Another Three-Star Mission

"This is really bad..."

Wei Wenshi thought continuously in his heart.

He originally thought it was just an ordinary combat training exercise, but he never expected that the other four would actually agree to raise the stakes. It seemed they all had absolute confidence in their students.

However, the Starlight Elite Class he led hadn't seen any particularly significant improvements...

For a moment, he appeared a bit hesitant.

The rewards for every training exercise were pooled together by the five schools. But because Starlight Middle School's past performance in the Star Exams had been less than ideal, the Ministry of Education hadn't allocated them many resources.

Now that the stakes were raised, he would have to dip into his own pension...

"Old Wei, stop pretending and just agree already."

Old Man Bi grinned and said:

"We've all heard that a direct descendant of the Lu family is at your school. You definitely have the absolute advantage this time!"

"That's right, Principal Wei. Don't tell me you don't even have confidence in a member of the Lu family?"

The other three echoed in agreement.

They had already done their digging. Although Lu Xiaobai was a direct descendant of the Lu family, his vitality level was far too low, and he wasn't even in the elite class.

The only reason they brought it up was just to goad Wei Wenshi.

Hiding in the crowd in the distance, Lu Xiaobai heard these words and looked speechless.

Why did they have to drag him into this for no reason?

Just as he was about to say something, familiar text appeared before his eyes once again:

[Three-Star Mission Triggered: Win first place in the wilderness combat training (including both Class First Place and Individual First Place)]

[Young man, to be publicly questioned like this, can you endure it?!]

"..."

Looking at the text in front of him, Lu Xiaobai actually really wanted to say:

He really could endure it...

What kind of joke was this cheat system playing? The way to shatter their doubts was actually to make him take first place, and a double championship for both class and individual at that!

Although he had limitless potential, his current vitality was only at level 4.5, making him a total weakling. Let alone comparing himself to people from other schools, he couldn't even beat the Lin Xue'er siblings in his own class!

"This is really troublesome!"

Lu Xiaobai frowned slightly, constantly pondering in his heart, trying to find a breakthrough point for the mission...

At this moment,

His gaze shifted slightly, looking toward Ah Da who was still on the spaceship, and he thought to himself:

How about just letting Ah Da make a move and injure all the students on the spot, so he could securely take first place?

However, this outrageous idea was quickly vetoed by him.

Wei Wenshi and the others were all watching. If he really did something so absurd, this wilderness combat training would definitely be canceled...

"No, I have to think of some other way."

Right at this time,

Wei Wenshi also wore a conflicted expression, thinking about how he could refuse this request to raise the stakes.

He glanced at his students, finally sighed, and said:

"Since you all want to raise the stakes, bring it on!"

If he insisted on refusing, the other four had no way to force him, but this would undoubtedly deal a blow to his own students' confidence. At the same time, it would be a hit to Starlight Middle School's reputation, making it difficult to recruit outstanding students in the future.

"Principal Wei is straightforward indeed!"

The middle-aged man from Guangwu Middle School laughed loudly, then continued:

"Principal Lan, why don't you introduce the rules for this wilderness combat exercise!"

Elder Lan nodded, looked toward the hundreds of students in front of her, and said slowly:

"Everyone heard that just now, right? The rewards for this wilderness combat training will be doubled. I hope everyone can go all out!"

"Next, I will announce the rules!"

"The location for this wilderness training is the Sandstone Sea Region. That is the territory of the Megastar Sharks, which are also your hunting targets for this training!"

As soon as these words came out,

The expressions of the hundreds of students changed slightly.

Megastar Sharks were not to be trifled with. They possessed an extremely strong aggressiveness, astonishing physical strength, and incredible underwater speed. Once encountered, escaping would be an extremely difficult task.

The only piece of good news was that they did not move in groups...

"As for the duration, it is still five days!"

Elder Lan, however, did not pay attention to the students' reactions and continued:

"Before the competition begins, you will all be uniformly issued C-grade diving suits and a standard cold weapon. The diving suits will provide you with a sufficient amount of oxygen and simultaneously record your hunting points!"

"If you encounter fatal danger, the diving suit can also activate a protective shield sufficient to save your life. However, once the shield is activated, it means you have failed and will be eliminated from the competition early."

"In addition to this, there will be mechanical octopuses patrolling the competition area. They can deter ordinary Megastar Sharks and serve as your safe havens in the wild!"

"Furthermore, when they encounter creatures above level 10, they will actively attack. You can lure Megastar Sharks above level 10 to them. If you can assist the mechanical octopus in killing it, you will earn a handsome amount of points. Of course, the prerequisite is that you have the courage to do so!"

Clearly, this was another way to obtain points!

"..."

Upon hearing this, the crowd didn't even consider this method at all.

Megastar Sharks above level 10 were on a completely different tier from them. Even though the beasts couldn't use Star Skills and were far inferior to Star Martial Artists of the same level, their sheer physical toughness alone was enough to kill the students!

After all, the students themselves didn't know any Star Skills either...

"The competition still allows you to form teams, but the maximum is a four-person team!"

Elder Lan paused here for a moment before speaking with a profound tone:

"Additionally, a new rule has been added to this competition. You may attack others to eliminate them early, but you cannot plunder their points."

Evidently, the five principals wanted to inject some excitement into the competition, but they didn't want everyone solely focusing on attacking others, which was why they created this new rule.

Upon hearing this, the crowd immediately turned their gazes toward the students of other classes, a hint of hostility appearing in their eyes.

"It looks like we can eliminate a batch of people early."

A male student from the Guangwu Elite Class wore a smile on his face.

He had a refined appearance, but he cast a provocative glance toward Lin Xue'er and the others, clearly planning to make a move on them in the sea.

"Arrogant!"

Hearing this, someone instantly let out a sound of disdain.

After all, the Guangwu Elite Class had always been ranked dead last...

Seeing this, the male student merely smiled and didn't retort. Instead, he continued to sweep his gaze over the others, seemingly pondering who to eliminate first.

At this moment, Elder Lan explained a few more rules and finally stated:

"Oh, right. There is one forbidden rule: you cannot bring any outside items into the competition, otherwise, you will be penalized with a score of zero!"

Although the crowd didn't pay much attention to this, Lu Xiaobai, hidden among them, sighed.

This was undoubtedly a massive nerf for him.

Without Ah Da, how was he supposed to dominate...

"Alright, everyone follow me and get ready to collect your respective equipment!"

Elder Lan turned around and headed straight toward a spaceship behind her.

Seeing this, the crowd immediately followed suit.

"Just do your best, don't stress too much."

Wei Wenshi looked at the students from his class and offered them some words of comfort.

Deep down, he had already braced himself to foot the bill...