Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 463 - 458: Finals (Part 4)

In the last 30% of her stamina, Ji Ning showed all the teachers and students what one-tenth of the strength of the world’s first Female War God looked like.

There were no dazzling moves, nor were there any flashy skills exploding on the screen.

Ji Ning only showcased in a small space what it truly meant to return to simplicity, what the genuine "Ji Ning Body Refinement Realm" was.

Outside, the instructors included retired base warriors, and their eyes were filled with shock.

In their understanding, they had never felt that the base-trained Body Refinement could be so simple yet so lethal, until today.

They seemed to finally see the essence of this Body Refinement.

Surrounding Ji Ning, the students had hardly seen her movements before seven or eight of them had already logged out.

Lin Yuanyang, relying solely on his spiritual power, caught some glimpses, his hairs stood on end as he shouted, "Concentrated fire cover..."

The students who reacted immediately aimed their remaining ammunition at the mutated monkey.

The area of concentrated fire was extensive, so even though the mutated monkey was fast, it still couldn’t escape the baptism of gunfire.

The thick health bar dropped sharply.

The great monkey controlled by Ji Ning had no stamina left.

Stunned in place.

Ji Ning simply stopped moving too, feeling the pain from the shells hitting her body.

Although the sensor had set the pain to the minimum, the numbing shock still persisted.

Ji Ning suddenly had a thought she’d never had before.

If this was the way to die, she seemed to be able to accept it.

...

The competition’s specified time was three hours, but due to the strong demand from outside teachers and students, the competition was forcefully extended by nearly 40 minutes.

Outside, every student who had participated in the competition yearned for their still-online teammates to defeat the final big boss.

This was no longer about personal glory, but risking everything, wanting us to win...

When the great monkey controlled by Ji Ning fell to the ground with a crash, the end of the competition was announced.

"Yeah—we won!"

"Awesome, we’ve defeated her."

"Ah—so excited...want to cry..."

The observation room was filled with students who had logged out.

At this moment, everyone, regardless of school, regardless of gender, hugged each other, jumped, shouted, and the joy infected all the teachers.

It seemed like what they participated in was not a competition but a large-scale battle, and the people around them were teammates they could trust with their backs.

Ji Ning took off her helmet, her hair wet with sweat.

Feeling the slight fatigue in her body, she chuckled softly.

Opening the "egg shell," she saw a row of students from Anhe Middle School clasping their hands in front, heads slightly lowered, looking apologetic.

Ji Ning froze, asked, "What are you doing?"

Everyone in unison: "Sister Ning, we were wrong. Voluntarily running ten thousand meters after the competition."

Ji Ning’s lips curled up, a teasing look in her eyes, "This is something you requested yourselves, I won’t refuse."

Chen Yantao secretly raised his head, looking at Ji Ning’s expression, shouted, "Sister Ning, you’re not angry?"

"Why should I be angry?" Ji Ning retorted, her expression clearly showing joy.

Chen Yantao looked at Lin Yuanyang, full of resentment, "Xiao Yang, you see you made the wrong judgment, ah...ten thousand meters..."

Everyone’s apprehension completely dissipated, jokingly playing with Lin Yuanyang, laughing loudly around Ji Ning.

Ji Ning, eyes filled with a smile, reminded them, "Did you check the results yet?"

"Ah, no."

"We’re done for, got carried away and forgot the task."

"Ah... we’re definitely at the bottom this round..."

Everyone wailed, looking at each other with gloomy faces.

"Ding—"

A system notification sound suddenly came from the indoor broadcast.

Following that, a pleasant voice rang out:

"Good afternoon, teachers and students. The scoring rules for this competition have changed and need to be tallied in the afternoon. Please move to the living area for meals and rest first. Our afternoon competition will be delayed by an hour..."

Anhe Middle School students felt slightly better, but still carried inner anxiety, fearing that the competition score was too low to impact future rankings.

But the lunch was really tasty.

The continuous three-hour physical and mental exertion from the morning made everyone hungry and tired, desperately wanting to eat well and quickly sleep.

Schools arranged similarly, having everyone return to dorms to rest after eating.

Ji Ning gnawed on a meat bun, listening to Huang Ying’s gossip across the table, "You’re famous now. Quite a few teachers were asking about your service record just now."

Ji Ning’s last five-minute performance was simply a decisive act, admired not only by students but sparking interest from teachers, discreetly probing for her identity to see if they could recruit her to their school.

Principal Zhang’s accommodating smile was almost slipping.

"Old Zhang will definitely come to have a chat with you later, be mentally prepared," Huang Ying said, as if watching a show.

Ji Ning was a bit troubled, eating less than usual before quickly slipping away.

At noon, the organizers generously gave students three hours to rest, and every student took a good nap.

Spiritedly lining up below the dormitory building.

Students from Anhe Middle School had a hint of eagerness on their faces, wanting to quickly learn the results of the morning competition.

It was said the results had already been sent to each school’s instructors.

Huang Ying deliberately kept a straight face, but the almost overflowing joy in his eyes reassured the students.

"Instructor, please announce quickly. We can hardly wait."

"Yes, instructor, are our results still okay?"

"The final counterattack was commanded by Lin Yuanyang, surely we deserve extra points."

Everyone speculated, sweeping away their lunchtime dejection, full of confidence now.

Huang Ying loved their confidence, which was also the base for their strength.

Not keeping them in suspense, "It’s excellent. Anhe Middle School scored 83 points in the first competition, exceeding the second place by 16 points, temporarily leading in total score."

"Ah—" 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"Yeah—fantastic."

"My gosh, I want to cry, hug me quickly."

"I want to call my mom..."

Students joyously hugged each other, eyes brimming with excitement.

Hu Lingling directly had red eyes, hugging Bai Xiaotang and crying.

God knows what they went through along this path.

From regular class students to contestants, battling their way into the finals, entering the grand finals with a third-from-last score, and now topping the first match.

It’s like dreaming in broad daylight, feels unreal, yet they feel immensely proud of themselves.

Huang Ying allowed them to vent their emotions for a few minutes, then loudly interrupted their bliss, keeping them grounded.

"Don’t be too happy too soon, this is just the first match, you have seven more matches ahead. If you don’t work hard, you could be surpassed anytime. 16 points are easily chased. You got such a high score this time, partly because of Lin Yuanyang’s command, partly because your survival rate was slightly higher than other schools, but you won’t win every match. Don’t get complacent, your overall strength still differs greatly compared to other students..."

Anhe Middle School students immediately restrained their smiles, showing a listening posture, making the students who just came downstairs feel a bit sorry for them.

Why are they getting scolded just after winning first place?

No wonder they are the dark horse of this competition, their instructors are really strict.

...

The afternoon competition was held in an open-air plaza, with some confrontational projects.

The participating number from each school was also 6-12 people.

According to the total number of participants, they were divided into two groups, one attacking, one defending.

Students would be shuffled and randomly split into two groups, in other words, opponents could be students from other schools or possibly their classmates.