Chapter 169: Powerful Foes (2/2)
”Sir, we have this every year, but why are we including Ms. Li Ruo-er and the other two seniors this time?” Wally said. He was the top student of Command Force amongst first graders who would be participating in METAL Combat.
Halmond gently lifted his hand and got their attention, ”There are two reasons behind all of these. First, the academy’s founding ceremony is approaching, so we have to make sure to win in every round. Second, this time, we have to be more careful and not underestimate some of the students from the A-Ranked academies.”
The students seemed to not be paying much attention as they were seen still doing their own stuff while Halmond was speaking, because they were confident that no one would ever be able to outrace them even they were to take everything at their own pace. While their enemies were busy trying to figure out how to defeat them, all they had to do was to bring out their best performances during D-Day.
Their strong sense of arrogance originated from their actual strength, and also the pride of being one of Capth’s students.
Halmond shook his head and continued, ”Wally, I suggest you not to underestimate them. Apparently, Bernabeu, which had been one of the top five A-Ranked academies, was defeated by Ayrlarng last time. And this time, both of these academies are teaming up to challenge us. Not to mention the Battlecraft Combat boy genius Best would be representing Bernabeu this time. Are you guys confident in defeating him?”
Although the top freshmen players were strong, they were not confident in beating Best at all. Flash, Bisu, and Best were known as the Marvelous Trio in Battlecraft Combat. Unlike METAL Combat, Battlecraft Combat emphasized on talent instead of experience. These three boys were crowned as the geniuses of Battlecraft Combat, and they were basically unrivaled.
Flash was known for his amazing perspective while Bisu was famous for his unbelievable controlling maneuvers, and Best was a genius in operating maneuvers, which explained why they were the Marvelous Trio in this category. Only Flash and Bisu had what it took to handle Best. After all, Capth couldn’t afford to lose as the founding ceremony was drawing nearer.
”Mr. Halmond, I’ll be able to handle Best by myself. There’s no need of dragging big brother into this mess. It’s a bit too much for both of us to handle Best himself only.”
”Haha, things would be easier if there’s only Best that requires our attention. However, someone was able to defeat Best during the match between Ayrlarng and Bernabeu. Apparently, his opponent had owned him by using only controlling maneuvers.” Everyone was stunned when they heard about it from Halmond.
”...That’s absurd! Is he that bad already?”
”No, he’s not. In fact, he had improved a lot after receiving lessons from FlyWing, and the kid had been training hard in order to defeat the two of you. However, rumor has it that his opponent was able to KO him by demonstrating an amazing Cloning Technique, and got him surrounded by two hundred and thirteen fleets. Since you’re good in this Bisu, any thoughts?”
”Seriously? I didn’t expect the dying Ayrlarng had such a genius in their team.”
”Anyhow, we must win at all cost. Ms. Li Ruo-er, I’m sure you know why you’re here.”
”Mr. Halmond, you can leave Ma Xiaoru to me. To be honest, I’ve been longing to have a duel with her.” Li Ruo-er smiled. Her gentle voice was truly mesmerizing.
Variability and charm had always been Tactics of the Enchantress’s greatest weapons, uncertainty was the key to gaining total control.
”I’m counting on you then.” Halmond nodded. Finally, the rest were aware of the seriousness of this upcoming event. No one was truly confident in winning against the House of Ma’s descendant who was extraordinarily skillful in Tactics of the Enchantress. However, Li Ruo-er still had the upper hand compared to Ma Xiaoru.
House of Li versus House of Ma, the battle between two ”enchantresses”, everyone seemed excited about it.
”Aside from that, Apache was also one of the alliance’s aces. He is another one not to be underestimated. Not to mention, the other academies had also been busy training their own aces in recent years. So please take note about this. Our opponents might be strong, but we are stronger… We are the victors, and we are invincible. We will be celebrating the upcoming founder’s ceremony with our victory for sure!”
”Haha, Mr. Halmond, I’m sure we’re definitely gonna crush them, since Flash, Bisu and Li Ruo-er are joining us this time.” Wally laughed.
”By the way, where’s Wang Ben? Wally, didn’t you tell him we’re having a briefing?” Although Wang Ben’s situation was kind of complicated, his participation would definitely boost Capth’s chances of winning. Not to mention the fact that he was strong and very familiar with Ayrlarng, even though Capth needed none of that information to win, the academy wished Wang Ben could participate in one of the fights to prove his strength and also boost their reputation.
”I did, but I think Wang Ben didn’t wish to take part.” Wally shrugged. He wasn’t very happy with Wang Ben because he felt that his No.1 title was being challenged. After all, Fist of the Racing Tiger was not something to be underestimated.
As soon as he said that, Wang Ben walked into the classroom with a straight face. It seemed like he had gone back to his old self upon enrolling in Capth. He didn’t make any friends, but had been training non-stop instead.
”Sorry for being late, I was training just now.” Wang Ben said.
”Haha, no worries. Take a seat, Mr. Wang Ben. I heard you do not wish to take part in this competition, am I right?” Halmond asked.
”No, I’d love to take part.” Wang Ben sat down and said calmly.
”Oh, I see. However, something tells me that you’re having doubts about our chances of winning.” Halmond joked.
”Yes, our chances of winning are not as high as we imagine, because our opponents are stronger than we’ve expected!” Wang Ben commented in a straight tone. He was behaving like how he used to be before mind-opened. Apparently, he had locked himself again upon arriving in this new environment.