Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 124 - 118: East Campus Suffers a Crushing Defeat in the First Round
The disciples from the East Campus were struggling fiercely to resist the onslaught of puppets that kept assailing them.
At that moment, Mu Yunlan could fully empathize with what Qin Qing had gone through approximately a quarter of an hour ago.
Moreover, what Mu Yunlan and the other East Campus disciples were experiencing was even more terrifying than what the West Courtyard disciples had faced before!
This was because, among the many puppets surging over like a tide, there was one whose body flashed with lightning...
"Crackle!"
A streak of lightning flashed across the sky, creating a sound like a whip striking an iron plate which then exploded.
The lightning burst among a group of East Campus disciples, and screams of agony immediately followed.
Two or three East Campus disciples had their arms completely blown away by the lightning, and so instantly charred by the electrical burns that not even blood appeared before they turned to nothing!
These were just the injured disciples; four others had died.
These four were struck directly by lightning, touching even more of it, and were directly shattered into mere particles by the lightning, whereas the injured three had only come into contact with the edges of the lightning...
And!
The slaughter was still continuing!
The Lightning Puppet had no emotions whatsoever; it had no mercy!
"Ah! Run!"
The disciples from the East Campus were panicking, one after another.
Even Mu Yunlan was now wide-eyed, with the terror and unease in her heart visibly written across her face, a far cry from her usual calm and indifference.
She turned her head to look towards Qin Qing’s side.
She saw the disciples from the West Courtyard were already at the exit, about to walk through the passage to leave.
"Go! Everyone, break out with me!"
Mu Yunlan knew they couldn’t delay any longer.
If they continued to be trapped here, then all the disciples of the East Campus would be eliminated!
The West Courtyard would directly capture all the top twenty spots.
"Crack!"
A bolt of lightning suddenly exploded beside Qin Lie.
A ball of spherical lightning suddenly swept towards Qin Lie.
"No..."
Qin Lie’s eyes widened.
The acrid smell of the air being scorched by lightning reached his nose...it was the smell of death!
Just then, a shadow flickered abruptly.
A black ribbon flew towards Qin Lie.
The next moment, Qin Lie was wrapped in the ribbon and pulled out.
"Crackle, crackle, pop, pop!"
The lightning raged over the spot where Qin Lie had just been standing.
Qin Lie stood not far away, watching the scene with a pale face, barely able to keep himself upright, and almost fell.
"Sister Mu, thank you for saving my life!"
He immediately bowed to Mu Yunlan and thanked her, his heart still seized by waves of lingering fear.
"Go!" Mu Yunlan said to Qin Lie and the others around her.
"Go? What about the others?" one of the East Campus disciples asked incredulously.
"We can’t worry about that now, follow me right away!"
Mu Yunlan looked gravely at the East Campus disciple who immediately fell silent and dared not say more.
Meanwhile, Qin Qing and the others had entered the passage.
Before long, the scenery in front of them changed repeatedly.
The disciples from the West Courtyard led by Qin Qing kept walking out from the passage.
On the Martial Arts Ground, patterns of light flickered, and through a virtual door of light, the figures of Qin Qing and the other West Courtyard disciples began to appear.
Qin Qing was the first to emerge.
This time, at the end-of-year disciple assessment, the first round’s first place——Qin Qing!
As Qin Qing appeared, the Martial Arts Ground erupted with enthusiastic cheers from the disciples of the West Courtyard.
"Qin Qing!"
"Qin Qing!"
"Qin Qing!"
The uniform voices quickly came forth.
All were shouting Qin Qing’s name.
However, Qin Qing didn’t show much joy; he merely nodded slightly towards everyone and then, along with the other injured West Courtyard Disciples, immediately sought treatment.
Only after fifteen West Courtyard disciples had come out did any from the East Campus appear.
The first to walk out from the virtual light gate was Mu Yunlan.
Following were six other East Campus disciples.
That is to say, for this end-of-year assessment of new disciples, the West Courtyard had taken the first fifteen spots among the top twenty, with the East Campus only securing the last five spots from sixteenth to twentieth!
Mu Yunlan’s expression was extremely ugly.
Similarly, her master Jun Jiulin’s face was also very somber at this time.
Of course, Qin Chang, Linghu Leiyue, and the other elders from the East Campus all had very unpleasant expressions!
"Enough! Stop the Thousand Machines Array and immediately bring the disciples out from Thousand Mechanism Valley!"
Qin Chang, his face exceptionally grim, spoke while his beard trembled with anger.
In all these years, the East Campus had never suffered such an embarrassing defeat. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮
What’s more, not only was the defeat humiliating, but the losses this time were also exceptionally heavy!
It’s important to note that these East Campus disciples were not ordinary people; nearly all of them were the scions of the powerful, and some were even members of the royal family.
Although the true direct descendants of the royal family rarely entered the Great Qian Martial Institute for training, some descendants from the royal family’s branches did choose to train there.
Among the East Campus disciples who perished in Thousand Mechanism Valley this time, there happened to be such a person, a Princely Heir from a collateral royal line.
A royal Princely Heir had died, along with quite a few nobles’ progeny, and even Qin Chang would find it difficult to explain!
"Qin Chang, we had an agreement before. Let the disciples resolve their own matters. When Qin Qing faced the Lightning Puppet, not a single one of you stood up to stop the formation to save anyone. Now, you want to go back on your word?"
The speaker was Xu Qingyuan, with a smile brimming on his face.
For so many years, the disciples of the East Campus had firmly suppressed those from the West Courtyard. It felt as if his old face had been rubbed in the dirt for so many years, and now he finally had the chance to vent some pent-up frustrations.
Qin Chang’s face was exceptionally grim.
Xu Qingyuan’s words were truly choking.
However, the people still had to be saved!
"Stop the formation immediately and bring the people out!" Qin Chang commanded loudly.
"Yes!"
Linghu Leiyue, as well as another elder from the East Campus, quickly got to their feet.
At this point, they knew they could no longer delay.
As for Xu Fang, Xu Qingyuan, and others, although they made mocking remarks, they didn’t actually try to interfere.
After all, so many had already died, and the consequences were very serious. If all the other East Campus disciples remaining in Thousand Mechanism Valley died, the Imperial Court would likely pursue an investigation without restraint.
Moreover, as their teachers, they did not wish to see all these disciples laid to rest in Thousand Mechanism Valley.
Before long, the Thousand Machines Array ceased operation.
All the puppets, including the colossal Lightning Puppet, came to a halt.
The East Campus disciples were injured or crippled, and many had already died tragically.
Almost forty East Campus disciples had entered, and now, only about twenty came out alive; nearly half had perished!
It was certain that this assessment of the Great Qian Martial Institute would become a major controversial topic, causing a tremendous stir in the imperial city of Luochuan.
"Qin Qing!"
Just then, Qin Chang suddenly stood up, waved his hand towards Qin Qing with a face full of rage:
"Look at the trouble you’ve caused! How can the Great Qian Martial Institute continue to accommodate such an arrogant and presumptuous person as you?"
