novel-bin Chapter 160 The Miraculous Examination Hall (8)
Chapter 160 The Miraculous Examination Hall (8)
After Dong Yinmiao scored 21.8 points, he was completely dominated by his opponent.
The summoned Dong Yue'e was unable to break through the control skills of the other examinees, but Dong Yinmiao was in no hurry to pause the summoning of Dong Yue'e.
After all, ten minutes can consume a lot of people's skill duration.
During the ten minutes that Dong Yue'e was summoned, Dong Yinmiao seized the opportunity to use her lightness as a feather, maximizing the duration of the thirty seconds.
Although thousands of people participated in the archery competition, the use of props and skills was limited to a certain range. Just like Dong Yinmiao's "Light as a Feather," it could only make objects within a certain range as light as a feather; anything outside that range would be out of control.
According to Dong Yinmiao's observation, the skill with the largest control or attack range is currently the "Great Wind Rises and Clouds Fly" skill of girls with pigtails.
With fifteen minutes left in the exam, the screen showed that the first-ranked student had a score of 72.8.
Dong Yinmiao's current score is only 25.8 points.
Yes, Dong Yinmiao had been shooting arrows the whole time, finally managing to hit the bullseye after initially hitting the ground and then missing the target. In total, Dong Yinmiao had wasted forty arrows. Now, only 32 arrows remained in the quiver behind him.
Just as Dong Yinmiao was about to make a move, a loud shout suddenly rang out: "Shut up and stop the movements of your hands!"
A countdown timer instantly appeared in front of all candidates: You have entered a silent state, countdown 10:00.
Quite suddenly, the girl who chose the English course disrupted Dong Yinmiao's plans.
Dong Yinmiao glanced at the countdown in front of him. Ten minutes. If he could catch up with the first place, or even surpass the first place, in five minutes, there should still be a chance.
Although Dong Yinmiao's area fell silent, his eyes could still move. Unlike the others, Dong Yinmiao didn't glare angrily at the only girl who was shooting an arrow.
"Accurate hit!"
Even if that girl had ten minutes of undisturbed archery environment, the number of arrows she could shoot in ten minutes would be very limited. Even if she could hit the target accurately, she wouldn't score many points.
Don't think it's just a simple matter of taking an arrow, nocking the bow, and shooting. The rest is just a skill that allows you to shoot an arrow every five seconds.
Even if Dong Yinmiao were to use his unerring aim, he wouldn't dare guarantee that he could shoot forty arrows in another fifteen minutes.
Holding a bow for extended periods requires significant arm strength, steady control, and the constant drawing of arrows from the quiver on one's back is also tiring. Furthermore, since the girl taking the English course, like Dong Yinmiao, was waiting for the final opportunity, she needed to create a smokescreen beforehand; after all, nobody's a fool.
With ten minutes remaining and five minutes left in the exam, the top three names displayed on the screen are:
Lin Zhixin (English) 200 points
He Yihua (Physics) 147 points
Tang Jingyu (Mathematics) 144 points
After ten minutes of silence, everyone started moving again.
Dong Yinmiao knew that, given his physical strength, it was unlikely that he could shoot thirty-two arrows in five minutes using ordinary shooting techniques.
Dong Yinmiao thought for a moment and then drew four arrows from the quiver.
Dong Yinmiao's actions did attract the attention of other candidates, but even with the help of props and skills, only TV dramas would dare to depict the simultaneous firing of four arrows.
Dong Yinmiao's "Never Misses a Mark" is a very literal skill; every arrow he shoots will hit the target. However, not missing a mark doesn't necessarily mean a high score; even a single point counts as a hit.
The prerequisite for an arrow to always hit its mark is that you must successfully shoot the arrow. If you can't shoot it, the skill won't work. Other candidates have also seen this; after Dong Yinmiao shouted "Never miss!", the arrow didn't fly and got stuck on the bow.
While hitting the target every time ensures the arrow is aimed, the score ultimately depends on Dong Yinmiao's skill. Even if you hit the target every time, it's the same if you hit the ten-point mark, not the center ring.
This is different from the "Accurate hit!" in English course selection and the "precise" in chemistry course selection.
This is why many people don't consider Dong Yinmiao, who chose Chinese as her subject, as a rival. Of course, another reason is that most candidates' skills have already entered a cooling-off period.
To win, they could only rely on the Well Instrument. In Dong Yue'e's world, the final event in the competition between Dong Yue'e and Yang Yan'an was the Well Instrument. Therefore, Dong Yinmiao knew the archery techniques of the Well Instrument.
The so-called "well instrument" means that four arrows are fired in succession and all hit the target.
Dong Yinmiao held the arrow between his five fingers, nocked it, and drew the bow.
Dong Yinmiao did not rush to shoot. Instead, he adjusted his breathing, sensed the wind direction and speed, and subtly adjusted his posture before releasing the arrow.
"Every shot hit its mark!"
Four arrows hit the center simultaneously: 10.8 points, 10.5 points, 10.4 points, and 10.2 points.
There are 28 arrows remaining in the quiver.
Without hesitation, Dong Yinmiao drew his arrows again and fired all four at once.
"Every shot hit its mark!"
