from time to time, always maintaining an elegant posture.

"Ike, a level 3 swordsman, although he is not proficient in mastering strength, but this age is already very good, swordsmanship class A!"

How long has it been since Ike made the cut? Zero expressed surprise, perhaps it was the theory of the past two days that gave him some kind of epiphany.

"It's amazing, I'll reach level 3 at the age of 15, and both brother and sister are geniuses. Lena said loudly as she spoke, but then she realized that she seemed to have said something she shouldn't have said

"You're the only one here. Miss 'Four Departments Master'. Zero complained.

"He's just trying. Ai Xue smiled.

"You can't deny your talent, wasn't it still level 2 when you were attacked before? It broke through level 3 in less than 1 month, and it's hard for ordinary people to do it, isn't it?" Zero reminded Ai Xue.

"Didn't you just summon Zero before the attack?" said Lena, skeptical.

[It's bad, I leaked my mouth, I still had a pocket watch before.] However, I don't know what kind of expression Ike will have when he sees this now. 】

[I've been keeping your affairs a secret, and even my brother doesn't know about it. 】

[Then I'll be playing stupid.] 】

"Hah...... Ha, Ike's affair was something that Ai Xue only told me recently. Zero grinned as he touched the back of his head.

"Forget it, Karen is about to play, let's look forward to her appearance. ”

"Hmm. ”

"Ka Lian, level 2 swordsman, sword class B!" came from the No. 2 field in the distance, and Ka Lian's test results came.

"It seems like it's good, but it's still worse than Ike. ”

Just as the big guys were talking about Ike and Kalian's cousin, there was a commotion in the audience.

"Oh my God, it's vindictive!"

"He's just a freshman, how did he do it!"

There was a sudden uproar on and off the stage, and everyone's eyes were all focused on the No. 1 venue, and even the people on the other three venues stopped.

I saw that the teacher on the stage was shining with golden light, and the sturdy fighting aura gave people a sense of indestructibility, but his expression destroyed the majesty of this, and the young man in front of him made him speechless in shock. Although the freshman's strength was not enough to break through the defenses of a level 6 warrior, after eating that powerful punch, the teacher's body actually flew backwards, and it took five or six meters before stopping.

With long black hair and a muscular figure of about 1.8 meters, there is no sense of disobedience, but it shows his masculinity even more. The pale yellow fighting aura wrapped around his arm, still not dissipating, and it was also a proof of his identity as a mid-level warrior. The long-haired black warrior, who does not use any weapons, looks like a boxer.

When Hasin saw this, he was equally interested.

"Intermediate Sword Class! This year, there are also new students in the warrior department who have skipped grades!" the host announced the results after asking the vice principal's opinion.

"How can it be a swordsmanship class? Isn't he using a sword?" a similar voice rang out from the audience.

Although Carl did not use a weapon, judging from his movements, he only paid attention to fastness, accuracy and ruthlessness, and his fighting spirit was completely concentrated on his arms, which only those who were accustomed to weapons would use such force. Fighters are different, if they are a martial arts practitioner who blindly tempers their bodies, they pay attention to the neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, waist, double strands, knees, and ankles, a total of 14 joints rotate at the same time, so as to burst the strength of the whole body and concentrate on one point. When Carl hit his opponent, the action of turning around and the way he unloaded his force all showed the level that a level 6 swordsman should have. I don't know if I'm right?"

Vice Principal Hasin's speech resounded for miles in a radius.

"I'm okay with that. Karl replied loudly, casting a respectful glance at Vice Chancellor Hasin.

Another dark-haired teenager in the audience said calmly to Carl.

"You're going a little too far. ”

"How?" Karl wondered, "I didn't use a sword but I didn't think it was necessary, and anyway, this kind of score would be enough to advance to the second year." ”

Ares shook his head and didn't say anything more. But Carl knew that he was probably trying to set an example for himself.

After Karl stepped down, Ahlers was ready, and their numbers were next to each other.

"Ahler!"

"In. The black-haired boy slowly walked up to the No. 1 venue, saluted the teacher in charge of the assessment, and picked up a short sword next to him. Ahlers waved a few times, signaling that he was ready.

The assessment teacher found that with just a few simple movements, Alys had already mastered the characteristics of this sword and used it well. Although Ahler's momentum was not as exaggerated as Carl's, the teacher in charge of the test also sweated in his palms. Just now, he clearly saw the way Alas taught Carl, and I am afraid that Alares's true strength is even stronger than Carl.

