33: Chapter 33 Team Up...Danger!

Lu Cheng did not waste any time and took out the martial arts information he had just acquired.

[Hardening Pulse]

A B-rank martial art, combining both offense and defense. Coupled with Lone Hero... he would be like a turtle wearing a thornmail.

He opened his panel, but his brows furrowed slightly.

B-rank martial arts require more experience points; just reaching the introductory level requires 40 points.

Lu Cheng composed his mind and began to try it out according to the martial art's instructions.

Soon, he discovered the biggest problem with this martial art.

The determination of success and failure.

Hardening Pulse requires compressing one's own blood energy and distributing it across the skin...

But that's where the problem lies...

This thing is an instant-cast skill, but it has a post-cast delay and a cooldown.

Even if the casting fails, one has to wait for the compressed blood energy to return to its normal state before performing the skill a second time.

This causes the time cost for training this skill to increase significantly...

Twenty failures forced Lu Cheng to spend a whole hour just to complete it, and that was with the premise of abundant energy recovery in the energy room.

If it were outside... the time would probably more than double.

Hum!

In one instant, the blood energy within his body finally completed perfect compression, like a thin yet tough layer of blood-colored membrane, instantly covering his entire skin.

Lu Cheng felt his body surface tighten suddenly.

It was as if an invisible suit of armor had appeared out of thin air.

It worked!

The next second, he raised his hand and punched the training post by the wall.

Bang!

A dull thud of impact sounded.

If this had happened normally, his knuckles would have felt somewhat numb.

But now, the impact landing on his arm seemed to have been partially deflected by the outer layer of hardened skin before passing into his flesh.

At the same time, the hardening state dissipated.

A stored counter-shock force exploded out along his arm.

Crack!

The surface of the training post was directly cracked with a circle of fine fissures.

Lu Cheng's eyes instantly lit up.

"Good stuff!"

This martial art suited him even better than he had imagined. As everyone knows, forces are reciprocal; while he uses his body to attack others, he also sustains a certain amount of damage.

He currently didn't have any other martial arts; he just put on boxing gloves and fought people, and the more he fought, the more energy he accumulated...

If this thing were trained to a high level, he could probably just stand there and let someone a realm higher than him wail on him, without suffering any consequences at all.

The next day.

Lu Cheng arrived at the training building behind the school playground.

This was a new area prepared by No. 3 High School specifically for high-intensity training, covering multiple functional zones such as the energy room, testing area, arena, and simulated combat room.

And the new elite class was located here.

As soon as he entered the classroom, he saw quite a few familiar faces.

Su Wan was sitting by the window, her expression as cold and aloof as ever.

Ma Dachun was sitting with his legs crossed; seeing Lu Cheng enter, he immediately raised his hand and waved.

"Hey! Bro! Over here!"

On the other side, Xia Xi was also there.

As soon as she saw Lu Cheng, her eyes lit up immediately, and she hurriedly waved at him, signaling that she had saved a seat for him.

These past few days, Xia Mo had taught her quite a few ways to pursue someone!

The most important one was that she must not let her affection become a burden to others; she had to exercise restraint!

Be more gentle, be more subtle!

Start slowly as friends!

Xia Xi felt this made a lot of sense and had been working hard to implement it.

But now, seeing Lu Cheng, the little bit of "restraint" in her mind instantly began to crumble.

Restraint is really so hard...

Besides these people, Zhou Lize was actually here too.

When Lu Cheng saw him, he raised an eyebrow slightly.

The Zhou Family is indeed wealthy.

After being beaten so badly by him yesterday, a normal person wouldn't be able to get out of bed for ten days or half a month, yet this guy had actually recovered mostly in such a short time.

Although his right shoulder movement was still a bit unnatural, at least on the surface, there were no major issues visible.

Before long, a man in his early thirties walked in from outside. He was the former homeroom teacher of Class 1, named Chen Guo.

And right beside him was Instructor Qin Feng.

Chen Guo stood at the podium, first scanned the whole class, and after the classroom quieted down, he spoke slowly.

"From today on, you are the elite class of No. 3 High School's senior year."

"In the time to come, school resources will be prioritized for you."

"But likewise, the requirements for you will also be higher."

After finishing, he turned to look at Instructor Qin Feng.

Instructor Qin Feng was expressionless, his voice as tough as always.

