High-level martial arts: Invincibility starts with basic archery.

Chapter 219 One Look and It Explodes! (Please Subscribe)

"Snap!"

A figure opened the door and walked in.

"President!"

"President!"

Upon seeing this, the man in sunglasses and the others quickly greeted him respectfully.

The visitor was Wen Jian.

"President."

Yang Hu was taken aback, then greeted him in return.

"Okay, you can all go out now." Wen Jian said calmly, his gaze sweeping over everyone present.

"Yes."

The others exchanged glances and left in unison, the last one not forgetting to close the door behind him.

Inside the house, only Wen Jian and Yang Hu remained.

"President..." Yang Hu was about to say something when the latter waved his hand and said, "I've roughly guessed what happened. You don't need to say more. When we get to the arena later, you're confident you can kill him, right?"

Yang Hu laughed upon hearing this, "President, you don't really have that little confidence in me, do you?"

"Let's not even talk about whether that guy is a C-rank Awakened or not. Even if he is, so what? Don't you know my strength?"

"I'm well aware of your abilities," Wen Jian smiled slightly, "but it's better to be safe than sorry, isn't it? I heard that this newcomer was the one who proposed this life-or-death duel. If he didn't have some skills, would he dare to do this?"

The atmosphere fell silent.

"I'm not saying this to boost the enemy's morale and diminish our own, but to remind you to finish this quickly, lest things get complicated," Wen Jian said.

"Yes, Chairman."

Yang Hu nodded repeatedly.

He knew that the chairman meant well and was afraid that if he let his guard down, he might accidentally fall into a trap.

But is Yang Hu that kind of person?

Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit; he has always understood this principle.

"Okay, I'm glad you understand. I'll be waiting for your good news."

Wen Jian patted Yang Hu on the shoulder, then turned and walked out.

He didn't go too far, but stopped at the door of a private room on the left, opened the door, and went inside.

"President, you're here."

"President, what happened? How did things get so ugly?"

"Yes, I heard this newcomer just joined today? And it was you, the guild leader, who conducted the assessment? Your judgment is something else!"

Inside the private room sat three people, two men and one woman. When they saw Wen Jian, they were nothing like the cautious people outside; instead, they were very casual and uninhibited.

One of them even had his legs crossed, swirling the wine glass in his hand.

They were all C-level Awakened in the association, and after hearing the news, they all came with the intention of watching the show.

Wen Jian walked in, sat down in an empty seat, and said calmly, "There are all kinds of birds in a big forest. It's not like this hasn't happened before. The only thing that surprised me is this newcomer's strength."

"That's true."

The seemingly nonchalant man took a swig of his drink and said, "I watched his three battles. He's definitely not an E-level Awakened. He's at least D-level, or even close to C-level."

"Judging from the fact that he dared to challenge Yang Hu, he might actually be a C-level Awakener. Otherwise, it doesn't make sense," the short-haired woman said, her brows furrowed slightly.

After all, no one would be so foolish as to knowingly challenge someone to a life-or-death duel when they themselves are only at the D level and the opponent is at the C level.

"Don't even mention being close to C-level; so what if it's C-level?"

The man sitting on the east side sneered. He had long hair and a somewhat effeminate demeanor.

"Let's all ask ourselves honestly, even if we are all C-level Awakened, what are our chances of winning against Yang Hu?"

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere in the private room immediately quieted down.

The man and woman who had spoken earlier exchanged a glance, both looking somewhat embarrassed.

Wen Jian coughed lightly and said, "That's right. Even I wouldn't be absolutely certain of defeating Yang Hu. To put it bluntly, even if I could kill him, I would have to pay a considerable price."

"yes."

The short-haired woman agreed, saying, "Yang Hu has awakened an explosive ability that can detonate anything around him, whether it's buildings, people, or even the air. Unless he loses his five senses, it's very difficult for him to escape."

"Its speed is so fast that it's impossible to defend against."

"Not only that, it's also incredibly powerful." Jin Jin, the usually nonchalant man, now had a serious expression on his face.

"Within 100 meters, the power of an explosion is comparable to that of a rocket, capable of creating a crater nearly half a meter in diameter in a 300-millimeter-thick cement mortar brick wall. If the distance is within 10 meters, the power of an explosion is comparable to that of a 75mm mountain gun, capable of turning a small house into ruins."

"The most terrifying thing is being touched by him." The effeminate man said, a deep sense of fear showing in his eyes.

"Yes," Jin Jin nodded. "If it touches any part of his body, whether it's his hands or feet, it can trigger an explosion with the power of a 120mm howitzer shell. Even a tank would be blown to pieces. If an elite-level beast is hit in a vital spot like its head, it can be blown to death on the spot."

