Teacher Su turned to the class after the entire group arrived before the array of capsules.
"Ok, you all will each enter a capsule. After you enter the capsule and plug in your data terminal, you will enter the virtual test space. Once inside, the test will start immediately. Do you all understand?"
"Yes!" Everyone chorused
"Alright, go ahead."
Teacher Su stepped back so everyone could reach the capsules.
Tian Qingfeng followed the group, and he managed to get a capsule near the edge of the second row.
Stepping up to the machine, he pressed a pentagonal button on the chassis. The capsule's curved frosted-glass dome lifted with a hiss as it vented the internal air, and the standby lights turned on.
Stepping in and sitting down on the seat in the capsule, the first thing that came to mind was how comfortable the seat was.
The red seat cover was soft and breathable. The padded cushions were firm but not rock hard, and the seat's curvature was contoured in such a way that it supported the human frame. The capsule's leg and back support were both reclined.
After snapping out of the trance, he noticed the curved dome began to slowly lower. Once the dome was completely closed, the capsule seemed to pressurize as the curved glass dome darkened. The internal lights glowed a dull white.
Tian Qingfeng looked down at the control panel between his legs and saw a slot on the panel. Plugging in his data terminal caused the dull lights to shift to a dark cyan. After plugging in his terminal, he reclined back in the seat and rested his arms on the armrests.
He slowly drifted off as he rested his head against the chair's headrest.
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Opening his eyes, he saw a vast grassland stretching forever in all directions. In front of him, there was a grey humanoid figure. They were both dressed in a light grey martial arts attire paired with black old martial arts shoes.
In between them was a holographic screen floating in midair that was counting down from ten. Reaching out for the timer, Tian Qingfeng touched an invisible barrier.
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When the timer reached zero, the barrier disappeared, and the grey figure ran forward and punched out.
Taking a step forward, Tian Qingfeng raised an arm to block the punch, then he whipped out his right arm, twisting his waist as he slammed his fist into the grey figure.
The grey figure raised their left arm to block.
Reeling from the punch, they both stumbled back.
After regaining his footing, Tian Qingfeng charged forward and threw a straight punch. The grey figure raised an arm and absorbed the punch into itself and then whipped a leg at his head.
Ducking down, Tian Qingfeng swept his leg across the ground at the grey figure's legs.
The grey figure jumped, using its one leg to push itself up. Then he whipped his raised leg down, smashing his raised leg towards Tian Qingfeng with ferocious force.
Tian Qingfeng rolled out of the way. Looking back, he saw the axe kick hit the ground, causing the dirt beneath to spray outward, creating a ditch.
Pushing off the ground, he lunged at the grey figure, sending a knee towards its head.
Crossing his arms, the grey figure managed to just barely block the knee to the face.
While flying backwards, the grey figure twisted its waist and whipped a left leg at Tian Qingfeng, throwing him to the side.
Tian Qingfeng barely managed to cross his arms across his chest, blocking the kick slamming into his chest. While he managed to block the kick, the force of the kick still knocked the wind out of his chest, leaving him tumbling across the ground.
After rolling for a while, Tian Qingfeng got up from the grass and looked towards the grey figure.
The grey figure, having just recovered from being sent flying by the knee to the face, was kneeling on the ground, dazed.
Seeing as the grey figure was still disoriented, Tian Qingfeng rushed over and punched him in the face.
The grey figure seemed to have been shocked out of the daze as he rammed his fist into Tian Qingfeng's gut as the fist smashed into his cheek.
Tian Qingfeng doubled over as he gagged, taking in a sharp breath. The grey figure, twisting his head back into position after having his head forcefully rotated, slammed his elbow down hard onto Tian Qingfeng's back.
Tian Qingfeng slammed into the dirt.
Recovering from the gut punch, he rolled out of the way as the grey figure squatted down and tried to smash a fist onto his back.
Quickly getting up, he swung another fist at the grey figure's face.
Just as the grey figure raised his arms to block the punch, his other arm whipped around and slammed the grey figure into the ground.
The initial punch was a feint.
Tian Qingfeng continued by driving a knee into the grey figure's back. Following this, he continuously drove punch after punch into the back of its head.
After a while, the grey figure stopped moving, and his figure gradually dissipated into square digital motes of light that seemed to spread into the surroundings.
A holographic screen appeared in front of him.
[Victory]
[Time: 00:27:86]
[Grade: A+ ]
After the screen showed up, Tian Qingfeng's adrenaline started to wear off, and he started to feel his body ache. His ribs seemed to be fractured, and his left arm was numb.
Plopping down onto his butt, he relaxed and looked at the sky.
"Did they have to make it this realistic? They even created the feeling of wind in here, not to mention all the injuries that I'm experiencing."
Once the holographic screen in front of him started to fade away, the simulation seemed to end as the edge of the grasslands seemed to disintegrate. Once it reached him, everything winked out of existence.
Opening his eyes, he saw the interior of the capsule. On the Glass dome in front of him was a projected screen where his score from within the simulation was displayed.