"I will be the team coach sent by the Military District to assist Teacher Chen in conducting your final stage of training for senior year."

"Tomorrow, we enter the Wasteland Zone."

As soon as he said this, the classroom was instantly in an uproar.

The Wasteland Zone!

Polluted ferocious beasts, rampaging strange beasts... a place where death and opportunity coexist...

Instructor Qin Feng ignored their shock and continued:

"Form teams yourselves."

"Each team is limited to four people."

"There are thirty-two people in the class, which can be divided into exactly eight teams."

"After entering the Wasteland Zone, the school will not follow behind you to protect you at all times. Unless there is a clear life-threatening danger, you must solve all problems yourselves."

"The academy has a certain casualty quota in the Wasteland Zone every year... Don't expect the school to clean up your mess!"

"Of course, if anyone is afraid, you can leave the elite class at any time."

The classroom immediately quieted down quite a bit; leaving the elite class was impossible.

For the vast majority of them, leaving the elite class meant giving up all possibilities for the future.

And just at this moment, Su Wan suddenly turned her head and glanced at Lu Cheng.

A "perfect" plan had already gradually taken shape in her mind.

As long as she formed a team with Lu Cheng, she could pretend to have received help from Lu Cheng while in the Wasteland Zone.

Then, to repay his help...

Implement the massage plan!

The more Su Wan thought about it, the more feasible she felt it was.

Reasonable, smooth, and not abrupt!

Thinking about it, the roots of her ears even started to heat up a little.

Subsequently, she stood up directly and walked toward Lu Cheng.

"Lu Cheng."

"For tomorrow's team formation, join my group."

Her voice wasn't loud, but the classroom was only so big, and the people in the vicinity all heard it.

The air seemed to go still for a moment.

Xia Xi, who was beside them, turned green on the spot.

Restraint my foot!

If I keep restraining myself, my husband is going to be snatched away!

She stood up with a "whoosh." Originally, she had wanted to be gentle and subtle as Xia Mo had taught her, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she almost shouted out her inner thoughts.

"Hu... b... Brother Lu! I want to be in your team too!"

And it wasn't just the two of them; quite a few people in the classroom cast their gazes this way.

After his performance these past few days, he was now completely the most popular guy around!

He could fight, he could tank, his combat ability was strong, and crucially, he was ruthless.

Teaming up with someone like this meant a significantly higher survival rate.

Ma Dachun, seeing this situation, also hurriedly squeezed over.

"Brother Lu, take me with you! I can carry... uh, no, you can carry me too!"

Finally, after a chaotic tug-of-war, the team was finally decided.

Lu Cheng, Ma Dachun, Xia Xi, Su Wan.

The wilderness exploration team was officially formed.

On the other side of the classroom, Zhou Lize watched this scene, his eyes turning gloomy bit by bit.

His gaze was fixed firmly on Xia Xi.

Last night, the Zhou Family had just confirmed her identity.

Mayor Xia, the daughter of Xia Yunchi.

Two days ago, the Zhou Family's cargo outside the city gate was inexplicably discovered. Xia Yunchi led his troops to follow the clues and directly cut off the hidden underground organization that the Zhou Family had been operating for twenty years.

A glint of resentment flashed in Zhou Lize's eyes.

This time going out into the wild...

I must make Xia Yunchi taste the consequences of offending the Zhou Family.

Once you come to Rong City, even a dragon has to lie flat!

And Lu Cheng.

An ordinary student with no background, no money, and no talent, actually dared to stomp on his head again and again.

This time, let's just leave you all in the Wasteland Zone.

Just at this moment, Lu Cheng's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

That familiar feeling, like the tip of a needle gently pricking his nerves, appeared again.

Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Bad Luck was triggered.

And this time, it was more intense than before.

Danger!

Very dangerous!

Lu Cheng's expression did not change, but his gaze swept across the entire classroom nonchalantly, yet he did not discover the source of the danger...

Something is not right...

It seems this time in the Wasteland Zone... is even more dangerous than he had imagined.

Hardening Pulse must be leveled up as soon as possible; at least he needs to train it to proficiency or even higher.

In addition, he also has to find a way to buy some life-saving items.

It just so happens that he still has to go and act as a sparring partner for the Qian Family siblings later; they should be the most knowledgeable in this regard.