In the room.
Lin You frowned slightly.
From time to time, there was a murmur in my mind, but it was always very faint.
That was the sound of Chestnut Ball, which came shortly after the previous training ended.
Lin You thought that the little guy was finally waking up.
But unexpectedly, the sound was only intermittent. Not only was there no sign of waking up, but it seemed to be gradually fading away.
What exactly happened?
Lin You didn't know, the only abnormality he could notice was that when they got up early, everyone seemed a little listless.
It is obviously impossible for simply getting up early to have such a significant impact on them.
Especially since Jia Jiao's true face was revealed today, and thinking back on his reactions this morning, it was obvious that he was just pretending.
That explanation is basically unbelievable.
He also said that the reason they felt tired was because there was a special atmosphere hidden in the villa, which would drain their spirits.
However, it is highly likely that there is something wrong with the villa.
It can be basically concluded that the little guy's coma is directly related to this incident.
Lin Youke remembered that in the morning, he was not as tired as other people, but was full of energy!
It can be imagined that this is mostly due to the little guy's credit, absorbing this fatigue for him?
After thinking for a while, Lin You quickly deduced some things, but how to deal with it specifically... This is really difficult!
Maybe…staying up late?
Or, just sleep during the day and reverse your day and night schedule.
It's still early now, just after two in the afternoon.
I'm afraid that Jia Jiao will interfere. If I sleep at this time, who knows what trouble will happen.
Otherwise, why not just rest outside the villa?
Forget it, Jia Jiao is outside!
Just as he was thinking about it, the duel disk vibrated slightly twice. Someone sent him a message through the number.
Upon checking, it was a message from Xia Mu, "Lin You, how many problems have you discovered in the villa?"
Lin You smiled. Old Xia was also studying this problem. It seemed that Jia Jiao's true face was too deceptive. If you are not on guard, you will suffer a great loss.
At this time, many people should have thought about the housing problem.
But how to respond and deal with it specifically is the biggest difficulty at the moment.
Lin You quickly replied, "The key point should be that something affected our spirits while we slept at night. Lao Jia said it was a mysterious aura, but I don't quite believe it. First of all, I didn't sense it at all. Secondly, if it was an aura, with so many rooms, it would be difficult to control the timing of the attack. We need to make sure that everyone in the room is asleep. With so many of us, we don't all sleep at the same time, but at different times. Then, we need to ensure that the aura is not detected by those who are awake, and we can invade the target room silently and accurately."
"Of course, with the association's capabilities, it's not surprising that they could accomplish this. But I personally feel that the possibility is very small. It must be some other means. But the root of the problem is most likely in this villa. I was just thinking about whether I should move out to take shelter or something."
Lin You gave his own thoughts, but he did not think that it was the breath that invaded them. The main basis for his judgment was that Chestnut Ball did not wake him up.
If it is a breath, the little guy should be very sensitive and will definitely notify him after catching it.
Unless this breath can quickly make Chestnut Ball fall asleep, then there is no reason for me to be safe and sound.
The fact that he was safe and sound meant that Chestnut Ball had probably continued to fight for himself for a while, and in the process of this fight, he had intimidated or even destroyed his target.
For this, he paid the price of falling into a coma.
"Resistance..."
Thinking of this, a thoughtful look appeared in Lin You's eyes.
Since he was fighting but still didn't choose to wake himself up, it probably meant that in the little guy's judgment, those things could not cause any substantial harm to him.
Or maybe the little guy is subject to some kind of restriction?
For a moment, there were many guesses, and at this time, Xia Mu sent a message to Lin You again.
"You're quite thoughtful, but if the root of the problem lies within the villa, Instructor Jia probably won't let us succeed so easily. The consequences might be even more disastrous. If we're confined to the villa, we'll have to find a way to uncover the cause of our fatigue. I've actually discovered something about this."
"I guessed it."
Lin You replied, "Given your personality, Old Xia, I don't think you would have sent me this message if you hadn't found some reliable information."
