Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Instructor Cao stared at the electronic screen. The image of the Imperial First participant was now displayed, while the Dark Flag team remained motionless.
Currently, the only threatening school was Dark Flag, and that S-rank freshman was extremely mysterious. Ideally, Bai Yue could be used to lure that person out and gain insight into S-rank strength beforehand.
This time, failure was absolutely not an option. The moment Bai Yue stepped into the arena, his eyes squinted at the blinding white light.
Once his eyes adjusted, he realized it was the arena’s searchlights. Before him stretched a sea of people from all directions.
The audience was packed, every seat filled, and when they saw him emerge, they erupted in a thunderous scream.
Although Bai Yue had already known from the electronic screen that a large number of people had come, seeing it in person made him realize that the shock he had felt before was nothing compared to the sheer volume.
Shouts, screams, waving arms, faces flushed with excitement.
And…light boards?
When he saw the words written on the long banner, Bai Yue’s smile froze.
“Ahhhhh! He saw us!”
The fan club members were incredibly excited.
“Bai Yue, look at me! I’ll always support you!”
“Good luck in the match!”
The distance was too great for Bai Yue to hear clearly. But seeing their excitement, he felt a slight pang of shame.
He had experienced this feeling before. Back then at Luohua Academy, his name was displayed at the school gate.
And the next second, something even more embarrassing happened.
The fan club members shouted incoherently, but when Bai Yue didn’t react, they realized he probably hadn’t heard them. So they organized themselves and chanted in unison:
“Bai Yue, Bai Yue, I love you like a mouse loves rice!”
“Go, Bai Yue husband! Win the crown for Imperial First!”
When these slogans reached his ears, Bai Yue’s smile crumbled, and he looked away.
Shang Yufei, walking nearby, naturally heard the chants. He glanced at the fan club members and raised an eyebrow: “Bai Yue husband?”
Bai Yue had only felt embarrassed when he heard the fan club members’ shouts. But when he heard Shang Yufei say those words, his heart skipped a beat.
Although it was said in a teasing tone, he covered his nose with the back of his hand, his usually fair face slightly flushed.
“I don’t know why they call me that.”
It wasn’t the first time he’d heard such a title, but this was the first time it had been done so openly.
Now, everyone in the audience probably knows.
Shang Yufei was taken aback when he saw Bai Yue blush. He frowned and turned to glare at the cheering group still chanting slogans.
He’d known Bai Yue for so long, and he’d barely made him blush. What gave these people the right?
The cheering paused strangely for a second.
They felt a chill run down their spines.
According to the team leader’s plan, Bai Yue was positioned at the finish line, while the other five teammates were to wait elsewhere.
Bai Yue arrived early and smiled at everyone, saying, “Good luck, everyone.”
The senior students also offered a few words of encouragement and left first.
Mu Sihan was about to leave when Bai Yue called him back. He paused and looked back.
Bai Yue: “You’re the first runner, be careful.”
Mu Sihan: “…”
Mu Sihan: “I know.”
After watching Mu Sihan leave, Bai Yue suddenly felt a burning gaze behind him. Turning around, he found Shang Yufei staring at him.
It seemed like every time he spoke to Mu Sihan, the other person had this expression.
Bai Yue felt somewhat helpless. He approached and squeezed the other’s wrist: “You need to be careful too. No matter what happens, you must finish this match smoothly.”
Shang Yufei was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly said, “Of course I will.”
He turned his head, his gaze falling on the stands. Different schools were wearing different styles of uniforms, making Imperial First’s seats very obvious.
“However, I’m not competing for these guys.” Shang Yufei grabbed Bai Yue’s fingers and whispered, “You have to watch me.”
Although he didn’t look at Bai Yue when he said this.
Bai Yue’s gaze shifted down, landing on Shang Yufei’s fingertips. He smiled: “Of course.”
“Then there’s no problem.” Shang Yufei put his hands in his pockets and walked towards the waiting area.
At this moment, the scene on the arena’s electronic screen was already projected onto the first runner’s position. All the athletes were in position, doing simple warm-ups.
In the stands, the Dark Flag students were focused, their eyes scanning each person inch by inch. When they didn’t spot Sikong Xing, they immediately relaxed.
“What? Xing Xing isn’t going to appear again?”
“After all, he’s an S-rank, he won’t even get a chance in the preliminaries.”
“Waaah, I really want to see his face soon.”
The media personnel zoomed in, capturing images of the six contestants from Imperial First.
