Model Male Zerg of the Zerg Clan

Chapter 17

Class Sixteen and Class Nine are about to fight again!

This news spread like wildfire, quickly spreading throughout the entire grade.

Students poured out of the classrooms, crowded against the railings, looking down—

The students from both classes marched towards the training ground, supporting their respective representatives.

If you didn’t know better, you’d think these were brothers from some gang about to fight for territory.

The students watched with relish. In the monotonous and arduous training and studying, this kind of competition was a rare pastime.

“Who’s leading Class Nine, Liang Huangchuan again?”

“Liang Huangchuan isn’t that great. Their class was already at the bottom, and now they’re challenging Class Sixteen—Class Sixteen isn’t boasting about having an all-zerg lineup. Have they ever won?”

“Didn’t he say they would definitely win this time? Yet here he is. Who gave him the courage?”

In any case, they couldn’t fathom where Liang Huangchuan’s confidence came from.

Until they saw the leader of Class Sixteen with black hair and a thin appearance, everyone involuntarily gasped.

“Who’s that?”

“…I don’t know.”

“This little guy??? How did he get into Class Sixteen?!”

“Classes aren’t divided by rankings but by regions, remember?”

Finally, someone remembered and exclaimed, “Didn’t Class Sixteen get a new student transferred in before? It must be him!”

Everyone looked confused. “What? Wasn’t the one who came to Class Sixteen a male zerg?”

“There was another one, earlier than that male zerg, but I heard his grades were very poor when he enrolled. He’s probably another waste of a noble family’s female zerg, forced in.”

“Tch.”

Regardless of the class, the attitudes of the female zergs were consistent.

Regardless of where you came from or what your background was, strength determined everything here.

That famous Di Yan, wasn’t he also from a noble family?

But apart from Xia Baiyuan, Di Yan had never lost to anyone, so no female zerg would look down on him.

“We’re done for, it looks like Class Sixteen is going to lose!”

“Liang Huangchuan, how despicable!”

The students laughed.

“This isn’t interesting at all. I don’t want to watch. I’d rather study in the classroom during self-study.”

“At least it’s Class Sixteen that’s going to lose. Let’s witness history!”

“You go, I’ll just watch the broadcast.”

Nansheng Military Academy has an unwritten rule: all exercises conducted on the training ground can be backed up by cameras, allowing everyone to watch and learn to improve their own abilities.

So everyone saw Gu Qing’s lifeless face.

Taking up the entire screen.

He sighed deeply.

Alas, there’s no hope.

Lu Xi wouldn’t suddenly transform into a powerful being and win just because Gu Qing prayed to the zerg god in his heart; if you can’t win, you can’t win.

Not only was he completely overwhelmed by Liang Huangchuan in terms of paper data, but what was even more terrifying was that Lu Xi was a completely untrained newcomer.

He had originally wanted to urgently understand Lu Xi’s strengths and weaknesses to devise tactics to defeat Class Nine. But what was the result?

Gu Qing: “What are you good at?”

The zerg with black hair and red eyes frowned. “Art, equestrianism, music, sculpture—”

Gu Qing took a cold breath, interrupting him. “Are you an art major?”

Lu Xi hesitated and nodded. “I am indeed considered a special art student.”

You should be making a name for yourself, not getting beaten up in Nansheng Military Academy.

Gu Qing looked at him in despair. “Are you good at shooting?”

Lu Xi remembered scenes where he dared not show his head because of Xia Baiyuan’s sniping. “I’ve practiced with others…”

Gu Qing seemed to grasp a lifeline. “And how did it go?”

Lu Xi: “0:29.”

Gu Qing: “…”

Lu Xi chuckled dryly. “I’m that ‘0’.”

Physical fitness? There’s no need to ask about physical fitness.

A top tactical master can turn a bad hand into a good one, but the prerequisite is that he has to have a hand to begin with.

At the moment, the situation is such that there isn’t even enough for an entry ticket to a bean festivity.

Forget it, whatever happens, happens.

A spherical camera floated by Gu Qing’s face, facing him directly.

Gu Qing pressed the camera’s head with one hand and turned it in a different direction. “Why are you looking at me? It’s not like I’m the one competing. Look down there.”

Everything on the training ground was recorded by the camera.

The rules of the sparring match were simple: both sides were randomly placed in a randomly generated terrain. The map would indicate the locations of the equipment for both sides. After obtaining the equipment, they would engage in combat using the terrain as cover.

After being hit by three bullets in the torso, one would be declared dead, and a single shot to the head meant instant death.

