Chapter 182: S-level Difficulty (1/2)

Chapter 182: S-level Difficulty

Translator: Double_LEditor: Hitesh_

Hu Yangxuan, Apache and Cao Yi’s placing was right behind Wang Ben and Cisco’s. However there was still quite a gap between those two batches, and it was clearly caused by the difference between strategies. Even if everyone were able to survive in the end, the gap between both batches’ advancement speed would still roughly show the difference in terms of their overall fighting abilities.

On the other hand, Wang Tong was still the slowest candidate of all. However, he was seen closing the gap between him and the third batch of candidates. Wang Tong could’ve accelerated early as the match began, but he chose not to do so due to the complicated scent he picked up from this S-Ranked scenario. He needed to get familiar with the surrounding first before he could speed up afterward. If Wang Tong were to charge recklessly at the beginning, he would be thoroughly drained in this round of bloody brawl with the Zergs, and he wouldn’t have enough stamina for the upcoming matches.

The other candidates too were thinking about the same thing. Since they were unable to reach the goal in time, it would be better for them to conserve energy and survive this round. Even though that had nothing to do with winning, still they need to do so in order to defend their reputation as aces.

Wang Tong was calculating time while advancing. Noticing that the clock was ticking and his analysis was not done yet, Wang Tong knew that it would cause him to be eliminated in the first round. In the end, Wang Tong decided to speed up and charge in order to keep his promise to Samantha!

”Damn, they’re so lucky!” One of the students of Cruxs sighed as he envied Capth’s and the alliance’s amazing performances. Clearly their team would never be able to keep up in that harsh situation.

”They looked good because they had Ma Xiaoru in their team, but I think they’re still not gonna make it in the end. Li Ruo-Er was clearly leading.” Li Ruo-Er was indeed leading Ma Xiaoru by two minutes, and even though both ladies were equally strong, Ma Xiaoru would still be pressured by Li Ruo-Er, who was up ahead of her.

On the other hand, Halmond remained calm on his seat. The situation might have looked bad, but he was certain that Li Ruo-Er was slightly stronger than Ma Xiaoru. Nevertheless, Samantha was lucky as both teams were given this hideous scenario. If the difficulty were to be lower, Capth would’ve won in no time. However, Halmond realized that he still had underestimated her team. Surprisingly, her team was doing quite well even though they were facing such a difficult challenge.

As expected from Samantha’s leadership!

Halmond recognized Apache, who had won last time because his opponent held back. After all, Capth would still have to look after its challenger’s reputation. Back then, the kid was too naive, but he had improved now and became more rational. The other candidates seemed to be doing fine too. Halmond turned towards Hu Yangxuan, a decent, talented kid from Court of the Templar. Obviously, Capth was quite familiar with Court of the Templar, since Terrance, the current No.1 amongst second graders, was also one of the Templar’s disciples, and he was also Hu Yangxuan’s upperclassman.

As for Cao Yi, the boy was truly talented, as he knew how to act according to his strength and was able to keep calm and stay focus. Hence, he should be able to shine in the future. Geniuses would often make mistakes, and some even wouldn’t appreciate their gift, while a focused and cautious person like him would be able to go places. In fact, Halmond saw a bit of himself in Cao Yi. He too was not a born genius, and wasn’t as talented as his classmates. Yet, he was hardworking and had successfully become the vice principal of Capth, and those talented classmates of his were unable to achieve anything in the end.

Nevertheless, Principal Martyrus was still one of the best in terms of recruiting talents.

Yet, Halmond seemed to have forgotten someone else…

Halmond was confident that he had everything under control, and he was certain about the final outcome that it would be either a draw or they would win by a close victory. Li Ruo-Er’s slight advantage over Ma Xiaoru was all he needed.

This level of difficulty might have restrained his team’s performances, but they should learn that life was fair, and luck wouldn’t always be on their side. Instead, they should be overcoming every difficulty with their true strength. If they were able to keep calm, victory would be on their side.

After all, it would be wrong if they were too arrogant.

”Oh?”

”Look at that speed!”

”Did you see that? That dude sped up in a blink of an eye!”

”Go get it, hombre!” Carl jumped up and cheered, without even bothering about the other spectators. The word shyness was definitely not in his vocabulary.

Meanwhile, Wang Tong was still accelerating. For some reason, he was able to increase his speed even though the pressure was getting bigger from time to time.

”So that’s Wang Tong huh. Isn’t it a bit late to start charging now?” Halmond murmured to himself, or perhaps to Samantha as well.

”Sir, don’t make conclusions until the very end. You taught me that once.” Samantha smiled. To be honest, she was relieved as Wang Tong made his move after such a long time. She was anxious because no one was able to make it yet, not to mention the Survival Challenge was all about testing one’s experience and overall strength.