Having said that, Lin You was still quite curious about what Lao Xia had discovered. At this time, it would be difficult to even dig out some clues, right?
Xia Mu's message soon arrived again. "From the beginning of the training camp, I was wary of Instructor Jia. This was based on some relevant intelligence I had obtained previously, as you know. So that night, I didn't rush to sleep. Instead, I observed until after three in the morning. There was still no special movement, but I was still not completely reassured, so I tried to pretend to sleep. Of course, it was not as simple as closing my eyes. I also completely restrained my breath and even my breathing."
"At first, the disguise didn't seem to be effective, but after about two minutes, I felt something in the room faintly vibrate, but it quickly disappeared. Until I couldn't hold my breath anymore, there were no more abnormalities."
fluctuation?
Is it the breath of some creature?
Lin You fell into deep thought when Xia Mu sent another message, "That night, I waited until four o'clock. Because of this anomaly, I originally planned to go to sleep, but then I thought this was an opportunity to verify it, so I slept. Later, when I woke up at six o'clock, I could feel that I was more tired than normal, but most people were drowsy. The difference was huge!"
Lin You understood and replied.
"Old Xia, what you're saying is that there's some special creature that invades our room at night. It's very stealthy when it sneaks in, and it has strong observation skills. Even if it was fooled by your concealed breath, it quickly noticed something was wrong and retreated in time, not letting you see its appearance clearly. Furthermore, this creature is likely active all night, or it only leaves us a small amount of normal rest time."
"That's right."
Xia Mu said, "But the later you go to bed, the less your mind will be disturbed. Choosing to stay up late may be the best solution. This is not a big deal for us, but this solution is only a temporary solution. Something unexpected may happen later, and the information we have now may not be applicable in the end."
"Okay, I understand. Thank you for the information, Lao Xia."
Lin You replied with a smile, then added, "The training has just begun. I will share any findings I make in a timely manner. Please also inform our other classmates of this news."
"Of course, this is already being gradually shared. That's it for now. Please be careful."
Xia Mu sent the last message, which was to cut off contact with Lin You.
"Old Jia is such a scumbag!"
Lin You sighed and began to wonder whether he should take a rest first.
It’s not for anything else, but I really want to test what consequences will occur if I sleep at this time.
At worst, I'm just a little mentally ill, no big deal!
Didn’t you see those students who were listless early in the morning? Wouldn’t they still be alert once the test started?
I did it as soon as I thought of it and went to bed quickly, but I didn't rush to sleep.
Xia Mu's previous words gave him some inspiration. Maybe he could try pretending to sleep first, but he didn't know if pretending to sleep during the day would work.
In addition, you can also be a little more prepared in case Jia Jiao suddenly calls for help.
In fact, at this time, few people dared to sleep at all.
Many people have thought of relying on sleeping during the day to avoid trouble, but at the same time they also understand the possible loopholes that may arise. In the end, few people dare to implement it.
Lin You dared to sleep, but it cannot be said that he was careless. It was more that he was confident and had a purpose.
I pretended to be asleep for a while, and nothing happened.
Without further hesitation, Lin You began to sleep and fell asleep successfully after a few minutes.
When he woke up, it was already dark and it was eight o'clock in the evening.
Sitting up, he was dazed for a while. Lin You washed his face first and his mind soon became clear.
After feeling it for a moment, he was a little surprised, "Didn't Lao Jia do anything to me this time?"
The entire sleep process was not disturbed at all. After waking up, I felt full of energy and no abnormalities were found.
Some of them are not what I imagined!
Or was it that they were scolded too harshly this morning, so we should give them some slack?
Little did they know that few people dared to sleep at all. They returned to the villa one by one, and although they were clearly sleepy, they forced their eyes to stay open and were still on guard.
It's so torturous!
The most important thing is that when it really gets to night, whether to sleep or not is also a difficult problem.
Many people regretted their decision. They thought Jia Jiao would wake them up with some excuse while they were sleeping during the day, but nothing happened.
If we had known this earlier, many people would have chosen to sleep there even if they took the risk that there might be some problems with the villa.
