The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers-Chapter 1098: Duel

Ji You finished running 10 laps and could still stand and talk, which was beyond her expectations. She thought once she finished, she’d definitely be done for, but surprisingly, she wasn’t. So Ji You plopped down on a sofa right next to Mu Jianling, grinning as she leaned over, "Teacher... where’s my reward?"

What Mu Jianling said to other students, Ji You had no idea, but she knew Teacher Mu Jianling had just given almost all students a candy bean made from high-level butterfly honey.

Everyone got one, so she certainly shouldn’t miss out.

Ji You leaned her face closer with a grin, "Teacher... I wouldn’t mind having ten or eight candy beans."

Mu Jianling slapped Ji You’s approaching head away, scolding, "Ugly, but dreaming pretty."

Ji You: "..."

Suddenly, Mu Jianling flicked her fingers, a pea-sized candy bean popped right into Ji You’s mouth. She squinted her eyes, smiled broadly, and said, "Teacher, one more."

Mu Jianling glanced at her coldly.

Ji You immediately dared not speak. She sat quietly, waiting for Teacher Mu Jianling’s instructions. But Mu Jianling didn’t say anything nor assign anything to Ji You.

Mu Jianling continued watching TV dramas.

Ji You kept her eyes open, waited a little longer, and the next second, she fell asleep.

With a body full of bruises, a swollen, blue-purple face, and a half-twisted mouth, she fell asleep right there in front of Mu Jianling. Somehow, she slept soundly, even started to snore a little.

Mu Jianling glanced at her lightly, then continued patiently waiting for the other students.

minute.

minutes.

minutes.

...

When Shen Changqing came out again, Mu Jianling had already turned off the melodrama and pointed to the resting room next door, saying, "Rest for a few minutes."

Shen Changqing nodded, "Thank you, teacher."

Then, Yue Qiyuan, Sheng Qingyan, Yue Qiguang, Chu Jiaojiao... all came out one after another. When everyone saw Ji You sleeping soundly, their footsteps paused collectively.

After that.

Everyone sat quietly at their desks as before, waiting for Mu Jianling to speak.

Mu Jianling glanced at Ji You sitting next to her, her mouth twitched slightly, then she turned to the other students and said loudly, "Classmates, there are still 4 hours until the formal end of class."

Students: "!!!"

Immediately, someone asked, "Teacher, why? We’ve been in class for 8 hours straight without even having lunch."

"Yeah."

"Isn’t it already time to leave?"

"So hungry."

"So tired."

"Both hungry and tired..."

...

Faced with this group of questioning students, Mu Jianling’s expression was indifferent, she said, "No reason, I feel like it."

Students: "..."

Unreasonable!

Shameless!

Rogue!

Faced with the students’ angry glares, Mu Jianling lightly raised her hand and slapped Ji You’s head.

Slap!

Ji You woke up from the sharp pain, "Who? Who? Who dares sneak attack you old man..."

As soon as the words came out, Ji You met Mu Jianling’s eyes and immediately stopped.

Ji You promptly forced a smile, "All nonsense above! Just a fart!"

Mu Jianling ignored Ji You, turned to the others, and said, "Now starts the internal duel, the final victorious 10 students will represent Lanyue Star Military Academy in this year’s inter-school competition!"

Boom—

With one sentence, all the students’ eyes widened in shock!

"What?"

"Inter-school competition?"

"This year?"

"Us?"

"Now?"

"The finals start now?"

...

The students chattered, not daring to believe their ears, immediately turning to discuss with their neighboring classmates, "Impossible, right? I think it’s a bit fake."

"We’re all tired like pigs right now, none of us can even stand straight for 10 minutes, and now we’re supposed to duel?"

"How to duel?"

"1 VS 1, or a group free-for-all?"

...

Listening to this group noisier than sparrows, Mu Jianling smiled and said, "1 VS 1, only one-on-one duels. The final victorious 10 students can represent our school in the competition."

Students: "!!!"

This!

Isn’t this a joke?

But Mu Jianling’s tone and expression clearly didn’t convey a joking manner.

Ji You thought about it, feeling a bit confused, couldn’t help but ask, "Teacher, what if other students use a revolving-door strategy, where 100 people challenge one strong player, and that strong player can’t last in the end, what then?"

"Yeah."

"Won’t there be some weak students who, because no one challenges them early on, end up winning easily?"

"If the ones who win easily are weak, and they meet stronger schools, wouldn’t our school end up losing easily too?"

...

No matter how everyone thinks about it, they all feel Teacher Mu Jianling’s sudden tournament announcement and the competition method itself seem to have huge loopholes. What if someone wins by exploiting those loopholes?

Facing the skeptical looks of all the students, Mu Jianling raised her hand lightly, saying, "Exploiting loopholes is also a kind of skill. In short, today’s duel, whatever tactic you use doesn’t matter, as long as the top 10 students will be rewarded with 1,000-10,000 points."

All students: "!!!"

Apart from following school regulations, does Teacher Mu’s implication mean it doesn’t matter what strategy you use as long as you win?

Ji You asked loudly, "Teacher, the time limit is 4 hours, and we can choose our opponents freely?"

Mu Jianling nodded.

Ji You asked again, "Can we team up against others?" For example, Ji You could organize Chu Jiaojiao, Sheng Qingyan, Shen Changqing... to form a temporary alliance. Then, they could target high-risk students first, before dealing with the average ones. It seemed like an excellent plan.

Then, Mu Jianling shook her head, "No."

Ji You’s smile dropped. Other students didn’t look any better, meaning no one could cooperate; they had to fight solo.

Next.

Mu Jianling said, "Countdown starts, 10, 9, 7..." when she reached 0, everyone in the training room fell silent.

Then.

Mu Jianling shouted, "Get out there and duel."

In an instant——

The air was quiet for a moment, deathly silent.

Then, the entire training room, students exhausted to the point of not wanting to talk or lift a finger, mentally drained... suddenly seemed revitalized, each choosing their first challenge target.

Two people battle, whoever loses, gets knocked out.

...

Looking at the opponent in front of her, Ji You took a deep breath, and then——