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"Let go of me, Lv Guoyuan, let me go! The one I like is Gao Neng! Even if you get my body, you’ll never have my heart!" Li Caicai yelled.

"..." Gao Neng let out a sigh. ’It’s tough being this outstanding.’

He didn’t give chase. There was no need. There were still about forty or fifty people on the island, so finding three girls wouldn’t be difficult.

So, as he ran, he began looking for girls who were on their own.

And soon, he found one.

She was a girl with a ponytail, probably a student from High School No. 1. She hadn’t joined the siege and seemed rather alert, her back against a rock as she cautiously surveyed her surroundings.

An idea struck Gao Neng, and he stopped. He didn’t rush toward the girl. Instead, he chose to make a move on a different student standing near her, someone from High School No. 2.

"Quick! Someone help me surround Lieutenant Chen! I... I’m holding him off!" the student from High School No. 2 yelled in a panic, dodging as he shouted for help.

Immediately, a few students closed in.

Including the ones chasing him from behind, there were now nearly ten students.

Gao Neng began to put his toughness to the test, performing his calisthenics routine while tangling with the students.

As he tied them down, the number of attackers grew. The group of nearly ten quickly swelled to fifteen, and it looked like it would soon reach twenty.

Gritting his teeth, Gao Neng held his ground, looking as if he might be defeated at any moment. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

"Get him!"

"Lieutenant Chen is about to break!"

"Just a few more people and we can wear him down!"

The students yelled once more.

Just then, the girl who had been leaning against the rock finally couldn’t stand it anymore. After a moment’s hesitation, she began to slowly approach Gao Neng.

’A feint to the east, an attack to the west!’ Seeing his chance, Gao Neng immediately broke off his engagement with the students and lunged toward the girl.

The girl had no time to react.

She scrambled backward.

Gao Neng pressed his advantage, unleashing a "Fierce Tiger Rips Out the Heart"!

"AHHH!!!"

The girl let out a piercing scream and froze on the spot.

Gao Neng used his momentum to push her over, then followed up with a torrential storm of Duck Palm Kicks.

In just a few moments, the girl was eliminated.

Destroyer of Flowers: 28/30

’Only two more to go!’

Of course, Gao Neng had taken a few more punches and kicks in the process, and he grimaced from the pain.

His red health bar was already down to a third. Gao Neng didn’t dare linger. He spun around and sprinted away, desperately knocking over two students to break out of the encirclement.

"So infuriating! He got away again!"

"Lieutenant Chen is as strong as they say. How could more than ten of us fail to take down one guy?"

"He’s incredible. I wish I could be that strong someday."

The students were stunned, but they quickly gave chase again.

Gao Neng continued to search for his next target.

But he soon realized something was wrong. Every girl he saw now treated him like the devil, turning and running on sight.

They had absolutely no intention of fighting him.

This was getting frustrating...

Gao Neng ran two full laps around the island without finding another opportunity.

Meanwhile, He Haifan and Mao Shan had started taking advantage of the chaos to "harvest" kills left and right.

The reason was simple: not much time was left in the combat assessment. And with Gao Neng drawing all the attention, the other students were leaving more and more openings.

"Ah, He Haifan, you snake!"

"Mao Shan, you...!"

Led by the two of them, the battle on the island finally descended into chaos.

This naturally gave Gao Neng a chance to catch his breath. He started using the terrain to continuously counter-kill the examinees from various schools who were chasing him.

One, two, three...

He’d already lost count of how many he had taken down.

In any case, the number of people chasing him gradually dwindled.

By now, the students truly understood just how formidable Gao Neng was. Not only was he incredibly strong and strangely fast, but most importantly, he was also tough as nails.

If they didn’t know he was "Lieutenant Chen Bai," they would’ve suspected the guy was using hacks.

A normal person would have been ground down and defeated by now, right?

...

「Inside the military base.」

Li Qingping, Xue Jingjing, and the others had finally fallen silent. They had all watched the process of Gao Neng being swarmed, and each of them gulped nervously.

"I really don’t know what kind of luck you have, Old Li. To think someone like that... is actually at your High School No. 3?" Xue Jingjing’s eyes were practically glowing. Even though she was a little miffed, she had to admit that Gao Neng was truly powerful.

"Looks like this year’s top scorer is a lock," the principal of High School No. 2 nodded.