At this moment, Lin You checked his physical condition inside and out and confirmed that there was nothing wrong. He tried to call the little guy again, but there was still no response.
Not only that, even the previous whispering sound disappeared.
If it weren't for the fact that he could still sense the original connection between him and the chestnut ball, Lin You would have to forcibly summon the chestnut ball to see what was going on.
There's nothing we can do but wait and see.
After yawning, Lin You went straight to the cafeteria.
Although Jia Jiao's true nature was exposed, he still had food to eat, and it was always available. There were special people who prepared it and placed it there at different times every day.
Of course, there may be something wrong with the food, but it doesn’t matter. It’s impossible to fast all day long and eat whatever you want. I haven’t had any major problems with it before.
According to previous speculation, the feast provided to them caused the awakening of the fish monsters in the sea.
The consequences are not small, but whether this is really the case remains to be discussed.
What's more, no one goes into the sea now.
We should be worried about whether this food is also one of the factors that cause everyone's mental fatigue.
When he arrived at the cafeteria, Lin You just had some fried noodles to fill his stomach.
However, despite being casual, the fried noodles look really good, golden and translucent, and no matter how you look at it, it is definitely not an ordinary product.
If the food in the cafeteria is really safe and worry-free, then I have to say that the food here is indeed of top quality and cannot be easily found outside.
After dinner, Lin You returned to the room again, sat cross-legged on the bed, and entered the "Nammo" state.
This so-called magic absorption is actually a deep-level magic recovery, which requires the duelist to concentrate and accelerate the absorption of natural magic. If the magic absorption is interrupted, it will take more preparation time to enter this state as desired.
In addition, not everyone can absorb magic. At least, the magic power must be above 300 points to have this ability.
In the past, Lin You rarely used Na Mo to restore his magic power.
After all, for an apprentice duelist, the speed at which his magic power recovers is not too slow, 10 points per hour, and for magic absorption, that can be at least doubled, which is more than 20 points per hour.
However, usually after a battle, Lin You doesn’t need to specifically capture the demon.
When you really need to restore your magic power quickly, Namo is not enough, and you have to use magic recovery items.
Now, we need to speed up the recovery process.
After the day's training, Lin You's magic power was almost exhausted. After several hours of recovery, it was barely over 100.
Relying on natural recovery is obviously not enough.
It just so happened that Lin You didn't plan to sleep tonight, and the little guy was still sleeping soundly. If he went to sleep later, something might happen.
What's more, he is very energetic now.
Maintaining the 'Nammo', he quickly absorbed the magic power, and time passed by every second.
…
The next day.
Six o'clock in the morning.
Like yesterday, today's training time has not changed.
After a night of magic, Lin You's magic power was restored to its peak.
He discovered that the effect in this Nano Demon was far better than that in the outside world.
The recovery amount in one hour is close to 50 points.
This means that the magical power of heaven and earth here is extremely strong, and it really has the feeling of a secret place.
Of course, no matter how thick it is, the speed of the expansion of the Na'mo is true, and the speed of natural magic recovery is still the same as before.
The speed of natural magic recovery does not depend on the magic of heaven and earth, but on one's own magic level.
For an apprentice duelist, the recovery amount is basically fixed at 10 points per hour.
Only when you reach the level of a one-star duelist will you achieve a leap forward.
At this moment, on the beach.
All the students arrived on time, but their posture seemed a little crooked, and many of them had slightly heavy eyelids.
His mental state seems to be even worse.
But there are also some people who are in a pretty normal mental state. Even if they are actually tired, they don't show it too much on the surface.
Lin You could hear a student weakly say, "There's definitely something wrong with the villa. I'm so sleepy right now. What on earth does Instructor Jia want? Does he really want us to stay awake all night?"
"Damn it, what's wrong? I stayed up until four last night and didn't notice anything unusual. I only slept for two hours, and when I woke up, I still felt a little dizzy. I guess I got it again!"
"Who can handle this intense training without sleep? I might as well just go on a hunger strike. Maybe the problem is the food."
