I was criticized on a dating reality show, but I retaliated and became an internet sensation.

[Shu Zi is pretty good! She went toe-to-toe with Sister Han!]

She looks so serious holding the shield, hahaha!

[It seems like Sister Han wasn't using her full strength? It feels like she was feeding her some pointers?]

The atmosphere here is surprisingly harmonious, like two female disciples sparring!

Shen Yihuai saw the shield but didn't even flinch. He raised his hand and launched another heavy water ball, heading straight for the side of the fortress that looked rather flimsy.

Gu Yan shifted his feet, using his shield to block at an angle.

"Snapped!"

The water splashed on the shield, causing some water droplets and a little sand to fall off the fortress wall, but it was nothing serious.

Without wasting words, Shen Yihuai flicked his wrist and sent another ordinary water ball flying towards the corner of the wall on the other side of the fortress.

Gu Yan raised his right arm, and the shield followed, blocking the sand with a "bang," causing more sand to fall down.

Back and forth, the water balloons slammed against the shield with a "bang, bang, splatter," splashing water everywhere.

Gu Yan defended steadily, barely moving his feet.

While dealing with Han Jingxue, Shu Zi glanced to the side occasionally.

Shen Yihuai threw the ball skillfully, but Gu Yan's shield seemed to have eyes, always managing to block it at crucial points.

Han Jingxue's attack was swift and accurate; an ordinary water ball "whooshed" straight toward the section of wall she was defending.

Shu Zi nimbly shifted her feet and blocked forward with her shield—

"Snapped!"

Water splashed and exploded on the shield, a few drops landing on her hands.

The wall plaster only lost some sand, it's fine.

Han Jingxue flicked her wrist, and two water balls flew out in quick succession.

Shu Zi quickly turned to the side and used her shield to block the attacks.

She stared intently at Han Jingxue's shoulders and wrists, trying to anticipate her next move.

Meanwhile, Shen Yihuai suddenly changed his rhythm.

He feinted, pretending to attack the opening, but then snapped his wrist the instant the ball left his hand.

The weighted water balloon hurtled straight towards the "decorative" little tower on the left side of the fortress!

That was Shuzi's "masterpiece," beautiful to look at but useless.

Shu Zi happened to glance in their direction. "My tower!"

Gu Yan reacted extremely quickly, judging the landing point almost the instant the water balloon changed direction.

He pushed off with his feet and lunged to the left, his shield barely managing to cushion the fall between the water sphere and the small tower at the last moment.

"Bang!"

With a muffled thud, the water ball exploded on the shield, splashing Gu Yan with icy water and sand.

The small tower swayed pitifully in the blast wave, losing a few shell fragments, but it didn't collapse.

Because of this lunge, Gu Yan couldn't stop himself when he landed and knelt down on one knee in the sand.

"Gu Yan!" Shu Zi's throat tightened.

Gu Yan had already stood up, bracing himself against the sand. He casually wiped the water off his face, glanced at the small tower that had just swayed, and then looked at Shen Yihuai.

Shen Yihuai met his gaze, raised an eyebrow, and bent down to pick up another water balloon.

Gu Yan saved the tower!

The shield is of good quality!

[Shen Yihuai is really something, always targeting young girls' precious accessories! (pointing and whispering)]

[Hahahaha, Shen Yihuai must have come from a demolition team, right?]

[Zizi blocked it very well! Han Jie's shot was also very accurate!]

Looking at Gu Yan's soaked back, Shu Zi felt a surge of heat rise to the top of her head. She turned and shouted at Shen Yihuai:

"Shen Yihuai! Are you from the demolition team?! What did that tower do to you?!"

After shouting, she angrily turned back and focused on dealing with Han Jingxue.

[Shu Zi is panicking! She's really panicking! Hahahaha]

Gu Yan: My Zizi still loves me (heart emoji)

On the other side of the battlefield, Jiang Yunyou and Su Yanhuan's "defense" has evolved into "a true record of early human taming of limbs".

They had no shields and could only rely on their bodies and frantic movements.

Jiang Yunyou tried to block a ball with his arm, but the ball hit his arm and exploded, making him jump up with a scream from the cold.

"Why is this water so cold!"

Su Yanhuan intended to use her foot to block another ball, but her foot slipped, and she fell backward, her buttocks collapsing onto the last bulge of the "fortress".

"Jiang Yunyou! It's all your fault!" Su Yanhuan immediately shifted the blame.

"What does this have to do with me! You're the one who collapsed it!" Jiang Yunyou yelled as he dodged the ball.

Fang Yutong and Yu Shize's attacks were remarkably easy.

Yu Shize was the main attacker, and his water polo was accurate and steady, targeting the support points of their "fortress".

Fang Yutong occasionally added a ball or two, her posture as elegant as if she were playing pitching pot.

Jiang Yunyou finally managed to grab a ball and tried to throw it back, but his hand slipped and the ball fell to the ground, exploding with a "poof" sound, splashing all over himself.

"Jiang Yunyou! You were sent by the other side, weren't you?!" Su Yanhuan was devastated.

"Oops, accident! My hand slipped!"

Their "fortress," caught between internal and external attacks, quickly returned to the beach community.

[I'm dying of laughter, are these two enemy spies?]

Fang Yutong and Yu Shize seem to be shooting at a stationary target.

The person upstairs is using really foul language, hahaha!

[Youbao Huanhuan: We're just sandcastle movers (peacefully)]

The whistle saved the world.

"Beep—beep beep—! Time's up! Round two is over! Stop!"

The beach quieted down.

Shu Zi immediately looked at Gu Yan, who had already turned around and was patting the sand off his knees; his pants were soaked.

But since everyone seemed alright, she breathed a sigh of relief and then checked her own fortress.

The main structure is still there, the gap hasn't widened, and the small tower stands precariously, though some of the shell has fallen off.

Okay.

She put down her shield, jogged to Gu Yan's side, and scanned him up and down: "How's your knee?"

"I'm fine." Gu Yan stretched his left leg and looked at her. "What about you?"

"I'm perfectly fine!"

Shu Zi turned around as she spoke, then glanced at Shen Yihuai and whispered a threat, "I'll get revenge for you next time."

Gu Yan looked at her, a smile flashing in his eyes, "Yes, you'll help me."

Not far away, Shen Yihuai put down the water balloon and said something to Han Jingxue who was walking over.

Han Jingxue glared at him and turned her head away.

[Shu Zi: I'll protect my own! Shen Yihuai, you just wait! I'll make sure you have a long and arduous road to winning over my senior sister!!!]

[Hahahaha, the person upstairs has such a great image!]

[Gu Yan's "hmm," who understands! I like to hear it more often!]

Shen Yihuai is flirting with Sister Han again!

[So, what did Shen Yihuai say to Sister Han? Anyone here from Shen Yihuai and Sister Han's live stream? (Just curious)]

"I know! I know!" Shen Yihuai said, "What if your junior sister holds a grudge against me? You'll have to help me then."

【Aaaaaaaahhhhhh!】

Director Liu strode over, carrying a megaphone and looking quite smug.

"Quiet! Quiet down!"

He looked around, his voice rising:

"I now declare the two rounds of intense and exciting beach fortress battles, brimming with tactical and counter-tactical maneuvers, officially over!"

"We've taken into account the intensity of the confrontation, the level of tactics, and the quality of mission completion from both tasks, and calculated the final scores. The rankings for each group are already in my hands!"

He waved the familiar-looking card in his hand.

Before revealing the rankings, as is customary, we'll briefly review and comment on each group's performance!