Chapter 179: Finish The Year Twos?
Who was Zhuo Tai?
Zhuo Tai was famous among the second-year students.
Last year, when he entered the university as a freshman, he advanced from a martial disciple to a martial warrior in a short span of three months.
He became the number one freshman last year in a single leap.
After that, many people followed his lead. Naturally, they werent willing to stay below him.
What happened if they were unconvinced?
Fight it out.
Challenges came one after another. However, Zhuo Tai remained undefeated. His situation was a little similar to Wang Tengs.
For the entire first year, Zhuo Tai remained at the top of his cohort. He was the leader of this years second-year students. If no accidents happened, he would probably maintain his status in the third and fourth years, all the way until he graduated.
At that time, Zhuo Tai would undeniably be the number one of his batch.
If he graduated with this identity from Huanghai Military Academy and entered the battlefield or held a certain important position in important departments, his future was limitless.
Thus, he wouldnt allow any mistakes to happen during this crucial period.
However, no one expected the ultimate dark horse, Wang Teng, to appear among this batch of freshmen.
First, he kicked him out of his Third Section Room No. 1 on the first day of school. This already gave him a sense of urgency. He felt that he was going to lose his position.
Then, Wang Teng defeated more than ten second-year students. There were many outstanding students among them.
Although these people were defeated by him too, times had changed. Wang Teng was just a first-year student, but he managed to achieve something he had only completed half a year after he entered university.
This comparison caused his value to plunge down.
Even a freshman was stronger than him. How could he remain the number one of his batch?
He felt that in the hearts of his instructors and president, Wang Teng had a higher position than him.
However, Zhuo Tai wouldnt admit defeat so easily. He wanted to prove to everyone that he was able to suppress Wang Teng, the number one of the freshmen.
The collision between the number one of the freshmen and the number one of the second year.
The news spread like wildfire. The hype was being built up to an all-time high. In the cafeteria, along the paths... everyone was talking about this matter.
It swept through the entire school like a tornado.
In the martial arts club.
The martial arts club took an entire building. There were many facilities inside, like training grounds, office areas, resting areas, and many others.
Everything here belonged to the martial arts club.
There were five levels in the building. At this moment, in a meeting room on the highest floor, a few young figures were gathered together.
Old Zhuang, why did you gather us together when theres nothing? asked a rough-looking young man casually.
Thats right. If youre free, why dont you go and complete a few missions? Another pretty young lady with a hint of viciousness in her gaze opened her mouth.
A refined-looking young man wearing a pair of glasses tried to smooth things over. Alright, the two of you, stop talking. Since Old Zhuang called us over, he must have something to discuss.
Tsk, that fellow likes to follow behind Old Zhuang and bootlick him. The rough-looking Cheng Wu pouted in disdain.
Pfft!
The people in the room tried their best to suppress their laughter. However, some of them failed in their attempts and burst out laughing.
The young man wearing glasses, Fan Bowen, frowned instantly. His expression was ugly. Although he knew that Cheng Wu was a gangster and had a big mouth, flames of anger still flared in his heart when he heard his words.
This bastard was so irritating!
The young man sitting on the hosts seat was resting with closed eyes. He slowly opened his eyes and glanced at Cheng Wu calmly. Cheng Wu shrunk his neck uncontrollably.
Cheng Wu, if you dont shut your mouth, I will drag you to the actual combat room for a good training session.
Hehe, I think Cheng Wu has forgotten the past lessons. He wants to get a beating again, everyone teased.
Damn it, you are the one who wants to get a beating. Your entire family is asking for a beating... Cheng Wu immediately flared up in anger when he heard this. However, the next second, he looked at Zhuang He guiltily and scratched his head. Old Zhuang, Im just joking to liven up the atmosphere. I wont do it again. Dont you have something to say since you called us all over today? Go ahead, go ahead.
Cheng Wu, arent you unyielding? Why are you scared now? The lady who spoke before didnt forget to poke a finger at him.
Bullshit, Im just following my heart. Dont you know what following your heart means? Cheng Wu started talking nonsense without blushing at all.
Cough, cough!
When he noticed that the people below were still bickering, Zhuang He coughed.
Hey Old Zhuang, youre coughing. Your body is a little weak. Why dont you train your physique with me? You can have a body full of muscles like me. Cheng Wu gave a bodybuilder pose and raised his eyebrows at Zhuang He.
