The atmosphere at the scene instantly froze.
Enveloped in golden light, Baili Pangpang, who looked like a giant light bulb, scratched his head and quickly turned off [Yaoguang]. The golden light immediately vanished without a trace.
The forbidden object that could suppress the forbidden void seemed to be effective only against the forbidden void within the human body, and had no effect on other forbidden objects that were also special items.
He said somewhat awkwardly, "Um... Instructor Han, I'm sorry, I forgot to turn off the automatic emergency mode..."
Instructor Han glanced at the wooden sword in his hand, then looked at Baili Pangpang with a somewhat unfriendly gaze.
Baili Pangpang took off the necklace, put it back in his pocket, and said honestly, "I'm sorry, Instructor Han, would you like to try again?"
Instructor Han took a deep breath, threw the broken wooden sword aside, and picked up a new one.
"Fine, let's do it one more time."
Swoosh—!!
Crackle—!!
This time, the wooden sword wasn't blocked by any strange golden light shield, but just as it was about to touch Baili Pangpang, it burst into flames on its own!
In just half a second, the wooden sword in Instructor Han's hand was burned down to just the handle.
Instructor Han:...
"Oh dear! I forgot to turn off the automatic firewall! I'm so sorry, Instructor Han!!" Baili Pangpang suddenly realized his mistake and hurriedly took off the string of beads from his wrist.
"How about we try again..."
"Get out of here."
"Okay!"
Instructor Han tossed aside the fire poker in his hand, rubbed his eyes, and seemed somewhat exhausted...
After a long while, he sighed, glanced at the freshmen, and pointed to Lin Xi Chen next to Lin Qiye.
"You, the girl who slept from the start of the class. Come up here!
"Mm...? Me?" Lin Qiye had to shake Lin Xi Chen to wake her up; she rubbed her eyes to shake off the sleep before standing up.
Lin Xi Chen easily flipped over the martial arts stage, stood in front of him, and reached out to take the wooden sword.
"You... don't have any Forbidden Items on you, do you?" Instructor Han glanced at Lin Xi Chen suspiciously.
"No..."
"Okay, have you remembered everything I just taught you?"
"Just a bit...?"
"Okay, next I'm going to talk about a new attack method. You might not be able to block it, but that's okay, I won't hit you too hard." Instructor Han seemed much happier to finally see a normal person.He addressed all the new recruits and began to explain, "I just explained some basic sword techniques. Now I will demonstrate a more difficult sword-wielding move. This move cleverly utilizes blind spots while maximizing the speed and power of the sword. It is highly practical and its power is also quite remarkable."
"Now I'll demonstrate it for you."
Instructor Han turned around to face Lin Xi Chen, took half a step forward, and swung his wooden sword at an extremely tricky angle towards Lin Xi Chen!
Snap—!!
There was a soft sound.
Lin Xi Chen gripped the sword with one hand and easily deflected the swift attack, while her other hand was covering her mouth as she yawned.
Instructor Han: (°◡°)?
Lin Xi Chen: (￣∧￣) zZz
Great! Excellent swordsmanship!
The two of them stood close together, their eyes meeting.
Instructor Han opened his mouth, his eyes seeming to ask, "How did you block it?"
Lin Xi Chen: Hmm? Is it difficult?
"Ahem, that was just a simple demonstration. As you can see, this recruit has a solid foundation in swordsmanship and reacts very quickly... Now, I'll give you a formal demonstration."
Instructor Han tried to defuse the awkward situation by taking a few steps back and then swinging his wooden sword again!
Snap!
Lin Xi Chen blocked it.
Instructor Han refused to believe it and continued to slash with his wooden sword, the speed increasing rapidly!
Snap snap snap snap snap!
A series of clashing sounds rang out as Lin Xi Chen swung her wooden sword, almost leaving afterimages, steadily parrying each of Instructor Han's attacks...
A dozen seconds later, Instructor Han silently put down the sword in his hand.
He looked at Lin Xi Chen, who had an innocent-looking face, with an expression as if he had seen a ghost.
"Have you studied swordmanship?"
"A little bit."
"Who taught you?"
"136 Squad captain, Chen Muye."
"..." Instructor Han slowly closed his eyes, looking utterly hopeless. "You...can leave."
"Really? Yay!"
Lin Xi Chen excitedly returned to the queue as Lin Qiye gave her a thumb up. The people around them were looking at them strangely...
Instructor Han quietly turned around and muttered something under his breath.
"Go for it, Han Li! You can do it! They're just a bunch of new recruits, a bunch of rookies... there can't be that many monsters!"
Keep going! Don't give up!
I can do it this time!!
He took a deep breath, turned around, and began to carefully observe the recruit's face.
Soon after, his gaze fell on an ordinary-looking boy. The boy looked a bit expressionless and wasn't very strong... He's the one!
"You, come up here," Instructor Han said calmly.
Cao Yuan was taken aback, and after hesitating for a moment, he still stepped onto the martial arts stage.
"Do you have any prohibited items on you?"
"No."
"Has anyone taught you how to use a sword before?"
"No."
"Hmm... okay then." Instructor Han breathed a sigh of relief; this time, he had finally encountered a normal person.
He tossed the wooden sword in his hand to Cao Yuan, "Come on, let's practice. You block... never mind, this time you attack, and I'll demonstrate the defense."
Clatter—!!
Cao Yuan didn't reach out to catch the sword, letting it fall to his feet instead.
Han Instructor narrowed his eyes slightly, his tone turning unfriendly, "What is the meaning of this? Pick up the sword."
Cao Yuan shook his head, "I cannot touch swords."
"Why?"
"I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself."
"It's just a wooden sword."
"A wooden sword is still a sword. I can't just touch anything that looks like a sword."
"..." Han Instructor frowned. What kind of strange habit is this?
"I told you to pick it up, so pick it up."
"I really can't..."
"Pick it up! That's an order!"
"..." Cao Yuan sighed helplessly, "Well... alright then."
He bent down to pick up the knife.
At the same time, Lin Qiye and the others' expressions changed, and they retreated dozens of meters, their eyes filled with sympathy as they looked at Instructor Han...
Instructor Han was stunned. Seeing this scene, he suddenly had a bad feeling.
Just as he was about to say something, Cao Yuan's hand had already touched the hilt of his sword.
Boom—!!!
Black Evil Qi exploded from the center of Cao Yuan! A pitch-black pillar of fire shot into the sky, and a terrifying pressure spread throughout the entire training field.
At the same time, the three instructors who were playing cards in the lounge suddenly changed their expressions and stood up abruptly.
"Damn, something happened?!"
"Let's go! Let's go take a look!"
This burst of Evil Qi was too sudden, directly alarming all the instructors in the Training Camp. They all looked towards the training field at the same time, their brows furrowed tightly.
Training ground.
Black, malevolent flames swirled around Cao Yuan, who was shirtless and carrying a flaming wooden sword on his shoulder, grinning menacingly at Instructor Han.
Instructor Han:???
What the hell is this thing?
He just touched the hilt of the sword, how did it turn into this horrible mess?
I... I just wanted to teach them how to use a sword!
Can't this recruit camp have some normal people?
Ah!!??
Heavens above...
Instructor Han looked at the menacing Cao Yuan in front of him, then glanced at the wooden sword in his hand, remained silent for a moment... and then threw it away!
Screw this!