Technological practice: leading the human race to the stars

Chapter 8 Assessment (II)

"Damn, I was careless."

Yuanze only felt a huge binding force coming from all directions. Those tentacles seemed to have endless suction power, sticking tightly to his body, making him almost unable to move.

He tried to struggle free, but the flexibility and strength of these tentacles were beyond his imagination. Every time he struggled, it was like hitting an invisible wall, making him feel powerless.

"What on earth is this?" Yuan Ze wondered. He had never seen such a strange beast before. These tentacles seemed to have no substance. Only a vague outline could be seen in the sunlight shining through the trees, but they were able to restrain him.

Wrapped in the tentacle monster's numerous thick tentacles, Yuan Ze felt as if he was trapped in a cage from which he could not escape. Every time he struggled, the tentacles would only wrap around him more tightly, making it difficult for him to breathe.

"Why is this soft tentacle so powerful?"

Yuanze suddenly had an idea and began to adjust his strategy. He no longer simply struggled hard, but tried to adjust his breathing rhythm, imagine himself as a pool of liquid, and relax his muscles.

As his breathing rhythm changed, Yuan Ze's body became more and more relaxed, allowing the tentacles to wrap around him tightly. He began to use his subtle sense of touch to sense the movement and power distribution of the tentacles.

With the help of "Flow", Yuanze felt as if his consciousness had merged into the source power, and he could clearly sense its flow and changes. He gradually discovered the weaknesses of these tentacles.

Inside the tentacles of this tentacle monster, the source force is in a liquid fluid state, and the pressure on the enclosed liquid is equal in all directions.

Using this principle, this source beast actually built a simple hydraulic system to achieve force amplification and transmission, which is why the tentacles are so powerful.

However, it has a fatal flaw. Every so often, the flow of liquid source force becomes unsmooth, causing blockage points in the source force transmission that are similar to human acupuncture points.

At this point, the fluid pressure drops or the flow rate slows down, affecting the distribution and transmission of force in the tentacles.

He was delighted and began to try to use the internal energy formed by his own source power to attack those blocked points. He felt that his source power seemed to have turned into a stream, which could accurately penetrate the defenses of those tentacles and directly attack the source of their power.

As he continued to attack, the blockages began to dissipate, and the tentacles' strength gradually weakened. Yuanze felt his body begin to relax, and the tentacles no longer tightly wrapped around him like before.

He knew that he had found a way to defeat the hydraulic tentacle monster. So he continued to use his source power and breathing method to continuously attack those blocking points. As all the blocking points on a tentacle were destroyed, the tentacle monster's tentacles also disappeared.

One, two, three...

Yuanze watched as countless tentacles collapsed and dissipated until all of them disappeared. Bursts of wailing were heard in the distance, and the huge body like a hill gradually disintegrated. He had some thoughts in his mind.

“This simulation environment is not a simple combat scenario, but a comprehensive test.

It not only tests my combat ability, but also my observation, analysis and adaptability. Moreover, these are all related to some knowledge I have learned before.

For example, the hydraulic tentacle monster just now was testing the ability to apply physics."

After the screams of the hydraulic tentacle monster faded away, Yuan Ze struggled to stand up. His clothes were soaked with sweat, and his body felt weak. But he knew that he couldn't stop like this. This test was only half an hour old and was far from over.

As Yuanze stood up, he saw a dart flying towards him.

Yuanze tried his best to control his body and turned to avoid the dart.

"It's the last gasp of a dying force, that's for sure."

Before he finished speaking, Yuan Ze subconsciously turned around again, but was still half a beat late. The figure moved very quickly and was in front of Yuan Ze in almost an instant. Yuan Ze only had time to see a hint of ruthlessness in the other's eyes before he was knocked away by a huge force.

Yuanze fell heavily against the tree trunk and struggled to stand up again, but found that his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

"Not good!"

In order to deal with so many tentacles, his source of energy was almost exhausted, and he couldn't even maintain the "flow" state.

"Hahaha, is this the candidate who ranked first? His source power is so low, he really got a big bargain." Candidate No. 0279 laughed loudly while standing in front of Yuanze.

Yuan Ze was also very clear about the ranking rules. The defeated candidate would get his points. After the system determined that he had killed the hydraulic tentacle monster, he got a high score.

The other party's intentions are obvious.

Yuanze immediately panicked and opened the holographic panel of the bracelet, wanting to click to exit the assessment.

But No. 0279 in front of Yuanze was more anxious than him. He didn't want the cooked duck to fly away like this, so he threw his whole body forward, trying to stop Yuanze's action.

No. 0279 watched Yuanze twist his upper body and stretch his arms into the distance, trying his best to avoid being disturbed, which made him even more anxious and he leaned forward even more.

Just when No. 0279 was about to lose his balance due to the large amplitude, he saw Yuan Ze's sly smile and the dart in Yuan Ze's hand. A trace of regret flashed through his mind, and he asked a soul-searching question:

"Is this also part of your plan?"

"You're pretty smart, too."

Yuanze didn't leave him any chance and completely destroyed the center of gravity of his lower body with one kick. The dart carried Yuanze's last source of strength and went straight into 0279's forehead.

In fact, Yuanze had a premonition of this scene. When the battle with the hydraulic tentacle monster was about to end, he forced himself to use "Flow" to the limit and found 0279 who was waiting nearby.

The fatigue after the battle was real, but the panic was indeed fake. All of this was just a show for him so that he could have a chance to deliver a fatal blow.

From the dart that he dodged and shot at the tree, to being knocked off the tree and being able to remove the dart silently, to finally luring him into revealing a flaw, this was indeed all part of Yuan Ze's calculations.

Yuanze struggled to support his exhausted body, his eyes closely following No. 0279, until the data fragments he turned into completely dissipated into nothingness, Yuanze fell to the ground with a sense of relief.

The joy of victory and the limit of the body came almost at the same time, making Yuanze feel that even breathing was a luxury.

"No. 0279 has been defeated by No. 1356 and obtained..."

The mechanical voice continued to report the results coldly and mercilessly, but Yuanze was no longer able to pay attention to the subsequent rewards.

Suddenly, he heard a rustling sound near his ears, as if someone was approaching. Yuanze subconsciously tried to prop up his body again, but his muscles had completely reached their limit and he could no longer respond.

He tried hard to raise his heavy neck, trying to see the dark shadow in front of him. However, with his blurred vision, he only had time to catch a glimpse of a vague outline before he fell into a deep coma due to exhaustion.

(End of this chapter)