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THUD! Gao Neng cursed as he tumbled to the ground, but with his Defense Power increased by 70%, he wasn’t seriously injured.

However, Chen Bai was already charging at him again.

Moreover, this time, it wasn’t just his gauntlets that had jets of heat emanating from them; the iron armor covering his body was also faintly glowing red.

His speed had at least doubled compared to before.

His power...

...was unknown!

"Gao Neng, don’t hold back anymore! Show me your true strength!" Chen Bai shouted as he leaped into the air, aiming a punch straight for Gao Neng’s face.

"Nothing more to see! This *is* my true strength!" Gao Neng yelled, rolling on the ground to dodge the punch aimed at his face.

BAM!

A rock right behind him was shattered by the blow.

"Is that so? I don’t believe you!" Chen Bai said, shaking his gauntlets.

A chill ran down Gao Neng’s spine. ’If that punch had landed on my face... I’d be disfigured, if not dead!’ As the thought flashed through his mind, he scrambled to his feet and bolted. The power gap was just too great.

Once he started using his energy, Chen Bai was like a completely different person.

Moreover, Gao Neng noticed another problem.

Chen Bai was now using proper fighting techniques.

If the Chen Bai from before had been stubbornly trading blows fist-for-fist with Gao Neng out of pride, the Chen Bai now was a true combat elite.

Every punch he threw tore through the air with a whistle.

’Where can I run...’

’Where the hell can I possibly run?’

"Lieutenant Chen, I think it’s better for people to trust each other!" Gao Neng shouted, feeling truly desperate. The island was only so big; continuing to run was clearly not a solution.

Besides, his speed was now a notch below Chen Bai’s; he couldn’t get away.

Most importantly, he only had two minutes left! If he couldn’t take down Chen Bai in two minutes, the mission would definitely be a failure!

’Wait a minute!’

’The element I converted to was... copper!’

’That’s right, I’m copper!’

’I’m resistant to electricity!’

’Maybe I can run into the lightning zone?!’

Gao Neng’s gaze shifted to the area not far away. The lightning zone was steadily shrinking. In the darkness, bolts of lightning streaked across the night sky, accompanied by booming thunder.

’Time to risk it all!’ With that thought, Gao Neng stopped hesitating. He dove headfirst into the lake and then swam rapidly toward the lightning zone.

"Trying to run? Gao Neng, you can’t escape!" Chen Bai immediately gave chase, but he soon realized something was wrong. Gao Neng was heading straight for the lightning zone.

’Is this kid trying to kill himself?’

’If he commits suicide, it would save me the trouble... Wait, the Major’s orders were to force out his true strength!’

’I can’t let him kill himself!’

Chen Bai hesitated for a moment, then resumed the chase. His swimming speed increased, with his two gauntlets constantly spewing hot steam, making him look like a jet ski on the lake’s surface.

’Fuck! Is this the legendary steam engine in action?!’ Gao Neng thought, swimming for his life.

Swimming downstream, holding his breath, diving deep, staying submerged...

Gao Neng used every delaying tactic he could think of in one go.

Closer!

Five meters, four, three, two...

"Nowhere to run!" Finally, Chen Bai caught up and slammed a punch into Gao Neng’s back.

Gao Neng was sent plunging deeper into the water by the blow.

However, at that very moment, the lightning zone finally arrived.

CRACK-BOOM!

A bolt of lightning struck down.

Gao Neng shot out of the water and grabbed onto Chen Bai.

"Are you insane?!"

The lightning missed, striking the water beside them.

But Chen Bai’s face flushed. Gao Neng was clearly trying to take them both down together. ’I’m a Lieutenant using my energy! How can I die here?’

"Lieutenant Chen, do you dare compete with me to see who’s more resistant to electricity?!" Gao Neng ignored him, holding onto Chen Bai in a death grip as he shouted.

"What..."

CRACK-BOOM!

A second bolt of lightning struck down.

This one successfully hit them both.

The strike nearly twisted Gao Neng’s mouth sideways. ’Double the pain... it really hurts!’ Even though he could now resist 50% of the lightning damage, he couldn’t block out the pain.

Chen Bai was also struck, and smoke rose from his body.

"You... You bastard!" Chen Bai gritted his teeth. The lightning bolt felt like it had nearly shattered his bones. But just as Gao Neng had challenged, he couldn’t lose a competition of who was more resistant to electricity.

CRACK-BOOM!

Just then, a third bolt of lightning descended.

It struck them both.

Gao Neng instantly felt the world spin, and his vision started to go white.

Meanwhile, Chen Bai was trembling all over; he was clearly more heavily injured.

’I can’t lose! Take this! Copper Head Skill!’ Seeing that Chen Bai was about to collapse, Gao Neng ignored his dizziness, gritted his teeth, and slammed his head into Chen Bai’s forehead.

’It’s a life-or-death struggle, who’s afraid of whom?!’

Chen Bai wanted to dodge, but they were too close. The headbutt was unavoidable. He could only lament internally, ’It’s good to be young!’

DONG!

Sparks flew.

Both of them staggered from the impact.

Gao Neng already felt like his body wasn’t his own, but his powerful willpower told him it wasn’t over. He had to take Chen Bai down to complete the mission.

’Once isn’t enough!’

’Then...’

’Do it again!’

Gao Neng headbutted him again.

DONG!

"Again!"

DONG!

Gao Neng lost count of how many times he’d slammed his head forward. It was only when his vision had nearly faded to black that he finally felt the body he was holding go limp.

SPLASH.

Both of them, completely exhausted, sank to the bottom of the lake at almost the same time.

「On the shore.」

He Haifan, Mao Shan, and the others were completely stunned.

What kind of suicidal fighting style was that?

It was just too insane!

"Did they both die?!"

"They must have... they both sank..."

"..."

The students were shocked, but also felt it was a pity for Gao Neng. If Gao Neng had truly been able to defeat an energy-wielding Chen Bai, what a magnificent sight that would have been.

...

「In the military training base.」

Li Qingping, Xue Jingjing, and the others also wore looks of shock.

Gao Neng took down the energy-wielding Chen Bai, but died in the process?! He actually managed to take him down with him?

This result had already exceeded their expectations. After all, Chen Bai was clearly a tier above Gao Neng in terms of strength. To achieve something like this was truly impressive.

Just as they were thinking this...

...a figure suddenly burst out of the water on the screen with a SPLASH.

"Gao Neng!" 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"He’s still alive? After being struck by lightning twice? And headbutting him so many times... He... he’s actually still alive? And he even swam out of the lightning zone?!"

At this, Li Qingping, Xue Jingjing, and the others shot straight to their feet.

It wasn’t just them. In another room, Shen Ning’Er’s eyes were wide as she stared, stunned, at the figure emerging from the lake.

"Gao Neng won?" Shen Ning’Er seemed to murmur to herself. Then, a smile actually flashed across her lips. "Not bad... he’s a real piece of work! Hmm, when he gets out, should I take him to the research institute for dissection? Or maybe just extract some bone marrow, brain cells... Heh heh, now that’s a question worth exploring!"