The arrow suddenly veered off course, and Dong Yinmiao keenly sensed that someone was controlling the arrow to deviate from its direction.
Even with the skill of "Never Missing," the arrow will eventually hit the target, but the score won't be very high.
It's likely that a teammate who is in first, third, or fourth place is in your area and sees that you have a chance to catch up, so they stop you.
Although Dong Yinmiao understood the techniques of using well instruments, he lacked the skills to control them.
Dong Yinmiao observed the trajectory of the four arrows, then drew one arrow from the quiver, nocked it, pulled back the bow, and adjusted the angle.
"Every shot hit its mark!"
With a "whoosh," the flying arrow struck two other arrows at an angle, changing their direction and sending them hurtling towards the target.
Dong Yinmiao's score updated: 97.2 points.
其中第五支箭射中9.8分，前面四支箭得分分别是9分、8.7分、1分、1分。
There are 23 arrows left in the quiver, and there are 4 minutes and 30 seconds left in the exam.
Without the slightest hesitation, Dong Yinmiao fired four more arrows.
"Every shot hit its mark!"
Four arrows hit the center simultaneously: 10.5 points, 10.4 points, 10.4 points, and 10.2 points.
With three minutes left in the exam, the top three positions displayed on the screen are:
Lin Zhixin (English) 200 points
He Yihua (Physics) 150 points
Tang Jingyu (Mathematics) 145 points
Wen Yunhe (Chemistry) 143 points
Dong Yinmiao (Chinese Language) 138.7 points
With three minutes remaining, Dong Yinmiao still had 21 arrows in his quiver.
When the exam ended, Dong Yinmiao still had two arrows in his quiver.
The top three were:
Dong Yinmiao (Chinese Language) 307.5 points; Yan Xingchu (Politics) 307.5 points
Lin Zhixin (English) 214 points; He Yihua (Physics) 214 points
Tang Jingyu (Mathematics) 155 points; Wen Yunhe (Chemistry) 155 points; Yu Ruoxi (Biology) 155 points
It's impossible for another player like Dong Yinmiao to score 10.2, with a decimal point.
Whether it's "Accurate hit!" for English course selection or "Precise" for chemistry course selection, they both share the common feature of being precise, but not to the decimal point; they can only accurately hit the 10 rings.
However, the 10-ring is the most difficult point in the target, and it is further divided into 10.1-10.9, which is beyond the reach of skill.
"Political class..." Dong Yinmiao smiled and said, "It's really interesting."
Yan Xingchu suddenly appeared at the top of the leaderboard in the last thirty seconds, tied for first place with Dong Yinmiao. There was no warning whatsoever; his appearance was as sudden as a copy-paste.
While there's no such thing as copying and pasting in political classes, there are concepts like common development and mutual benefit. Not making a move a minute before the exam ends likely means they're still observing; making a move in the last thirty seconds indicates that Dong Yinmiao's championship status is unassailable.
After the competition, Dong Yinmiao and He Yihua were teleported back to the audience section where their research group was located.
"It seems Yu Ruoxi isn't in the testing area where you and I are." He Yihua tossed the silver medal to Dong Yinmiao and said, "Biology should be a prop skill related to DNA."
Finally, besides Yan Xingchu, Yu Ruoxi also suddenly appeared. However, compared to Yan Xingchu, Yu Ruoxi's luck was a bit worse. She was neither in Dong Yinmiao's area nor in He Yihua's area.
However, her luck wasn't completely bad either; she just didn't know which of the three groups Yu Ruoxi was in—Tang Jingyu, Wen Yunhe, or someone else.
However, none of this is particularly noteworthy. One match has ended, and the second is about to begin.
The second competition consisted of long jump, 50-meter dash, 100-meter dash, triple jump, and table tennis singles.
Everyone in Dong Yinmiao's study group had a competition. After encouraging each other, Dong Yinmiao and Situ Ling entered the 50-meter test area.
Dong Yinmiao had participated in the first exam, so naturally many people "knew" about her skills. During the school sports meet, the sports field was the main testing ground, and the event venues were the sub-testing grounds. The cooldown time after using a skill would not be refreshed.
Therefore, few people will sign up for the first and second events in a row, because their skills are often still sharp.
The idiom skill does not need to be shouted to be activated. You only need to write the idiom to generate the skill in advance and then silently recite it in your mind.
The creature summoning skill requires reciting poems and songs, but the skill cooldown time is 12 hours.
Whether it's 50 meters or 100 meters, it's all about speed; the key is to finish quickly.
Dong Yinmiao and his study group interspersed their registration for different programs in order to confuse other test takers.
When the truth is taken for falsehood, even the truth becomes falsehood; when the falsehood is taken for truth, even the truth becomes falsehood.
Dong Yinmiao was lucky enough to be assigned to the same area as Situ Ling. As long as Situ Ling successfully activated her skill, the championship would be hers for the taking.
So as soon as they entered the competition venue, Situ Ling activated her telepathic connection.
After the starting gun fired, Dong Yinmiao, upon learning that Situ Ling's skill had been activated, immediately recited: "Death can be heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than a feather!"
On the surface, she was still imitating a girl with twin ponytails, but in reality, she had activated a skill as heavy as Mount Tai.