Chapter 472: Making an Exception (1/2)

Chapter 472: Making an Exception

Translator: EndlessFantasy TranslationEditor: EndlessFantasy Translation

To the audience, Ye Chong's loss was inevitable. However, Ye Chong himself did not think so. In fact, he believed that victory was close at hand. Even if his opponent tried Fissure Strangle on him again, he would be able to block without his shield. Perhaps it was due to the fighting moves, he no longer felt too tired anymore. Of course, he still stuck to being passive, waiting for his opponent's next move.

Tong took a look at the arena, surprised. ”So you really do have a few capable subordinates here. This guy can use Fissure Strangle, must be a capable man. Hmm, that candidate is also doing very well, blocking that Fissure Strangle attack. You should make an exception and hire him. If the fight goes on, he could get hurt.”

”Alright.” Brahm nodded. He activated his comms and quietly spoke orders. Right now, his mind was mostly occupied with the shocking news that his friend brought to him, and his attention on Number 231 was temporarily redirected.

If Tong knew that Ye Chong was actually using a mech that he had only began to use just hours ago, he would have taken back his words. Brahm was a non-combatant, and did not realize the difference it would make. However, since Tong said the candidate was acceptable, he must be worth recruiting.

Suddenly, Tong's comms device rang. He looked surprised, and said, ”Something's come up, I'll be leaving.” He began to move in haste.

Brahm looked at Tong's retreating silhouette for a moment before yelling, ”Tong, stay safe!”

Brahm, who was practically running towards the exit, waved his hand in acknowledgement without looking back.

As Ye Chong stood prepared for the next attack, he received a notice that he was recruited, and that came as a bit of a surprise. Of course, his examiner was equally surprised. He did not understand why Number 231 was hired. To him, Number 231 was not up to standard at all. More infuriating was the fact that Number 231 had made him look so humiliating! He was already planning to trash Number 231 on the arena, but now it was all over. He was dissatisfied with how it turned out!

However, he was also powerless against it. He knew that Brahm was still the person who had the power to make the final decision.

The decision left all the other candidates in an uproar.

How could blocking a Fissure Strangle attack once qualify a person to be accepted? That was too bizarre! The candidates outside the arena discussed the outcome with dissatisfaction. In fact, most of the people believed that the only reason Number 231 managed to block the examiner's Fissure Strangle attack was due to luck. Can luck be the reason someone was hired? No one could understand the final decision of the hiring board.

White stared at the arena in disbelief, then shouted angrily, ”F*cking cheat? He's hired? How can someone like that be hired? Are they crazy? Xi Qing, if someone like that is hired, no one will want to train under him. Has the hiring board turned scatterbrained?”

Xi Wing looked to the arena and muttered, ”It's hard to say, White!”

White turned over and looked at Qi Xing like the man was an alien. ”Xi Qing, since when are you brain damaged as well?”

However, most of the candidates were more well behaved than the youngsters who were from the stage above. They were mostly older, and cared more about themselves. It did not matter if another extra person was hired. Their salary would not be reduced just because they have an idiot as a coworker.

A few of the candidates who had passed the test eyed the dumb looking mech, musing to themselves.

Ye Chong exited the arena gracefully, ignoring all the stares he was receiving.

The examiner could not stand seeing his opponent being so at ease and slammed angrily on his controls.

Beep beep beep! An alarm sounded. The examiner panicked. Did he just break his controls console? He quickly ran a self assessment, but could see nothing wrong. The frantic alarm made him nervous. Soon, his forehead was covered in sweat.

Hidden below the left side of the chest of his mech was a deep impression, an injury that was hard to notice. From the fresh wound, it was easy to discern that it was due to a strong impact. The position coincided with an important photon circuit node. The armor was bent inwards and blocked the photon circuits, which caused the alarm to sound.

That damage was caused by the elbow edge of Ye Chong's mech. The mech's elbow had a protrusion that was designed to be concealed when the arm hung down naturally. Only when the mech bent its arm would the weapon reveal itself menacingly. The elbow protrusion was made of very strong alloy, and while it was not exactly sharp, its power was amplified by the strength of the mech's arms.

When blocking the Fissure Strangle attack, Ye Chong had sneaked in a hit on his opponent. Ye Chong had never seen the examiner's mech before, but he could still guess at its internal structure, and had chosen to hit that exact spot.

Since the photon circuits were damaged, it would be immediately noticeable after the attack. Only after some time would his opponent's mech began to show difficulty in movement, and maybe even become impossible to operate. That would be his chance to strike back!