After he finished speaking, the private room fell silent once again.

Don't be fooled by the fact that they are all C-level Awakeners; there is a huge difference between them.

Weaker ones can only kill ordinary high-level ferocious beasts. If they encounter more than three high-level ferocious beasts at the same time, they may be in mortal danger and can only choose to temporarily avoid their opponent's attack.

They are incredibly powerful, killing high-level ferocious beasts as easily as killing chickens. Even if attacked by multiple high-level ferocious beasts at the same time, they can escape unscathed or even kill them all!

The stronger ones possess the ability to kill elite-level ferocious beasts on their own, and are only one step away from completing the advancement mission and becoming a B-level Awakener.

Yang Hu falls somewhere between the latter two. Theoretically, he has the strength to kill elite-level ferocious beasts, but he lacks a battle record to prove it.

Although they may be reluctant to admit it, they have to admit it in their hearts.

"So, isn't this newcomer named Li Ping courting his own destruction?" Jin Jin said, his previous smile returning to his face.

"Um."

The short-haired woman nodded, sighed softly, and said, "It's a pity that Li Ping has such strength so soon after joining the association. If given enough time, he could become a great asset to us in the future and participate in the arena competitions with awakened individuals from other cities."

"Gao Yun, you're dreaming." The effeminate man sneered and said, "Keeping disobedient guys like this around will only cause trouble. Take this time, for example. Yang Hu kindly invited him to join us. Although he would get fewer benefits as a newcomer, isn't that faster than going out on missions? And what happened? He still thinks he's so high and mighty."

Gao Yun remained silent.

"Alright, let's see how this newcomer named Li Ping dies later." Jin Jin grinned maliciously. "Hopefully, Yang Hu will leave that guy with a whole corpse."

Time ticked by, and the scores for both sides jumped faster and faster, bringing the ratio close to five to one.

Yang Hu, 25 points.

Chen Fan, 5 points.

The match is about to begin in less than a minute.

Judging from this situation, the final bet on Yang Hu's score may need to reach 30 points!

"Heh, someone actually dares to bet on that newcomer?"

Seeing that Chen Fan's points below his profile picture were still increasing at a rate of several hundred points each time, someone sneered.

"There's no way around it; there are always some people who think they're the only ones who are truly clear-headed in the world, and everyone else is confused."

"Isn't this great? Without these people betting, where would our winnings come from? Right?"

"that is."

Many people burst into laughter.

Those who had bet on Chen Fan didn't seem angry at these words.

Because they didn't have high expectations to begin with.

The last ten seconds.

Both teams' scores were skyrocketing at an incredible rate.

With the final second gone, the score difference between the two teams had reached 30 to 6, a five-fold gap.

The odds for betting on Yang Hu are 1.1.

The odds of betting on Chen Fan are 5.5 times.

The association takes a 10% cut.

Just then, the door to the private room opened, and a figure slowly walked in amidst everyone's attention.

The scene was completely silent.

The gazes of the crowd held respect, admiration, fervor, and above all, excitement.

"Tiger Bro!"

Someone shouted, and shouts echoed from all directions.

"Tiger Bro!"

"Tiger Bro!"

Yang Hu remained calm, nodded to the crowd, and walked towards the arena.

In contrast, Chen Fan, standing on the ring, looked quite forlorn.

Finally, Yang Hu stepped onto the ring.

The shouts from the surrounding area reached their peak.

"Tiger, kill him!"

"Kill him!"

"Kill this despicable and shameless scoundrel!"

The incident lasted for a full half minute before it gradually subsided.

Yang Hu looked at Chen Fan and said in a condescending tone, "Li Ping, I gave you a chance before, but you didn't cherish it. You could say that things have come to this point because of your own choices. Even if you regret it now and kneel down to beg for forgiveness, it won't change anything."

"Yeah?"

Chen Fan smiled slightly, "I'm sorry to disappoint you, but the word 'regret' doesn't exist in my dictionary."

"hehe."

Yang Hu's eyes were filled with pity.

This guy has absolutely no idea what a terrifying opponent he's facing.

If the president hadn't specifically come to see him beforehand, urging him to finish this quickly, he really wanted to torture this newcomer and make him breathe his last in agony.

"drop!"

A crisp sound rang out; it was the countdown timer.

Three seconds, corresponding to three countdown sounds.

The last sound signaled the start of the fight.

"drop!"

The second one.

At this moment, time seemed to stand still.

Everyone held their breath, stared wide-eyed, and remained motionless, their eyes fixed on the arena.

It's the last second, just one second left, and this life-or-death arena is about to begin. Although there's not much suspense, it might be worth it just to witness a C-level Awakened being make a move.

(End of this chapter)