Superpowers of Middle School Students

Atop Calabash Valley, Cao Cao stood atop the valley. "Hahahaha… Zhuge Kongming, let's see how you escape this trap I've carefully laid!" "Zhuge Kongming, you've fallen into my ambush today! Even if you had wings, you couldn't fly out of Calabash Valley!" At this moment, Zhuge Liang stepped forward, calmly waving his feather fan, and said, "Cao Cao, do you really think I have no way out?" "If I didn't have absolute certainty, would I, Zhuge Liang, have led my troops from Lu City to Calabash Valley?" "Hahahahaha…" Zhuge Liang laughed heartily, waving his feather fan, looking completely confident of victory. At this moment, Cao Cao, atop the valley, said, "Zhuge Kongming, I'm not afraid to tell you, look at what's under your feet!" Zhuge Liang remained calm, waving his feather fan, appearing indifferent and aloof. However, the Shu generals behind him couldn't sit still any longer, and began to dig into the ground with their weapons. What?! "Sulfur and gunpowder! How could this be? We're doomed! We're doomed!" The Shu army instantly sprang into action. At that moment, Cao Cao, atop the valley, raised his hand, and countless archers raised their bows, arrowheads ablaze with flames. Cao Cao then said, "Zhuge Kongming, can you still remain so calm?" Then, Cao Cao ordered Xun Yu, "Wenruo, form the formation! Today, even if Zhuge Kongming had wings, he wouldn't be able to escape!" Xun Yu's command flag fluttered, and then he shouted, "My lord, please take your positions!" Then, Xun Yu, Cao Cao, Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, and Dian Wei simultaneously ran and rapidly changed positions. After encircling the Shu army, Xun Yu raised his command flag and shouted, "Silence Formation!" Cao Cao, Xun Yu, Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, and Dian Wei, standing at the five ends of the formation, vanished simultaneously, as if they had never been there. At this moment, archers on the mountaintop simultaneously released arrows, and fire arrows rained down. Zhuge Liang remained calm and composed. He raised his feather fan and shouted, "Eight Trigrams Formation!" As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Huang Zhong, and Zhao Yun rushed in four directions. The formation was complete; Zhang Fei was at the life gate. Zhuge Liang was now standing at the center of the Eight Trigrams Formation. Countless fire arrows rained down, and Calabash Valley instantly burst into flames. Zhao Yun shouted, "Prime Minister, the fire is too fierce; the Eight Trigrams Formation won't hold for long!" At this moment, Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan, and he instantly floated into the air. Suddenly, a book of celestial scriptures appeared in his hand. He summoned wind and rain. A fierce wind arose, lightning flashed, thunder roared, and torrential rain poured down. The fire in Calabash Valley was instantly extinguished. Zhuge Liang landed and waved his feather fan, shouting, "Defection Scheme!" A ring was then cast upon Zhang Fei. Xun Yu, with the mindset of eliminating as many as possible, shouted, "Assassination Scheme!" He immediately unleashed an assassination attempt on Zhang Fei. *Ding! Xun Yu has used the Assassination Scheme to assassinate Zhang Fei.* *Ding! Defection Scheme activated! Xun Yu has killed Zhang Fei.* Then, Xun Yu collapsed in a corner of the Silence Formation. Because Xun Yu was killed, the Silence Formation was instantly broken. Cao Cao, Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, and Dian Wei were also revealed. At this moment, Dian Wei and Xu Chu were enraged and raised their weapons, both attacking Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun remained unmoved, letting Xu Chu and Dian Wei strike. Ding! It was determined that Dian Wei and Xu Chu's attack targeted the Death Gate of the Eight Trigrams Formation; this attack was ineffective, and the damage was reflected. At this moment, Dian Wei and Xu Chu were forced back. Strike while the iron is hot! Zhao Yun pointed his spear and shouted, "Fire God's Plan!" Zhang Fei, not to be outdone, took out a Fire God's Book and shouted, "Fire God's Book!" Then, Zhang Fei opened the Fire God's Book. Following this, two fire dragons simultaneously rushed towards Dian Wei and Xu Chu. On this side, Zhang Liao was also preparing a diversionary tactic, attacking Zhang Fei with a swift movement. He brandished his broadsword and shouted, "Fire God Scheme!" A fire dragon shot towards Zhang Fei. At that moment, Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan and shouted, "Exemption Scheme!" Simultaneously, Cao Cao threw out two "Exemption Scheme" spells, one each landing on Xu Chu and Dian Wei. Zhang Liao's fire dragon failed the instant it reached Zhang Fei. Similarly, Zhang Fei's and Zhao Yun's fire dragons also failed after reaching Dian Wei and Xu Chu. Then Zhang Liao shouted, "The lifeline is Zhang Fei! Attack Zhang Fei together!" Zhuge Liang chuckled. "Found the lifeline so quickly?" Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan again and shouted, "Change formation! Ma Liang, you come!" "Yes!" After Zhuge Liang dispelled the Eight Trigrams Formation, he retreated. Ma Liang then entered and immediately shouted, "Form the 'Silence Formation'!" Simultaneously, Ma Liang, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Huang Zhong, and Zhao Yun vanished. Meanwhile, Dian Wei and Xu Chu's attacks reached Zhang Fei. Ma Liang waved his goose-feather fan, activating "Immunity Technique!" *Ding*, Immunity Technique, ignoring damage. At this moment, Dian Wei and Xu Chu's attacks failed to inflict any damage on Zhang Fei. Then, Ma Liang waved his goose-feather fan again and shouted, "Assassination Technique!" *Ding*, Ma Liang used the Assassination Technique to assassinate Cao Gong, and Ma Liang killed Cao. This Assassination Technique was Ma Liang's exclusive skill; it could only be used by the generals in the formation when Ma Liang was setting up the formation. Not to be outdone, Zhao Yun pointed his spear and shouted, "Assassination Scheme!" *Ding!