Chapter 59

There was one very important difference between these two competitions. Your result in the individual competition would not be affected by your teammate. So theoretically speaking, as long as you are invincible during your solo matches, it is still possible to have a clean slate with no defeat record.

However, even Li Rui didn’t dare say such things.

It had only been one week after his awakening, and even with the system, there would definitely still be a difference between him and those geniuses who have been training since they were a kid.

Not to mention the truly powerful Transcendents who were no longer even on the Awakener’s list!

‘However, just give me one year… no, six months! Six months and I will be able to outrank them!’

Li Rui looked at his fist and his eyes were filled with determination.

“Number AE869, Li Rui.”

Suddenly, his name was announced. Li Rui put all his thoughts aside, fixed his armor, and walked toward the waiting area.

The HaiDiLao Championship was a competition of a much smaller scale compared to the one in the morning and only nine matches happened at the same time.

But, the number of audience was about the same as the championship in the morning and their cheers were just as deafening.

“Participant — Li Rui.”

“Participant — He JianAn.”

Unlike the official competition this morning, they would usually participate as individuals for championships sponsored by private corporations and therefore wouldn’t mention the school’s name.

However, there would be less collective honor and influence on the player which was also the reason why most powerful players were not interested in these kinds of competition.

But this time, standing right in front of Li Rui, was a powerful opponent: an Awakener!

“We meet again!”

Li Rui smiled.

“You’re right, I’ve been waiting for this moment!”

He Jianan was holding onto the two daggers and they looked like a butterfly as flicked them around in his palm. Then, he finally stopped and tightly held onto them.

“Bow!”

“Match start!

Along with the referee’s command, He JianAn’s figure moved toward Li Rui with a terrifying speed.

He was fast but not as fast as Luo Li!

Li Rui focused on his movement, and his dynamic perception ability soared, helping him get a rough idea about He JianAn’s movements.

The daggers were like the fangs of a poisonous snake and were coming toward him like lightning.

Li Rui opened his hands as he tried to hold onto He Jianan’s wrist, but the dagger was like a flower and cut him at the arm, causing him to move backward.

The dagger… there’s something wrong with it!

While looking at the wound on his arm, he could see fresh red blood seeping through, and Li Rui had a serious look on his face.

The daggers used during competitions shouldn’t be this sharp and they shouldn’t be this powerful!

“My awakener ability is penetration, I can harm anyone with just leaves. You better be careful!”

He JianAn said it in a soft voice which could only be heard by the two of them. Then, he turned around the dagger in his hand and attacked him again!

As the saying goes, the shorter it is, the higher the risk. He JianAn’s attack speed was much faster than Li Rui’s, and therefore, every time Li Rui tried to attack, he would always have to face those two ‘fangs’.

Along with the special ability of penetration, the dagger could easily pierce through Li Rui’s armor and bring him collateral damage, so even if he had a thousand plans in mind, he had no chance to use them!

F**k, he’s like a porcupine!

Li Rui got annoyed as the fight continued. This type of flexible opponent with high damage was really one that could restrain him.

Of course, this was when he wasn’t using any of his skills!

“What are your abilities? If you don’t use them now, you may never have the chance to.”

He JianAn was walking in circles around Li Rui and he holding onto the dagger like they were flowers.

“Hmph… you talk too much!”

Li Rui grinned. It was time for him to attack.

He Jianan’s face turned dark and he thought of numerous possibilities and ways to defend himself.

However, he hadn’t thought that the attack would be from Li Rui’s throat.

“Roar!!”

The deep, sharp roar that came from Li Rui’s throat was like that of a large carnivore.

He Jianan, who was close to Li Rui, could even see the sound waves which formed in the air.

A horrifying energy hit him, and suddenly, with a loud noise banging around his head, he felt the world moving further away from him. He could not hear anything, and his mind was completely blank.

The energy in his body collapsed after being hit by the sound waves, and another invincible magic force, which was distracting him, stopped him from gathering his own energy.

[Feral Screams]

Horrifying sound waves will be released to attack enemies within a certain range. Those attacked will be silenced and receive magic damage.

Damage: 27

Silence: 0.8 seconds.

He had gathered all of his mana power and had immediately defeated He Jianan with only one scream.

“Woah!”

He Jianan spit out a mouthful of blood and Li Rui’s fist which was surrounded with a deadly aura stopped next to He Jianan’s head.

There was an invincible maroon color glow that was coming out of his body and it was moving along with his heartbeat. Li Rui could clearly tell that if he continued with [Dark Harvest], this boy in front of him would be dead!

One attack of [Feral Screams] could lower their HP to less than 50%?

It was this easy?

Li Rui frowned and took two steps back.

At the same time, the entire audience who had been covering their ears finally came back to their senses and noises came back from all over.

“F**k, what was that?”

“It sounded like a dinosaur. I think it came from one of the matches there!”

“I’ve heard a real lion’s roar and it wasn’t as scary as this one!”

“Look! There’s blood in that ring. The sound came from that group!”

“One scream and there’s blood? Even Zhang Fei isn’t this powerful!”

As the audience discussed, the referees also immediately stepped in. The medical team came and did a thorough examination on He Jianan. Then, the referee quickly announced Li Rui’s victory.

“You have defeated a hero. You have been rewarded with 42 EXP (21 x 2).”

“[Killing a Hundred]Part of mission completed, current progress is 2/100.”

Noticing that his EXP had increased to Level 5: 136/350, Li Rui showed a satisfied smile.

This kind of direct progress gave him a sense of accomplishment!

“Wait! Li Rui!”

A weak sound came from behind him. Li Rui stopped and turned around.

He JianAn lay on the stretcher and forcefully stood up while ignoring the medic’s instructions.

“Next time! I will defeat you! The Golden Dragon Championship! Just wait and see!

Li Rui smiled as he heard the firm tone of the young man.

“Sure, I’ll wait for you. But I won’t wait too long!”

Li Rui smiled and shook his head as he walked out of the ring.

Never give up and never admit failure. That was the attitude of a hot-blooded young man who was still in his youth. It made Li Rui a little bit envious.

Although not having much experience of being beaten by society is bad, it was still a good thing.

Their horns were still sharp, and even if they knew that what they had done was wrong, they still had the balls to say no – to resist it.

To challenge someone more powerful than him was a childish act for someone like Li Rui who was a ‘mature’ adult.

But sometimes, a country or a community needs this kind of energy and spirit.

If everyone was ‘realistic and mature’, the spirit of the country would have already died by now.