Disgusting!
This was too disgusting!
Everyone felt their hair standing when they saw Cheng Wus expression. If they could, they wanted to push that disgusting face on the ground and rub it...
Cheng Wu, when the meeting ends, stay back. It looks like I havent educated you for too long. How dare you climb on top of me, Zhuang He said indifferently.
The moment Cheng Wu finished speaking, he regretted it. He couldnt control his mouth.
When he heard Zhuang He asking him to stay back, his heart dropped. He felt goosebumps on his body, and his eyelids kept jumping.
He slapped his mouth and said hurriedly, Dont. Boss Zhuang, Brother Zhuang, you know my big mouth. I cant control myself. Please be benevolent and forgive me...
Hmph.
Zhuang He replied with a snort. Then, he ignored the boorish fellow and glanced around the room. This time, I called you over to take a look at the freshmen recruitment list done by Chen Su and Yang Lin. We will make a decision together.
He pointed at Chen Su and Yang Lin with his chin.
Chen Su distributed the photocopied versions of the name list to everyone.
Everyone turned quiet. They started looking through the list together.
Zhuang He wasnt in a hurry. He sat on his seat quietly and placed his elbow on the handle. He rested his chin on the back of his hand and waited lazily for the people to finish reading.
Around ten minutes later, everyone put down the name list one after another.
These freshmen are all very talented. Fan Bowen was the first to speak.
Chen Su said, They are all students with good potential. Some of them are still a little uncertain, so we need to examine them again.
There are many factors to consider for the recruitment of the martial arts club. We cant do things haphazardly. The two of you did a good job, Zhuang He nodded and said.
However, is the top student of the freshmen cohort really so impressive? Cheng Wu pointed to the first page of the list. It was Wang Tengs information.
He has already defeated 16 second-year students. Soon, he will be challenging the number one second-year student, Zhuo Tai. I feel that he is strong enough to enter our martial arts club. Theres no reason for us to reject the freshmen with the most potential, right? Yang Lin asked.
Look at how agitated you are. I didnt say that I dont want him. This is my first time seeing such a fierce freshman, so Im a little curious. Cheng Wu shrugged.
Xia Qiu, the pretty lady with a vicious gaze, said, I recently heard of this freshman, and Im a little curious too. Isnt he going to fight with Zhuo Tai? Lets go and take a look, shall we?
Include me. Cheng Wu smiled.
We want to take a look too.
Hes just a freshman. Whats there to look at? Why dont we just go and do missions? That Zhuo Tai is looking for trouble out of nothing. Why is he challenging a freshman? Isnt he lowering his status? No matter who wins, he will be the one getting embarrassed.
Thats not true. Almost all the outstanding second-year students were defeated. If Zhuo Tai doesnt act, others might think that hes afraid of Wang Teng. This will harm his reputation even more.
All in all, the second year couldnt resist the temptation of the military title. Thats how things got to this state. In the end, they just couldnt take care of the matter and end it properly, Xia Qiu said in contempt.
If I was a 1-star soldier-level martial warrior, Id not be able to control myself either. Id have challenged him too! Cheng Wu said.
The president dug a bottomless pit for the second year!
Hmph, the president probably didnt expect things to end up in this state either.
At the same time, at the deans office, a similar discussion was ongoing.
Tong Hu, Su Jing, and the other three heads, as well as the first-year instructors, were all gathered here.
Everyone expressed their astonishment at Wang Tengs performance.
They had never seen such an outstanding freshman who was able to defeat the second-year students until they couldnt retaliate at all.
Zhuo Tai is the top second-year student of our battle faculty. Last year, he was way ahead of his batch. The appearance of Wang Teng is a huge threat to him, one of the instructors of the battle faculty said.
Be content. Wang Teng belongs to your battle faculty too. You must be secretly happy that a freshman with such huge potential entered your battle faculty, an instructor from the command faculty said with jealousy.
The instructor from the battle faculty sighed. Thats why I find it a pity. When two tigers fight, one is sure to lose.
If Zhuo Tai loses, the blow to him might be bigger, an instructor from the dan faculty said.
I dont think so. I feel that this is where Wang Tengs winning streak will end. He cant defeat Zhuo Tai, chimed in an instructor from the smithery faculty.
