Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 399 - 394: Preliminary Competition (Part 2)

Chapter 399: Chapter 394: Preliminary Competition (Part 2)

Ji Ning glanced at them and asked the two fully-armed superpowered students beside him, "Aren’t you going to take a look?"

In reality, the two of them envied these ordinary students, who could freely and casually laugh and bicker among others without restraint.

But they couldn’t.

Ever since awakening their superpowers, it was like an extra shackle had pulled them from the sunlight into the shadows.

They were the pride of heaven but also deviants among ordinary people.

Without freedom, they also became long-term missing persons on the household register at home.

...

"Go and take a look." Ji Ning said.

The two looked at each other, thought for a moment, then hesitantly got up and walked towards Lin Yuanyang.

The students gathered around Lin Yuanyang initially didn’t notice them until Yao Meng’s unnatural voice sounded: "Can I see the data?"

Everyone was amazed, but said nothing more, giving the two a couple of empty seats.

During the days of interacting with them, it was the first time the two had initiated a conversation.

Lin Yuanyang didn’t give them special treatment, just looked up at them once, then continued flipping through the collected information, analyzing the situation of the participants for several people.

Most of the data was of ordinary students, and information on superpowered students was sparse.

Most of it was some recorded competition footage that Lin Yuanyang had obtained from the principal of Anhe Middle School.

He analyzed and guessed their superpower situations, then inputted it into the system.

When Wang Hao saw this, he couldn’t help but provide some information.

Lin Yuanyang wasn’t surprised, naturally supplementing the system with the content he provided, then conducting analysis.

This time, the analysis of the superpowered students’ information was more detailed, benefiting Wang Hao immensely.

Other teachers and students from nearby schools were surprised at this scene.

How are the superpowered students mingling with ordinary students?

Could this be Anhe Middle School’s new tactic?

***

The match on the field was intense, with the stands filled with thunderous applause.

All participating students from Anhe Middle School, besides watching the match, were more focused on recording information on these future opponents.

This had become a habit cultivated during their moments of training.

Ji Ning and Huang Ying would record video footage of their every training and simulation competition and review it after training.

This allowed everyone to clearly see their shortcomings and improve.

It also facilitated Lin Yuanyang in collecting intelligence to refine his intelligence analysis system.

"Next, we’ll face off against Third Middle School in a dodgeball water game. The participants are Li Mu, Yan Song, and Xu Jiaying. I won’t say much about Li Mu, just perform well. Yan Song and Xu Jiaying, pay attention to your stamina consumption in the early stages."

Huang Ying, holding the participant list, reminded the three.

This project had other schools selecting participants with physiques at A-level or S-Class, but Yan Song and Xu Jiaying were not students with high physique levels; instead, their spiritual power reached A-level.

Going against the norm inevitably caused concern.

The principal and Wang Li had already been worried upon initially seeing the participant list.

This list not only broke conventional understanding but also posed an enormous challenge to the participants.

The two who devised the list were too bold. If there was a misstep in one match, Anhe Middle School could become the biggest joke of the year.

However, they couldn’t say anything, and the students had no objections, instead, they were eager to try.

...

Anhe Middle School VS Anhe Third Middle School

The first match officially began!

Both sides’ participants entered the competition area.

After greeting each other, they each sent out their first contestant.

The principal and Wang Li stood up nervously, gripping the railing in front of them tightly.

The first contestant representing Anhe Middle School was Xu Jiaying.

When she was part of the school bully trio with You Le and Ma Weiwei, she was inconspicuous, often staying in the shadows to strategize.

This time, her selection as a competitor by Ji Ning was indeed unexpected.

As the competition indicator light came on, Xu Jiaying’s calm gaze changed instantly.

"Boom, boom, boom" three water balls shot towards her rapidly from the front.

The Third Middle School contestant in the neighboring area had already started to move, but Xu Jiaying didn’t move, as if she couldn’t react at all.

Wang Li anxiously shouted, "Dodge quickly!"

Xu Jiaying’s body then moved slightly, narrowly avoiding the three water balls.

The audience members quietly sighed in relief for Xu Jiaying.

At the same time, they thought to themselves that this year’s Anhe Middle School might end after the first round.

The principals of several schools that had always regarded Anhe Middle School as a competitor also relaxed, but were even more puzzled.

Is Anhe Middle School just giving up?

But soon, they couldn’t laugh anymore.

As the number of water balls increased and the angles of the shots became more tricky, Xu Jiaying maintained the same speed, and her movements were smaller than those of the nearby Third Middle School contestant.

It seemed like her body couldn’t keep up with her reactions, but the number of water balls she dodged kept increasing, even subtly surpassing the Third Middle School contestant. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

This wasn’t a coincidence, it required the participant to have extremely high spiritual focus, water ball prediction ability, and control over her body.

The principals slowly understood, biting their lips and glaring at the Anhe Middle School principal.

[That old fox, pretending to be weak! And claiming they’re from an ordinary class? With this skill level?]

With the sound of the whistle marking the end of the match, Xu Jiaying’s tense nerves suddenly relaxed, and she glanced at the score beside her.

She had won!

She had outscored her opponent by 9 balls.

The two teammates waiting nearby triumphantly gestured a victory sign towards her.

"Thankfully, I didn’t let you down. You guys, keep it up."

Xu Jiaying managed to stay composed.

But on the stands, Wang Li had already screamed, "Ah... We won, we won! Well done Xu Jiaying! Teacher is proud of you!"

If the principal wasn’t male, she might have wanted to hug him.

The principal wiped the sweat off his forehead, his mouth stretching ear to ear, his chubby body twisting, looking like an adorably clumsy giant panda.

"Lao Zhang, that’s not very fair of you! Hiding a secret weapon and still pretending to be modest?" The Third Middle School principal not far away spoke with a sour tone, as if he had just drunk a mouthful of aged vinegar.

The principal chuckled, exchanging pleasantries, "We just got lucky, only scored 9 more than you."

Hmph—

How many more do you want?

Getting a bargain and still playing humble!

Infuriating...

The Third Middle School principal side-eyed him.

The second round started quickly.

This time, it was Yan Song’s turn.

His movements were a bit bigger than Xu Jiaying’s, but he was still slower and had smaller moves compared to the Third Middle School contestant.

Unsurprisingly, he still won the match but only by 3 balls.

Yan Song was somewhat dissatisfied, regretfully saying to Xu Jiaying, I made two misjudgments in the middle, thinking I could dodge but still got grazed.

Xu Jiaying smiled, "Review it later."

"Mm."

Anhe Middle School won two consecutive matches, leading by 12 points, one ball equaling one point.

In the final match, as long as Li Mu didn’t make any mistakes, Anhe Middle School would surely win this project competition.

Expectantly, Li Mu didn’t dare to drop the ball, unsurprisingly winning the match again with an overwhelming lead of 31 balls.

Anhe Middle School’s stands erupted in cheers, the teachers who accompanied them joyously clapping plastic little hands hard.

Wang Li also put the past aside, bumping fists with the principal.

Anhe Middle School won the first project against Anhe Third Middle School by an absolutely overwhelming score.

With two more project competitions left, if Anhe Middle School wins one more, they will advance to the second round of the round-robin.

Compared to the cheers from Anhe Middle School, Anhe Third Middle School became deathly silent.

Until the second project name rolled onto the big screen.

[Robot Battle]

"Great, this one’s in the bag..."