The comments said I was deeply affectionate, I just added points by using an alternate account.

The moment the list was finalized, in the rest area of ​​Huaqing Academy, An Changqing patted Shan Heng on the shoulder.

"Don't be nervous, just perform normally."

An Changqing comforted him, saying that Ross was still very strong; he even managed to send Chen Guan away last year.

Winning is a pleasant surprise, but losing isn't anything to be discouraged about.

Shan Heng took a deep breath and nodded emphatically to An Changqing.

"I will win."

He walked onto the field with steady steps, only the deep marks left by his fingernails on his tightly clenched fists silently revealing the tension in his heart.

On the Zero Academy side, Ross stood up. He was much more confident now. After all, his opponent was just a freshman, not a second-year student with a cheat code. The advantage was in his hands.

"Watch me finish this quickly," he said confidently to his teammates.

[Go Shanheng! Even though your teammates are all freaks, you're still the pride of Tsinghua University.]

[How come Ross is so arrogant now, when he was such a coward in front of Coffin Bro?]

This is what it means to bully the weak and fear the strong.

"The match begins."

The moment the referee's arm fell, Rose flicked his hands, and countless metal fragments whistled out from his sleeves, transforming into two swarms of metal snakes that surged towards Shan Heng in the arena.

Despite the attack, Shan Heng remained unusually calm.

His footwork shifted, and his body moved with unparalleled precision, defying physics, effortlessly navigating the gaps between the metal snakes, predicting the trajectory of every single fragment with flawless accuracy.

"Oh?"

Ross's flippant expression faded slightly, and the swarm of metal snakes he controlled became even more ferocious, with increasingly cunning attack angles, almost completely sealing off any space for escape.

However, Shan Heng's figure in the torrent of data is like an elusive ghost, still moving with ease.

"How did he do that?"

In the Zero Academy's rest area, Kyle had just stepped out of the medical pod when he saw his teammate's Metal Storm being casually dodged by an unknown first-year student. His face immediately turned a deep purplish-red.

It's true that one is better off with the elderly than with the young.

Are we going to lose again?

On the other side, Chen Guan watched the scene. Shan Heng's every step was perfect, without wasting any effort. He always managed to make the deadly metal blades graz his clothes at just the right moment, creating a whistling sound but not harming him in the slightest.

This kid is truly a genius.

"Kid, you're good at dodging."

Ross's face darkened. What he thought would be an easy victory against noobs had turned into a laughing stock for everyone.

In an instant, the metal serpent horde he controlled surged in speed, emitting ear-piercing sonic booms, transforming into a net from all angles—a net of heaven and earth—and strangling towards Shan Heng.

However, Shan Heng simply adjusted his glasses, and countless pulsating golden data streams appeared on the lenses.

His body leaned back slightly at an even more unbelievable angle, while his left foot took a half step back, causing a subtle shift in his center of gravity.

This simple action caused the seemingly deadly metal net to tear open a gap just wide enough for one person to pass through.

He stepped through, and behind him, metal shards collided with a deafening roar, exploding into a blinding shower of sparks, shattering the alloy floor tiles into pieces.

"All you do is crawl around like a mouse?"

Ross's voice was filled with barely suppressed anger. He felt humiliated, his attack evaded in the way he despised by a freshman.

Shan Heng didn't answer him, but simply adjusted his position again and looked at him calmly. Ross was momentarily dazed. This expression... how come it looks so much like Chen Guan's?

"very good."

Ross snapped out of his daze, his anger turning into a cruel laugh. He abruptly stopped all his attacks, leaving the metal shards suspended in mid-air.

"You like calculations, don't you?"

Ross opened his arms: "Then I'll give you something you can never calculate."

The moment he finished speaking, the metal fragments suspended in mid-air suddenly began to blur and become transparent, and finally disappeared into thin air before everyone's eyes.

They are as if they were erased from this world by an eraser.

"This is……"

An Changqing suddenly stood up, looking at the changes taking place in the arena.

Shan Heng's pupils contracted sharply, and the data stream on the lens started frantically reporting errors at that moment.

Because they have lost their target for calculation.

"The game is over."

Ross's voice was like the whisper of a demon.

The next moment, the vanished metal fragments in front of Shan Heng reformed and took shape again.

This time, they merged into an incomparably sharp metal spear, the tip of which was less than a finger's width from his brow.

Time and space seemed to lose their meaning at this moment.

Without a trajectory, without warning, this is an attack that transcends speed and logic.

Shan Heng stood frozen in place, his brain's overclocking processing completely shut down. He could feel the chill of death coming from the tip of the gun, and his blood seemed to freeze.

"I surrender."

Shan Heng closed his eyes and spoke decisively.

He knew that he had not lost unjustly.

He cannot deal with this invisible attack unless he uses hidden power.

He wouldn't reveal his full strength just for a small academy competition.

The metal spear stopped just inches from his brow, then crumbled into pulverized metal powder that drifted down in a flurry.

"The winner is Ross from Zero Academy."

The referee's voice rang out, tinged with a hint of surprise that even he himself didn't realize.

Ross cupped his hands in greeting: "You flatter me, young man."

He turned and left gracefully, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief behind everyone's back.

Fortunately, you are not Chen Guan after all.

On the other side, in the rest area of ​​Huaqing College.

An Changqing slowly sat down, looked at Shan Heng walking off the field, and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't take it to heart, you have a long way to go."

"I see."

Shan Heng nodded. He wasn't disappointed; he knew he was just there to make up the numbers.

Chen Guan watched Ross leave from a distance.

Back in the jungle, Ross was desperately dodging the attacks of the paper warriors, and he didn't even have time to use his gene serum. He knew something was wrong.

This guy wasn't this gentle last year.

It turns out that he had been hiding this trump card that could instantly change the course of the battle.

The ability to decompose matter at the atomic level and then reconstruct it at any designated location is indeed a nightmare for any opponent who needs to anticipate and defend against it.

Ignoring distance and defense, once locked on, it's a guaranteed kill.

Everyone's cheating.

A sense of urgency welled up in Chen Guan's heart.