Nansheng Military Academy’s training ground utilized the most advanced technology, capable of quickly constructing scenes that were almost lifelike.

In an instant, a familiar scene appeared before the audience. It was an old building, designated as an abandoned hotel.

Conditions: You are an injured soldier, unable to fly due to injured wings.

Gu Qing quickly made a judgment.
The environment of this scene was extremely narrow, with unclear visibility, making it most suitable for close-quarters combat. If one could be assigned a gun suitable for close-range combat—such as a handgun—not only would assembly time be brief, but it would also provide a significant advantage in battle.

As long as it’s not a sniper rifle, anything goes, anything can be operated.

After a slight whirring sound, Liang Huangchuan and Lu Xi were loaded into transport crates and randomly transported to points on the map.

Three, two, one.

The transport crates opened, and the battle began.

Lu Xi jumped out of the transport crate and looked at the red dot marked on the map, indicating where his equipment package was located.

Inside were a protective vest, a helmet, a weapon to be assembled, and some randomly appearing small props.

The small props could be stun grenades, poison gas grenades, or smoke grenades—it all depended on luck.

Among them, stun grenades were most suitable for the current situation. When engaged in close combat, being stunned for 0.5 seconds was akin to death.

Lu Xi swiftly crossed the corridor and stepped on the handrail of the stairs.
Looking down, it was a typical spiral staircase, with a metal pillar running through the center.

So, there was only one way to go fast.

Jump down.

He took a deep breath, stood on the handrail, and took a step into the void.

Like a falling bird, he quickly descended, the wind blowing so loudly that it rang in his ears, and his hair whipped against his face.

Facing the wind, he reached out his hand into the air—

And grabbed the pillar.

The sound of gloves rubbing against the pillar sent a chilling shiver down the spine. Lu Xi slid down the pillar for tens of meters before finally coming to a stop.

He stopped exactly where he needed to go, the sixth floor.

Lu Xi took a deep breath, bent his legs, and put his toes against the iron pillar.

If the iron pillar were to be considered the ground, he was now squatting on it, gripping the pillar tightly with his left hand.

The next second, he released his left hand.

At the same time, he exerted force with both legs, leaping forward like a stretched bow, pouncing towards the railing.

He leaped over the high railing and landed smoothly on the sixth-floor corridor, a graceful landing that dissipated most of the force. With the last of his momentum, he kicked open the door and flipped inside.

Seeing this scene, even Gu Qing couldn’t help but mutter softly, “Impressive!”

He couldn’t help but have a slightly different view of Lu Xi. With such physical fitness, making such moves was truly pushing himself to the limit. Any slight mistake could result in a fall.

If that happened, he would have to spread his wings, which was not allowed according to the setup. Once he violated the rules, he would be automatically eliminated, and Class Sixteen would lose.

Indeed, it was courage born of skill.

Next, it would depend on what weapon he obtained…

And as Lu Xi opened the equipment package, Gu Qing was utterly speechless.

Of all things, it was a sniper rifle, and from the components, it looked to be a very old-fashioned one. The assembly was extremely complex; Gu Qing had tried it before, and it would take him at least 2 minutes and 27 seconds to assemble it.

As for the small prop, it was a grappling hook, a tool for displacement. It was useful in vast terrains, but in this map, it was practically useless.

Everything was against them, both in terms of timing, location, and people.

Even the zerg god would have Class Sixteen lose.

He hung his head in despair, and when he looked at Liang Huangchuan’s side, he felt even colder.

Liang Huangchuan got a stun grenade and a rapid-fire pistol that was both quick to assemble and extremely powerful. With this setup, he was invincible in close to medium-range combat.

Liang Huangchuan’s mouth almost curved into the sky, feeling invincible.

Just now, when the system prompted that Lu Xi had obtained the equipment package ten seconds earlier than him, he was a bit dumbfounded, not knowing how Lu Xi managed it.

But a rapid-fire pistol and a stun grenade, coupled with this map, was a heavenly opening that wouldn’t happen even once in dozens of rounds.

He didn’t believe Lu Xi could also get such a good advantage.

Liang Huangchuan quickly put on his bulletproof vest and helmet. His abilities were also among the top in Class Nine, and this action took him fifteen seconds.

Then he quickly spread out the parts of the gun and began assembling it rapidly.

In the historical records of Nansheng Military Academy, the fastest time for assembling a handgun was 1 minute 20.67 seconds, and the second was exactly 1 minute 24 seconds—this was set by Di Yan, while the third instantly jumped to 1 minute 56 seconds later.

