Published: February 19, 2025
Chapter 40: Domineering
At one-thirty, as the teachers took their seats, the four large screens in the sports center, each twenty meters long and ten meters wide, displayed the list of the two hundred students who had advanced.
At this moment, Chen Chu also shifted his attention from the well-fed heavy armored beast.
“Sure enough, I didn’t make it. I’m so unfortunate.” Xia Youhui cried out in despair because his name was not on the big screen.
As a 'genius' who established his foundation within a week, he should have been the only one who didn't advance.
After all, even Li Wenwen was lucky enough to make it to the second round. Chen Chu glanced around and found his name in the front row, a smile appearing on his face.
“All advancing students, please enter the arena. The second round of the defensive championship begins.”
“Remember, go easy on each other.”
As the class director Lin Xiong spoke, all the students on the list stood up from the audience, armed themselves with weapons, and entered the arena one after another.
After Lin Xue and the others went down, Chen Chu also stood up and strapped on his long knife.
At that moment, Luo Fei gave him a gesture of encouragement, her eyes sparkling with a smile, “Go for it, Chen Chu! Aim for a spot in the top fifty!”
Chen Chu turned back and smiled at her, while Xia Youhui beside him looked somewhat confused.
What was going on? Where did they get the confidence to aim for the top fifty?
When Chen Chu arrived at the arena below, many people were already eagerly jumping onto the fifty platforms.
According to the rules, the first ones to take the stage and win four consecutive matches would successfully defend their position and would not have to accept any further challenges. In this case, the opponents remaining toward the end might be stronger.
“Zhang Hong from Class 15, who will challenge?”
“Li Tianyao from Class 4, who wants to come up and challenge?”
“I, Zhang Zilin from Class 9…”
Chen Chu did not rush onto the platform but turned his gaze toward Arena 1 in the distance. There stood a girl wearing a black trench coat with her long hair tied into a ponytail.
While others were eagerly challenging on the other platforms, Arena 1 remained untouched, as if it were an invisible forbidden zone.
“Is that An Fuqing from Class 1?” Chen Chu took a deep look at the girl before turning to walk toward Arena 49.
At Arena 2, a boy lifting a pillar displayed an imposing aura and sent a classmate and his weapon flying with one blow, exuding an overwhelming pressure.
As he passed by Arena 10, he saw Lin Xue standing there, fiercely battling a boy wielding dual knives; the fight was incredibly intense.
In Arena 29, Iray was engaged in an evenly matched contest with a boy.
At Arena 34, Li Meng, whom Chen Chu had defeated in the morning, was swinging a heavy hammer, knocking a boy off the platform with thirteen consecutive strikes, a wild laugh spreading across his face.
But he didn’t get to enjoy that happiness for too long when he saw Chen Chu approaching from not far away, causing his smile to stiffen.
Fortunately, Chen Chu merely cast a casual glance at him and walked past, leaving Li Meng feeling somewhat relieved.
“Good thing this guy didn’t come to challenge me. That scared me to death,” Li Meng patted his chest.
When Chen Chu arrived at Arena 49, two boys were already engaged in combat. Observing this, he stopped and watched along with a few classmates around him.
Those who could enter the top two hundred were not weak in strength.
Thus, with each clash, sparks flew as their weapons collided, sending shockwaves that made the air buzz.
Bang!
After more than twenty exchanges, the less skilled boy was kicked off the platform.
“Thank you for the match.”
On Arena 49, the buzz-cut boy wore a smug grin, glancing around, and shouted, “Is there anyone else who wants to come up?”
With fifty platforms and only two hundred students advancing, there weren't many people around each platform; those not competing sat in the audience.