Quadruple split.

Chapter 2684 Tenth Generation Machine

"Oh, right."

Ah Liang glanced at Kala, whose face was almost turning liver-colored, and grinned, "Don't get me wrong, kid. The reason I'm picking on you has nothing to do with your evaluation of the 'dog-headed man' earlier, so you don't need to feel like you've made a big mistake or have trouble explaining it to your boss."

"Uh--"

Kala, whose secret had been exposed by A Liang, froze on the spot and asked in astonishment, "Why is that?"

"Because the old man finds it troublesome."

Ah Liang shrugged and spread his hands, saying, "Because Brother Cordova's body is undergoing adjustments at the Seventh Outer Mountain, and he needs to be there for a long time to cooperate, the old man doesn't want him to spend most of his time testing you professional players. However, this is Miss Night Song's task after all, so the old man is generally supportive, but..."

"but?"

Kara and the priest who switched targets repeated the same sentence in unison.

"But support is one thing, but it's not right to let Brother Cordoba waste all his time on you amateurs."

Ah Liang glanced at Kara and said to this professional player, who, although he hadn't made it into the individual combat power rankings, was definitely not bad, and even got a spot as a registered employee of [Card Master] because of his personal skill, "So after learning about Brother Mo's overall plan, he asked me to add an additional threshold on my side."

The priest who switched targets immediately realized what was going on and said, "So you're here to test our skills, Brother Liang? To eliminate those who don't meet the requirements?"

"Not 'you'."

Ah Liang shook his head and pointed to the solemn-faced Kara: "Those who choose to challenge Brother Cordoba must get my approval before they can formally challenge him. As for Miss Night Song's test subjects, the old man's idea is to let her do whatever she wants."

The priest who switched targets chuckled dryly, then whispered to Kara beside him, "The differential treatment is quite obvious, huh..."

"Who says it isn't?"

The latter sighed, then clenched his fist and said seriously, "But since it's an additional threshold that treats all test takers equally, I have no objection, as long as it doesn't make things difficult for the club because of me."

"Tsk tsk, you're overthinking it. You don't have that much influence."

Ah Liang clicked his tongue, then looked around impatiently, muttering, "Didn't you say there was one more? Where is he?"

"Here! Here!"

Just then, a pretty human girl with smooth black hair and wearing a somewhat worn-out set of work clothes came running up from not far away, panting. She was taking pictures of her bust, which wasn't very large because of the loose clothes, but was actually quite ample. She said with lingering fear, holding her knees, "Sorry, sorry, there were so many people over there. I even ran into a little mammoth girl and almost got crushed to death. I really didn't mean to be late."

"fine."

Although he was a thug, Ah Liang had always been a gentleman, never causing trouble for women, the elderly, or children. So, upon seeing the other person's disheveled appearance, he suppressed his earlier displeasure and asked, "So you're from [Yingyingyan], right?"

"Yes, yes, I am [Yingyingyan]. Although I am just a casual player in name only, it seems that I was selected because I am located in Tianzhu Mountain. I mentioned it to the sister in charge above and got selected."

The girl smiled awkwardly, then switched the wrench to her left hand, raised her right index finger to her cheek, and introduced herself with a grin: "My name is Yin Tian, ​​I hope everyone will take care of me in the future!"

"It's a cloudy day..."

The priest who switched targets stroked his chin, sizing up the woman next to him with the name "Yingyingyan" and said with a smile, "This name doesn't really suit you. You seem quite sunny and cheerful."

"Hehe, my friends have said that to me too."

Yin Tian grinned broadly and said, "Everyone I know outside the game calls me A Qing, so I thought I'd create a cute contrast. Not only did I choose a name that sounds a bit gloomy, but I also chose Warlock as my main class, specializing in negative energy and shadow."

"How's the level?"

The rather talkative pastor who had switched sides casually asked a question.

Yin Tian shook his head in frustration and said helplessly, "It's not satisfactory. I didn't even make the list."