And Liang Huangchuan’s fastest record was 2 minutes 22 seconds, which was his specialty.

Perhaps because he was excited, he felt that his movements were even smoother than usual, as if he were divinely assisted.

He picked up the last bullet, estimating that this time, he would definitely not exceed 2 minutes 10 seconds.

But just then, the system sounded.

【Player Lu Xi has finished assembling】

Liang Huangchuan was stunned, his hand rubbing against the bullet, unable to believe it.

Could it be that Lu Xi also got a rapid-fire pistol???

Impossible, both sides got heavenly openings?

But there was no time to think about it, the time was now even!

Liang Huangchuan loaded the gun, assumed a standard ready position, pushed the door open a crack with the gun, and peeked outside.

The corridor was empty, Lu Xi had gone out first, he must be hiding in some corner now.

Liang Huangchuan crouched down, making no sound as he silently advanced.

The stun grenade in his hand was ready.

The first thing he would do when he saw Lu Xi was to stun him and then pump him full of bullets.

But just then, as if by divine intervention, Liang Huangchuan glanced at the railing.

The railing was metallic, and on the cylindrical twisted mirror surface, reflected not far behind him, was a black muzzle slowly rising, aiming at him.

【You are already dead.】

In the instant this thought appeared, a loud bang resounded, and the system’s cold prompt tone appeared.

【Player Liang Huangchuan’s helmet has been hit, causing armor penetration and removing helmet protection.】

This meant that as long as he hit his head one more time, Lu Xi would win.

But Lu Xi had no more chances!

Only the sound of a sniper rifle would be this loud; his reload time was definitely not enough.

Liang Huangchuan rolled over, sliding on the ground for several meters, the muzzle aimed at Lu Xi’s position.

“Da da da da da da!!”

A burst of short shots, smashing the door panel that was covering, half of the door panel shook and fell down, but—

Liang Huangchuan grabbed the stun grenade, widened his eyes, and behind the door panel, there was no one. Where did Lu Xi go?

He suddenly turned his head and met a pair of bright red eyes like gems.

Lu Xi had circled out from another door of the room, with bullets still not loaded into his gun.

How could Liang Huangchuan give him this chance? Lu Xi was already doomed to lose.

He wanted to flank and attack, but after being discovered, there was no cover on the entire corridor, turning into a target for Liang Huangchuan.

And only now did Liang Huangchuan understand why Lu Xi got a sniper rifle, but he assembled it faster than him.

He hadn’t even put on his helmet and bulletproof vest, saving him those fifteen seconds, finding a cover a few seconds earlier than him.

But sorry, even though you’ve done your best, you will still lose.

Thinking like this, Liang Huangchuan aimed the gun at Lu Xi, and pulled the trigger—

But he saw Lu Xi showing him a faint smile.

What was he smiling about?

The next moment, Lu Xi flashed and jumped outside the railing, bullets hitting the floor.

Liang Huangchuan was dumbfounded.

Prefer death over submission?

Was he so noble and proud?

He quickly climbed onto the railing to look outside, but what he saw made his blood run cold.

The black-haired bug was falling downward. Instead of opening his wings, he calmly loaded bullets.

“Click.”

Loaded.

Liang Huangchuan exclaimed, “Quick, fly up!!”

But Lu Xi stretched out his hand, making a gesture very familiar to Liang Huangchuan.

A grappling hook shot out from his sleeve, a sharp metal hook firmly gripping the railing above.

“Whoosh,” Lu Xi’s entire body was only a few centimeters off the ground, the grappling hook already stretched to its limit, lifting Lu Xi high into the air!!

Liang Huangchuan lifted his head dazedly, Lu Xi’s figure reflected in his eyes in the high sky.

The heavy sniper rested on his shoulder, he tilted his head slightly, the crimson eyes locked onto Liang Huangchuan through the scope.

“Bang—”

A loud bang.

【Player Liang Huangchuan has suffered a fatal head injury, judged dead, and eliminated.】

The outcome was decided.

…

“Oh my god——”

“It’s a flying sniper!!”

“Dear god, I just got goosebumps!”

“So accurate!!”

“Congratulations to Class Nine for ten consecutive defeats hahaha!”

The spectator stands were already in an uproar, filled with a joyous atmosphere.

Liang Huangchuan tugged at the corners of his mouth, shaking his head helplessly.
He had obtained equipment and terrain advantages equivalent to dominating, yet Lu Xi hadn’t even put on protective gear.

