mesbooks Chapter 258 The Rites of the Duke of Zhou: Disarm and Surrender!
Chapter 258 The Rites of the Duke of Zhou: Disarm and Surrender!
Chapter 258 The Rites of the Duke of Zhou: Disarm and Surrender!
After a while, Bai Xiaochun's gaze inadvertently swept over Meng Hongzhuang beside her and noticed that her nemesis's expression was not very good.
Instantly, her somewhat gloomy mood seemed to be blown away by a gentle breeze, and a feeling of relaxation welled up in her heart.
As a support class, Bai Xiaochan can apply various buffs to her teammates on the battlefield.
In such a one-sided battle, her advantage is more obvious than that of Meng Hongzhuang, a nature summoner who mainly relies on animal companions.
After all, with a powerful force like the Ark present, the battle would almost always be a crushing defeat.
Meng Hongzhuang could hardly find any opportunities to showcase her abilities.
Thinking of this, Bai Xiaochun couldn't help but smile, narrowing her eyes, feeling a little smug.
She shook her head slightly and then left the simulated battlefield.
Meng Hongzhuang was well aware of Bai Xiaochun's thoughts.
She gritted her teeth secretly.
Although I felt bad, there was nothing I could do.
In this team, their role is like that of beautiful decorations.
One person is in charge of "flower arranging," while the other doesn't need to "interfere."
Although such a metaphor sounds somewhat helpless, in fact, in a battle of this level, they really struggle to perform to their full potential.
However, Meng Hongzhuang thought again that, compared to these minor emotions, the most important thing was the substantial benefits brought by this challenge of the Horned Demon Outpost simulated battlefield.
As first-year students, their achievement of ranking second in their first pass and first in the all-time rankings is something to be proud of.
In addition, they also received personal first-clear rewards and randomly dropped items.
This has given them a surplus of contribution points that they had previously exhausted in order to improve their combat power.
Thinking about this, Meng Hongzhuang's mood gradually brightened.
She took a deep breath to relax and then exited the simulated battlefield.
Afterwards, under Ark's strong leadership, their team swept through all difficulty levels of the Horned Demon Outpost simulated battlefield like a storm.
The battle proceeded exceptionally smoothly.
The Ark was like an unstoppable force, vanquishing demons and monsters along its way with almost no resistance.
In the Horned Demon Outpost simulation battlefield on normal difficulty, the Scourge Squad completed the mission in just 5 minutes and 45 seconds.
This achievement not only broke their personal record but also placed them at the top of the all-time speedrun leaderboard.
As the challenge increased, even in hard mode, they maintained an amazing speed.
He cleared the level in just 6 minutes and once again secured the top spot on the leaderboard.
In the Abyss difficulty Horned Demon Outpost simulated battlefield, the Scourge Squad's performance was even more impressive.
In this challenging abyss difficulty test, team members Bai Xiaochun and Meng Hongzhuang finally had the opportunity to showcase their skills and prove their worth.
Bai Xiaochun, as a support character in the team, provides valuable skill buffs to Ark and his army of skeletons at crucial moments.
Although these buffs only slightly improve the killing efficiency of the skeleton army, in the heat of battle, every tiny advantage is crucial.
At the same time, Meng Hongzhuang was not to be outdone.
She commanded her animal companions to take the initiative and personally participated in killing several lesser demons.
Although these lesser demons are but a drop in the ocean compared to the overall battle, Meng Hongzhuang's action saved the Ark precious time.
It was these seemingly insignificant contributions that allowed the Cataclysm team to clear the Abyss difficulty level two minutes faster than when Ark was operating alone.
After conquering all four difficulty levels of the simulated battlefield, Bai Xiaochun and Meng Hongzhuang received a series of reward notifications through their personal terminals.
They looked at the numbers, their faces beaming with happiness.
Just like when Ark first cleared the Horned Demon Outpost simulated battlefield, as members of the Cataclysm Squad, the one-time contribution point reward they received this time, plus the reward for the dropped loot, totaled more than 100 points.
Furthermore, as long as their names remain on the leaderboard, they will receive additional ranking rewards every month.
The extra rewards each month are also quite substantial, amounting to several dozen points.
Bai Xiaochun and Meng Hongzhuang knew that they were able to receive such a top-notch reward entirely because of Fangzhou.
