We agreed on mecha combat, so what the hell is this about your physical body exploding into a planet

That head didn't resemble any known monster.

It has a human-like outline, but magnified ten times.

The skin was dark gray, covered with purple energy patterns.

Its eyes were pure black, without pupils, only endless void.

It observed everything within the secret realm.

Looking at the monster corpses scattered all over the ground.

It stared at the human standing in the center of the pile of corpses, his body ablaze with blue-white light, then opened its massive black maw and let out a roar.

"roar!"

brush!

The next moment, all the corpses were blown away, and even Ye Yan was blown ten meters away from his original position by the powerful wind pressure.

"This is?"

Ye Yan narrowed his eyes, staring at the demon in front of him, a sense of crisis rising in his heart.

This guy is different from other monsters.

"The Abyss Lord...it really is the Abyss Lord..."

"Ye Yan...it's over..."

"Even a Tier 3 S-rank mech pilot couldn't defeat that kind of thing..."

"He's a level one mech pilot..."

No one said anything more.

Because everyone knows that Ye Yan has no chance against the Abyss Lord.

His mech has exploded.

To think you can defeat the Abyss Lord with just your physical body is wishful thinking!

"Stop it now!"

Qian Cheng immediately took out a walkie-talkie, his voice almost shouting.

"Immediately terminate the assessment! Forcefully eject the candidate!"

Although Hell Mode cannot be terminated early according to the rules.

But that's the official version of events.

Anyone with a discerning eye will leave a secret door.

It can be forcibly terminated as long as a sufficient price is paid.

Ye Yan deserves this price.

Such genius is worth any price.

however.

"No! Cannot pause!"

A panicked voice came through the walkie-talkie, mixed with the sound of typing and the siren blaring.

"What?!" Qian Cheng's expression changed.

"Something's gone wrong! The dungeon is out of control! All emergency stop commands have been rejected!"

What?

Authority higher than that of the assessment center.

Zhou Hengyuan's pupils contracted sharply as he looked in Chen Tianhao's direction, his fist hardening.

He never imagined that corruption could reach such a level.

Someone actually dared to interfere with the national assessment!

The Chen family.

"Good...very good..." Zhou Hengyuan's voice was as cold as ice. "What a fine Chen family..."

But he doesn't have time to deal with this right now.

Because on the screen, the Abyss Lord had completely crawled out of the crack.

It was twenty times larger than an ordinary monster, and stood on the wasteland like a moving hill.

Its every step caused the ground to tremble violently, and with each breath it spewed forth purple flames.

It lowered its head and looked at Ye Yan.

Like looking at an ant.

In the stands, everyone held their breath.

Lin Shuang gripped the railing tightly with both hands.

But Ye Yan did not run away.

He didn't even take a step back.

He stood there, in the middle of the pile of corpses, looking up at the Abyss Lord who was twenty times his size.

"bring it on!"

Blue and white light flowed around him, and his bright red eyes shone like two stars under the purple lightning.

"I'm in a hurry."

There was no fear on his face.

There wasn't even any tension.

only.

laugh.

He is laughing.

"That madman... he's still laughing..." someone murmured.

"He's truly fearless..."

"No, he's not fearless. He's... insane."

Chen Tianhao stood on the audience platform, and the smile on his lips was finally no longer hidden.

He smiled.

He laughed without restraint.

"It's finally here," he whispered, his voice filled with glee. "Die."

He didn't care if others heard. Because right now, everyone's attention was on the screen, and no one would notice him.

So what if someone notices?

He was the heir to the Chen family. No one in the city dared to touch him.

"Ye Yan,"

Chen Tianhao looked at the tiny figure on the screen and said softly.

"You should be glad that I used every means at my disposal for you."

He's telling the truth.

Modify the parameters of the secret realm, deploy the Abyss Lord, and block access to the assessment center.

These operations don't require money, but rather connections, relationships, and the foundation that the Chen family has built up over decades in this city.

Using these trump cards for a poor student is seen as a waste by others.

But Chen Tianhao didn't think so.

Because of the unease, the threat, and the premonition that "if I don't get rid of him, one day he will trample me under his feet" that Ye Yan gave him.

worth it.

Chen Tianhao would never allow an enemy to grow stronger.

Since we've offended them, we have to go all out against them.

Especially someone as talented as Ye Yan!

"Die," Chen Tianhao said softly. "Die cleanly."

Su Wanqing stood beside him without saying a word.

Her expression was complex, a mixture of fear and unease.

There was also a trace of emotion she couldn't quite describe.

The Abyss Lord has taken action.

Its right claw rose, carrying a power that could tear the heavens and earth apart, and slammed down towards Ye Yan.

The claw strike wasn't fast, but it covered a very large area.

Wherever the claw wind passed, the air was compressed into a visible shockwave, and the rubble and monster corpses on the ground were swept up and turned into dust in the air.

In the stands, someone covered their eyes.

No one thought Ye Yan would survive.

then.

A blue-white light exploded from the screen.

It wasn't the light of an explosion, but a purer, more intense light that almost burned the eyes.

Everyone opened their eyes.

On the screen, Ye Yan stood still.

He raised his right hand, fingers spread, and caught the Abyss Lord's claw.

It caught.

The hand of a level one mech pilot caught a full-force attack from a level four abyss lord.

"This...this is impossible..."

Chen Tianhao's smile froze.

His mouth gaped open, his eyes widened, and his expression changed from smugness to shock, and then from shock to fear.

Su Wanqing's pupils contracted to their maximum size.

Lin Shuang opened her eyes, tears still on her face, but the corners of her mouth had already begun to turn up.

Zhou Hengyuan suddenly stood up, causing the chair to overturn again.

Fang Mingyuan's glasses slipped down to the tip of his nose, but he didn't straighten them.

Qian Cheng's mouth was wide open, big enough to fit an egg.

Everyone saw the same scene.

The blue and white light on Ye Yan's body was changing.

It didn't turn into a brighter blue-white, but into gold.

That's right, that's exactly the characteristic plundered from the core of Suzaku. No.

Now it should be "breaking through the limits" that we can achieve.

This is the only way to push yourself beyond your limits within ten seconds.

Ten seconds?

enough!

Ye Yan caught the Abyss Lord's claw with his hand, his five fingers tightening.

Click.

The exoskeleton of the Abyss Lord.

The exoskeleton, which was strong enough to withstand a full-force attack from an S-class mecha, now showed cracks in Ye Yan's hands.

Cracks spread from the tips of the claws to the wrists, and from the wrists to the arms, spreading out like a spider web.

The Abyss Lord let out a painful roar.

"What is this...?"

Fang Mingyuan's voice trembled; he couldn't believe what was happening before his eyes.

"That's talent," Qian Cheng said slowly, his voice filled with an unbelievable awe.

"A talent that only one in ten thousand geniuses can awaken."

. . .