The Battle to Prove His Name
Next, the Tier 1 contestants in the Venue all went up on stage one after another to undergo the "assessment".
Some perform better than Corporate Slave in the first three moves, although they are clearly not as good as Sea Cucumber, but they can still defend against one or two moves to some extent.
Some even managed to hit the Sea Cucumber once or twice.
Some were defeated in just two moves and collapsed on the ground.
Others are similar to Corporate Slave; although they are constantly being beaten, they can grit their teeth and endure it.
During the attack phase, everyone used their unique skills.
However, most of the time, the Sea Cucumber's huge Konjac Shield was lowered.
The "Marauders" consisted of twenty-two people in total. Excluding A'yu, only six of them were above the "Tier 2".
Of the remaining fifteen "Tier 1" candidates, fourteen underwent the assessment.
Five people were rejected during the Sea Cucumber and were deemed unqualified to participate in the operation.
Since they were less skilled than the others, and A'yu had given them a certain amount of taxi fare as compensation, the five of them left cleanly and efficiently.
After the last person left the stage, A'yu looked at the Sea Cucumber resting by the edge of the Arena and pondered before speaking.
"Hey, wait a minute... isn't someone missing?"
"It seems there are still some people who haven't been assessed yet?"
A'yu asked this question, someone in the crowd immediately responded.
"That's right, Sister A'yu, there's someone sitting at the bar over there!"
"It's that coward Heavenly Artisan... Hey, you're not too scared to go in, are you?"
"Why don't we just forfeit?"
A few people who disliked Heavenly Artisan also made a few sarcastic remarks.
Their initial mockery of Lin Yu, which met with lukewarm response, only fueled their aggression.
A'yu turned around and spoke with some surprise.
"No, why are you eating it?"
Lin Yu, who was sitting at the bar, had already opened quite a few bags of snacks and instant food from the cabinet next to him and had been eating there for a while.
Lin Yu swallowed the bread in his mouth, drank a bottle of water, and then answered A'yu.
"Sorry, I didn't have time to eat. I'm starving and worried it might affect my performance, so I'll just grab a quick bite."
The Sea Cucumber on the platform also saw Lin Yu and said in surprise.
"Dude, you've gone beyond just grabbing a couple of bites; you're practically starving."
Beside Lin Yu, there was a neat stack of snack and fast food packaging.
Lin Yu has almost eaten up half of the food reserves at this outpost.
Lin Yu jumped off the chair and wiped his mouth with a tissue.
"I used to work on construction sites, so I always had a big appetite."
"It's alright, we've eaten enough now, it's a good time to stretch our legs!"
As Lin Yu spoke, he stepped onto the Arena.
The two hammers slipped from his hands.
Although the Sea Cucumber hadn't mocked Lin Yu much before, it had overheard the Jiang City people's ridicule of Lin Yu and had also heard a little about the "Heavenly Artisan".
At this moment, his face naturally showed a somewhat relaxed and even disdainful expression.
Lin Yu stood opposite the Sea Cucumber and nodded politely in greeting.
"You go first, Sea Cucumber."
"Should I go first? Sure!"
The Sea Cucumber nodded without hesitation, then suddenly stepped forward, lowered its shoulders and thrust its hips, unleashing a surprise hook punch.
"Uncle, be careful you don't throw up after eating so much!"
"One!"
His punch was aimed straight at Lin Yu's face.
Although he didn't put in extra force, the Sea Cucumber still had the intention of knocking down this useless nobody who was just there to make up the numbers!
However...
"Bang!"
The Sea Cucumber's pupils constricted incredibly.
Lin Yu firmly gripped his Right Hand wrist as he threw a punch.
It's not about blocking or dodging...
Hold on tight!
Even before the Sea Cucumber's fist hit him, Lin Yu had already moved the hammer to his other hand!
Lin Yu looked at the Sea Cucumber and said in a deep voice.
"Surprised?"
"Aren't you a 'craftsman'?"
The Sea Cucumber said in surprise.
