Confessing to someone who thinks I'm a fat otaku, and then crying when monsters descend?

P.S.: In the previous article, Chen Nian changed his pseudonym to "Silent". Yi Ye Zhi Qiu was meant to pay tribute to a character he liked, but many readers haven't read The King's Avatar.

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Chen Nian's first battle in the arena was against Ji Yang.

He didn't know the other party's identity, but he knew that his performance in the arena would be included in the assessment, so he should finish the battle quickly and not hold back.

A quick resolution allows us to conserve our strength and fight more matches.

"Go ahead, you newbie! You won't have a chance to show off once I make my move."

Ji Yang didn't take the other party seriously at all and arrogantly beckoned with his finger.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Chen Nian immediately unleashed his ultimate move.

Divine Art – Death.

In an instant, the entire arena was shrouded in darkness!

There was not a single ray of light.

The endless darkness, like the veil of death, obscured all vision, including the surveillance cameras in every corner of the arena.

Ji Yang himself, located at the center of "Death," was directly stripped of his sight, hearing, and smell...

"W-What happened?!"

In just a moment, he was already drenched in cold sweat.

Being unable to feel anything is an extreme form of torture for the human body, because humans are always afraid of the unknown.

.......

"What's going on?!"

The director suddenly stood up, staring at the pitch-black screen with disbelief written all over his face.

"It was working fine just now, so why did the screen go completely black? Those cameras are clearly heavily protected; they couldn't have been destroyed so easily."

The dean pondered, "This... is that kid's ability? Interesting. It disables all the cameras with night vision and activates thermal imaging."

Thermal imaging is the process of creating an image based on the surface temperature of an object.

The human body has a temperature, which causes it to form a red, human-shaped outline.

Finally, the dean saw two human-shaped silhouettes.

The figure on the left was panicked, groping around, clearly disoriented.

The person on the right stood quietly in place, like a lion waiting for the perfect moment to hunt.

"Disappeared!"

The figure on the right disappeared, and Chen Nian moved.

The speed at that instant was so great that even the thermal imaging monitoring device could not capture it. When Chen Nian's body outline was detected again, he had already arrived at the other end of the arena.

Ji Yang collapsed to the ground.

The dean and the director stared intently at the screen, trying to see exactly what had happened.

Soon, the darkness faded.

The picture has finally returned to normal...

Ji Yang was lying on the ground, with a large amount of blood flowing from his back. His eyes were wide open in disbelief, and his breathing was quite rapid.

As for Chen Nian, he remained calm and composed.

Ji Yang's chest, a few centimeters away from his heart, was completely pierced from front to back!

Soon, medical staff arrived and carried Ji Yang away.

Injuries of this severity can be healed quickly at the elite World Tree Academy.

[Win the battle, score +100]

Congratulations on your rank promotion! Your current rank is "Bronze II".

After leaving the arena, Chen Nian returned to the match waiting room and began matching with his next opponent.

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"That was... done in seconds?!"

The director stood there stunned for a long time, unsure of how to respond.

He had thought that even if Chen Nian won, it would be a tough battle.

But I never expected it to end so quickly.

"According to the medical department's diagnosis report, he deliberately avoided the other party's vital points. What's your assessment?" the dean asked with a smile, legs crossed.

"If you covered up Chen Nian's rank, I would think it was a King-level player beating a Gold-level player," the director chuckled.

The dean laughed heartily: "Then how about we match him with a King-level player to play with?"

"Hahaha, Dean, you must be joking! Those who can reach the King rank are super monsters who can challenge opponents of higher ranks. There are only a handful of them in the entire academy."

According to the arena's ranking rules, players of the same rank and similar skill level are given priority. For example, if someone is a fifth-ranked bronze II player, their opponents will try to choose from within this range, unless there is behind-the-scenes manipulation.

However, if the player's rank is too high, they may not be able to find teammates of similar skill level, which will lead to a wider matchmaking range and thus become a challenge against players of higher skill levels.

To reach the Master or Challenger rank, it's impossible without skipping ranks.

"Look, Chen Nian has won another match. His opponent was also a bronze-level newbie, and he finished the battle in one minute."

"Looks like he's planning to continue fighting?"

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Congratulations on your victory! 30 points awarded, plus an additional 20 points for consecutive wins.

You have successfully advanced to Bronze III.

After a four-game winning streak, Chen Nian still didn't feel too tired.

He can now earn 50 points for winning a match, and two more wins will allow him to participate in the qualifying rounds.

"Continue matching."

In the next two matches, Chen Nian won quite easily as well, and no one was able to force him to use his divine power.

[You have qualified for the qualifying rounds. Do you wish to begin the qualifying rounds?]

"Activate!"

With renewed vigor, Chen Nian prepared to directly enter the qualifying rounds.

The so-called qualifying rounds are personally assessed by the instructors in the academy, and each qualifying round is recorded on video, so there is no possibility of backdoor deals.

Those who try to cheat and use underhanded tactics to boost their scores with acquaintances will immediately be exposed in the qualifying rounds.

Therefore, the ranking system in the arena is quite fair and just; players should stay in a certain rank based on their skill level.

Please remain where you are and wait for the assessment instructors to enter.

.......

Liu Chen is working in the office.

He is one of the mentors at the World Tree Academy, and he happens to be in charge of Chen Nian's class.

Every mentor here was once a top student, possessing exceptional skills, character, and experience.

He also has the right to view the files of his trainees.

"Chen Nian... Potential Rating... SS"

His gaze was fixed on the file when a message popped up.

[You have one task to complete: Student advancement competition evaluation (Bronze to Silver)]

He immediately frowned and pushed up his glasses.

"They want me to personally advance from Bronze to Silver? Are they treating me like a donkey? Is there no one else in the academy?"

Normally, he is responsible for evaluating the advancement of players to the Platinum and Diamond ranks.

Just as I was feeling annoyed, the dean's communication call came through.

"Xiao Chen, have you received the task assigned to you?" the dean asked with a smile.

"Dean, I was just about to bring this up. So many people are going from Bronze to Silver every day, am I supposed to be in charge of them all?"

"Don't be hasty. This is one of your trainees, Chen Nian. Have you heard of him?"

"It's him!"

Liu Chen's pupils dilated in surprise: "When did he go to the arena? He's about to reach Silver rank?"

"This morning."

"Advancing in one day, and still having to play promotion matches? That's a bit of an exaggeration, but I'll go test the waters then."

"Remember to add some spice to it, don't let this kid get too cocky."

"I understand, Dean."