That might not be the case, the head of the battle faculty, Tong Hu, suddenly jumped in. A sly look flashed in his eyes, and a smile appeared at the corner of his lips. He seemed very interested in Wang Teng.
This Wang Teng hides his ability really well. He even fooled the president. The head of the command faculty, Su Jing, sniggered. Then, he shook his head in pity. Dont mind me. Someone with such good potential should come to my command faculty. Look at how many people he fooled. It shows that hes full of wits and wisdom. Hes really compatible with my command faculty.
Then, he couldnt help but sigh. The bitterness on his face showed how much regret he had for losing a talent.
What do you mean by full of wits and wisdom? Do you mean scheming? The other four heads immediately scoffed.
Hahaha, I like this fellow more and more. Good people have short lives, but bad people live much longer. The longer you live, the further you can go and the stronger you can become. He definitely belongs to my battle faculty. Tong Hu laughed loudly. His laughter was deafening, and he sounded very proud.
The next day, past 9 am.
The freshmen had just ended a round of training and were resting in the stadium.
There were a bunch of students gathered around Wang Teng and were chatting continuously.
Brother Teng, are you confident about your battle in the afternoon? Hou Pingliang couldnt help but ask.
This is not about having confidence or not. I defeated most of the second year. If I dont defeat their last hope, they wont let me go, Wang Teng said proudly.
Erm... youre right. Hou Pingliang realized that he didnt know how to reply to him.
Many people said that Zhuo Tai is very strong. Ever since becoming a martial warrior, he has never suffered any defeat. Brother Teng, it might be a difficult battle for you, Lu Shu said.
Ill only find out about that after I fight with him. Theres no use thinking about it now. We will cross the bridge when we come to it. Wang Teng laid down on the grass and looked up at the sky. He was a little helpless. He felt that ever since he entered Huanghai Military Academy, he was always led by the nose. It was frustrating just thinking about it.
Do they really think that Im weak? I dont care if youre the president or not. If you provoke me, I will flip the table youve prepared. Wang Teng thought furiously.
All of this was happening because President Peng Yuanshan had dug a hole for him. He didnt know what the presidents intention was, but he was very unhappy.
Time passed. Soon, it was 12 noon.
The stadium was packed with people. This time, even more spectators had come.
Zhuo Tai was a famous guy, and many people had high hopes for him. As for Wang Teng, he was a promising youth and was astonishing too.
The battle between these two would definitely attract everyones attention.
It wasnt just the second-year students. Many third-year and fourth-year seniors were here.
Cheng Wu, Xia Qiu, and many people from the martial arts club came to the stadium. They occupied a corner of the spectator stand. From above, they were able to see the situation in the arena clearly.
Some instructors were also interested in this battle. They were at the stadium.
Its Mr. Liu from the battle faculty. He came.
Thats Mr. Chen from the command faculty and Mr. Lin from the smithery faculty... Huh, is that Zhuo Tais instructor?
Which one? Which one?
That one, the one in white who looks around 40 years old. I think hes Zhuo Tais instructor. I heard that he spent much effort to groom Zhuo Tai since he was in his first year. He treated Zhuo Tai as the biggest glory of his instructor career.
As they were talking, they turned to look at the middle-aged instructor walking over from outside the crowd. There were three other instructors behind him. They looked like they were here to create trouble.
Why is Zhuo Tais instructor here? one of the first-year instructors on the spectator stand frowned and said.
It looks like he cares a lot about this battle.
Even so, as an instructor, its inappropriate for him to interfere with the battle between the students.
Since hes already here, theres no use talking about this anymore.
Zhuo Tai has already come. Why isnt Wang Teng here? Impatient voices were ringing in the crowd.
Maybe hes scared?
Nonsense. If you dont know what to say, then dont speak. Wang Teng defeated almost all your second-year students. Why will he be afraid?
Are the freshmen now all so arrogant? Shall I teach you what respect is? Do you think that you can step on top of me just because you have Wang Teng?
One second-year student frowned angrily. He glared at the freshman who just spoke.
Why cant I say it? If youre so powerful, go and look for Wang Teng. Why are you targeting martial disciples like us? The freshman was a little guilty, but he still raised his chest and stepped forward. Even if he lost, he mustnt lose his dignity. Who was afraid of who