Chapter 1000...

  The Flame Queen was still the Flame Queen, just as she claimed to be - a burning flame that shone brightly, with a fierce and destructive power! She strode up to the podium, her chin slightly raised, scanning the crowd below with an unyielding gaze. "From today on, I will be your teacher for 'Close Combat' course. You can call me Flame Queen, or simply address me as Teacher!" It seemed that she had forgotten about Yin Kuang and the others. But then again, why would she even bother to remember them?

  "Class is starting now!"

  Yin Kuang and others hastily chimed in unison: "Good teacher..."

  Wow!!

  The familiar flash of the magnesium light burst open, and the dazzling white light instantly filled the entire classroom. By the time the white light disappeared, the classroom was empty.

  ……

  The sun shines brightly, and the trees cast dappled shadows.

  This is an unknown valley. The cool mountain wind blows through the dense trees, making a soft "sizzling" sound, then sweeps over the lake surface like a mirror, creating ripples that gradually fade away. It also blows across the grassland by the lake, bending the tender grass and flowers. In the sky, several small birds are chasing each other, flapping their wings happily, chirping and tweeting joyfully. Everything seems so carefree.

  Boom!!

  Suddenly, a dazzling white light burst forth on the flat ground by the lake, startling the small birds in the sky into a flurry of flight, disappearing into the vast and endless mountains.

  When the white light disappeared, on what was originally a flat ground with only tender grass and wildflowers, a group of people suddenly appeared. This group of people were none other than the students of Class 1237, led by the Flame Queen.

  "This is the world of the game 'Three Kingdoms'." Ignoring Yin Kuang and others who were looking around, the Flame Queen said straightforwardly: "It's probably in the territory of Runan City. As for the specific time, you don't need to worry about it, this has nothing to do with your curriculum. Here, is the scene of your 'Close Combat' course this time." Yin Kuang and others were shocked at once. Wei Ming spoke up first: "Teacher...you said this is the chaotic world of the late Eastern Han Dynasty?" His voice was trembling, not knowing whether it was excitement or fear. The Flame Queen said calmly: "Don't question what I say." Wei Ming was startled and quickly closed his mouth.

  Others' faces also changed, "I didn't expect to be in the chaotic world of the late Eastern Han dynasty for class!" Bai Jue said: "Ha, is that an opportunity to meet the generals of the Three Kingdoms? Guan Yu? Zhang Fei? Ma Chao? And Zhao Yun, who is fearless?" Bai Jue became more and more excited. On the other side, Wei Ming's eyes also shone brighter, nodding vigorously. The Flame Queen laughed and said: "The ignorant are fearless. If you want to seek death, I won't stop you. Although in the classroom scene, the principal's death will not give you any punishment, but this queen will let you taste what it's like to be whipped by the fire god." Although she was smiling when she spoke, a cold chill spread, like the biting wind of a severe winter.

  "Hmm." Bai Jue discreetly wiped away a cold sweat, exchanged a glance with Wei Ming, and obediently shut his mouth. The Flame Queen said: "At your current level, let alone those historical famous generals, even an ordinary squad leader could easily take you down. For the time being, you can't believe just how powerful those soldiers forged from blood and fire are. Not to mention you, even I, as a teacher, would be in a life-or-death struggle against first-rate historical famous generals like Ma Chao or Zhao Yun. Those who have grasped 'General's Soul' are basically half-god-like existences. Of course, that's the difficulty of third year. However, even at first-year level, you wouldn't stand a chance against them." As a teacher, she was still quite responsible and carefully explained to them.

  Yin Kuang blinked and asked, "Teacher, what is this 'General's Soul' you mentioned? And how about the strength of Ma Chao, Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, and Lü Bu?" The Flame Queen said, "The soul of a warrior. Loyalty, bravery, benevolence, trustworthiness, righteousness, cruelty, poison, ruthlessness, and brutality... As peak warriors, they have all grasped their own 'General's Soul'. As for Lü Bu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and others... even I must look up to them." The Flame Queen continued, "You will only be in contact with these concepts briefly. This time, your course task will not involve any interaction with them."

  "What is our course task?" Wang Ning, who had been silent all along, spoke up. This was what he was most concerned about. "Kill people," the Flame Queen spat out two words, "There is a group of mountain bandits in this mountain, with a total number of around 300 people. The strength of their leader is only equivalent to that of a hundred generals. What you need to do is to kill all 300 mountain bandits." Finally, the Flame Queen added, "You can only use cold weapons and close combat! Moreover, each of you must kill at least 20 people. Otherwise, you will not be able to leave class."

  Everyone's heart was lifted, especially Qiu Yun, Qian Qian, and Qi Xiao Yun, the three girls, whose faces turned pale. As for the boys, Zeng Fei and Pan Long Tao also swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Yin Kuang bit his lower lip and said, "If we can't get out of class... what will happen?" The Flame Queen said, "Staying in this scene..." A hint of a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth as she said, "But I must remind you. This is just a temporary scene opened up by the principal, and the 'Time Axis' will only last for 12 hours before shattering. At that time, this scene will collapse, and if you can't get out of class in time..."

