I Want to Fight Four

Up on the competition stage, the referee looked over Shancheng Martial University's roster again. After confirming it, he was about to announce the start of the match when Lin Hao interrupted him. "Referee, I request to fight four!"

The referee froze. It wasn't just him; everyone in the teams' waiting areas and all the spectators below stared blankly for a moment.

"What did that kid just say? I didn't hear him clearly."

"He said he wants to fight four."

"Who is that kid? He's way too cocky."

On the judges' panel, Jiang Tianhai burst out laughing. "Now that's a gutsy kid." Fang Wei, meanwhile, looked utterly incredulous. "Is that kid out of his mind? What on earth does Yaoyao see in him?"

In the VIP section, Lin Yueyue blurted, "You little brat, have you gone crazy?" She couldn't hold it in any longer. She had no idea what was going through Lin Hao's head. Fang Yao said nothing, only watching Lin Hao with worried eyes. Lin Xiaorou wasn't thinking that far ahead. Her brother had just said he would fight four people. Her brother was amazing!

Mo Yu, sitting in Modu Martial University's waiting area, narrowed his eyes at that. He glanced at the competitors' roster. "Shancheng Martial University's team captain, Lin Hao. E-class talent, lightning elemental ability. Bronze High-rank strength." Mo Yu tossed the file aside. "What kind of trash is this? Who gave him the confidence?"

The referee looked at Lin Hao strangely, then asked cautiously, "Are you sure? Of Modu Martial University's four remaining team members, three are Silver Grade warriors, and one is a Gold rank warrior."

"I'm sure, referee." Lin Hao's expression remained calm. The referee turned his gaze toward Modu Martial University's waiting area. The rules stated that if one side requested to fight multiple opponents at once, the opposing team had to agree.

Modu Martial University's principal had a livid expression. How dare this kid provoke Modu Martial University so brazenly? Did this brat named Lin Hao have a death wish? "He isn't qualified to challenge all of us." Modu Martial University's principal spoke up. Lin Hao glanced at him indifferently. "Trash. Just as I thought, you're all a bunch of cowards who pick on the weak and bully those beneath you."

"Bastard, what did you say?" Modu Martial University's team members erupted, all pointing their fingers at Lin Hao. Lin Hao didn't bother arguing with them. He simply took his place on the competition stage.

"Wait!" Modu Martial University's principal spoke up. "We accept Shancheng Martial University's request." Then he glared at Lin Hao. "I hope you don't regret this."

Before the team members went onstage, Modu Martial University's principal pulled Mo Yu aside. "Give him a good beating. As long as you don't kill him, beat him to within an inch of his life." Mo Yu nodded. A Bronze High-rank warrior was challenging three Silver Grade warriors and one Gold rank warrior. Who knew whether the world had gone crazy or Lin Hao was just that confident? Then he went onto the competition stage with his teammates.

The two sides took their positions: four opponents on one side, and Lin Hao alone on the other. The referee was extremely cautious now. He had to keep a close eye on Lin Hao so he wouldn't accidentally get beaten to death on the stage.

"Begin!" At the referee's shout, all four members of Modu Martial University drew their weapons. Mo Yu, their team captain, flicked his hand, and a fork-shaped weapon appeared. Lin Hao's gaze sharpened. Why did it look so much like the Phoenix Wings Gilded Rake from his previous life? And just as Lin Hao had suspected, Mo Yu's weapon was indeed a rake. It was called the Azure Fire Nether Halberd.

"Wang Meng has twenty-seven knife wounds. Xia Qiuling has three broken ribs and a hole in her body. Lei Yunfan has thirty-seven knife wounds. I'll repay every single one of those injuries on you." Lin Hao's voice was calm, yet it rang like a bell, striking the ears of everyone present.

"Arrogant!"

The members of Modu Martial University flew into a rage and charged at Lin Hao. But his figure flashed and vanished. Everyone present froze in unison; even the referee hadn't seen how Lin Hao disappeared. Then Lin Hao appeared behind one of Modu Martial University's team members. He grabbed the man's shoulder with one hand, and with another flash, both of them vanished. Everyone was left dumbfounded. Even Mo Yu stood frozen in place. "Where'd they go?"

Just then, a team member's scream suddenly rang out from the sky. It grew louder and louder. Everyone looked up, but all they could make out was a black speck.

"Holy crap, look! He's up in the sky!" At one spectator's shout, the crowd below looked up as well.

"That must be three thousand meters high! How did he take someone that far up in an instant?" Everyone was baffled. For two minutes, the screams continued without pause, making everyone's scalp prickle.

As the screams gradually faded, Lin Hao hovered in midair, holding a man who was barely alive. Everyone looked up. Wind Thunder Twin Wings beat behind Lin Hao, and the man dangling from his hand was the missing team member from Modu Martial University. The man had passed out, his limbs hanging limp as Lin Hao held him by the back of his collar.

Lin Hao descended from the sky and withdrew his Wind Thunder Twin Wings. With a casual flick, he tossed the man off the competition stage. The medical staff hurried over to examine him, and even the referee stared intently at the unconscious team member.

What had Lin Hao done during those two minutes?

Everyone had a huge question mark hanging over their heads. The competition arena was eerily silent. Even Mo Yu and the other team members had stopped attacking. It seemed everyone was waiting for the medical staff's examination results.

After a long while, one of the medical staff gave Lin Hao a complicated look and said, "The student is unconscious. His internal organs are unharmed, but, but..." The medic couldn't bring himself to finish. Modu Martial University's principal hurriedly asked, "But what?" The medic's expression remained complicated. "His life isn't in danger. It's just that every bone in his body has been shattered. He'll probably be bedridden for a year."

"Hiss..." Everyone sucked in a breath at the report. It was as if the air itself had dropped several degrees.

"What did you say?" Modu Martial University's principal stared at the medic in shock. He thought his hearing had failed him and he had misheard.

Mo Yu and the three remaining members of Modu Martial University were drenched in cold sweat.

On the judges' panel, Jiang Tianhai said with a pained expression, "Sigh, Lin Hao really is reckless!" Fang Wei, meanwhile, stood there dumbfounded. Wasn't he an E-class talent with a lightning elemental ability? How had he managed that? Had Yaoyao been hiding something from him? Impossible. Given that girl's personality, if Lin Hao had outstanding talent, she would definitely have asked him to help Lin Hao with everything he had. That meant even Yaoyao didn't know.

In the VIP section, Fang Yao's small mouth hung open, while Lin Yueyue's eyes were wide. Only Lin Xiaorou clapped enthusiastically. "Brother's amazing! Give those bad guys a good beating!"

"Lin Hao, you have a cruel heart!" Modu Martial University's principal was furious beyond words.