However, his guess proved to be correct

Ahlers pressed the tip of his sword against the ground, dragging it for some distance, and then arced from the bottom up. This is an ordinary upward move, and I saw that Alais maintained the posture of raising his sword, and time seemed to freeze here.

Nothing happened, only a small group of attentive people noticed that the teacher, who had protected his body with his whole body, had taken a small step back before that.

Anyone who has studied beginner swordsmanship knows that the basic move of picking up is not commonly used. Because of the thankless effort, the gravitational force on the blade of the sword when it is lifted is opposite to the force exerted by the swordsman when swinging the weapon, so the damage is often weakened. The lower split is the opposite, when a swordsman of the same level has a duel, few people will take the initiative to use the upper pick to fight hard with the opponent's lower split.

However, quantitative changes often cause qualitative changes, when the strength of the sword is large enough, the downward chopping action will make the center of gravity unstable, and the foot will lose the focus point and the guide will not be enough. There is no such thing as zài, the more powerful the output, the more stable the soles of the feet. Ahler's move seems simple, but it contains huge destructive power. Even as a level 6 warrior, the assessment teacher did not have the grasp of this trick, and under the domination of his subconscious, he took a step back. Therefore, the results of the test are already obvious, and naturally they will be directly promoted to the second-year intermediate swordsmanship class.

"Haha, this year's freshmen are really talented. Originally, I thought that the magic department had received 2 good billets, and it was already a big luck. I didn't expect me to gain a lot here. Hasin laughed and stood up.

2.

"That's good, Class A. Kishu high-fives Ike as he returns.

"It's fine. Why are you here?" said Ike as he found his roommate and saw his sister.

Come-look-lively.

Ai Xue replied reflexively in sign language.

It didn't take long for Kalian to find Ai Xue and the others, and everyone introduced each other and got to know each other.

"I didn't expect to be in the same dormitory with two guys who are so powerful. Recalling the two who had caused a huge stir just now, Marikornu sighed.

"Hey, how many people are in the room over there?" Zero originally thought that the three people here were all here to watch Ike.

"Four people, that's right, I don't live with Jixiu and them. We were next door, and the two guys, Carl and Ahler, had never been in the dorm since the start of the school year. It turned out to be just me and another strange guy in my room. ”

"Strange?"

It was as if he was called Sylva, and he felt that he was hostile to everyone around him, and he was very disgusted by people approaching him. The little fat man explained. "Ahh Thank God for your guidance!"

"Do you want to die again?" Zero turned his head to look at the little fat man, his legs limp. Although he used to be a member of the Lolicon Legion, but now the role he plays is reversed, and of course Zero can't let himself be left to others.

Seeing the stupidity of the little fat man Mari Kornu, Zero finally didn't hold back the impulse in his heart.

A 540-degree Armstrong acceleration spin kick hit the center of the eyebrows, and the little fat man fell to the ground in response, leaving his last words.

"White ...... "As a gentleman, Jishu inadvertently seemed to say something terrible.

"Bang!" "Okay, now the little fat man has a companion under Jiuquan."

"I'm sorry, let's go back first. Kaos, come and do me a favor. ”

"Hey, that's troublesome!"

After saying goodbye to the women, Ike and Kaos dragged the two guys on the ground back. Kaos also looked back at Icarus from time to time.

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"Leonard!" Icarus closed his book and looked up into the distance.

"It's really rare, you don't usually want to put down the book no matter how much trouble we make. Do you know him?" Karen, who first noticed the anomaly, wondered.

"Hmm. Icarus gave a short and affirmative answer.

Ignoring the two guys lying on the ground, everyone looked at the swordsman who looked inconspicuous at first glance.

Leonard casually picked up a standard long sword, weighed it in his hand, and walked towards the examiner. The examiner picked up his fighting spirit and began to wait for the full force of the person in front of him.

Leonard paced unhurriedly to a position away from the examiner, and then raised his long sword in both hands, as if to slash with all his might!

The long sword struck on the pale yellow douqi shield without causing a ripple, which was enough to see that this blow was not even as powerful as an ordinary adult man, let alone other freshman fighters who could pass the guò entrance exam.

At least in the eyes of the freshmen waiting for the test.

"How did such a weak guy get in? Teacher, hurry up and give him a grade, we are still waiting for the test to finish and hurry to dinner." ”

"Do you need to hesitate about this? It must be Class C. ”

......

Unlike usual, Sinapus did not immediately announce the results of Leonard's test, because he clearly felt a sense of oppression on the verge of death.

