Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest.

Chapter 637 Support Valkyrie (5k)

Everyone practiced for a full six hours. Even someone as full of energy as Xie Ruoxi had to replenish his energy with four pills just to maintain his energy.

After the training, Yan Yu let everyone take a break and then began to preside over the review meeting.

"Yunjin fought well, but she could have been more decisive when judging the landing point of her spells. She should have trusted her awareness," Teacher Yan explained. "On the other hand, Hongyu's performance wasn't very good. She just kept spewing bright flames. Spew, spew, spew. Are you a gas stove? All you know how to do is spew non-stop."

Hearing Yan Yu directly call him "Hongyu", the girls narrowed their eyes in suspicion, while the men were so shocked that their eyes widened, fearing that the furious Zhou Hongyu would spit out a phoenix sword in the next second and turn Yan Yu into a grilled fish on the spot.

Zhou Hongyu's expression was indeed icy. He suppressed his anger and said in a cold voice:
"I'm here to be her sparring partner. How am I supposed to train her without breathing fire?"

"You can spray more skillfully." Yan Yu said.

"Spray a pot of water on me and see!" Zhou Hongyu cursed.

"Alright, alright." Tang Xiaolian stepped in to smooth things over. "Technology is something that's hard to explain verbally here. Why don't we just write it down later?"

Zhou Hongyu was silent. He thought to himself, "Since you think my skills are not good enough, then go back and send me a message to explain it clearly! You are not allowed to not reply until I understand!"
"Let's talk about the second group." Yan Yu looked at Xie Ruoxi, who immediately shrank his neck and prepared to be criticized, but only heard him change the subject:
"Classmate Qin Meng, you're not a good sparring partner."

"Huh?" Qin Meng was stunned. "Why is it not working?"

"Your captain, Zhou, just said that," Yan Yu said confidently, "You're here as a sparring partner, not to fight and decide the outcome. Our Ruoxi's accuracy is indeed poor. If you run a little faster, she'll miss. So you should slow down and maintain a speed that she has to work hard to hit. Otherwise, what's the point of this sparring? Wouldn't it be better if I went to the Shenxing team and called Qiu Ze to be my sparring partner?"

Come on, if you hadn’t saved Captain Zhou in Java last time, causing her to owe you a favor, which captain would be willing to come over specifically to be your sparring partner?

Qin Meng suppressed the urge to complain and said with a carefree smile:

"Captain Yan is right, but Ruoxi did hit me a few times in the end, so it wasn't completely ineffective."

"Ruoxi made great progress this time." Yan Yu turned to look at Xie Ruoxi and said sternly, "Although she was frustrated and wasted a lot of time at the beginning, she's slowly regained her composure. Remember the feeling of those few hits you made, and keep this momentum going and practice more."

"I understand!" Xie Ruoxi had never expected that not only was she not criticized, but she was also praised by the captain. She was so excited that she nodded repeatedly.

"Chen Lingyun and Tang Xiaolian..." Yan Yu said slowly. Lingyun was smiling, but Xiaolian was uneasy and looked obviously nervous.

"...Both of them are pretty good. Although there are many problems with the specific operation, it is mainly due to lack of experience. They just need more practice to get used to it."

Yan Yu turned his gaze towards the remaining people and said:

"Then it's Xiao Zhang and Sister Zhao. You two will practice in the bowl. I can't see. Xiao Zhang will give the evaluation."

Everyone was speechless upon hearing this. Zhang Huaide was "Little Zhang" and Zhao Yuanzhen was "Sister Zhao." How could their generations suddenly become so different when they were clearly of similar age?

Zhang Huaide didn't care about this kind of false reputation. Hearing this, he adjusted the frame of his glasses and said:
"Sister Zhao plays quite actively and has clear ideas, but she needs to be a little more flexible in her changes..."

"I know the three tricks, you don't need to say it." Yan Yu interrupted him.

The so-called classic three-pronged attack of the Demon Sect Demon Lady is: attack, attack fiercely, and attack furiously! If her attack furiously still fails, her brain will fail, completely lost in her mind, completely lost in how to fight next - and so on, you can guess that her defense is probably to defend fiercely, defend fiercely, and defend with all her might. She won't engage in even the most basic mental game, she won't try to guess the opponent's next move, anyway, if she can't defend, then forget it. It's absolutely impossible for me to use my brain.