  "What will happen?" Wang Ning asked. The Flame Queen shrugged, and the two large lumps on her chest quivered slightly. "Nothing will happen. This space-time is annihilated, and you who are in this space-time, what do you think will happen? This is the treatment of your 'Special Class'. So, you have three choices: first, complete the task obediently and then go home; second, commit suicide, hang yourself, and bear my Fire God Whip's lash. I guarantee that death will be better; third, perish together with this space-time."

  "...is it that everyone has to kill 20 people to be considered qualified?" Yin Kong couldn't help but glance at Qian Qian and Qiu Yun, at this moment, he felt a little regretful. The Flame Queen said: "Of course. What did you think? Alright," the Flame Queen waved her hand casually, and a shiny pile of cold weapons appeared on the grass, forming a sharp contrast with the green color of the grass.

  "Remember, you have only twelve hours. Once you've completed your task, I'll appear. Take care of yourselves." With that, the Flame Queen's figure vanished.

  As the Flame Queen's figure appeared, a strange cry was heard from the other side. Everyone quickly turned their heads to look, and saw five disheveled and pale men rushing out of the forest. Two of them were holding rusty ring-headed knives, while the other three had hoes, pitchforks, and clubs. Although their weapons were unusual, their expressions were ferocious and bloodthirsty, with bared teeth and glaring eyes. From a distance, Yin Kuang and the others could smell a strong killing intent, which was approaching them rapidly.

  "What are you standing there for!? Go!" Bai Gui shouted, kicking up a thick-backed large knife with one foot and rushing towards the five mountain bandits. However, Li Shuangmu and Wang Ning were about to be one step faster than him. Yin Kuang was a beat slower, but relying on his 12-point agility, he still caught up with Li Shuangmu and Wang Ning.

  Wang Ning's figure was like a ghost, and the black dog in his hand had already torn apart the throat of one of the mountain bandits before he could react. A blood arrow shot out. Li Shuangyu was not slow either, and the long sword in her hand, which was covered in rust, flashed out with lightning speed, creating three green flashes of light. The tip of the sword pointed at the throat of another bandit, right at his heart. Yin Kuang and Bai Jue almost struck at the same time. Bai Jue's one knife cut off the head of a bandit. As for Yin Kuang, his Tang knife slashed diagonally, although the bandit holding the ring-headed knife tried to block it with his knife. But how could that rusty ring-headed knife withstand the sharp Tang knife imbued with 10 points of strength by Yin Kuang? The result was that the knife broke and the man died!

  As for the last mountain bandit holding a pitchfork, he was knocked unconscious by Yin Kuang with a palm strike to the neck. It turned out that Wang Ning didn't come up to "snatch the monster" after all. But thinking about it, every person must kill at least 20 people to get off work, what's the point of snatching? Otherwise, it would only cause trouble. Bai Gui said: "Yin Kuang, why did you knock him out?" Yin Kuang helplessly said: "No choice, everyone has to kill at least 20 people. We are definitely not a problem, but what about Qianqian and Yuner? If I had known it was like this in class, we should have let them exchange for strengthening first."

  Bai Gui and the others remained silent. Wang Ning, however, spoke up in a light tone, "Why not let them exchange for enhancements first?" Bai Gui glanced at him and said, "I told them to do it later. Although early enhancement is harmless, it will restrict their potential for development." "Aren't you enhanced yourself?" "I'm different from all of you," Bai Gui flicked his hair, chuckled, then turned serious, "But I did have some miscalculations. I was too focused on the future and neglected the present."

  Yin Kuang shook his head and said, "It's meaningless to talk about these things now." He then picked up the mountain bandit and threw him in front of Qianqian and others, saying, "Who killed him?"

  Qian Qian, Qiu Yun, and Qi Xiaoyun's bodies trembled involuntarily, with Qian Qian taking a step back, her face pale. At this time, Li Shuangmu, Wang Ning, and Bai Jue returned with some bloodstains, several pairs of eyes fixed on the three girls. To say, now it's these three who are relatively more troublesome.

  "Although it's difficult," Yin Kuang sighed, "you must do this. I'm too lazy to explain the big picture, and it's been said enough already. Take action." The three girls lowered their heads, their shoulders slightly shaking. After a moment of silence, Qi Xiaoyun quietly picked up a dagger from the ground, hooked her head, walked over to the bandit, and then slowly and tremblingly raised the dagger, letting out a "ya" sound as she stabbed it into the bandit's heart!

  Hmph!

  A sharp dagger plunged into the heart, and the bandit who had fainted suddenly opened his eyes, letting out a mournful cry as he struggled to get up. Meanwhile, Qi Xiaoyun also let out an even more frantic scream, her dagger stabbing again and again, creating hole after hole in the bandit's chest, each one spewing forth fresh blood.

  Blood splattered all over her...

  "Alright, Xiao Yun, he's dead." Tang Rouyu hastily walked over, not minding the blood all over her body at all, and gently hugged her, softly comforting her. Qi Xiaoyun didn't say anything, but instead buried herself in Tang Rouyu's embrace, trembling slightly.

  "Alright, let's go. There are more people waiting for us to kill. As for you three girls, since you're female and haven't exchanged for strengthening, this time you just focus on killing people. But only this once. From now on, you'll have to rely on yourselves."