Published: March 2, 2025
The captain did not seek Wen Yu's consent before accepting the challenge.
Wen Yu showed no expression in response; she simply stared at Wen Yu, her eyes devoid of any ripples.
Once, in the Mossley Great World, humans possessed strong artistic inclinations and expressive capabilities; in other words, they had a slight tendency towards being literary youth, but with more artistry came less fortitude. After the apocalypse descended, the higher-ups of the Mossley Great World sought to ignite the people's fighting spirit and did not prohibit strength-based rankings, allowing challenges to obtain what they desired.
It's worth mentioning that this trend is also present on Earth now—under the profession system, individual strengths vary significantly, leading to distinctions in status. If one wants to climb higher, then fighting is the way to go!
As soon as the captain finished speaking, the surrounding individuals immediately dispersed, creating enough space for the two. At this moment, the captain kicked off with his right leg and charged towards Wen Yu with a sonic boom.
He swung his fist with one hand, aiming directly at Wen Yu's shoulder!
This blow seemed fierce, yet the captain indeed held back; he did not intend to take Wen Yu down—this captain was truly a sincere person…
However, what happened next left everyone staring at each other in disbelief.
Wen Yu simply twisted her body to dodge the captain's attack, then, with her fingers together, delivered a hand knife strike to the captain’s neck…
This was the benefit of having extraordinary skills.
With Wen Yu's combat experience, even though she was only at the initial level of level eight, dealing with a level eight peak professional was more than sufficient.
With a “bang,” the captain's head crashed down to the ground.
“Now, you are the captain,” Wen Yu said, her eyes revealing a hint of amusement as she turned to leave.
Wen Yu quickly helped the dazed captain up and said, “You are the vice-captain now,” before stepping in front of everyone.
“Form up!”
The remaining few exchanged glances, but due to Wen Yu's performance, no one dared to object.
Once they were in line, Wen Yu spoke up.
“From today onward, we are Lord Yu's personal guards…”
Well, Wen Yu's induction speech was essentially a repeat of what the former captain, now the vice-captain, had said.
But who really cared...
Looking at the former captain named Lin, now the vice-captain, leading the remaining people towards the dormitory, Wen Yu pondered briefly before heading towards the inner courtyard.
At the entrance of the inner courtyard, Wen Yu once again saw Yu, and besides her, there was a tall and beautiful girl whose beauty was only slightly inferior to Yu's.
“Let me introduce you; this is my imperial guard captain, named…”
“Yu, I'm named Yu.”
“Hmm, Yu, this is my key, Yan.”
After Yu finished speaking, Wen Yu stepped forward to salute Yan, who covered her mouth and chuckled.
“Lord Yu, no need for such formality; we are both on equal terms.”
Upon hearing Yan's words, Wen Yu reluctantly lowered his arms, a silly smile appearing on his face.
“Yan, take Yu to fetch some supplies. By the way, give Yu more magic crystals to bring his strength to level eight peak.”
The fact that their own personal guard captain hadn’t reached level eight peak was quite embarrassing for Yu…
“Understood, my lord.”
Yan bowed to Yu, then waved goodbye to Wen Yu as they watched Yu walk away until her figure vanished from their sight, after which Yan gestured for Wen Yu to follow her, saying, “Come with me.”
…
“This is your imperial guard battle attire. These are the magic crystals given to you by Lord Yu, and these are your skill scrolls.”
As Yan spoke, she placed three boxes—two large and one small—in front of Wen Yu.
This place was the supply depot of Yu Manor. Seeing the empty storage room, Wen Yu couldn't help but curl his lips.
Compared to herself, Yu at level eight was truly weak.
Wen Yu first picked up the magic crystals and quickly absorbed them, while also examining the skill scrolls prepared for these personal guards.