Some people were talking to each other in a drowsy voice, their tone somewhat weak and miserable, but at this time, no one questioned Jia Jiao anymore.
There's no point asking. The only way out is to quit the training camp.
It sounds easy to withdraw from the training camp, but the key is... no one is willing to do so!
Many of the students present here have put in a lot of effort and worked very hard to have the chance to be selected to participate in this training camp.
As long as you can hold on, there will be many benefits.
No one is willing to do that!
Just feel dizzy.
Some people began to speed up the circulation of magic power, constantly washing their bodies to stimulate their spirits. It turns out that it was not in vain and there was some effect.
In fact, many people acted listless, hoping to let Jia Jiao see that they should put away their knives and not be so sharp.
It’s a pity that looking at Jia Jiao’s indifferent expression, it’s probably not going to work.
"Lin You, you didn't sleep last night, did you?"
Lin You was listening when Guo Rui came over and asked in a low voice.
Glancing sideways, I saw that this kid was not much less energetic than yesterday. After hearing what he said, I immediately understood what was going on.
He nodded and said, "This trick is quite useful at the moment, but it's not a long-term solution."
If this goes on for a long time, with special training during the day and all night long, I'm afraid he will develop problems in a few days.
"Who says it's not?"
Guo Rui sighed, "But there's nothing we can do. We can't find the source of the problem. We can only make do with it for now. We'll take it one step at a time and see how it goes. We'll hold on for a few days. Maybe the other students will give up, and then we'll be free."
"It's not impossible."
Lin You thought about it and felt that this speculation was quite reliable. Perhaps Jia Jiao really intended to eliminate a group of people who could not hold on first.
As to whether it will be completely eliminated, it is not yet known.
On the beach, many people were whispering and speculating.
It was not until a huge ice-blue figure broke through the surface of the sea, causing huge waves and affecting a large area of beach that the shock stopped.
Sea Dragon-Taidalus!
It's the familiar red star monster again. When it first appeared, this guy played the role of everyone's "savior" and resolved a crisis at sea.
But now everyone understands that the crisis was most likely caused by Jia Jiao.
Even the man with a mustache who had proposed the race was suspected of having colluded with Jia Jiao in advance.
The originally upright mustache also became a little withdrawn.
It’s unfair!
But no matter how much he explained, it was all in vain if others didn't listen. Even some of his fellow students looked at him with strange and complicated eyes. How could he not be depressed?
Of course, no one is stupid, and everyone knows that this is probably a coincidence.
The man with the mustache suggested a race, which was quite consistent with his personality. This time he just happened to be the one taking the blame.
But it was he who proposed this after all. Whether intentional or unintentional, it was somewhat related to him. It was normal that he didn't treat him well.
Now, seeing Hailong again, everyone felt very nervous.
It’s simple. Everyone has not forgotten what Jia Jiao said yesterday.
It is said that today's training will involve this sea dragon.
As for the prefix "good news", it is automatically ignored. Only a fool would believe it. It's almost the same the other way around!
At this moment, the sea dragon emerged from the sea, and the sea water for hundreds of meters around it had quietly frozen into ice, which made its figure more clearly visible, and its momentum was quite powerful.
It’s worthy of being called the Red Star Monster!
In fact, this is not a real explosion.
If the breath of the Red Star Monster is spread out in a targeted manner, it will not only have a deterrent effect, but also have substantial lethality.
If these trainee duelists were affected by the aura, they would die on the spot without any accident. It was quite terrifying!
It’s no wonder that the trainees feel uneasy about today’s training program. No matter how hard they rack their brains, they can’t imagine what kind of training it is that requires this powerful red star monster to take action personally.
The beach quickly became quiet. Although there was a sea dragon causing a stir, no one dared to talk to each other at this time.
"Just one reminder."
In the silence, Jia Jiao said, "Use your magic power wisely and hold on as long as you can. You should all be familiar with the pressure of magic. This time, it's somewhat similar. If you're really useless, just give up early and go to the cafeteria to enjoy some freshly baked emerald milk."
