Chapter 205: Chapter 133: One Against Three, The Most Monstrous Rookie

Just then, Lin Ye felt a scorching sensation spreading from where the hammer had struck the back of his head. It burned, as if fire itself was trying to force its way inside him.

His body blurred, and in an instant, he had shifted several meters to the side.

He turned and saw the female Martial Artist with the giant hammer staring at him, her expression a mix of shock and disbelief. A cluster of orange-red flames burned fiercely atop the hammer in her hands.

’All three of them actually have Martial Arts Spirituality.’

’No wonder they dared to team up and ambush me.’

’Their rankings on the scoreboard must be quite high.’

Lin Ye circulated his Qi and Blood, and in an instant, he dispersed and annihilated the trace of Frenzy Fire Attribute Source Energy that had invaded his body.

He finally got a clear look at the trio.

The brawny man who feigned injury was over 1.9 meters tall, with corded muscles and a steady aura. His Martial Arts Spirituality was high-speed regeneration.

The skinny man who had hidden beneath the sand clearly had a Martial Arts Spirituality related to the earth element, enabling him to manipulate sand and set traps.

And finally, there was the woman wielding a Flaming Warhammer, a weapon completely disproportionate to her petite frame.

...

「Meanwhile.」

At the temporary command post.

Inside the conference room.

"Reporting, Battalion Commander!"

A communications soldier responsible for monitoring suddenly shot to his feet and reported loudly, "We’ve detected Candidate #37, Lin Ye, engaged in combat with Candidate #4, Chen Mo; Candidate #6, Yv Chuang; and Candidate #8, Li Xinyue, in the Northern Great Rift Valley region!"

Wang Lingchuan’s eyes instantly lit up.

This development was, in fact, something he had anticipated.

One could even say he was the one who had orchestrated it.

They just hadn’t expected the first to challenge the top-ranked participant would be a joint effort by the #4, #6, and #8 ranked candidates.

In previous years, battles to plunder points were almost always one-on-one duels between top contenders.

"Battalion Commander, the three who initiated the ambush have all awakened their Martial Arts Spirituality. As a team, their combat power far surpasses any other individual participant in this cohort."

"One against three... Isn’t that a little too unfair to Candidate #37? Should we intervene?" an officer asked, frowning.

Wang Lingchuan heard him out and simply shook his head slowly.

"With that many points, it was only a matter of time before he became a target."

His voice wasn’t loud, but it carried an undeniable weight.

"Don’t intervene."

"When you’re holding that many points, being targeted is inevitable."

"If he falls at this hurdle, it will only prove that we overestimated him."

"This selection *is* a battlefield. And on a battlefield, talking about fairness is the height of foolishness."

Upon hearing this, all the officers in the room grew solemn.

Wang Lingchuan turned his gaze to the communications soldier. "Are there any available recon drones in the area?"

"Reporting! The closest drone, a Hummingbird-7 recon model, is only three kilometers from their location!"

"Send it."

"And patch the live feed through to the main screen."

"Yes, sir!"

Soon, the image of a sand-swept canyon appeared on the conference room’s main screen.

The drone hovered high above, its camera zooming in to lock clearly onto the four figures locked in a standoff.

All eyes were fixed on the screen.

...

Within the rift valley, killing intent was palpable.

"It’s three against one. If you don’t want to get hurt, just give up and hand over your points!"

The warhammer-wielding Li Xinyue stared at the completely unharmed Lin Ye, her face a mask of disbelief and confusion.

’Our trap, which we thought was flawless, and the killing blow we’d been building up for so long... it hadn’t caused any real damage to the man in front of us at all!’

’Chen Mo’s Poisoned Dagger hadn’t even broken through the defense on his ankle.’

’My hammer blow, strong enough to crack alloy armor, hadn’t even made him flinch.’

’Just what kind of monster is this guy?’

’How could he possibly be this strong?!’

Before Li Xinyue could process it further, she saw Lin Ye move.

His movement wasn’t fast. He simply took an unremarkable step forward.

But that one step made Li Xinyue’s pupils constrict!

She couldn’t even follow his trajectory. All she saw was the shadow of a black spear appearing before her companion Yv Chuang’s right shoulder, as if it had teleported!

PSHHHT!

A gruesome spray of blood erupted in the air!

The strength instantly left Yv Chuang’s right hand, which had been gripping a heavy battle blade, and the massive weapon fell to the ground with a CLANG.

He staggered backward several steps, clutching his pierced shoulder, a look of utter horror and fear appearing in his eyes for the first time.

’Too fast!’

’I couldn’t react at all!’

’With my combat experience, if I could have just caught a glimpse of its path, I could have at least blocked it with my blade!’

’But his spear just appeared right in front of me!’

"Monkey! Xinyue! We can’t hold back anymore!"

Yv Chuang roared, his face contorted in a ferocious mask as he fought through the searing pain.

"This guy’s the real deal! All at once! Use your ultimate moves!"

The moment the words left his mouth, the flesh and blood of the wound on his pierced shoulder blade began to writhe manically. In just two short seconds, it was completely healed!

He snatched his battle blade back up, and a fearless, death-defying aura surged from him.

At the same time, Lin Ye caught sight of the other two in his peripheral vision, attacking him simultaneously from the left and right.

The skinny one, Monkey, moved with extreme speed.

The swirling sand seemed to be his domain. The yellow earth beneath his feet propelled him forward, turning him into little more than a pale-yellow blur skimming across the ground!

The Poisoned Dagger in his hand carved a bizarre arc through the air as he once again thrust it toward Lin Ye’s abdomen!

Meanwhile, Li Xinyue let out a sharp cry. Orange-red flames surged from her giant hammer, engulfing half its head. It became a burning meteor, whistling through the air with scorching force as it flew toward Lin Ye’s temple!