Zhao Yuanzhen curled his lips and turned his head to the side, thinking, what's the point of this kind of training where you can't attack, only defend? It's boring and uninteresting! I'm just too lazy to take it seriously. Otherwise, how could this little Zhang with his poor swordsmanship break through my defense?

Damn it! Damn it! You little thief called me a three-axe again. One day, I will let you see the true meaning of my three-axe skills!
Zhao Yuanzhen's mood quickly improved as he imagined Yan Yu being tortured to the point of begging for mercy. He no longer cared about Zhang Huaide's words. Yan Yu finally looked at Lin Ning and said:

"We'll talk about Ningning's problem later. Let's go eat first!"

"Hey! Why should I be the only one to talk later?" Lin Ning protested immediately.
"Just like Hongyu, the areas you need to improve on cannot be explained in a few words. I will write them down for you later." Yan Yu said.

Yan Yu was quite satisfied with the overall results of this group training session. After all, it was difficult to find another super-magic cultivator like Zhou Hongyu to serve as a sparring partner for Su Yunjin, and Qin Meng, a moving target capable of withstanding the minimal power of thunder magic, was even more rare. As for Tang Xiaolian and Chen Lingyun, Zhang Huaide and Zhao Yuanzhen, their training results were also quite good, basically reaching the passing line.

Without the help of the Fire Phoenix Team, Yan Yu believed that he could also arrange individual training plans for everyone to improve their abilities, but the effect would definitely be greatly reduced - after the Transformation Realm, other professions were further enhanced, and the Sword Immortal's combat style became more and more like an assassin's surprise attack and kill. Unless they were competing with their own brothers in sword-wielding skills, other professions would basically be fought quickly and decisively, and this kind of combat could hardly serve as a guide for the battle.

In that case, let's hold a celebration party to thank them.

The Fire Phoenix Team did owe the Zhenhai Team favors, such as Tang Xiaolian's Hundred Poisons Golden Silkworm Gu and Zhou Hongyu's Thousand Buddha Temple rescue. Now, some of these favors have been repaid, but there's no clear-cut way to settle accounts. You pay me back, I pay you back, and in the end, you become just brother teams, and there's no clear accounting.

Yan Yu was naturally happy to deepen his cooperative relationship with the Fire Phoenix Team, especially when Hong Yu and Xiao Lian were already his bootlickers... The two teams still needed to deepen their exchanges in the future.

As soon as he sat down in the box, Zhou Hongyu stared at Yan Yu and said:
"Old rules, I drink as much as you drink, and I'm not allowed to refine the strength of alcohol with my True Essence."

"Forget it." Yan Yu immediately saw through her intention: this girl would definitely pretend to be drunk in front of the team members again, and then be sent back to the hotel room with a Do Not Disturb sign hung on the door, and then wait until night to sneak through the wall to make out with me!

"No!" Zhou Hongyu interrupted him and said firmly, "You must drink it!"

"Captain Yan," Zhang Huaide said with a smile. "It's easy to get more help. We've come all the way here to serve as your sparring partners. You should give Captain Zhou some respect at this bar, right? If we have a good relationship, you can have a good relationship with us next time you invite us."

"That's right." Others also responded.

Yan Yu was completely speechless. Oh, you guys are making such a fuss without knowing anything! Am I worried about getting drunk? I'm worried about my yang energy being lost!
"How about I drink on behalf of the captain?" Su Yunjin stepped forward immediately when he saw that he was in trouble.

"The captains are toasting each other. Are you the captain?" Zhou Hongyu asked sarcastically with a playful smile.

"I'm not," Su Yunjin said calmly, "but I've been asked by Captain Zhou to be your sparring partner today. Is it okay for me to offer you a few drinks?"

This girl knows how to talk! Everyone in the Fire Phoenix Team stood in awe.

Zhou Hongyu tried to get Yan Yu drunk, calling it a "captain-level toast." Su Yunjin, of course, wasn't in a position to drink on Yan Yu's behalf. So, she quickly changed her tune, claiming she was toasting to Zhou as a thank you for their sparring partner. As a result, Zhou Hongyu had to deal with two people alone, significantly reducing the pressure on Yan Yu.