After the words were spoken, the crowd became slightly excited.
Magic pressure?
What is the purpose of this? To put pressure on them?
Everyone suddenly became nervous, and some people secretly swallowed their saliva.
The only good news is that their magic power has basically returned to its peak.
After all, I didn’t dare to sleep during the day, so I had to surrender to the demon.
After waiting nervously and anxiously for a while, there was finally movement from the sea dragon in the ocean.
On the corner of its head, a gem inlaid on it glowed with a green luster.
After a while, a huge square light shield fell and everyone was enveloped in it.
Some students were confused and asked, "What is this...are we being locked up?"
"I have a bad feeling. Could it be that they are being locked up and tortured?"
"This thing might have the same function as the iron cage. The devil might let some ferocious beast in later."
Everyone made wild guesses, and one student standing near the edge of the light shield, either out of sheer boldness or excessive curiosity, actually reached out and touched the light wall.
As a result, as soon as I put it on, I felt like I was electrocuted and it was suddenly pulled back. I shivered violently all over and my teeth were chattering.
My palms were almost completely stiff, they were frozen!
Someone saw this scene, their face changed, and they hurriedly warned loudly: "Don't touch the light wall, it may be accompanied by a considerable amount of icy power, and it will be invaded."
This shout also stopped several curious students, and they felt a little scared.
"The light wall is untouchable, which means... we are indeed trapped inside and have nowhere to escape."
Someone frowned and analyzed. In fact, many people had guessed this.
Otherwise, why create this light shield?
But fortunately, this light shield is quite large and there is enough space inside, so everyone can maintain relatively dispersed positions to avoid any trouble and chaos.
"I don't know what will happen."
Some students spoke with some anticipation. The purpose of coming here is to become stronger. Judging from the posture of this training, it is obviously not simple, and the effect should be quite good.
There are many people who have similar ideas.
Although we are nervous and uneasy, we are all ambitious and enterprising, and we all want to take this opportunity to complete our transformation.
Lin You was also observing and was quite interested in the current training program.
Jia Jiao mentioned this project, which is similar to the magic pressure. The purpose of magic pressure is to clear the magic debris in the duelist's body, so what will this be like?
Just as I was thinking, a soft whisper sounded in my mind, "Coolie~"
Lin You's eyes moved, and then the voice sounded again.
"Coolie~"
This time, it was a little clearer.
"Little guy, are you awake?"
I called out in my mind quickly, and this time, a voice with a hint of doubt came, "Coolie?"
A moment after the sound was rang out, a spherical figure appeared in the form of an elf!
It was suspended in the air, looking sleepy, and it did not forget to rub its eyes with its short little paws.
Lin You was delighted that he had finally woken up. He had a very good sleep!
It’s good that he woke up, and I felt relieved.
Although he could sense before that the little guy was fine, this coma was still unusual. It was a lie for Lin You to say that he was not worried, he just didn't show it.
"Coolie~"
Chestnut Ball was now a little more awake and looked at Lin You, indicating that it had just had a good dream and was in a very comfortable state.
Lin You smiled. He had a lot of questions in his mind, but he didn't rush to ask anything at this time.
However, Chestnut Ball's eyes suddenly changed slightly, and he issued a quick reminder.
In its perception, an inexplicably powerful sense of oppression was about to descend.
Just as the warning was issued, the next moment, a green halo suddenly filled the light shield.
This halo also had a slightly foggy texture, which slightly affected the vision of some people.
But this is not the key point. The key point is that after this halo emerged, it was followed by a huge pressure.
This pressure directly infuses the whole body from the inside out!
In an instant, everyone felt as if they were carrying a huge mountain on their backs. Many people knelt down on the spot, and some even lay flat on the ground, struggling to stand up with sweat all over their heads.
Even talented students at the rookie king level, such as Du Zhizhong, Song Ming, and Deng Yuxin, could not help but half-squat down and almost kneel down under this sudden pressure.
In this situation, the situation of one person seems particularly abrupt.
Lin You.
He was actually standing, with a faint blue light and smoke coming out of his body.
