Gao Wu: If this BOSS isn't nerfed, is it even playable?

Chapter 8 Goblin-Specific Weapon!
The bell rings.

Lin Ye reluctantly finished stuffing the last meat bun and rushed to the virtual combat classroom.

He still needs to get the key to open the door.

With 20,000 calories a day, Lin Ye naturally planned to eat as much as possible for breakfast.

Otherwise, when I get home, all the expenses will be covered by my family.

Unfortunately, even though he ate fast enough, he only consumed close to 10,000 calories.

But his stomach seemed to have truly become a gaping maw of an abyss; despite consuming so much food, he felt no satisfaction whatsoever.

Fortunately, the feeling of hunger was temporarily suppressed.

Lin Yi took out his magnetic card and swiped it on the access control of the virtual combat classroom.

The door opens.

A huge, futuristic, pure white classroom came into view.

The classroom is filled with hundreds of virtual reality devices that resemble individual hibernation pods.

With the arrival of the Heavenly Abyss a century ago, human martial arts experienced explosive development, while technology did not stagnate.

Virtual reality technology has already permeated all aspects of life.

Led by the Earth Human Federation, and jointly launched by top forces such as martial arts alliances from various countries and the four major martial halls, the virtual combat platform "Martial Arts Pinnacle" was born!

It can perfectly simulate real senses and body data, allowing martial artists around the world to engage in real combat sparring and skill training anytime, anywhere without injury.

They can even enter the simulated Tianyuan Battlefield and fight against data-driven alien races.

Once everyone had assembled, Chen Meng gave the order, and the entire Class 7 of Senior Three lay down in the virtual reality pods.

Lin Ye felt a sudden darkness before his eyes.

The next moment, he felt himself reappear in the classroom, except that all the virtual pods had disappeared.

Chen Meng stood in front of everyone and said, "Cheer up!"

He stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze sharp as he swept over each student.

"Today, we won't practice anything else, we'll just talk about one thing—weapon specialization."

He paused, his tone becoming exceedingly serious.

"I know that in the past two and a half years, the school has required you to focus on fist techniques and body movements, with weapon training as a secondary skill. You need to know a little bit of everything so that you can find the weapon that best suits you."

"But now, there are only six months left until the college entrance examination, and less than two weeks until the next mock exam. You don't have time to be distracted anymore."

"From today onwards, each of you must choose a weapon as your main focus for the next six months. Both regular training and resource allocation will revolve around your choice."

Upon hearing this, everyone reacted with varying expressions.

The top students in the class, and some even had family members who were formal martial artists, had naturally been told about this in advance.

They even started studying a particular weapon technique from a young age.

"Now, state your choice!"

"Wang Zetao!"

"Knife!"

"Li Jun!"

"Teacher...I haven't thought about it yet..."

"Ah! A sword! Teacher, I choose the sword!"

Li Jun was suddenly summoned.

As a slacker like Lin Ye, who was just coasting through his studies in this class, he was naturally extremely nervous. It wasn't until he saw Chen Meng's murderous gaze that he randomly chose a weapon.

One by one, the students announced their choices, most of them choosing mainstream weapons such as swords and knives.

When it was Lin Ye's turn, Li Jun nudged him, saying, "Ah Ye, have you thought it through? I've changed my mind..."

"Swordsmanship is the hardest thing to master..."

"Ugh!"

Lin Ye was indeed somewhat hesitant. In the past two and a half years, he had indeed dabbled in everything, but to say that he was proficient in nothing was an exaggeration.

Just then, the system in his mind spoke again.

[Ding! The host is facing an important decision, and the optimal evolutionary path is being deduced...]

[Deduction complete!]

[Based on the host's goblin race characteristics, the most suitable weapon is: a long-handled blunt weapon (club/mold/hammer)!] [System suggestion: For a goblin, the most reliable partner is always that big club he picked up from somewhere! It's simple, brutal, and effective! There's nothing a blow to the back of the head can't solve; if there is, then another blow!]

Lin Ye felt a throbbing sensation in his temples.

He had foreseen this outcome long ago.

This system is really targeting goblins.

"Lin Ye!"

Chen Meng's gaze swept over.

"Teacher, I choose the stick!"

His voice wasn't loud, but the students present, including Chen Meng, were all taken aback.

Because this is the first person to choose a stick today.

The staff is the ancestor of all weapons, the most basic of all weapons.

But precisely because it is so basic, very few people would choose it as their primary weapon.

To most people, the staff technique is wide and powerful, but in reality, its skills are far less agile than those of swords and knives, and not as sharp and deadly as those of spears.

On the battlefield, when facing alien races with scales and incredible defense, a single blow might only result in a minor scratch.

Only students from impoverished families who cannot afford the fine weapons forged in the weapon-making workshop will choose the staff as a second-best option.

Chen Meng gave Lin Ye a deep look, said nothing more, and simply nodded: "Okay!"

After making their choices, the weapons they had selected were instantly displayed before everyone's eyes.

That's the good thing about virtual spaces; many troublesome processes are simply skipped.

Lin Yi grasped the weapon that had appeared out of thin air before him. It was slightly heavy in his hand, made of tough wood, and had a unique warm and smooth texture.

The moment his hand grasped the stick, an unprecedented sense of familiarity and intimacy welled up within him, as if this ordinary wooden stick was an integral part of his body.

Your basic attack has been automatically adjusted based on weapon form!

[Gained new form: Normal Attack - Sweep!]

[Gained new form: Normal attack - Thrust!]

[Gained new form: Normal attack - Slash!]

[New task has been released!]

[The Ancestor of All Weapons: Complete 2000 standard staff techniques.]

[Task Reward: Unlock exclusive passive skill "Staff Stance", +1 skill point.]

Ignoring the strange looks around him, Lin Ye walked straight to a quiet open space with few people and got into a fighting stance.

Lin Ye closed his eyes.

Recalling the stick techniques I had learned before.

The weaponry and tactics provided by the alliance are the most basic of the basics.

There are thirty-six forms in total for the staff technique. Lin Ye opened his eyes and used the first form directly.

With a simple horse stance, holding a stick in both hands, and using the power of the waist and hips to drive the arm, a standard horizontal sweep is delivered!

call--!
The tip of the stick cut through the air with a clear whooshing sound, tracing a perfect arc.

Next came the stabbing.

The staff moved with the body, the waist and stance becoming one. The long staff in the hand moved like a venomous snake emerging from its hole, precisely striking the air in front of him and stirring up ripples in the air.

Chop, smash, tap, flick...

Once, twice, ten times, a hundred times...

Lin Ye was completely immersed in his own world.

Even in virtual spaces, there is still a physical exertion involved.

The essence of this physical exertion is the "mental energy" of the physical body lying in the virtual pod.

When mental energy is insufficient, the virtual avatar will show signs of exhaustion and fatigue.

But Lin Ye was not bothered by this restriction.

The unlimited stamina provided by the "disengagement and health regeneration" mechanism allows him to tirelessly repeat these tedious basic actions.

The system-granted [Normal Attack] feature makes every swing of his weapon approach textbook perfection.

(End of this chapter)