If they rely on just the two of them, even if Ye Fan breaks through to the intermediate apprentice level and joins their team, it will be difficult for them to achieve significant results in a short period of time.
After all, having only reached the intermediate level of an apprentice, he was still too inexperienced when facing the masters on the historical speedrun leaderboard, and it was impossible for him to rank so smoothly at the top of the historical speedrun leaderboard.
They might even get stuck for a while in the Horned Demon Outpost simulation battlefield, which is difficult and has an Abyss difficulty level.
Only after accumulating the necessary equipment and skills will there be a chance of successfully clearing the level.
Seeing his two assistants grinning foolishly beside him, Fang Zhou shook his head slightly, waved to them, and then left the simulated battlefield on his own.
For him, today's gains were a foregone conclusion.
Ark felt the almost overflowing spiritual power within him as he purely helped a girl improve her grades, and his heart was filled with anticipation.
At this rate of progress, it won't be long before he breaks through to the apprentice level.
Once he reaches this level, his strength will experience a qualitative leap.
Both mental strength and combat skills will reach a new level.
Bai Xiaochun and Meng Hongzhuang were undoubtedly very lucky.
If they had delayed their breakthrough to the intermediate apprentice level for even a little longer, they might have missed the opportunity to fight alongside Ark.
In the training field, Fang Zhou's dashing figure gradually became blurred until it finally disappeared from everyone's sight.
The other first-year students on the field stopped what they were doing and their eyes were all focused on the historical speed rankings.
On this list, the name of the Cataclysmic Squad is prominently displayed at the top of all four difficulty levels, standing there like an unshakeable boulder, making people feel awe and respect.
The trainees wore complex expressions.
However, the object of this envy was not Fang Zhou himself, but his companions who could travel with him—Bai Xiaochun and Meng Hongzhuang.
In the eyes of these trainees, what they crave more than Bai Xiaochun and Meng Hongchan's own qualifications is the opportunity to fight alongside Fang Zhou, and the courage and boldness to find a "strong" partner and stick close to them.
In fact, not long ago, they had the privilege of watching the entire process of the Scourge Squad sweeping through the Horned Demon Outpost instance via live stream.
The entire battle scene was breathtaking, but Bai Xiaochun and Meng Hongzhuang seemed to play only a supporting role.
This made many trainees secretly think that they were also capable of taking on such a position.
After all, whether they are "decorative" or errand runners, they are confident that they can do it just as well.
Among the crowd was a young woman with an oval face who had been quietly watching Fangzhou.
At this moment, she gently bit her lower lip, a barely perceptible hint of sadness flashing in her eyes.
She imagined that if she were more talented, if she could have mustered enough courage to step forward and offer him some warmth and support the moment she awakened as a necromancer on the Ark.
So perhaps the number one "vase" position that Bai Xiaochun is now standing next to Fang Zhou is rightfully hers.
However, she quickly shook her head, trying to banish these unrealistic thoughts from her mind.
She sighed softly, lifted her foot, and walked towards the simulation pod, choosing the difficult level of the Lesser Demon Camp Trial.
The girl with the oval face secretly vowed to work even harder.
Although the hope is very slim, it is still worth fighting for.
She made up her mind that in the days to come, she would go all out to tap into every bit of her potential and reach the intermediate level of an apprentice as soon as possible.
Then, find an opportunity to apply to Ark to form a team.
In her mind, Fang Zhou had only recently broken through to the intermediate apprentice level.
Even a genius like Fang Zhou could not possibly leap back to the apprentice level in a short period of time.
If Fang Zhou really accepts her team invitation, then she can get a little closer to her idol.
Fangzhou, however, was completely unaware of the diverse and turbulent thoughts swirling in the minds of the other students.
After a quick dinner in the cafeteria, he rushed to the necromancer research group's laboratory to begin today's life crystal guidance experiment.
Night fell, and the bright moon hung high in the sky.
After the experiment, Fang Zhou slowly sat up from the bed in Instructor Su Xinyan's rest room and gently rubbed his slightly sore arms.
He held Fang Zhou, the Gold-rank necromancer, in high esteem.
Su Xinyan not only possesses powerful mental strength, but her physical adaptability and recovery ability are also astonishing.