“Three of them appeared last year, and three others are unfamiliar faces.”
“But what’s going on? There are two omegas? One of them even took the first leg.”
The media personnel put down their cameras, shaking their heads and sighing, “Is Imperial First giving up on this year’s competition?”
The music gradually quieted down, and the first preliminaries officially began.
The first 38 contestants entered the virtual training arena one by one.
Because the building was completely enclosed, the audience couldn’t see what was inside. But the next second, the scene inside was projected onto the large screen.
In addition to the largest main screen, there were various electronic screens of different sizes in other directions, filming the competition scene from different angles.
Mu Sihan stood in the crowd. After entering, the scenery around him changed.
What came into view were rows of buildings, and the 38 contestants stood one by one on the starting line. The racecourse was a wide asphalt road.
“Dark flag, prepare yourselves, contestant number 1 is about to start!”
The Dark Flag students, upon receiving the command, assumed their starting positions.
A loud bang rang out, and they shot off like arrows.
Cheers erupted from the stands.
The obstacle relay race had officially begun.
In the rest room, the team members were on edge, nervously observing the situation.
Dark Flag, as expected of Imperial First’s strongest competitor, skilfully avoided the numerous traps set by the organizers.
Their strategy seemed to be to be as fast as possible, without wasting time setting obstacles for the runners behind them.
The other military academies were largely the same. Even when entangled in traps, they quickly broke free. At most, they would drop smoke grenades along the route to obstruct visibility.
The host asked the commentator, “It doesn’t seem as intense as we expected. Is it because everyone is a military academy student, so they’re more disciplined?”
“Haha, that’s possible. But this is just the beginning; it’s clear everyone is testing the waters. Once the scores are tallied, they’ll probably start to really compete.”
For most military academies, all they needed was to finish in the top 10. Therefore, instead of wasting time getting entangled with the schools behind them at the beginning, it’s better to move forward as quickly as possible.
Only after the first round results are announced will they know who their targets are.
“Ah, Dark Flag has passed the baton!”
The number 1 runner quickly finished the race and handed the baton to the second runner. And now, the last-placed Imperial First has just started.
The host said, “Imperial First’s luck is really bad, the gap between them is so big.”
The commentator said, “Yes, I estimate they will be caught up in the later melee.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Dark Flag’s second runner made a mistake right at the start and unexpectedly fell into a trap. Perhaps seeing that the first section of the course was very easy, they relaxed their vigilance.
The commentator immediately changed his tune: “However, the difficulty of each section of the course is increasing. The result is still uncertain until the very end.”
At this moment, a commotion suddenly broke out in the audience.
At this moment, the main screen was showing Imperial First’s first runner. He was moving forward on the track at an astonishing speed.
The audience’s eyes could hardly keep up. And the traps that appeared in front of him became an aid, pushing him to increase his speed even further.
In just a few minutes, he overtook several schools and reached the front.
“My god, who is this guy?! He’s so fast!”
“I knew it, Imperial First would never let me down!”
The media person who was just questioning was stunned, then slapped his companion hard: “What are you standing there for! Hurry up and take pictures!”
The students of Imperial First shouted in unison: “Imperial First! Imperial First! Imperial First!”
Because Mu Sihan’s performance was so amazing, even the other spectators couldn’t help but shout along. For a moment, it seemed that everyone had become a supporter of Imperial First Comprehensive Military Academy.
Mu Sihan quickly rushed to the finish line and pressed the button to hand over the baton.
The second runner was already waiting.
Although they, Imperial First, drew the last number, they started in the front order in the second leg of the race.
The other runners looked over, their eyes full of envy.
The senior walked to the starting line and prepared to start.
The junior was working so hard, he had to do his best too.
The first leg of the race ended quickly. The rankings came out, and Imperial First was undoubtedly in first place.
However, this was only the beginning of the race. With each leg of the race, the rankings shifted.
After a mistake in the second leg, Dark Flag slowed slightly. But in the third leg, they immediately rallied, delivering another impressive performance.
By the later stages of the competition, it was practically a one-two battle between Dark Flag and Imperial First for first and second place. The other schools were left far behind.
The competition continued fiercely, and soon it was the fifth leg.
“Please enter the virtual training arena, all participants.”
Shang Yufei shifted his gaze from the large screen to Bai Yue, who was standing not far away.
Upon seeing him, Bai Yue’s eyes crinkled slightly, and he mouthed:
“Good luck.”
Shang Yufei looked away and followed the others inside.
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