Seeing that the captain was frustrated, Qin Meng immediately became restless and raised his glass and said:
"How can you guys just drink by yourselves behind closed doors? Come on, let me toast to all of you!"

Even if a physical cultivator does not use his true essence to refine the alcohol, his resistance to alcohol is extremely strong. Qin Meng is confident that even if he makes all the opponents drunk, he can still sit still.

Chen Lingyun was about to speak when she suddenly saw Yan Yu taking out his cell phone. He took a look and his expression immediately became a little strange.

"Excuse me," he said, standing up. "I have something to do."

"Official business?" Zhou Hongyu asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Official business." Yan Yu said.

Since it's official business, there's nothing we can do about it. Zhou Hongyu was speechless. He watched Yan Yu walk out quickly and immediately lost interest in drinking. Qin Meng held the wine glass awkwardly, his eyes sweeping over the people with different expressions. After a while, he smiled awkwardly and asked:
"Still drinking?"

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Yan Yu quickly flew to the principal's office. After knocking on the door and entering, he saw Chen Tianming and Li Weiguo there.

"Did something happen to Li Minghu?" he asked quickly.

"Yes." Li Weiguo said seriously, "There are changes in the southern border."

The Lu Kingdom was too powerful in this life, so the ascetic didn't dare invade the border from the Qinghai-Tibet border as in his previous life. Instead, he changed his target and launched a massive attack into the southern border. The Witch King Meng proactively requested assistance from the Lu Kingdom. The Qing'an Squad of the Annan Army was ordered to the front lines to scout the enemy situation and closely monitor the fighting in Tianzhu and the southern border to determine the optimal time to intervene.

The Witch King was well aware of Lu's behavior, sitting back and watching the tigers fight, hoping for internal conflict. However, he had no other choice. If he didn't want to be a dog for Ishna, he had to wait until Lu showed mercy and rescued him. Historically, dogs in India were often slaughtered for their meat, their bones chewed up (see Sikkim), while dogs in Lu could still live comfortably for a while (see the North).

From this perspective, the Privy Council's judgment was not wrong. However, man proposes, God disposes. At around 12: noon yesterday, the Qing'an team suddenly lost contact with the Annan Army headquarters.

In the past, there were many possible reasons for losing contact, but in the era of spiritual energy revival, the most likely possibility of losing contact was being drawn into a secret realm... In fact, after confirming the urgent military intelligence on the front line, it was discovered that large-scale disappearances occurred on the current front lines of the Southern Border and Tianzhu, that is, Magway, Chin State, and Sagaing. In many places, even towns and surrounding villages, all residents disappeared, and areas of hundreds of miles were instantly deserted.

It can be determined that the largest secret realm to date has arrived on the battlefield front lines of Tianzhu and the Southern Territory.

Including the Qing'an team, all the extraordinary people on the battlefield of both sides at that time lost contact. Even Yishena had not appeared for 24 consecutive hours. It can be considered that he was most likely trapped in the secret realm.

In this way, the so-called frontline battles became unimportant. Whoever could kill the goalkeeper first and seize the control center within the secret realm would gain control of the entire secret realm restriction, thereby launching an absolute advantage in suppressing and annihilating the enemies also trapped within the secret realm.

"This is a huge advantage for us!" After reading the intelligence data from the front line, Yan Yu immediately concluded, "Our Lu Kingdom's spearhead mode is best at conducting this kind of secret realm strategy battle."

The Lu Kingdom model is no secret internationally. This concentrated resource-intensive force is virtually invincible in small-scale encounters. For example, in the final stages of the Battle of the Palace, Ye Jun activated the Xuanguang Ruler, shielding the two teams of ten or so with a flower of light. He then blocked the palace gates and ultimately achieved a complete victory without any casualties.

However, if this model is used on a vast battlefield and the enemy is forced to exchange casualties with a large number of miscellaneous soldiers, it will become a great loss... Therefore, in several foreign battles of the Lu Kingdom, whether it was the Three Islands Treasure Ship, the Ligong Secret Realm, the Southern Border and the Northern Border, the Lu Kingdom almost always adopted the spearhead tactics of avoiding the enemy's main force and directly beheading the enemy's commander.

Now that a huge secret realm has replaced the chaotic battlefield, even if the Qing'an team has not disappeared, this is the best time for Lu State to intervene.