"Haha, what you're saying is like missing out on getting into a top national university by more than 500 points."

Zhuanhuo Girl chuckled and said to Yintianle, "These two lists only have a total of four hundred people. If it's considered unsatisfactory if you can't even make the list, then the value of most players is basically zero."

Yin Tian grinned and said cheerfully, "I was just saying. Even if we don't make it onto the list, we can still shine in other ways. I heard from the sisters in charge that world missions are quite rare. If we manage to make a name for ourselves, that could be amazing!"

"cough."

Realizing that the two girls might chat for a long time if he didn't stop them, Ah Liang cleared his throat and interrupted their conversation, saying firmly but politely, "If there's nothing else, let's talk as we walk. If you two want to talk, you can do so on the way."

The two girls, who had just realized they had left Ah Liang and Kala standing there for a while, chuckled in unison. Then they stopped talking and obediently followed Ah Liang with Kala into the underground area of ​​the Grand Arena.

……

After a few minutes
"This is the internal staff passage, but there's nothing to keep secret. You don't need to hide anything if you want to see it."

As Ah Liang led the way, he casually said to the three people behind him, "But I personally don't recommend that you touch the doorknobs on both sides. There are a lot of Mr. Noyce's perverse tastes in there. Although it won't cause any deaths, if you don't have the corresponding permissions, you may be in a very, very bad situation. Most importantly... I don't want to lead people to the bottom of the mountain or some inexplicably added anti-gravity area in the sky to rescue you."

"Alas!"

Upon hearing this, Yin Tian, ​​who was about to reach out and touch it immediately after Ah Liang said that there was no need to keep it a secret, let out a soft gasp and then obediently put his hands in his breast pockets without saying a word.

"Speaking of which, Brother Liang."

They had a great liking for the kobold player in front of them, who was quite spirited in both temperament and appearance. At the same time, they didn't forget to investigate the situation. The priest, who had been switching targets, had her hands behind her back and leaned forward slightly with a feminine charm as she walked and asked, "How did you get to Tianzhu Mountain? What exactly are you helping out here? This place feels a bit too mysterious to most of us players."

"I came here to cultivate my character with Brother Cordoba." Because of that post from back then, A Liang, who along with many of his younger brothers and sisters had become die-hard fans of Cordoba, said this without turning his head, and then added coolly, "My specific job here is security and maintaining order. I mainly deal with players who are just as curious as you. Those guys who like to wander around asking all sorts of questions, eight out of ten of them are from studios or clubs."

Yin Tian, ​​somewhat curious, leaned closer and asked, "What about the remaining two?"

"I fantasize about stumbling upon a hidden quest, transforming myself into a top player, and defeating powerful figures like Xinglong and Guoshi Wushuang."

Ah Liang shrugged and said with a wry smile, "Those people seem to have never considered that some people may only need one opportunity, but most people are the kind who don't deserve an opportunity at all. And those guys who don't think about how to improve themselves and whose minds are full of wishful thinking about getting lucky obviously belong to the latter."

"agree."

Gala nodded vigorously and agreed, "Those speculators are the worst."

"Then be prepared."

Ah Liang stopped in front of an unremarkable door and slowly grasped the handle: "Prove to me that you're not an opportunist."

The next moment, as Ah Liang turned the handle, the three people behind him immediately felt a sense of weightlessness engulf them. When they came to their senses again, they found themselves in a vast space about the size of a basketball court.

"This is our transit point for this trip."

While cracking his knuckles, Ah Liang gestured with his chin toward the metal platform not far away: "Standing on that thing, you can be teleported directly to the testing area of ​​the Seventh Outer Mountain. [Windbreaker Bird] and [Oriole Swallow] can go directly there. As for this golden-haired brother of [Card Master], you must get my approval before you can go and see Brother Cordoba."

"Alright, then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Liang."

Kala, who already knew she would have to go through an extra trial, didn't waste any words. She simply nodded vigorously, took off her sword and shield, and said to A Liang seriously, "I'm ready to start at any time."