At first, under the special massage techniques performed by Fang Zhou, she was unable to resist and could only ejaculate quickly.
But as time went on, she gradually learned how to adjust her breathing and relax her muscles, and was even able to put up a little resistance against the Ark's "offensive" until she finally gave in, her face flushed.
Fang Zhou rubbed his slightly slippery fingers, silently reminding himself.
Based on his experience with these few whirlwind massages, he has successfully ignited a certain fire within Instructor Su Xinyan.
But he cannot know how to light a fire without knowing how to extinguish it.
Fangzhou silently made a note in his little notebook.
In the future, I need to strengthen my physical training and make full use of my superior strength and physical attributes during my apprenticeship.
I'll try to develop some massage techniques that fully utilize my agility, aiming to make Instructor Su Xinyan surrender completely every time, even to the point of succumbing to temptation.
At this moment, Instructor Su Xinyan also recovered from the afterglow.
She stretched out her small, fair-skinned foot and kicked Fang Zhou with a mixture of shyness and resentment, saying weakly, "Get lost."
You always make me look like a wolf or a fox.
You little rascal, you're just trying to make me look bad.
Fang Zhou chuckled sheepishly, then casually touched the small, white feet that Instructor Su Xinyan had offered herself to, and said with a simple and honest expression, "Instructor Xinyan, I was just too strong, and I couldn't control myself."
Pay attention next time.
I'll definitely be more careful next time.
Upon hearing this, Instructor Su Xinyan raised her eyebrows and said incredulously, "You want to do it again?"
They're really pushing their luck!
Get lost and stop bothering me.
Fang Zhou chuckled, tightening his belt, which had become a little loose from the vigorous massage and exercise, as he left Su Xinyan's instructors' lounge.
After doing some stretching, Fangzhou looked out the window at the bright moonlight with a sense of lingering relish.
It's white and big.
It looks so much like it!
Fangzhou was packing up his belongings, intending to head to the skill training ground to further refine his "Soul Vision" skill, when his personal terminal suddenly vibrated.
A chat notification icon lit up on the screen.
He stopped, put down his backpack, and opened his terminal to check the messages.
The screen displayed a message from Senior Sister Liu Diewu.
【青青子悠悠我心】(Liu Diewu): "Junior Brother Fangzhou, I have finally broken through the bottleneck and advanced to the Black Iron Rank professional!"
All of this is thanks to the Evergreen Fruit you traded to me before!
It allowed me to accumulate enough energy in my body, enabling me to break through the bottleneck naturally.
The instructors from the Natural Attribute Professionals Association examined my foundation and said it was quite solid.
There is great hope for the gold tier in the future.
Of course, there may still be a long way to go before achieving the glorious championship.
But anyway, I'm so grateful to you!
【青青子悠悠我心】(Liu Diewu): "In addition, there is now progress on the matter you asked me to handle before."
I have just received confirmation that Gu Yueyuan, our number one seed student in the second year, has now returned to Haicheng Military Academy.
Given Gu Yueyuan's decisive and efficient personality, he will probably come to you to trade for the Mirror of the Heart after resting for a while.
It seems your previous efforts were not in vain.
Congratulations, junior Fangzhou!
Fang Zhou raised an eyebrow and a look of joy appeared in his eyes when he saw the message sent by Senior Sister Liu Diewu.
This is truly a double celebration!
For Liu Diewu, advancing to the Black Iron rank was almost a certainty.
This promotion not only enhances her personal abilities, but also means that she can bring more help to the Ark.
As a Nature Druid of the lower rank of Dark Iron, Willow Butterfly Dance can play the role of informant among the second-year seed students.
Meanwhile, Lu Renjia and Lu Yiyi, the two ordinary students, were able to gather various intelligence and information from among the vast number of second-year ordinary students.
In this way, Fangzhou can easily keep track of the movements of the students in Haicheng Military Academy, so as not to miss any possible strategic opportunities due to being immersed in training.
Of course, compared to all of these, the return of Guyueyuan is currently more important for Ark.
The number one seed cadet of the second year at Haicheng Military Academy has finally finished his overseas mission and returned to the school, bringing with him the good news that he is willing to trade the Mirror of the Heart with Ark.