[Host, you lost!]
The system helpfully reminded her.
Lin Qianqian: "????"
"I lost?"
"What do you mean? How could I possibly lose??"
She had never imagined she would lose.
She had even been ready to enjoy the fruits of victory.
And now it was telling her she had lost??
She had already reached second tier, 1 star!
And she had mastered two powerful skills: [Paper Explosion Technique] and [Paper Transformation].
Her offense and defense could both be called perfect!
No one at the same level could possibly be her match.
Zhou Fan was only at second tier, 1 star himself.
Granted, his performance had been pretty impressive.
He was also very strong, and Lin Qianqian acknowledged that.
But she simply couldn't accept that Zhou Fan was stronger than her!
How could she possibly fail?
"System, did something go wrong with the comparison? There's no way I could lose."
[The system takes responsibility for this comparison result. There are absolutely no errors. Fairness and impartiality are guaranteed!]
Lin Qianqian couldn't accept it.
She was the one who had awakened a system!
Didn't everyone say that people who awakened systems were the protagonists?
How had she, the protagonist, lost??
And on her very first comparison, at that.
Wasn't this supposed to be the Beginner Boss in a game?
Wasn't the Beginner Boss supposed to help the protagonist learn the controls, then hand them some rewards?
Why couldn't she even beat the Beginner Boss?
"System, I suspect there's an error in your comparison results!"
"I want to see the detailed comparison process!" Lin Qianqian challenged it.
She wanted to check its hand!
[Below are the total times for the 10 comparisons:] [Round 1: Time taken: 38 seconds. Winner: Zhou Fan] [Round 2: Time taken: 30 seconds. Winner: Zhou Fan] [Round 3: Time taken: 50 seconds. Winner: Zhou Fan]
[Round 10: Time taken: 25 seconds. Winner: Zhou Fan]
Not one of the ten simulated battles had lasted longer than a minute.
In other words, in the simulated battles...
Lin Qianqian couldn't even last a minute against Zhou Fan!
That absolutely did not reflect her true strength!
Even if Zhou Fan really was stronger than her...
He couldn't possibly be that much stronger!
She couldn't even last a minute.
How could she ever show her face if word got out??
"System, you said the comparison was conducted through simulated combat, right?"
"I demand to fight Zhou Fan myself!" She strongly suspected that the system hadn't brought out her true strength at all.
After all, the system was just a bot!
A bot's controls couldn't compare to a real player's.
[This system's combat simulation can bring out 100% of the host's strength.] [If the host fights personally, she may be unable to bring out 100% of her strength!]
"I can't bring out 100% of my strength?"
"What a joke! How could I fail to bring out 100% of my own strength?"
"You're just a bot. Don't underestimate my skills, okay?" Lin Qianqian scoffed.
This system just couldn't learn its place.
A bot actually claimed to understand her better than she understood herself?
How arrogant!
"I want to take the controls myself!" Lin Qianqian said.
She would show this bot of a system what real skill looked like!
[Is the host certain she wishes to fight the comparison battle personally? The host has only 2 opportunities to fight personally!]
"Stop blabbering and get started!" Lin Qianqian had already run out of patience.
She couldn't beat Zhou Fan?
Impossible!
[Simulated battle will begin shortly!]
Lin Qianqian's consciousness appeared in a virtual combat space.
Zhou Fan stood opposite her.
Lin Qianqian took a deep breath.
Now she would prove her strength herself!
[Countdown: 3, 2, 1... begin!]
As the countdown ended...
Lin Qianqian immediately made her move.
"Paper Explosion Technique..."
Before she could unleash it...
Zhou Fan moved first, appearing in front of her with a Body Flicker Technique.
"So fast!"
Lin Qianqian was stunned.
Zhou Fan's speed far exceeded her expectations!
Before she could react, the wooden spike in Zhou Fan's hand plunged into Lin Qianqian's body.
"Wood Release: Cutting Sprigs!"
Squish!
Sharp wooden spikes instantly pierced through Lin Qianqian's body.
[Battle over!] [Result of this simulated battle: Zhou Fan wins] [Total time: 10 seconds]
Lin Qianqian sprang up from her bed in fright and hurriedly felt her body.
Thankfully, she was fine.
The instant Cutting Sprigs had pierced her body, the incredibly realistic pain had made her think, for a moment, that she was really going to die!
And the total time for this simulated battle... had actually been only five seconds.
In other words, she couldn't even last five seconds against Zhou Fan?!
What a humiliation!
"That guy didn't use fire type or water type abilities. He attacked directly with a weapon instead."
"And I didn't expect him to be so fast. I let my guard down."
She admitted that Zhou Fan had a few tricks up his sleeve, but not many.
"As long as I activate [Paper Transformation] right away, his attacks will be completely useless."
Lin Qianqian had already come up with a countermeasure.
Then she proceeded with the second comparison battle.
[Beginning the second combat simulation!] [Countdown: 3, 2, 1... begin!]
"Paper Transformation Technique!"
Lin Qianqian immediately activated Paper Transformation, turning her body into sheets of paper.
Now she didn't have to fear any of Zhou Fan's attacks.
But this time, Zhou Fan didn't rush straight at her like before. Instead, he stood still.
Lin Qianqian looked over in confusion.
Only to see a pair of eerie, scarlet eyes.
Genjutsu: Sharingan!
Just one glance!
Her consciousness instantly shuddered, as though she had fallen into a cold, dark abyss, and her vision went black.
[Battle over!] [Result of this simulated battle: Zhou Fan wins] [Total time: 5 seconds]
Lin Qianqian: "..."
She was starting to question her entire life.
What the hell?!
Zhou Fan had taken her out with a single look??
She hadn't even seen Zhou Fan make a move just now. She had only glanced into his eyes.
And somehow, she had lost without understanding what had happened.
"System, what exactly happened just now? I demand a replay!" Lin Qianqian said.
[The host was caught in Zhou Fan's Genjutsu just now, which is why she lost.]
"Genjutsu?"
"He knows Genjutsu too??"
Lin Qianqian was shocked.
This was the first time she had learned that Zhou Fan could use Genjutsu.
And Genjutsu just happened to be the strongest counter to her [Paper Transformation].
Her [Paper Transformation] was completely useless against Genjutsu.
"I don't believe it. I want to keep challenging him!"
[All combat simulation attempts have been used up!] [For the next comparison, the host should leave the simulated combat to this system.]
Even the system could barely stand to watch anymore.
Sure, it played like a bot.
But some people's skills were even worse than a bot's.
It wouldn't name names. Hopefully, the person in question would have some self-awareness.
Lin Qianqian was utterly numb.
Her mind was blank.
Twice.
Both times, Zhou Fan had taken her out instantly!
It was so embarrassing!
Thankfully, these were only simulated battles, and no one had seen them.
[The first comparison has officially concluded!] [The host has failed the comparison. Failure penalty will begin shortly...]
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