A Team Should Stick Together

"Gang up on him!"

Qin Chen smiled faintly.

He had already guessed that Yang Xue must have discussed his killing Zhao Liang with the other instructors.

To keep him from taking first place in the selection too easily, the instructors had changed the assessment into a free-for-all.

When he killed Zhao Liang, his combat power had indeed only been a little over a thousand. Although it had soared when he used Blazing Sun Fist, he couldn't very well use it during the assessment, could he? This wasn't a fight to the death.

So, with a combat power just over a thousand, he would indeed have trouble if these people ganged up on him.

However, Qin Chen smiled confidently. "I'm not as strong as I was before!"

"Now, I'll announce the rules for this assessment!" Yang Xue continued.

"First, this will be a free-for-all. Injuries are inevitable in a fight, but you may admit defeat. Once someone admits defeat, no one may attack them again!"

"Second, this lawn is your arena. Step off it, and you're eliminated!"

"Third, there is no time limit for this assessment. It will continue until the last person wins!"

"Is that clear?"

"Yes!" everyone roared.

Seeing their enthusiasm, Yang Xue and the instructors smiled, then turned and walked off the lawn onto the track.

One of the instructors took out a starting pistol and pulled the trigger with a bang.

The assessment had officially begun!

However, the people on the field didn't immediately make a move. Instead, they looked at one another before finally turning to Qin Chen.

Qin Chen smiled and punched the person beside him unconscious with a bang.

"Of all the martial arts under heaven, only speed is unbeatable. What are you waiting for?"

"He's seen through us! Everyone, attack together!" someone suddenly roared.

"Hahaha..." Qin Chen laughed.

With acting like theirs, he'd really be hopeless if he hadn't seen through them.

Watching the dozen or so people charging at him, he remained where he stood without making any attempt to dodge.

"Instructors!" Qin Chen suddenly shouted.

"Hm?" The instructors heard his shout and looked at him in puzzlement.

A smile gradually appeared on Qin Chen's lips. "You really understand me. This is exactly the kind of assessment I wanted!"

With that, he looked at the person charging in front and abruptly punched out.

When the student at the front saw Qin Chen's punch, his expression changed drastically.

Before the fist even reached him, he felt a wave of heat, as though carried by the wind, bearing down on his face with immense pressure.

Forcing down his fear, he raised both hands to block the punch.

But as he raised them, the fist seemed to speed up. Before his hands were fully raised, it had already broken through his defense and reached his chest.

Bang!

The immense force sent him flying backward in an instant, knocking several people behind him to the ground. He himself was knocked unconscious.

Thud!

Just then, Qin Chen advanced of his own accord, taking several quick steps to reach the group.

The dozen or so people were immediately intimidated. After surrounding Qin Chen, they actually began to shrink back.

"Don't be afraid. It'll only take one punch!"

Qin Chen's figure flashed, appearing in front of one person with a rush of wind. As the man stared at him in terror, Qin Chen threw a punch.

Bang!

Another person fell unconscious.

"Everyone, attack together! Don't let him pick us off one by one!"

Seeing that Qin Chen had already taken down three people, the fourteen remaining could no longer sit still. Someone shouted that if they kept shrinking back like this, everyone would soon be knocked unconscious.

At once, they gritted their teeth and rushed Qin Chen together.

"That's more like it. Now it's interesting!"

At that moment, Qin Chen swung into action.

Bang!

The first one fell!

Immediately after came the second, the third...

With every punch he threw, a student fell and didn't get back up.

Suddenly, a fist struck Qin Chen's back with a bang.

"Hahaha... I hit him! I hit him!" A laughing voice came from behind Qin Chen.

Qin Chen turned and looked at the smug man. "Mm, very good. You just need a little more strength. Keep it up!"

With that, he swung his palm into the man's head, knocking him unconscious with the smug look still on his face.

Now, aside from Qin Chen, only three people remained on the field. They stood in three separate positions, surrounding him.

But as if their bodies wouldn't obey them, the three took one step forward and two steps back.

"How is he this terrifying?"

The three were numb with shock. It was too frightening. There had been over a dozen of them, and now, less than ten minutes after the assessment began, only the three of them were left.

Some of those who had fallen were One-Star Martial Artists, while the three of them were only at Peak Body Tempering. How could they fight him?

Outside the lawn, the dozen or so instructors were also stunned. They stared with their eyes wide, disbelief written all over their faces.

"Didn't you say his combat power was only a little over a thousand?" one of them asked, looking at Yang Xue.

The others also turned toward her, puzzled.

If his combat power really were only a little over a thousand, things would never have turned out like this. Even if Qin Chen still won in the end, it wouldn't have been like this. He was splitting bamboo and crushing dry weeds and rotten wood.

"He's gotten stronger again!" That was all Yang Xue could say.

She was also dumbfounded. Judging by the combat power Qin Chen had just displayed, it might not have surpassed Three-Star, but it was at least close.

And that was his ordinary combat power, not the explosive power he gained from using a martial art.

"Stronger again? That fast?" the instructors asked in surprise.

It had only been three days.

Yang Xue said nothing. She didn't know whether Qin Chen had been hiding his strength before or had made a breakthrough in the past three days.

But either way, it was monstrous enough.

On the field.

Qin Chen looked at the three of them. "Come at me together!"

But as soon as he spoke, the three turned and ran without hesitation!

Qin Chen was taken aback, then picked one of them and gave chase.

"A team should stick together!"

Bang!

The man had only taken a few steps before he fell in terror.

Qin Chen then looked at another person.

The man turned and saw Qin Chen looking at him. Then, seeing Qin Chen chase after him, his expression changed drastically.

"I admit defeat!" he roared.

"Admitting defeat is embarrassing!" Qin Chen shouted as he chased him.

"No, there's no shame in losing to you!" The man ran for all he was worth.

"No, you're not allowed to admit defeat!"

"The instructor said we could admit defeat." The man was going mad. He had already admitted defeat, but Qin Chen was still chasing him.

"The instructor didn't say that."

"No, the instructor did! Instructor, I admit defeat!" The man turned toward the instructors and shouted.

He saw one of the instructors about to speak and was delighted, but the next second, Qin Chen's attack arrived.

His eyes rolled back, and he felt his consciousness sink into darkness.

"What a pity. You almost made it!"

Qin Chen shook his head and looked at the last person.

She was already about to run off the lawn. Once she did, she would be automatically eliminated.

The next moment, he immediately used his movement technique and chased after her at top speed.

I made it! I made it! Seeing the track right in front of her, the last female student was delighted. She had already sensed that the other two had been knocked unconscious.

As long as she stepped off the lawn and onto the track, she would be eliminated, and she would also be the only person still awake this time.

At the thought, she couldn't help smiling.

"Classmate, what are you smiling about?"

Suddenly, a voice sounded beside her ear, making her shudder all over.

"I..."

Bang!

A tremendous force struck her, and her body went limp as she began to fall. As she fell, she swore that never before had she felt such despair as she did at that moment.