"Not necessarily," the principal of High School No. 4 said, glancing at High School No. 1’s principal, He Lin. "He Haifan’s kill count is rising fast. A comeback isn’t impossible. You have to remember, the combat assessment makes up 70% of the total score."

"Let’s wait and see." He Lin’s eyes flickered, but his expression was tense.

Gao Neng was currently tied down. Even though he was constantly making counter-kills, his kill rate was clearly not as fast as He Haifan’s.

...

「On the island, by the lake.」

Chen Bai was also marveling at the sight. ’He really has incredible stamina. He’s been swarmed by so many people for an hour, and he can still run? The Major was right! This kid really does need a bit of pressure. None of these examinees are a match for him. If he goes to the Military University like this, he’ll probably get a big head.’

As Chen Bai was thinking this, Gao Neng happened to run to a spot not far from him.

"Get him!" Chen Bai yelled.

But just then, a powerful gust of wind—an attack—shot toward him.

A smirk touched Chen Bai’s lips, and without a moment’s hesitation, he lashed out with a Squid Leg back-kick.

BAM!

A figure was sent flying.

It was none other than Mao Shan from High School No. 4.

Behind him stood He Haifan from High School No. 1, along with more than ten other students.

"Sneak attack me?" Chen Bai sneered.

"Gao Neng, once we kill you, the top scorer title will be ours!" He Haifan sneered back. He didn’t for a second believe that "Gao Neng" could be stronger than "Chen Bai."

"Damn... that kick was heavy!" Mao Shan clutched his stomach, unable to get back on his feet. But his resolve was firm. "Everyone, together! Let’s take down Gao Neng first!"

"Right!"

Everyone swarmed forward.

Chen Bai didn’t hold back, kicking away one after another. After all, a squid has plenty of legs.

Just then, the students from High School No. 3 who had been chasing Gao Neng noticed that Chen Bai was being swarmed, and their expressions turned sour.

"That bastard He Haifan is trying to swarm Gao Neng! Let’s go save him first!"

"What about Lieutenant Chen?"

"Let the others chase him! Students of High School No. 3, with me! We have to protect Gao Neng! We can’t let High School No. 1 and High School No. 4 steal the top scorer title!"

"Yeah, let’s go!"

The students from High School No. 3 quickly broke away from the group chasing "Lieutenant Chen".

Gao Neng finally breathed a sigh of relief. With the students from his own school gone, he no longer had to hold back. He could finally go all out.

"Crap, the students from High School No. 3 are gone! The few of us left are no match for Lieutenant Chen!"

"Run!"

"Let’s go help take down Gao Neng!"

Seeing the tide had turned, the remaining students scattered and fled.

"..." Gao Neng was a little dumbfounded.

’What just happened? They just ran off? Should I go after them? Nah, better focus on destroying flowers!’

With no one to interfere, Gao Neng finally found an opportunity and took down a female student from High School No. 2.

Destroyer of Flowers: 29/30

’Just one more to go! Who will be the last one?’

"Lieutenant Chen, even if everyone else is too scared to fight you, I, Li Caicai, will never let you off! I’ve already successfully defeated that meddling Lv Guoyuan, so now there’s no one to stop me from getting my revenge!" Just as he was wondering, a fiery-red, ferocious little mouse leaped out.

"Li Caicai?" Gao Neng looked up at the sky in exasperation.

’Lv Guoyuan... You poor, poor man!’

"I fight for Gao Neng!" Li Caicai yelled and lunged at him.

The two of them were instantly locked in a grapple.

Tangled...

And tangled some more.

In the end, Li Caicai made a heroic sacrifice.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for completing the "Destroyer of Flowers" mission. Reward: one (1) Beginner’s Treasure Chest. You have also unlocked one (1) spin of the Lucky Spin Wheel.]

"Finally!" Gao Neng stared at the treasure chest and the golden Lucky Spin Wheel that had appeared before him, so excited he could almost cry.

’What an ordeal! For the last hour, every second felt like a year. Constantly swarmed, constantly hunted. If it weren’t for his powerful willpower and the restorative effects of his calisthenics, he’d be deader than dead by now.’

’Lucky Spin Wheel, spin, spin, spin!’

[Beep! Permanent Special Skill acquired: Life Form Transformation (Beginner)!]