Chapter 2: Show your strength

“Liu Yifan, it’s you who should be scared stiff, right? I remember in school, you were so scared by a dead monster that you knelt on the ground and wet your pants.”

Li Xin never indulged such people.

Both the Li Family and the Liu Family were small warrior-level families, but the two families were like fire and water, because his father’s arm was severed in the wilderness by someone from the Liu Family.

The Liu Family had been targeting the Li Family everywhere outside the wilderness. If it weren't for his third uncle successfully advancing to a high-level warrior, stabilizing the Li Family's position, the entire Li Family would probably have been ruined by the Liu Family.

The grudges of the older generation naturally passed down to the younger generation, so even though Li Xin and Liu Yifan were classmates, they were also like fire and water.

Upon hearing this, many people around looked at Liu Yifan, their gazes full of scrutiny and amusement.

“You’re spewing nonsense! When did I ever…”

Liu Yifan was furious, as this was completely baseless.

“The names of the pre-warriors called below, please come forward to collect your weapons and equipment.”

Liu Yifan was about to retort, but a resonant voice interrupted him.

“Lin Yifeng”

“Fu Lingchuan”

“Dai Jie”

“............”

“Li Xin”

One by one, those whose names were called stepped forward, and soon it was Li Xin’s turn.

“Here are the Blood Shadow Battle Sword, combat uniform, shield, communication watch, and so on that you need…”

The soldier responsible for distributing equipment took out the items according to the list Li Xin had provided earlier.

After checking that everything was correct, Li Xin followed the main group to the assembly square and began to put on his equipment.

“Li Xin, I knew you would also come to participate in the warrior assessment.”

As soon as Li Xin finished putting on his equipment, a beautiful, well-built, and heroic young woman walked over and greeted Li Xin with a smile.

“Chu Hanling, I told you before that I had already reached the pre-warrior stage, so of course, I would come to participate in the assessment.”

Li Xin looked at the young woman in front of him. This was his university classmate, and also the class beauty. Many people had a crush on her, but Li Xin was not among them.

Female warriors themselves were rare, even among the more than a thousand pre-warriors, they were a minority. So when Chu Hanling walked over, many gazes invariably shifted towards her.

“Who said you have to take the assessment just because you’ve reached the pre-warrior stage? I thought you’d come for the next assessment!”

Chu Hanling said with a smile.

“Hanling, who is this handsome guy? Aren’t you going to introduce him to us?”

Immediately after, two more female pre-warriors walked over. They were both students from the Capital University, equally youthful and beautiful.

“This is my university classmate, Li Xin. Li Xin, let me introduce them to you, they are…”

Chu Hanling was also a warm person and began to introduce her friends to Li Xin, and Li Xin also started conversing with them in response.

“Damn it, you’ll be crying after the assessment is over…”

Liu Yifan was filled with resentment, watching Li Xin chatting and laughing with the three beautiful women.

After everyone had changed into their equipment, they followed the troops to Monster Town.

Even before they entered the assessment battlefield, they could already hear the roars of various monsters, and the atmosphere here was exceptionally solemn.

“I presume you all know the rules for this warrior practical assessment: the more monsters you kill, the more points you get. After killing a monster, cut off its left ear as proof.”

“All your actions during this assessment are under surveillance. Anyone who dares to violate the rules will be severely punished, or even executed by firing squad in serious cases. Please be mindful of your conduct.”

“The elimination rate for the warrior assessment is generally forty percent…”

An officer stood on a dilapidated high-rise building, looking down at the pre-warriors, and then began to explain the rules of the assessment.

“Now, the assessment begins! All pre-warriors, enter Monster Town!”

As the officer finished his last sentence, more than a thousand pre-warriors surged into Monster Town.

“Li Xin, do you want to team up with us? Our team is full of beauties!”

After entering Monster Town, Chu Hanling invited Li Xin.

“No, you go ahead. I’ll be fine on my own.”

Li Xin looked at Chu Hanling and the other two girls, shaking his head. His current strength was much greater than theirs, so it wasn't suitable for them to team up.

“Then I wish you good luck.”

Her invitation rejected, Chu Hanling didn't get angry. She led her two sisters and walked towards another direction.

Li Xin held his battle sword in his right hand and his shield in his left, also walking towards the interior of the town.

“Whoosh!!!”

Not far away, from behind a broken wall, a half-meter-tall, pitch-black Shadow Cat darted out.

Its sharp claws gleamed with cold light, and its four limbs instantly gathered strength as it charged forward.

The Shadow Cat's speed was fatal to many pre-warriors; often, they only reacted after their hearts were pierced.

But at this moment, this Shadow Cat’s speed was not fast in Li Xin’s eyes; on the contrary, it was very slow.

The moment he saw this Shadow Cat, with the help of the Eternal God Brain, he calculated its various values at an extremely fast speed.

Including its jump time, charge speed, attack position, and so on, everything was calculated clearly.

“Heart, left side!”

As the Shadow Cat charged over, Li Xin merely shifted his body slightly, and the Shadow Cat’s claws flew past one centimeter from his combat uniform.

“Pfft!!!”

At the same time, Li Xin’s hand moved, and his sword fell, cleanly slicing through the Shadow Cat’s neck.

The battle sword cut through its fur and bones, but Li Xin felt no obstruction, as if he were cutting through a bamboo stalk with such ease.

A large head was severed from its neck, the body separated from the head, and blood gushed out, staining the dirt on the ground.

“Micro-level footwork represents extremely subtle control over strength and body, making the most precise evasions with the smallest cost. Various movements and dodges are as if calculated by a computer, not off by a single hair!”

“Now my brain itself is equivalent to a computer. This footwork can also be considered micro-level, right?”

Li Xin was savoring the recent battle, but his contemplation was quickly interrupted.

He had killed one Shadow Cat, as if he had poked a cat’s nest; eight Shadow Cats surrounded him from all directions.

“Perfect timing! Let me test the limits of my calculation ability!”

Seeing the eight Shadow Cats surrounding him, Li Xin did not panic; instead, he looked eager to try.