In this cyberpunk era, why are you still playing the traditional villain?

The results of the test were not good news for either of them. Xia Wuyou had already witnessed Shen Qin's cunning methods, and Shen Qin was well aware that Xia Wuyou had not yet used her full strength—she also carried a gun at her waist, but had not taken it out yet.

As expected, as Xia Wuyou attacked, he also drew his sidearm with his left hand and emptied the magazine in front of him in an instant.

This was an assessment, not actual combat. Her gun was only loaded with paralyzing bullets for training, but taking them all would still be extremely unpleasant.

Therefore, Shen Qin would not confront him head-on, and would try to dodge by turning to the side. However, Xia Wuyou had already changed direction and attacked from the flank, and eventually got close to her.

The long-range shooting exchange quickly turned into close-quarters combat, and the roles of offense and defense were reversed once again.

However, Xia Wuyou did not expect that even though she was resisting his gravity field, Shen Qin was still able to go back and forth with him, and the impact was not as bad as he had imagined.

Although this was partly due to her deliberately suppressing her abilities, compared to Tang Shuang, whom she had faced before, Shen Qin did not have a special combat suit for protection.

When they actually entered close combat, she could feel that her opponent was by no means inferior to her in terms of strength, speed, or defense.

Such fighting power is completely inconsistent with her seemingly frail appearance!

Xia Wuyou's sharp gaze fell upon Shen Qin, whose originally dark and deep eyes were now glowing with a blood-red light, and whose expression was no longer calm but rather somewhat manic.

"Tsk."

Their eyes met, and without saying much, they clicked their tongues in unison before continuing their fierce fight.

……

"Great, a combat-type is a combat-type."

The battle in the training ground was naturally observed by Xu Shi behind the glass.

The two girls were fighting so intensely, sometimes engaging in close-quarters combat, sometimes exchanging long-range shots, that he naturally found it very exciting to watch.

And he finally witnessed firsthand the extraordinary abilities of Shen He's sister.

"Blood Liberation"

Simply put, it means exchanging one's life force for an extremely high boost in combat power.

The reddening of the eyes was a signal, and once activated, it unleashed an extremely fierce and unparalleled aura, which he could vaguely sense even through the glass.

It sounds somewhat similar to Chen Fang's "Berserk" ability, both being explosive power-up abilities, but their actual effects are completely different.

He saw it clearly: after activating her ability, Shen Qin displayed an exaggerated level of strength, speed, and shooting accuracy. She could even fight against Xia Wuyou's domain, which also demonstrated her high defensive capabilities.

Of course, he probably knew a little about this so-called high defense. Besides becoming thicker and tougher, it was more about a reduction in pain perception. Not being able to feel pain naturally made him more focused. It wasn't really invulnerable.

But that's already pretty impressive. Compared to that, could that loser Chen Fang do it?

Obviously not, he couldn't even withstand a single move from Xia Wuyou.

The information he possessed did not include Shen Qin's ability rating, but he could tell from her that it was at least an A or even an A+, which was indeed comparable to Xia Wuyou's.

Thinking on a broader scale, there is another similar warrior-type "ascended person" named Tang Shuang. In a sense, all three of them are outstanding in both melee and ranged combat, simply because their abilities have different focuses.

Tang Shuang's main strength lies in ranged attacks, relying on bombs to blast people into a daze. While she is not weak in melee combat, it is only a secondary method. For example, during the previous press conference, she only engaged in melee combat when she couldn't effectively use bombs.

Xia Wuyou is the opposite; she needs to get relatively close to unleash her full power, while ranged attacks are always a means of restraint.

Shen Qin's strengths lie somewhere in between. She is not as good as Tang Shuang in ranged combat, and is slightly inferior to Xia Wuyou in close combat, but she is better in terms of balance.

As for complications, those are obvious – overdrawing one's vitality is the biggest flaw, and her sickly appearance is a result of this.

Hi.

Having roughly figured out her background, Xu Shi had achieved his goal. Now it was time to enjoy the fun of watching the pretty girls fight.

But it was at this moment that...

The battle situation inside the training room also underwent a subtle change.

Xia Wuyou and Shen Qin, who had been fighting to the death, suddenly stopped their attacks one after the other.

Oh?

Is Shen He's sister also showing weakness?

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 126 You've become a bad kid too!

hard to imagine.

Just a second ago, Xia Wuyou and Shen Qin were ready to fight to the death.

The next second they all agreed on the same thing, which dragged down the entertainment value of the battle by more than ten levels.

The offensive was not as fierce as before, and the back-and-forth exchanges were full of loopholes, with flashy but ineffective moves, and even deliberately revealing weaknesses to the opponent.

What was supposed to be a high-level competition suddenly turned into a children's fight and an old lady at the village entrance pulling hair.

The clash of titans instantly turned into a frenzied, insane battle.

