Ace Dragon Rider
Chapter 61 - 53 Ai Lin Promoted
Both of them quickly arrived at the first year training ground. At the moment, the examiner was not there yet. Ai Lin stood on the side of the field, her silvery form shimmering under the morning sun, drawing the occasional attention of the entire first-year students who were in training.
At the Air Force Division, the chubby and thin brothers both had their eyes red as they watched Ai Lin. This is not a grudge, but because they had been undergoing special training recently and were exhausted from it.
In fact, they had always regarded Long Yi as their target. Although they didn’t know how powerful Long Yi was, they were sure he was stronger than them. Every action of Long Yi became their example. When the news of Long Yi and Ai Lin’s preparations to skip to the second year came, the two were a bit frenzied. Both of them had decent talent. Even among the previous years, their talent was considered excellent. Unfortunately, compared to Long Yi and Ai Lin, the two had no chance to show their skills.
However, at this moment, both of them had a clear understanding. As daunting as this mountain of a challenge seemed, it was still giving them the motivation to climb it bit by bit until they caught up, or until Long Yi left them far behind.
But Ai Lin seemed a little absent-minded. Her eyes were always on the entrance of the training ground, fearing that the next person to appear would be the examiner. She hoped Long Yi would be present. As long as Long Yi was watching her, she had the confidence to defeat all her opponents.
When she saw Long Yi appear, a heartfelt smile lit up her face.
"Did you pass?"
Ai Lin asked carefully, she knew well that Long Yi’s Draconic language skills were far from perfect, and passing required an outstanding performance.
"Yeah, although the process was quite ridiculous, I still passed."
Long Yi was too lazy to explain the whole process because it was indeed ridiculous. But no matter the reason, passing smoothly was always a good thing.
"That’s great!"
Ai Lin jumped with joy, genuinely happy for Long Yi, and all her previous nervousness was pushed to the back of her mind.
Wesley glanced at Long Yi, then at the excited Ai Lin, but his heart felt even more sour. They were too powerful, they didn’t take this small test seriously at all. He had tried to do his best, but he could only achieve a mediocre class ranking.
If he hadn’t come, it would have been better. After arriving here, Wesley was even more determined to drop out.
Soon, the examiner appeared.
Two people, a first year Air Force Division instructor, and a second year Air Force Division instructor.
The second year Air Force Division instructor was the main examiner, and the first year Air Force Division instructor was in charge of supervision.
The field was quickly cleared, but the second-year instructor didn’t look at Ai Lin, the candidate of the day. Instead, he focused on Long Yi who was standing aside. Ever since Long Yi had challenged the entire second year Air Force Division, the whole division had become quieter for a while. Then everyone in the division started madly increasing their training volume. Those kids who would think about falling back while being whipped, were now training till they dropped, as if they had lost their minds.
In a way, they should thank Long Yi.
But, despite this, they couldn’t help feeling upset.
So today’s test was going to be especially strict.
But when he looked at Ai Lin, he felt pity. Did he really have to attack such a tender little girl?
Keep your Dragon Fighting Aura at the seventh level, the instructor of the second year said.
"Start the test!"
As soon as the words were spoken, Ai Lin had already rushed out. A fist headed right at him. No fancy movements, just sheer aggression. After the Dragon-Blood Symbiosis, Ai Lin’s explosive power and endurance had continually improved. Now, her strength was far greater than before. Her punch almost carried the sound of wind, charging straight for the instructor’s face.
The second-year instructor raised his hand to block, but then he remembered that Ai Lin was a Magic Fighter!
You shouldn’t touch her fist!
It was too late to retreat. He could only desperately protect his face. But the moment Ai Lin’s fist hit his arms, the magic power exploded, causing him to fly back several meters before he was able to stabilize himself.
Dragon Fighters were not afraid of Fighting Aura, but they had a natural fear of magic. Although this time the explosion missed most of its targets, the second-year instructor’s arms were still aching!
Damn it! How is he supposed to fight this?
If she was a Dragon Mage, as long as he got close to her, a combo attack could incapacitate her. But for a Magic Fighter like her, who specialised in close combat and couldn’t hurt you unless you came close, delivering yourself to her like this seemed just like making someone’s job easier.
After a few probing attacks, the second-year instructor was blasted away by the magic explosion. He quickly realized that at least under the seventh level of Fighting Aura, he couldn’t get any advantage. Moreover, they were comparing hand-to-hand combat now, and he couldn’t suppress her with combat aura techniques.
At this moment, the second-year instructor was almost crying.
However, at this time, the first-year instructor said, "Alright, the same level test is over. Now both sides can’t use any aura or magic power, and the test will be purely based on fighting skills!"
Upon hearing this, the second-year instructor felt relieved, as if he had found an oasis in a desert. He even felt a sense of jubilation in his heart.
If the two sides stopped using auras, although Ai Lin was a genius, her actual fighting experience was only a few days’It’s obvious that she couldn’t compete with the savvy second-year instructor. Ai Lin was very quickly driven into panic by a rapid succession of fierce attacks, unable to retaliate.
For a moment, Ai Lin became a little anxious. She didn’t want to lose this way. She wanted to advance to the second-year grade with Long Yi!