"Team Longxiong has another mission," Chen Tianming said with a smile. "So, between Team Huofeng and you, the Privy Council has finally decided to send you to explore the secret realm and support Team Qing'an, which has lost contact."

"No problem." Yan Yu nodded. "When do we leave?"

"As soon as possible," Li Weiguo said. "The necessary intelligence materials will be delivered to your residence. After reading them, you can set off, no later than tomorrow noon."

"I understand. We have 24 hours to prepare." Yan Yu suddenly realized.

"I can only give you 24 hours at most!" Li Weiguo corrected him. "Yan Yu, I remember you have a good relationship with Li Minghu. You don't want to increase the chances of her running into danger over there by staying here for too long, do you?"

Yanyu:? ? ?
No, are you really Mr. Li from Lu State? Your tone...

Seeing Chen Tianming also showing a teasing smile, Yan Yu finally understood that these two old seniors must have heard the gossip about him and the Valkyrie from somewhere and were fanning the flames here!
Since the two of them were still in the mood to joke, it meant that the higher-ups were still optimistic about the situation of the Qing'an team. Therefore, Yan Yu said goodbye calmly, and then returned to the hotel box, where he found that everyone had almost finished eating.

"Here, I left some dishes for you." Zhao Yuanzhen brought a platter filled with various completely cold dishes.

Yan Yu did not answer the call, but said to Zhou Hongyu:

"We're going on a mission."

"Now?" Zhou Hongyu asked with a frown.

"Within 24 hours." Yan Yu said.

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Because the missions assigned by the higher-ups usually didn't give you time to prepare, like leading a team to kill a rebellious monk somewhere, or to raid a small secret realm. As soon as the order came down, the team would immediately set off on their swords.

Because from the perspective of the higher-ups, you are the most elite and top-tier cultivators in the Land Kingdom. Shouldn't this simple task be easy for you? Therefore, the requirement is to complete it as quickly as possible, with efficiency being paramount.

On the other hand, now that we are given 24 hours to prepare, it means that this is definitely not an ordinary task, but a big job with risks.

"In that case, we won't stay any longer." Without Yan Yu's reminder, Zhang Huaide immediately stood up and said.

"No thanks." Yan Yu didn't waste any words. Talking with smart people was the best part. Xiao Zhang must have guessed what was going on.

With the Zhenhai team now fully staffed, what else could possibly warrant the entire team's deployment? It was either east or south. Considering the departures of the Qing'an and Zhenhai teams, the nation's top forces were more than half empty. The Fire Phoenix team would undoubtedly be recalled by the Pingxi Army soon, most likely to command the entire South China region, filling the deterrent gap left by the two teams' absence.

Everyone is going to be busy.

Yan Yu was sighing like this when he suddenly heard someone speaking to him.

"Be careful." This was Zhou Hongyu's voice. "If you need help, feel free to contact me."

"Captain Yan, please take care of yourself." Tang Xiaolian then reminded him, "Although it doesn't seem like it's my turn to remind you, I still hope you can be careful and return safely."

"Don't worry." Yan Yu replied to the two of them separately, "Please take care of yourselves as well."

The Fire Phoenix Team left, and the remaining girls stood up. They heard Zhao Yuanzhen ask solemnly:

"Are we leaving now?"

"Two hours later." Yan Yu had already made a decision. He would go back to adjust the group's condition, recover the energy lost during the training, and replenish the pills. He would also go over the intelligence with Chen Lingyun before setting off again.

"Great." Zhao Yuanzhen breathed a sigh of relief. "Then I'll go get the waiter to get a takeaway box..."

"Why are you still thinking about eating at this time?" Yan Yu immediately grabbed her and strangled her neck, saying viciously, "The two hours I left are for everyone to adjust before leaving! Not for you, a fat pig, to have a snack!"

Zhao Yuanzhen's face flushed red from being strangled by him, his expression painful, his limbs struggling wildly, his heart filled with hatred, he almost gnashed his teeth:

I've always held you in my arms, so when was it your turn to choke me? You're turning against me! This is a great humiliation! If I ever take over, I'll make you feel the power of a fat pig. If I don't crack your pelvis, I won't be named Zhao!

　Valkyrie line, open!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)