* Zhao Yun successfully assassinated Zhang Liao. The remaining soldiers weren't to be outdone, so Guan Yu and Huang Zhong also shouted out their assassination schemes. *Ding!* Guan Yu successfully assassinated Dian Wei. *Ding!* Huang Zhong successfully assassinated Xu Chu. *Ding!* Cao Cao's army was completely annihilated, and Liu Bei's army achieved victory. Suddenly, a shout came from outside: "Kang Lin, are you still playing games?" "Look at the time! You should go to school. Evening self-study is about to start." Of course, the voice from outside belonged to Kang Lin's best friend and buddy, Chao Zhi. "Coming, coming! Wait a minute, I'm saving my game progress." In the late 1990s, in rural areas, there were no computers, no cell phones, and no telephones. Only a handful of families in impoverished villages owned a black-and-white television. Our protagonist, Kang Lin, is 17 years old and in the second year of junior high school. Don't ask why he's so old; he's only in the second year because school started later back then. Kang Lin also has a 10-year-old sister, Kang Nan, who is in the fifth grade at the town's central primary school. Kang Nan is a boarding student and left school quite early because primary school starts earlier than junior high—I don't know why. After saving his game progress, Kang Lin carefully hid the Little Tyrant game console and all the game cartridges. These were bought with money pooled together by Kang Lin and his best friend, and his family didn't know. These items were originally kept at Kang Lin's best friend Chao Zhi's house. However, due to an accident, Chao Zhi discovered them while playing Metal Max. Since these game consoles required a black-and-white television to play, discovery was easy. So, amidst Chao Zhi's loud crying, "This game console really isn't mine! I borrowed it from Kang Lin's house! Please don't break it!" "Breaking it will cost money, it's very expensive! Please don't break it, I'll return it right away, I'll never play it again." Chao Zhi hesitated for a moment, then said, "Okay, return it now, and you're not allowed to play it again." And so, the game console they bought together ended up at Kang Lin's house. Kang Lin had already hidden the game console and game cartridges, thinking she shouldn't be discovered! Kang Lin thought it was pretty good, so she left the dilapidated house. She saw her best friend Chao Zhi already waiting at the door. Chao Zhi asked, "Were you playing Metal Max at home again?" "Please don't let this affect my progress!" "I almost beat it, just the final battle!" "By the way, where's Auntie?" "Isn't Auntie home?" Kang Lin said, "I'm not playing your Metal Max, I'm playing Romance of the Three Kingdoms, hehe!" "Just you wait!" "I guarantee I'll be the first in our village to beat Romance of the Three Kingdoms." "Didn't you know?" "The village river mission is back again. My mom went to the river and said she won't be back for half a month, hehe, so I have plenty of time to play." "Sigh...I really envy you!" "My mom can't go to the river, so my uncle came to collect the money a few days ago and exempted us from the mission." "It's okay, it's okay. After I beat Romance of the Three Kingdoms, I'll beat Metal Max too. I'll tell you the strategy then, don't worry!" "I don't need your strategy. What's the point of having a strategy? Playing games is about adventuring in unknown situations, just like the protagonist Reban, who conquers everything for his dream of becoming a warrior. So I want to be like him! "I am the greatest bounty hunter, I am a warrior!" "Oh!" "Oh!" Kang Lin said, "You've gone crazy from playing games!" "You need to distinguish between virtual and reality." "Can't I just fantasize about being the protagonist in a game?" "Besides, a person needs to have ambition. Without ambition, what's the point of living?" Kang Lin waved her hand and said, "Alright, alright, you're the only one with ambition!" "Have you finished your homework?" "This…" Chao Zhi stammered, "No." "So what are you going to do?" Kang Lin asked. "It's okay, I've already planned it out. There are no main subjects during tonight's self-study session. Main subjects don't start until tomorrow, Monday. I'll just catch up during tonight's self-study session at school." "Can you catch up?" Kang Lin asked. "It's okay, if I can't catch up, I can copy!" "Perfect excuse to get close to my god! I need to borrow his homework to copy." "Pshaw... I've already done all that stuff. It's useless. Let me tell you, I've copied my god's homework for half a semester, and he hasn't even given me a second glance! Ah!" "Heavens! When will I ever gain my god's favor?!" Just then, Kang Lin said, "It's getting late, let's go!" "We're going to be late for school," Kang Lin said, going into the side room and pulling out her old, worn-out bicycle with peeling paint. "Huh... where's your beat-up bike?" "Kang Lin asked." Just then, Chao Zhi walked behind a haystack and pulled out a dilapidated racing bike. "Wow, you changed your ride?" "Where did you get it?" "My uncle came to our house a few days ago, didn't he?" "He said my cousin got into university and moved to the city, so he asked me to go to his house and bring this racing bike." "..." "How about it? Envious? Jealous? Haha, from now on, your beat-up bicycle won't be able to catch me when we race!" At this moment, Chao Zhi joked, "I can return the favor to you for what you said about me before. Look at your bike: 'Brakes, no bell, missing top plate, wheel slats, and slowly leaking air.'" Kang Lin said, "Forget it, forget it, I'm too lazy to argue with you. Let's go!" "If we don't leave now, we'll really be late." So the two of them hopped on their beat-up bicycles and headed off to school.