I gain permanent defense when attacked; even gods and demons can't hurt me.

Zhao Meng, from the Imperial Capital Academy, slammed his fist on the table and glared resentfully at Lin Yuan, who was sitting in the first row.

"Hmph! What are you pretending to be, acting all high and mighty!"

Zhao Meng gritted his teeth and complained, "If it weren't for you, this freak, raising the difficulty of the training, how could the school possibly make us do this kind of training mission?"

"We're in this dilemma now, and it's all your fault!"

Seeing that someone had taken the lead in criticizing, several team members from the Imperial Capital University and the Shanghai University seemed to have found an outlet, and they began to express their dissatisfaction in sarcastic and mocking ways.

"Exactly! His defense is high, he won't die. If we go in, we'll just be throwing our lives away!"

"They say it's a joint effort between the three schools, but if we really encounter danger, has Lin Yuan cared about our lives?"

Faced with the group's accusations and attempts to shift blame, Lin Yuan, sitting at the very front, didn't even lift an eyelid.

He simply sat there calmly, as if watching a group of incompetent, furious clowns jumping around, not even bothering to utter a word in rebuttal.

However, just because Lin Yuan didn't lose his temper doesn't mean his teammates could tolerate it!

Chu Tianxing kicked over the chair in front of him, and a terrifying aura of Asura suddenly erupted from his body.

"Shut your stinking mouths!"

Chu Tianxing sneered, his gaze sweeping over the shouting men like a knife: "Stop making excuses for your cowardice!"

"In the end, you're nothing but a bunch of cowardly, spineless cowards who can't let go of their pride!"

Chu Tianxing saw right through their little scheme: "Most of you come from aristocratic families."

"The ordinary resources that the school provides are nothing to your family. Removing your core student status and halving your resources are really irrelevant to you."

"But why don't you just get out?"

Chu Tianxing scoffed, "Because you're afraid of losing face! Afraid of slinking out of the house and being ridiculed by your peers from other families for the rest of your lives!"

"You lack the courage to gain experience and take responsibility, so now you want to shift the blame onto our team leader? That's disgusting!"

Chu Tianxing's words were like resounding slaps to the faces of those people.

Zhao Meng and the others were so embarrassed by the rebuttal that they couldn't find any words to refute it for a moment.

At this moment, the others from the War Academy also opened fire.

"Brother Chu is right!" Xia Chen rolled her eyes. "If you can't handle the game, go home and find your mom. Don't get in my way!"

Zhao Kuo added slyly, "Hey, if you're afraid of dying, once you're in the secret realm, you can kneel down and beg our captain. Maybe if the captain's in a good mood, he'll even give you a shield."

Ye Cang coldly snorted, "Wanting both face and life? There's no such thing as a free lunch. Do you really think our War Academy is a charitable babysitter?"

The War Academy's counterattack was incredibly sharp, leaving the opposing side speechless.

As the situation teetered on the brink of spiraling out of control, tensions between the two sides grew increasingly high.

"Enough!!"

Two clear yet authoritative shouts rang out almost simultaneously!

Su Yurou, the vice-captain of the Imperial Capital Academy, and Guo Lin, the captain of the Magic City Academy, stood up at the same time.

Both of them looked extremely grim.

Su Yurou coldly glanced at Zhao Meng and the others behind her, her voice devoid of any warmth: "Shut up, all of you! Don't embarrass yourselves here!"

Guo Lin looked at his team members with exasperation: "Those who are scared, those who feel it's unfair, the door is right over there, get out and quit!"

"Staying here and complaining only makes me feel that you've completely disgraced Shanghai's universities!"

After being yelled at by their captain, the team members who were originally going to shout back immediately wilted like eggplants after a frost and lowered their heads.

In the end, a few cowards, their faces red with shame, slunk out the door.

Seeing that the remaining team members had quieted down, Su Yurou and Guo Lin exchanged a glance, then took a step and walked straight to Lin Yuan.

"Lin Yuan".

Su Yurou spoke sincerely, "On behalf of Imperial Capital Academy, I apologize to you for the rudeness of our team members just now. We are definitely not the kind of people who don't know what's good for us."

Guo Lin also said earnestly, "The same goes for the universities in Shanghai. We are well aware of the dangers of this training, but we also know that danger and opportunity coexist!"

"We'll be relying on you to take good care of us during this training expedition in the Misty Eastern Sea. Once inside, we'll all be under your command!"

The atmosphere inside the meeting room finally eased.

Looking at Su Yurou and Guo Lin, who were taking the initiative to lower their heads and show goodwill, Lin Yuan's gaze remained calm.

He had a relatively good impression of both captains.

At least they know when to advance and retreat, and understand the big picture, making them much better than Qin Tian, ​​who only knows how to rage incompetently.

Lin Yuan nodded slightly and casually instructed, "Since we're all in the same boat, when we enter the secret realm this afternoon, your people shouldn't stray too far from me."

"In this way, you can also enjoy my shared defense buff."

Hearing this, Su Yurou and Guo Lin were overjoyed and quickly thanked them.

Lin Yuan continued, "Let's keep the safe distance within 120 meters."

"If you go beyond this range, then you'll have to fend for yourself if you encounter danger."

"How many?!"

As soon as Lin Yuan finished speaking, Chen Fan and several other defensive professionals standing behind him couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

The group's eyes widened like saucers, their faces filled with disbelief.

They didn't think that a radius of 120 meters was too close; on the contrary, they thought the area was far too wide!

Perhaps for some high-level mages or ranged classes such as archers, a range of 120 meters is not too far.

but!

For shield warriors, whose skill range is generally very short, this 120-meter shared aura is...

It looks absolutely outrageous!

This isn't a halo, it's clearly a super-large defensive barrier!

Within the group from the Imperial Capital Academy, someone couldn't help but swallow hard, muttering under their breath, "My God, is this the true value of the only hidden profession?"

"Speaking of which, isn't Lin Yuan the first person in Chinese history to awaken the only hidden defensive class?"

The other person nodded repeatedly, adding with a sour expression, "Yeah! I feel like the unique hidden ability of the defense-type is so much more ridiculous than the unique hidden ability of the combat-type?"

"This skill range, this mechanic—it leaves absolutely no chance for anyone else to survive!"

Hearing the exclamations and whispers around him, Lin Yuan remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was secretly laughing.

These guys really think it's all thanks to the hidden profession itself.

In fact, Lin Yuan knew very well what was going on.

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