Chapter 175: Yuan Si, victory is yours!
Bang!
Yuan Si hurriedly side-stepped as bullets whizzed past his face. If it were before, he might have stumbled, but after stepping into the Gold Tier, his speed had increased dramatically.
"With just this, you still want to defeat me?"
Yuan Si sneered, and in the next instant, he appeared right beside Qian Sheng, grabbing him by the throat without a moment of hesitation.
Ever since spending so much time with Lin Han, he had learned one valuable truth:
Talk less during battle, and strike as fast as you can to prevent any accidents!
"I surrender..." Qian Sheng managed to squeeze out through strained breath before being tossed heavily onto the ground.
Tian Yi narrowed his eyes and said, "This Gun-Mage's practical combat experience is simply too lacking. Knowing that his opponent is an Assassin of a higher tier, his immediate reaction wasn't to retreat and look for an opening to shoot, but to charge right in with his gun for a forced kill!"
"Ah, the youth of today."
Lin Han also agreed, nodding, "After all, he hasn't been through many real battles. He was probably just frightened upon hearing Yuan Si's tier."
Just as the group was chatting, they heard Yuan Si shouting from the arena below:
"If any of you are still unsatisfied, come on up! The champion of today's tournament must be my Brother Han, and you only have the right to challenge him if you can beat me first!"
"If one comes today, I'll take one! If a pair comes, I'll flatten both!"
"..." Lin Han stared at Yuan Si in disbelief, muttering under his breath, "You're fighting your own fights, why are you dragging me into the line of fire?"
Perhaps noticing Lin Han's gaze, Yuan Si immediately gave him a reassuring look that said, "I understand everything!"
Gongsun Lianxi couldn't help laughing at this moment. "It seems Yuan Si really respects you. But with this stunt, all the resentment from the freshers is going to be drawn straight to you."
"Junior Lin Han, your days ahead might not be very peaceful," Tian Yi added with a chuckle.
Things had reached this point, and Lin Han could only accept reality. He decided he would give Yuan Si a thorough beating once the tournament was over...
That kid definitely needed to be taught a lesson.
Meanwhile, a discussion was taking place where the director and the vice president were seated.
"This kid is quite interesting. A Gold-Tier Assassin class—he must be considered among the very best of this year's freshers," the vice president remarked.
"Indeed he is. The highest level in this batch happens to be these Gold-Tier powerhouses," the bearded director chimed in from the side.
The vice president nodded. "Yet with such formidable strength, he's still paving the way for someone else. Who is this 'Brother Han' he keeps mentioning? What kind of strength does he possess to make someone like him lend such heavy support?"
Qu Fengyun spoke up at that moment, "If I'm not mistaken, he should be referring to Lin Han, the Gold-Tier altar priest."
"Lin Han? That name sounds quite familiar."
"Vice President, it's the one we discussed a few days ago regarding the campus intrusion. That intruder was killed by Lin Han."
Hearing Qu Fengyun's words, the vice president experienced a sudden realization. "So it was that kid. That raw physical strength of his is truly terrifying; even Diamond-Tier powerhouses couldn't last a few rounds under his hands."
"With the difficulty of this year's freshman assembly set so high, I suppose it was because of this kid, wasn't it?"
The vice president hadn't been involved in the planning of the freshman assembly; such trivial matters were always handled by these directors.
"Correct," Qu Fengyun admitted frankly. "The brute force that kid displayed on that night was simply too terrifying. If we hadn't brought some senior students into the mix this time, we would likely have repeated the disaster of years past."
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of all the directors shifted.
"That incident must never be allowed to happen again!" the bearded director said with a stern expression. "Therefore, increasing the difficulty this time was an absolute necessity."
That year marked the beginning of their deepest astonishment...
The vice president smiled and continued, "Director Qu, I recall you mentioning that you saw Jiang's little girl in Glowing Moon City? How is she doing now?"
"Her condition is quite good. She has now ascended to the Supreme Realm and earned the title of Flying Flower," Director Qu replied briefly.
The vice president said with a gratified expression, "That's good to know. Although that little girl was overbearing and arrogant when she was in school, her temperament should have stabilized a bit out in the world. Having fought the Three-Edged Sword this time, her strength should have improved significantly."
Qu Fengyun helplessly shook his head and said, "Vice president, that girl's temperament hasn't changed at all. She's still exactly the same..."
Hearing this, all the directors fell silent for a moment before the vice president awkwardly offered, "It's fine, she's young, no need to dwell on it."
"By the way, didn't they say that girl's younger sister is here too? Which one is she?"
Hearing the vice president's inquiry, a director scanned the entire arena and said, "Jiang Ruixin has entered the stage..."
At these words, everyone turned their attention toward the arena.
On the competition grounds, Yuan Si was also stunned, blurting out instinctively, "Sister Ruixin?"
Jiang Ruixin hadn't anticipated this situation either, and she furrowed her brow, asking, "Do we know each other?"
"Don't you remember me?" Yuan Si hurriedly said, "Back when we were in the dungeon, along with Brother Han..."
"What are you talking about? I don't know you at all," Jiang Ruixin replied coldly. She had spent all her time grinding dungeons in Jinhua City and had no recollection of the person before her.
As for the so-called Brother Han, she had never even heard of him.
Yuan Si was completely bewildered. The name matched, so why was she denying it?
However, while he was lost in thought, his opponent instantly launched an attack. Realizing this was no time for speculation, he hurriedly scrambled to counter.
The battle between the two third-transition Assassins erupted in an instant!
In the eyes of the onlookers, the two figures transformed into twin black shadows, trading blows back and forth across the battlefield. Those with strength capped at the Silver Tier quietly abandoned any thoughts of stepping onto the stage.
Although they possessed their own pride, they still had the sense to distinguish reality.
"What do you think?" Gongsun Lianxi asked at this moment.
Lin Han stated, "Yuan Si is going to lose this fight..."
He could tell that Jiang Ruixin's strength surpassed Yuan Si's, likely resting around the fifth or sixth level of the Gold Tier, accompanied by far superior combat experience.
Although the two currently appeared evenly matched, Yuan Si was gradually beginning to slip into a passive position.
Even Lin Han couldn't help but sigh inwardly. As expected of Flying Flower's younger sister, this girl was born to be an Assassin, though she was still slightly inferior to Flying Flower herself.
Tian Yi was left standing frozen in place, his gaze darting about nervously as he muttered to himself:
"This is way too similar! How can she look so much like Senior Sister Jiang, and share the exact same Assassin class... Could it be!"
Lin Han instinctively looked over, wanting to offer an explanation.