Of course, no one has the time to pay attention to the situation here. Even if they want to see it, they can't!
Soon, people like Du Zhizhong also stood up, with faint blue smoke rising from their bodies.
This is mobilizing magic power to resist!
Lin You was standing before because it was actually a subconscious emergency response after hearing the little guy's warning and combining it with Jia Jiao's previous words.
He activated his magic power first.
No one else noticed this scene, but Jia Jiao saw it.
Because of this, at this moment, his eyes also fell on Lin You with a little strangeness.
In the light mask.
After mobilizing their magic power in time, everyone stood up.
The embarrassment just now was purely because the incident happened suddenly. Under such heavy pressure, those with stronger magic power or more timely reactions would appear much more respectable.
Those with relatively average magic power and slow reactions will naturally fall to the ground.
At this moment, after adjusting, the pressure almost disappeared by 90%!
Magic power seemed to have a strong resistance to that pressure.
So amazing!
Although the pressure had almost disappeared, no one spoke for a while.
There is no other reason, I am just worried that this is also a trap, and the massive disappearance of pressure may be misleading!
It’s no wonder they think this way. After being fooled by Jia Jiao before, many people have become suspicious and fearful of everything.
After a while, someone couldn't hold it in any longer and said, "This pressure really seems to be similar to the pressure of magic power. It also affects the magic power, but the pressure is not as great... No, it's even much more comfortable. It's actually relieved. The remaining pressure is all external. It's just that before the magic power was activated, the pressure was a bit terrifying."
Someone spoke up, and immediately another student, unable to hold back, chimed in, "Isn't this forcing us to use our magic power? You should have noticed, our magic power is draining very quickly, and it's getting faster and faster!"
"Indeed, if this continues, our magic power will probably be exhausted soon. Is this a test of our magic power?"
"Probably. Whoever has deeper magic power will naturally last longer. Just like the previous instantaneous explosive power test, it's also a measure of performance in some way."
"Oh, what a pity! My magic power is average, so I probably won't get any good reviews this time."
The number of people communicating gradually increased, but the atmosphere seemed a little depressed.
It’s hard to be happy when I always become a background figure!
As these people were talking, someone said weakly, "I'm not saying anything... why are you only thinking about competing with each other in this area? Am I the only one worried about what will happen to us after our magic power is exhausted?"
"End? What do you mean?"
Hearing this, many people frowned, but suddenly, someone thought of something and his expression changed drastically.
Soon, everyone thought of something and their brains began to buzz.
No way?
The scene fell silent again. After a while, one of the students said with difficulty, "Will the pressure come back after we run out of magic power?"
“…”
The horrible thoughts in their minds were pointed out, and there was a moment of silence. Everyone's faces turned pale and they were going crazy inside.
It shouldn't be so torturous, right?
Is that kind of pressure something a human can withstand?
Before resisting, should I write a suicide note first?
"Stop whining and making so much noise."
Suddenly, a cold scolding voice was heard.
This voice immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of these people. Some people wanted to say something, but after seeing the person who spoke, they held it back.
The genius of Jiangcheng High School, Deng Zhuo!
This guy...it's better not to provoke him, it's not worth it!
The students present here know something about him. It is said that he lost to Wang Xiamu, a newcomer from Guangmu High School this year, because of a slight disadvantage. He is very strong and had performed very well in the explosive power test.
It's just his temper, it seems not very good.
The scene was a little awkward for a moment, but then someone smiled and said, "Everyone, this pressure is a rare and good thing."
As soon as these words were spoken, those people looked over and were a little surprised.
The person who spoke was not an ordinary person, Song Ming!
The Hornets' rookie king!
Seeing everyone's look, Song Ming continued to smile and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this thing can help us speed up the creation of the magic core, and it's a high-quality magic shell. The association is really generous this time!"
Magic shell!
As soon as these two words came out, everyone was shocked.
Lin You is no exception.
He is not unfamiliar with the magic shell.
Is this pressure related to the magic shell?
That’s really not easy!