The more anxious she was, the more disorderly her attacks became. She was even more frail in her combats, and her judgement was even faulty. There were a few times, if it were not for the second-year instructor intentionally holding back, his fist would seriously hit her face!
This is not the fight I want Long Yi to see!
For a moment, Ai Lin was a bit confused. Could it be that she was really the fool?
Ai Lin’s eyes were tinged with red.
However, just at this moment, Long Yi suddenly opened his mouth.
"Ai Lin! Keep fighting! You can do it!"
Stunned by this, Ai Lin turned to look at Long Yi. The second-year instructor didn’t expect Ai Lin to have the guts to look elsewhere and didn’t hold back his punch. With a thud, he hit her straight in the face, sending Ai Lin flying back.
"You, you did it on purpose?"
Wesley suddenly spoke out.
"Eh? How did you figure it out?"
Long Yi asked softly, feeling guilty.
"God, you’ve forgotten about me. I inherited my abilities from my Observation Dragon. You’ve almost spoken out several times, yet until the last second when the examiner threw his punch, if that wasn’t on purpose then what was it?"
Wesley was a little agitated, he initially thought that Long Yi, having such a good relationship with Ai Lin, would surely help her to pass. Never had he anticipated that Long Yi would deliberately pit her!
What was going on?
"Hehe, since you’ve seen it, why don’t you keep watching?"
At this point, the Second-Year trainee instructor was a bit stunned. Apart from gloating a bit at the beginning, he had been fairly restrained. On one hand, he didn’t want to be accused of bullying a student, and on the other hand, Ai Lin was the granddaughter of General Kai Long. Although the General’s fairness would certainly not punish him, he still didn’t have the guts.
But that punch came so suddenly. Long Yi’s words were very abrupt and loud. Even he was a bit distracted, and as a result, the punch landed solidly!
Perhaps he should declare a victory now?
The Second-Year instructor was about to speak.
Yet, Ai Lin, in front of him, gradually stood up. Not only did she stand up, but a smile was also on her face!
"Brother Long, don’t worry! You’ve taught me so much! I won’t lose!"
After saying this, Ai Lin charged forward again, and this time, there was only determination in her eyes, no confusion!
She was going all in!
The Second-Year instructor was astonished to discover that Ai Lin seemed like a completely different person! Moreover, she didn’t just use her fists, but also used her legs to attack. Each kick was accompanied by the sound of wind, and her kicks were extremely rapid. After each kick, another one would follow immediately, she attacked continuously!
Looking at Ai Lin’s actions, Long Yi couldn’t help but nod and admire, "So even in high heels, there are people who can fight so elegantly."
Wesley was stupefied. Boss, that’s not the point! Aren’t you worried about Ai Lin’s promotion? Where’s your confidence coming from?
At first, the Second-Year instructor was just surprised at Ai Lin’s changed attack style. But soon he found that he could no longer casually block Ai Lin’s attacks. Gradually, he had to start using sixty percent of his power, seventy percent, eighty percent!
Damn!
Suddenly, after a round, the Second-Year instructor jerked backwards, raising his hand at the same time.
"Stop!"
Ai Lin promptly stopped at his command, panting, and looking at the instructor in bewilderment.
"Cough, Ai Lin, although your fighting skills are not yet proficient, I believe you are currently qualified to advance to the second grade. Therefore, as the main examiner, I certify you as qualified!"
Having said that, the Second-Year instructor hurriedly left. As an instructor, being forced to compete in unarmed combat with a student had embarrassed him! Moreover, he also realized that if he didn’t leave now, he might lose!
Where did such a gifted talent come from? One Long Yi wasn’t enough, there’s now an Ai Lin as well?
"I passed!"
Ai Lin stared at her slightly trembling hands in surprise, panting, sweat dripping from her forehead, rolling down the silver scales, all the way to the soles of her feet.
"I passed!"
Ai Lin jogged over to Long Yi and immediately jumped into his embrace. Long Yi, overjoyed, hugged Ai Lin, spinning her around enthused before stopping.
In the first-grade Air Force Division, a chubby guy shook his head at the sight of Long Yi and Ai Lin, saying to a skinny guy next to him: "Don’t look, it will blind you."
When Long Yi put Ai Lin down, her face was already red to her neck. She had jumped into Long Yi’s arms instinctively without thinking too much, but when Long Yi picked her up, she suddenly sobered.
Now, she was looking down at the ground, with no clothes corners to fiddle with, she was just playing with her own fingers, not daring to look up at Long Yi.
"Sorry for allowing you to get punched."
Long Yi said.
"Ah? Oh! It doesn’t matter! That was all my fault. I was fighting while letting my thoughts wander around, that punch really woke me up."
At this point, Ai Lin touched her slightly swollen cheek, laughed lightly as if it didn’t matter.
"I did it on purpose at that time," Long Yi confessed.
"I know, but I believe that everything Brother Long did was for my sake!" Ai Lin said with a smile.
Seeing the trust on Ai Lin’s face, a sense of guilt suddenly arose in him.
Am I a villain? Tempting a girl to buy something and then even counting the money for me? Looking at Ai Lin’s innocent face, Long Yi can’t help but blame himself.
However, no matter what, at least Ai Lin has successfully advanced now.