He admitted defeat, acknowledging his inferiority.

Lu Xi hung on the grappling hook above, swaying slightly.

Liang Huangchuan shrugged at him. “Pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger, brother.”

Lu Xi: “…”

He was scared to death.

He almost didn’t hook onto the railing; he had originally intended to aim for another floor!!

But he missed!!!

At that moment, there were only four words in his mind.

My life is over.

He didn’t even know how he survived.

It must be because he was desperately calling out to the God Xia in his heart— he blessed him!!!

May the spirit of God Xia live forever!!

Although Xia Baiyuan was still alive, it didn’t affect Lu Xi’s kowtowing to his spirit in his heart.

【Game over.】

Lu Xi hadn’t even had time to process it all when, along with the system prompt, everything in front of him gradually faded away.

The tall building disappeared.

Liang Huangchuan spread his wings and flew up into the sky.

Lu Xi stared blankly at the sunlight above, feeling the wind rustling past his ears. If he fell to the ground like this, he would definitely die. Even a female zerg would lose half its life, let alone him, just a male zerg.

Time seemed to stretch out. Lu Xi turned his head and saw the expressions of his classmates change from surprise and shock to confusion, as if they were saying, “Why isn’t he flying yet?” Then gradually, it turned into panic and fear.

Just like those looks he had seen before. Fear, terror. But this time, there seemed to be a bit more concern. Were they afraid because they were worried they would die?

Well… that’s not bad at all.

Lu Xi slowly closed his eyes. But before closing them, he saw a sharp figure rushing out of the spectator stands. Xia Baiyuan raised his face, his azure eyes fixed on Lu Xi. He ran on the ground for a while, and a pair of wings suddenly opened behind him, propelling him towards Lu Xi. Lu Xi fell into a warm embrace.

Xia Baiyuan’s silver hair danced in the air, and Lu Xi saw his elegant jawline, like a slender crescent moon. Lu Xi’s heart couldn’t help but skip a beat.

“Lu Xi…” Xia Baiyuan’s voice trembled.

“Um?” Lu Xi looked at him.

“I just arrived.” Xia Baiyuan looked at him, “If I were any later, you would be gone.”

He carried Lu Xi and slowly descended to the ground. “Next time, at least know what you’re supposed to do.”

Lu Xi’s gaze shifted from his jawline to Xia Baiyuan’s thin lips. Like petals, he thought.

Xia Baiyuan’s thin lips parted, “Did you hear me?”

Lu Xi turned his head, “Understood.”

Xia Baiyuan: “…”

The entire arena erupted into cheers!!!

The waves of cheers continued one after another, everyone was shocked.

“That speed, damn, did you see it just now? I only saw a blur!”

“Xia Baiyuan! My idol, oh oh oh!”

“But from now on, my idol has to include Lu Xi! He’s weak but he’s strong!”

“…Do you even know what you’re saying?”

“Oh oh oh oh!! Doesn’t matter!! Lu Xi! Xia Baiyuan! So strong!”

…

Gu Qing sat in his seat, finally exhaling a sigh of relief. He realized he had almost suffocated himself.

“What are you still standing there for?!” He stood up and waved his hands. “Charge!!”

The female zergs from Class Sixteen stood up, and a black mass surged down the stands. Lu Xi was startled by their momentum and took a step back—although his expressionless face showed no sign of fear.

“Lu Xi!”

“Lu Xi!”

“Yeah!”

Lu Xi was lifted up and thrown into the sky, feeling… quite good!

Xia Baiyuan stood to the side, arms crossed, his gaze falling on the corner of Lu Xi’s mouth.

The black-haired, red-eyed zerg showed a faint smile on its face, revealing a rare hint of childishness. How should I put it… It’s a bit cute.

—

That evening. Lu Xi confidently opened the game. “Xia Baiyuan, let’s have another match.”

This time, he was determined to avenge.

Xia Baiyuan, of course, wouldn’t refuse. He crunched on the cookies Lu Xi baked, then sat inside the gaming pod.

Lu Xi hid behind cover, aimed at a spot above, and then reached out his hand.

The grappling hook launched, pulling him high into the air.

Lu Xi opened the scope in mid-air, charged up—

“Bang!!!” A loud echo reverberated through the map as Xia Baiyuan calmly changed his bullet.

Lu Xi’s body dropped from the sky.

“Snap.”

Watching the screen turn gray, Lu Xi felt a deep sense of loss.

Flying sniper.

Being sniped while flying.

Damn.