The priest who switched targets exchanged a glance with Yin Tian, ​​then suddenly raised his hand and said, "Um, Brother Liang, can I see your bonus test?"

"can."

Ah Liang nodded, shaking his neck as he said nonchalantly, "But if you just want to know the process, I can tell you directly that it's just a simple fight."

"Then I'd like to see it too."

The girl who turned around chuckled, then turned around and sat down against the wall, looking like she was ready to watch the game closely.

"Um, then... shall I stay and watch for a while too?"

Unlike the priest who switched targets, who was thinking of his own organization, Yin Tian, ​​who was a beat slower to react, touched his hair and then, after a brief moment of thought, went to sit down next to the former.

Ah Liang pointed to a spot about ten meters away from him, indicating that Kala should move over there.

"The first test."

Half a minute later, Ah Liang took a deep breath and gave Kala, who was already standing in the designated spot and ready for battle, a wild and murderous smile: "I can withstand ten moves without dying."

[Can he survive ten moves?]

Gala was immediately stunned. The reason was simple: although he knew he wasn't exactly a powerful expert, as a member of the [Card Master Club], he had definitely seen his share of tough opponents. Facing Cordova was a given, but against A Liang, who, despite his imposing presence, wasn't even on the individual combat power rankings, he couldn't even last ten moves...

To be honest, Kala couldn't have imagined such a future.

However, he quickly realized something, because just as Kala raised his shield to prepare for the kobold monk's attack, he noticed that the other man didn't rush at him, but calmly said something—

"GUNDAM, start."

[What's starting up?]

In that instant, Gala suddenly dreamt of the match between Cordoba and Ji Xiaoge in the "Debate on Guilt - Individual Battle". He remembered it very clearly. At that time, he was watching the match with his friends, and after Cordoba shouted those words, he was stunned for about half a minute.

But the reason Gala was able to freeze for half a minute back then was because the person about to face Gundam was Ji Xiaoge, and he was just an ordinary spectator. But now—

"If you're spacing out, I'll just rebuild the character."

Accompanied by a cold laugh emanating from an external speaker, a tenth-generation agricultural engineering mech, codenamed "Gardener," at least 600 centimeters tall, made entirely of a pure white metal that emitted an amber glow, with a majestic dog's head sculpted on its chest, thick and long limbs, two sets of ramming horns on its broad and sturdy shoulders, legs with embedded pulleys and power ports, and two rows of alloy tubes extending from its calves, rushed towards Gala with lightning speed, extending its 'weeder'.

Boom! ! !
Driven by instinct, he raised his shield to meet the attack, managing to avoid being cleaved in two by the terrifying chainsaw. However, he realized that the shield's durability was decreasing at a rate of 20% per second, and with his entire left arm bleeding profusely, Kara immediately jumped back, hoping to buy himself a chance to maneuver.

However, the mecha, with its terrifying size and weight, yet its ghostly speed, arrived at its landing point even before Gala herself. Then, with a rather leisurely posture, it raised its right arm and ejected the drill from the slot below, waiting for Gala to crash into it.

"Damn it!"

With nowhere left to lean on, Kala let out a low growl, then decisively hurled his shield, sending it flying like a boomerang toward the drill, where it was instantly pierced after a sickening clang.

However, this was the opportunity that Gala had been waiting for. He stepped on the outer edge of his shield, which was originally highly likely to be pierced by the drill, and leaped high into the air, directly over the top of the mech. In the instant he entered the mech's theoretical blind spot, he drew another one-handed sword and slashed down from mid-air like a spinning top, aiming directly at the exhaust pipes behind the mech's legs.

It must be said that this was a fairly correct tactic, because when Ji Xiaoge faced Cordova, he used a similar tactic to dismantle both legs of the latter's mech.

but--

"My brother's machine is a whole generation more advanced than that 'Dog's Leftover' machine from the competition back then! Aaaaaah!"

"Varied--"

"Give it to me! Explode it!"

Chapter 2675: The End