"Yes, but it's just some Item that can improve physical fitness."
Lin Yu released the Sea Cucumber's hand.
He was eating like crazy just now, all to boost the [Carnival Pendant] buff!
Although the probability of getting a buff from eating regular food with the [Carnival Pendant] isn't high, Lin Yu had been eating it non-stop!
Even with his greatly increased appetite, he was almost stuffed, but in the end, he still managed to get enough buffs for Lin Yu to use!
[Esports Master: 150% improvement in dynamic vision and reaction speed, enhancing understanding of esports Game; duration 5 minutes], [Perseverance: Enhances resilience and willpower; duration 30 minutes], [Powerful Muscles: Improves muscle explosiveness and endurance; duration 60 minutes]...
These three buffs, combined with the Dance Mastery Dance Mastery the Immortal Wine, are enough to allow Lin Yu to fight against the Sea Cucumber, which currently doesn't use any Item!
"Bring it on."
Lin Yu beckoned to the Sea Cucumber.
The Sea Cucumber looked at Lin Yu with suspicion, but ultimately chose a more prudent approach, one more suitable for dealing with a master's attack.
He tentatively threw a fast jab.
Lin Yu stood still, simply tilting his head to dodge.
The area below the neck showed no intention of dodging at all.
"That was... Two."
As the Sea Cucumber spoke, a hint of uncertainty crept into its voice.
"Then let's hurry up and do three!"
Lin Yu waved again, then pointed to his chest with his thumb.
The dominance in the Arena has even shifted.
The Sea Cucumber sighed and said, "If you don't mind, I'll put in a little more effort next time."
"This has nothing to do with the assessment; it's just my personal competitive spirit."
Then, the "thug" took out a pair of fingerless gloves from his pocket and put them on.
This must be some kind of [Item].
"No problem."
Lin Yu nodded and said.
The Sea Cucumber's eyes no longer held any contempt.
"The final punch will be to your stomach."
The Sea Cucumber, abandoning its earlier flippant English counting, spoke earnestly.
After saying that, he roared.
"Come!"
Wearing fingerless gloves, the Sea Cucumber's punching speed was more than twice as fast as before, and his punch landed on Lin Yu's lower abdomen like a phantom.
This time...
Lin Yu neither dodged nor evaded, but directly caught it.
"Bang!"
He took two steps back and, with a calm expression, gave the Sea Cucumber a thumbs-up.
"Good."
Anyone who didn't know better would think Lin Yu was the examiner.
Seeing Lin Yu's calm demeanor, the Sea Cucumber bowed in complete admiration.
"That punch just now, I used at least 70% of my strength, it was almost one of my strongest punches under normal circumstances."
"Although you haven't reached the Tier 2... you can still be considered a master on par with me."
The Sea Cucumber waved its hand, saying, "At this point, you could actually pass without even attacking—but let's go through the formalities anyway, I'm still quite curious..."
At this point, the Sea Cucumber saw Lin Yu put away the hammer and pull out a dark, dangerous-looking pistol.
The Sea Cucumber's expression Cataclysm.
"No, I'm not curious anymore, we don't need to go through the motions!"
"You're perfectly qualified... You could even command others in this operation."
Lin Yu chuckled as he put away the short gun that the [Counterfeit] had transformed into, and said, "Thank you for the courtesy!"
The Sea Cucumber looked at Lin Yu with an even more complicated expression.
"Actually, I'm still a little curious... but what I'm curious about is, who the hell in the organization spread the rumor that you're a piece of trash? They said you got beaten up like an idiot by a rookie named 'May,' and then sent people to Jiang City for revenge, only to get wiped out again!"
Lin Yu shook his head and spoke.
"Those rumors were actually all true, it's just... that May was actually very strong."
"Those guys who ambushed us were all very strong!"
He walked to the edge of the Arena, looked down at the now completely silent Arena, and glanced at those who had previously looked down on him.
Having witnessed everything that had just happened, no one dared to show that expression anymore.
"Of course, even if I had said this earlier, probably no one would have believed me."