Newbie Guardians

Chapter 20 Trading Injuries for Injuries

Without his longbow, Wang Wei had lost his ranged attack capabilities. He should have switched to an assassin to protect the wind or lightning elemental classes from melee attacks. However, the current battle was wind versus water, lightning versus wind—all ranged versus ranged—leaving him with no choice but to rely on his own strength. He instantly locked onto Mu Lingshan. This woman had embarrassed him in public; now he'd show her his true power! Everyone knew that archers who also played assassins compensated for their lack of melee combat skills, but Wang Wei was the opposite. He primarily played assassin, with archery as a secondary skill; therefore, his ranged attacks were merely a distraction. This secret was known only to him.

Wang Wei swiftly retrieved two short swords from his inventory and charged towards Liu Hanqin, a wind-type opponent. Liu Hanqin quickly surrendered his Wind Wings and retreated rapidly. However, this was merely a feint by Wang Wei. His charge towards the wind-type opponent was simply a ploy to flank Mu Lingshan. With a sudden turn, he launched a charge, closing the distance with incredible speed, and slashed directly at her neck with the short swords! In a competition, injuries of any severity can be healed, but decapitation is strictly prohibited. You can pierce an opponent's throat, but you absolutely cannot sever their head. Violating the rules not only results in disqualification and immediate victory for the opposing party, but also severe punishment. Causing injury or death will lead to trial by the Guardian Court for intentional homicide, and violent resistance can result in immediate execution by law enforcement. Has Wang Wei lost his mind? Everyone was incredulous, watching Mu Lingshan's reaction with bated breath.

However, something even more unbelievable happened. Just as Mu Lingshan summoned her shield and was about to unleash her water ball skill to repel the opponent, Lin Yuxi noticed her teammate's unusual behavior, stopped attacking, and angrily rebuked her.

"Wang Wei, are you crazy? Stop it!"

Hu Jie did not stop, but instead activated the Five Thunder Spell in advance to interrupt the Water Ball skill, and then launched the ultimate move, Thunder Fury, with no attempt to hide the killing intent in his eyes.

The change happened too fast; the law enforcement officers on the sidelines couldn't intervene in time. Liu Hanqin quickly unleashed a small whirlwind, lifting Hu Jie into the air and interrupting the thunderous attack. Wang Wei's offensive continued unabated, shattering the water shield and continuing to slash at Mu Lingshan's neck. Mu Lingshan couldn't complete her skill in time; the water shield and water ball she had just cast needed a two-second cooldown. She watched helplessly as the short sword drew closer and closer, her beautiful eyes wide with resentment. With a whoosh, a figure blocked her way with equally incredible speed. Huang Xin muttered to himself, "No! No! Absolutely not!" as he rapidly swung his short sword, engaging Wang Wei in combat. Everything that had just happened was so similar to his experience of the future, instantly unleashing his potential. His body instinctively mobilized all his true energy, allowing him to unleash a strike skill even faster than Jin Jun's. As he closed in on his opponent, he quickly concentrated his true energy in his left hand, blocking with his right. Regardless of whether he blocked it or not, his left hand launched an upward slash towards the opponent's face. This was a completely reckless fighting style. Wang Wei's strength clearly overwhelmed Huang Xin's, and he was so frightened by this momentum that he withdrew his attack and switched to blocking. Huang Xin, on the other hand, ignored everything and attacked frantically. In just two seconds, more than a dozen deep wounds that exposed bone appeared on his body. Wang Wei was not in much better shape. Although he only had three shallow wounds, they were all on his chest and abdomen, forcing him to retreat continuously.

Suddenly, Huang Xin felt a soft touch on her back. Mu Lingshan's water shield skill had cooled down. Since the water shield only worked on herself, she could only activate it and then hug her teammate tightly from behind. At the same time, a water ball knocked Wang Wei back two or three meters, followed by a giant wave that knocked him back more than ten meters. The ice-type slowing effect made Wang Wei's movements sluggish, but it also made him calm down quickly. Just as Mu Lingshan activated the ice spike skill, Wang Wei threw away his dual swords, covered his head with his hands, squatted on the ground, and looked full of regret!

Mu Lingshan stopped attacking, cautiously observing Wang Wei's reaction, but forgot to release the person in her arms until Huang Xin's voice rang out.

"Excuse me, could you please let go of my hand for a moment?"

Her face flushed red with embarrassment, she took two steps back, distancing herself from Huang Xin. She didn't know why, but suddenly she didn't find her deskmate so annoying anymore.

On the other side, Lin Yuxi had already recognized Huang Xin and thought this junior was quite good. "Sigh! I wish Jin Jun would risk his life to save me like that!"

Jin Jun's side had already stopped. Wang Wei violated the rules this time and was disqualified from the group competition. He couldn't even get the runner-up position. Yesterday's two groups became the runner-up and third place respectively.

Just when everyone thought the matter was over, a sudden change occurred. When law enforcement officers entered and tried to subdue Wang Wei and Hu Jie, the two suddenly went berserk, refused to cooperate, and attacked the officers. The elder of law enforcement summoned a water curtain, isolating the two within it. Through the water curtain, no one could see or hear anything until the elder announced that the two had been killed on the spot.

Off the field, some were happy while others were sad. A few who bet on Class 3 to win were all smiles. Those who bet on Class 1 to win were full of resentment but had nowhere to vent their anger. After all, two students from Class 1 had been executed on the spot by the enforcement elder. They couldn't very well take their anger out on the school beauty, Lin Yuxi. Their faces were as ugly as could be.

After receiving treatment, Huang Xin and the others all recovered completely.

The next day, Principal Zhuge Ming announced the competition results, and then the winning team had to send a representative to draw a prize in front of everyone. After a show of hands, everyone unanimously nominated Jin Jun to go on stage to draw the prize. Jin Jun shrugged, "I've always had bad luck, so don't blame me if I don't draw your profession!" Everyone said they wouldn't blame him.

After Jin Jun went on stage, he took a deep breath, pressed the lottery button, and a dark green ball rolled out. The number was 013, and the corresponding prize was a Wood Spirit Longbow.

Jin Jun is a weapon master, and he can also use the bow. Apart from Huang Xin, all the other teammates are magic users, so they all agreed that the bow should belong to Jin Jun. Jin Jun knew that Huang Xin really wanted the bow, so he insisted that Huang Xin take it, and the teammates had no objections.

Huang Shen took the longbow and examined it closely. The familiar design and runes confirmed it was the very same longbow he had carried during his future experience. After thanking his teammates, he carried the longbow, his face solemn, his eyes devoid of joy, filled only with inexplicable sorrow.

The two girls witnessed all of this. Mu Lingshan's feelings were complicated. "Is it him? The sharpshooter who will always be there for me in the future?"

Lin Yuxi was also secretly wondering to herself, "Is it him? Jin Jun said he wanted to learn archery, and now we have both archer and ice-type characters. Sigh! Come to think of it, I quite like this junior. I hope it's not him!"

Cheng Ziyu was still a little annoyed with Huang Xin. "This guy is definitely a lovesick fool. He clearly can't beat them, but he still rushes in to fight them. Men who are blinded by love are all idiots!"

Liu Hanqin's eyes were full of admiration. "That's more like it. A man should be like this, willing to give everything for the woman he loves!" He couldn't help but steal another glance at Cheng Ziyu's charming profile.

Jin Jun was also pleased, "With this bow, Huang Xin's dream of becoming an archer is one step closer. However, I can't guess what that expression is on his face!"

However, Huang Xin, who was the center of attention, was clenching her fists, repeating the same sentence over and over in her mind, "I absolutely cannot become like that, I must become stronger!"