This dampened Xu Shi's spirits, but he wasn't surprised.

She had instructed Xia Wuyou to hold back, and even to deliberately lose to Shen Qin, which was exactly what the other party had been doing from the beginning.

If they really went all out, her area of ​​effect could cover at least half of the training room, which alone would give her a huge advantage.

The combat skills she displayed were far more complex than what I could perceive.

Even if he had the idea of ​​"taking advantage of beating up Shen Qin to vent his anger", he still had to give in to Xu Shi's request.

Shen Qin's thoughts were actually similar.

Of course, she wanted to beat this wicked woman who had betrayed her brother to death on the spot, but the fact was that she couldn't do that; it wouldn't do her any good.

Moreover, she didn't seem to be able to do that either. Although she appeared to be able to go back and forth in the other's territory, she was actually not much better off under the pressure of gravity.

Winning over Xia Wuyou is already difficult enough, let alone anything else.

As a result, Shen Qin had no choice but to change her strategy.

She does have some trump cards up her sleeve, but there's no need to reveal them. After all, this is just an assessment, and it would be unwise to lay bare all her secrets here. She's saving many things for surprise attacks.

As for "Nan Qian", she felt that demonstrating this level was enough to pass the test and successfully join "Snake Ring" as a member.

Losing to Xia Wuyou would also allow Xu Shi to lower his guard more easily.

and so.

The situation has now changed from "I want to win" to "I want to lose".

But they already know the opponent's skill level from previous matches. If you act too fake, they won't be able to fool you. You can't just fall flat on your face after taking a punch.

Therefore, it's not enough to just lose; it has to be a flawless and natural defeat.

This put the two girls in a tough spot, because they are both serious practical players who usually think about how to win gracefully. When it came to losing gracefully, they were a little lost.

It's like two top students who used to be determined to get full marks, but now they're trying to deliberately hand in zero marks. How easy is that?

In the end, Xia Wuyou was the first to find his rhythm and swung his sword at the flaw that Shen Qin had deliberately created.

Shen Qin was overjoyed, finally finding an opportunity, so she only pretended to block for a moment, waiting to be defeated by her.

But she still underestimated Xia Wuyou. That knife strike seemed to be delivered with great effort, but at the last moment, she abruptly withdrew her strength, and with Xia Wuyou's parry, it flew out of her hand and landed straight to the side.

Taking advantage of this moment of release, Xia Wuyou stumbled backward and half-knelt on the ground, looking utterly hopeless.

"You...you're quite capable."

But Xia Wuyou still showed a face of unwillingness and refusal to admit defeat, "But I was just not in good form today, otherwise you would never have been able to beat me."

Shen Qin was a little confused when she saw this.

To be honest, Team Leader Xia's last stubborn remark really stumped her, making it hard for her to tell whether the other party was intentionally going easy on her or had truly been pushed to the brink.

At least she doesn't have time to think about these things right now; how could she really let herself lose to him?!

Her mind raced, and she quickly adopted a disdainful expression. "So these are the field agents of 'Snake Ring'? How utterly laughable..."

Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly felt dizzy and collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

So, when Xu Shi walked from behind the scenes to the front of the stage, what he saw was a defeat CG of the two of them in the same frame, both looking like they were about to die or were broken.

It's indescribably funny.

"...Thank you both for your hard work. You are both outstanding combat personnel."

He tried hard to suppress his laughter, but instead went to Xia Wuyou first and gently helped her up. "Are you alright?"

"...I'm sorry to have disappointed you."

Xia Wuyou answered breathlessly, but a strange expression appeared in her eyes.

—I didn't really lose to her, you're the one who said that's why I'm like this. She's actually pretty bad!

Anyway, she didn't want to really lose to Shen Qin. Even if Xu Shi had given her instructions, she didn't want to. Even if she lost, it would be a loss she made on her own initiative, not a real beating by Shen Qin.

Regardless of whether Xu Shi had been watching before, she was determined to prove it.

"It's okay, get some rest."

Xu Shi also communicated with her with his eyes, his eyes full of approval.

Well acted.

It has to be said that Xia Wuyou's acting skills have improved. Just now, he looked very natural, without any stiffness.

Could it be because she's been around me for so long? Anyway, I don't think she's good at these things... especially during our first encounter, she couldn't even hide her thoughts very well.

Oh dear, this is really... you've gone astray! You've become a bad kid!

It must be your aunt who corrupted you!

It definitely couldn't be my fault!

Chairman Xu vehemently denied any connection between Xia Wuyou's transformation and his own relationship. After instructing someone to escort her downstairs to rest, he finally turned his attention to Shen Qin.

"How is Miss Nan?"

He walked over to the other person, squatted down, and asked softly.

"I……"

Shen Qin answered groggily, "Does this mean I... passed?"