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Chapter 655 Sphia's Attack

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"The highest score right now is 78 points. These two trainees are tied for the time being," the training instructor said, pulling up their files.

The two files displayed on the computer were clearly those of the two people who had just been fighting on the grass.

Asuka Shin and Fudo Ken.

"Wow, amazing! I didn't expect these two guys to get such high scores," Yumimura Ryo exclaimed in surprise.

"It seems the students we've recruited this year are all of a high caliber. Maybe we'll have any new members joining the team," Koda said with a smile.

Since Ryo Yumimura joined Super GUTS, TPC Training School has not had anyone admitted for several years.

If a qualified candidate emerges this year, he will be Super GUTS's first combat pilot protégé.

“Indeed, they have no technical problems anymore.” Sanko looked at Asuka’s file and muttered to himself with a suddenly serious expression.

"So, there's a problem with the other parts?"

"This bird... should we say he's breaking the rules? Or is he just reckless..."

"You mean, he's a problem student?" Yoshimichi Yumimura asked.

"He probably inherited his father's character."

"Asuka, could he be the son of Asuka Kazuma?!" Koda exclaimed in surprise.

“He’s my classmate,” Sanke said with a smile.

"We were on the same mission on the day the accident happened. Although he was eccentric, he was definitely a top-notch pilot."

"Is Kazuma Asuka the legendary ace pilot who disappeared into the light?" asked Yoshimichi Yumimura.

"The disappearance of Kazuma Asuka caused TPC to suspend the development of Zero Drive and instead focus on the Magus power system," Shen Yun added.

"By the way, back when the old Victory Team was still G Agency, the first operational test of the Magus propulsion system was conducted by the instructors of the Third Division themselves. This operational test almost propelled the subsequent development of the Magus propulsion system and was a major contributor to our TPC," Shen Yun added.

Test flights of new technologies are extremely dangerous and require a great deal of courage; a single mishap could result in the destruction of the aircraft and the loss of life.

For example, during the testing of the Victory Flying Swallow, Katsuto Miura died in a plane crash, and during the testing of the Zero Drive, Kazuma Asuka disappeared in the light.

"Hehe, I didn't expect the director to still remember. It's been so many years since then," said Masami Mikasa with a smile.

"So the instructors of the three courses had such a past," Koda said in surprise.

"I have faith in the abilities of the three instructors. Let's choose the new Super GUTS team members from these two," Shen Yun said.

"Hehe, they won't disappoint you, Director," Masami Mikoto chuckled.

Next, Shen Yun and his group went to the training school's hangar, gathered more than ten students together, and explained the rules for the midterm exam.

However, they did not disclose the purpose of this assessment.

"For today's midterm exam, our Super Victory Team members Yumimura Ryo and Koda will be your hypothetical opponents," Yumimura Ryo announced loudly, standing in front of more than ten students.

"Of course, live-fire exercises outside the atmosphere carry certain risks, so everyone must stay focused..."

As he spoke, Yumimura Ryoya could no longer contain himself. He stopped in front of the young man sitting in the front row, who was staring at him with a smile on his face, and said unhappily:

"Why are you looking at me? I'm not here to perform."

"I just think it would be really fun to fight against such a beautiful senior," Asuka said in a flippant tone.

"Thank you." Yumimura Ryo looked at Asuka Shin's silly grin, suppressing the urge to break the stick in her hand, and said with a forced smile, "However, I will definitely knock you down first to express my gratitude."

Asuka seemed to sense Yumimura Ryo's dangerous aura, and quickly shrank back and suppressed her smile.

Seeing that Asuka Shin had calmed down, Yumimura Ryo continued to explain the precautions for the outside atmosphere.

After Yumimura Ryo finished speaking, Mikasa Masami also smiled and encouraged the students:

"Everyone, give it your all in this assessment and do your best. The director will be watching this live-fire exercise."

"The director will watch it too?! Is that true?!"

The students immediately erupted in excitement.

These young people, barely in their early twenties, basically grew up listening to Shen Yun's stories.

Shen Yun has served as the director of TPC for seven years, from 2010 to 2017.

"Of course it's true, you guys better do your best," Masami Mikasa said with a smile.

"Yoshi!" All the trainees were eager to give it their all in the assessment.

"Instructor San, you really know how to cause us trouble." Looking at the excited group of students, Koda sighed and rubbed his forehead.

These students are all elites. Even if they are official members of Super GUTS, they still have to be on their best when facing these students.

……

Outside the atmosphere, in the TPC training school's combat flight training airspace.

Yoshimura and Koda, piloting the instructors' Victory Flying Swallow Zero, engaged in aerial combat with the seven Flying Swallow Ones piloted by the trainees.

As the training began, Yoshiyuki Yumimura immediately pressed the fire button and shot down a training aircraft.

"Damn it, they actually launched a sneak attack!"

"In actual combat, you're already dead. Return to base immediately," Yumimura Ryo said bluntly.

If shot down by the enemy in actual combat in outer space, the chance of survival is almost zero.

Upon hearing this, the student who had been hit could only reluctantly pilot the Flying Swallow No. 1 back to base.

The assessment had only been going on for 15 seconds when two of the seven training aircraft were shot down by Ryo Yumimura.

"Not bad, not bad at all! As expected of a regular team member. But I'm stronger than you guys!" Asuka Shin immediately piloted the Flying Swallow No. 1 into pursuit.

However, thanks to her superb driving skills, Yumimura Ryo easily dodged Asuka Shin's attack and even flew over his head to behind Asuka Shin.

"Now I'm going to keep my promise and shoot you down!"

"I don't mind being chased by girls." Asuka Shin glanced back at the instructor's plane behind him, accelerated, turned around, and charged head-on towards the instructor's plane.

The signal beams emitted by the two fighter jets canceled each other out in space, and the two aircraft passed each other by.

Meanwhile, Koda had already taken down all the students except for Ken Fudo.

But the next moment, Koda's instructor's machine was shot down by Ken Fudo.

"What the hell!"

"See that, Asuka? That's the difference in strength between you and me," Kenjiro Fudo laughed.

"You're really annoying."

"You're so disloyal! You know you shouldn't offend women, right? Bye~"

At this moment, Ryo Yumimura's instructor aircraft caught up and locked onto Shin Asuka's training aircraft.

"You wish!" Upon seeing this, Asuka Shin made an action that no one had anticipated.

A large amount of smoke suddenly billowed out from the tail of the training aircraft, obscuring Yumimura Ryo's vision. As soon as Yumimura Ryo rushed out of the smoke, Asuka, who was hiding in the smoke, immediately rushed out and shot down Yumimura Ryo's aircraft from directly below.

"Success!"

“I actually… got shot down.” Ryo Yumimura murmured as she looked at the words “You lost” on the screen.

Monitoring center.

"Just as predicted."

"Yes."

Suddenly, a rapid alarm sounded throughout the monitoring center.

"What's wrong? What happened?" Masami Mikasa asked.

"An unidentified flying object has intruded into the training area and is approaching the training aircraft."

"what?!"

Outside the atmosphere, a mysterious flying sphere, after destroying a relay satellite, instantly split into several parts like amoeba cells and attacked the training aircraft in the airspace.

(End of this chapter)