What ordinary students didn't see, they were clearly seen by Sinapus, who had level 6 strength. The inconspicuous swordsman boy in front of him, the moment he swung his sword, condensed the fighting energy of his whole body on his arms and long sword. The dense and sharp fighting spirit represents that the strength of its master is far above itself. If that sword is really cut down, I am afraid that I will never see the sun tomorrow again. It's just that the sword stopped on its own fighting energy cover, or rather, at the moment when it was about to touch itself, it stopped.

Sinapus, who had palpitations, could still take care of arranging a class for Leonard, and he had already exhausted all his strength to keep his standing position and not fall. Are young people all monsters nowadays?

"It's an inch!" After all, Ha Xin was the top level 9 powerhouse on the road, and others couldn't see it, but the trace of battle intent emitted by Leonard when he attacked was easily captured by him.

"For the truly strong, violence is just something to be seen by others. Victory without destruction, hegemony without humiliation, can be called conquest. Your sword has won the way of a king!" Just as the audience was talking, Hasin appeared in front of Leonard.

"It's the Vice Principal! How did he get here?"

"It's more than 100 meters away from the rostrum! I came here in an instant, and I deserve to be a level 9 powerhouse. ”

"The vice principal seems to have said something just now, which sounds very mysterious. ”

"Didn't that guy do nothing just now?"

Ha Xin didn't care about the words in the audience, "At the age of less than 20 years old, I stepped into the realm of level 7 with one foot, such a talent, plus such a deep understanding of the way of the strong, I am afraid that there will be no more than 20 times in the history of the mainland." What are you here for? You don't really want to learn martial arts, do you?"

"For a promise. Leonard was unabashed, and his unwavering gaze made Hasin have to believe it.

"What promise?"

"I beg my pardon for having no comment. Leonard, who was still neither humble nor arrogant in the face of a level 9 powerhouse, subconsciously glanced at Icarus in the stands.

"Well, the academy won't delve into your personal **. Now that you've chosen Colleurs Academy, you're a Colleur person anyway. You're now far ahead of most graduates, but I'm sure this isn't the end of your quest. I'm not a swordsman, but there are a lot of strong swordsmen in this academy, so you can ask for their advice, and don't go to the general classes. I'll give you higher access to the library, you can use the resources of the academy as you like, and if you have any questions, feel free to come to me in the office. ”

At this time, even a pig knew that the vice principal's words must have affirmed the strength of the swordsman on the stage, and it also showed his swordsmanship level, the peak of level 6!

"No, it's so strong, I don't think he did anything just now. Lena asked.

Inch...... Are you the right Dainomiya Rangji......

But although Zero thought so in his heart, he said something else.

"The headmaster seems to have said 'inch stop' just now, I think it's probably to use all your strength when you make a move, and unload all your strength when you're about to hit the enemy, which should require a high level of control and state of mind, and without causing damage, deterring the opponent, it's probably the feeling of 'surrendering without a fight'. ”

"Is this the real powerhouse? It looks like I'm going to work hard. Karen secretly made up her mind.

"But how do you know these things that we don't even know. Isn't Ai Xue a magician, she won't tell you this, will she?" asked Kalian.

"Ah, that's it, just a guess. By the way, doesn't Icarus know that person named Ray or something, you just ask her, maybe there is a ...... between the two of them."

I can't say that I know so much because I have traveled from another world. Zero quickly threw the topic to Icarus, who had been silent for a long time.

"Yes, how did you meet?" is a topic between men and women that always arouses curiosity......

But Icarus didn't answer right away.

"Don't say nothing!" asked Kalian.

Icarus just silently put away his book and walked away.

Ai Xue and the others naturally chased after them. Back in the dormitory, Icarus remained silent. He just sat on the edge of the bed with his head down, and didn't pick up the book again.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have started this. "Realizing that he had made a mistake Zero, he began to apologize to Icarus.

Probably there is something hidden, such as a noble girl being forced to marry, and then secretly fleeing or something...... Hehe, how can it be such a third-rate plot.

"It's not all your fault, Zero. After all, I'm chasing after this question. Karene bowed her head as well.

"Okay, don't force it. Lena leaned down to face Icarus, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, "Actually, everyone didn't mean to, they just cared." Everyone has their own secrets, and everyone understands them. So if there's anything you can't figure out, be sure to let us know, and I think everyone will be willing to listen. Aren't we friends?"

"Thank you. Icarus didn't say anything and went to bed early, and the others were too embarrassed to bother......