A large ink blot suddenly appeared on the beast hide notebook full of messy handwriting, smudging the score behind Ryan’s name.
Facing Ryan’s insane demand of one against four hundred and seventeen, the Pisces director, who had been very calm from the start of the examination, showing almost no expression, held the pen silently for a while, and finally couldn’t help but ask:
For the first time, in front of hundreds of people, Ryan, who was not very skilled in this kind of deliberate wall collision, was a bit embarrassed at first and nodded, then seriously repeated:
"I want to choose the remaining four hundred and seventeen people to be my opponents."
Before the first assessment, at most I would use the stronger abnormal object in my hand to always choose the opponent with the highest score and be satisfied with the highest total score. After all, no matter how strong you are, you can’t avoid encountering an uncontrollable abnormal object.
But after passing the first assessment and watching all the "talents" of reference Cleaners, hitting one or hitting four hundred and seventeen made no difference to me, so naturally, I wanted to flaunt it hard and help the bureau chief and the bureau gain a big face!
A mere level three Cleaner, is he really that arrogant?
Even though Ryan showed no apparent talent and only took first place through endurance, most Cleaners felt some discontent, with a faint urge to choose him as their challenge target.
However, before they could issue the challenge, this seemingly "shaky" first place, who seemed to have gone mad, directly proposed to take on everyone at once? Does this mean that everyone in this assessment, even if tied together, wouldn’t be worth his notice?
Completely enraged by such an arrogant challenge, the Taurus man, who had been feuding with Ryan since before the assessment and had been forced into deep trouble, stepped forward with blazing eyes and shouted loudly:
"Please give me a chance to have a fair contest with him! If I win it doesn’t count, but if I lose, I’ll give him all my points!"
Is this... the guy from that Taurus branch?
After seeing the noisy number on his forehead yelled by the Taurus man, the Pisces director frowned involuntarily, covering his ear and scolded discontentedly: Fresh chapters posted on n͟o͟v͟e͟l͟f͟i͟r͟e͟.net
"Why are you shouting so loudly? You were the first to drop last round, and even if you give him everything, it’s only worth 1 point!"
In a moment of anger, forgetting his miserable one-point value, the enthusiastic look on the Taurus man’s face waned, as he faltered.
Although his challenge failed, it set an example for other indignant Cleaners, who immediately clamored to express that if they lost, they’d give all their points to Ryan, and if they won, they wouldn’t take a single point.
Even Abigail, who had "a good chat" with Ryan in the previous assessment, stood out with a slightly annoyed face, extending her hand toward Ryan and inviting the fight:
"Lord Ryan, Director Edward has been full of praise for you since returning from the Crolock Kingdom, please, in his honor, give me a fair chance to duel with you!"
Never mind whether your director has any face with me... he’s full of praise for me? Are you sure?
Watching Abigail compulsively lie to get a fight, Ryan couldn’t help but twitch his lips, then turned to the Pisces director and urged:
"Lord Pisces! I’ve chosen my opponents; you can arrange the assessment!"
"Let me think for a moment..."
Facing Ryan’s urging, the Pisces director couldn’t help but wave his hand, pinching his eyebrows hard and saying:
"The assessment doesn’t prohibit one versus many, and personally, I’m interested to see you try this, but it goes against the original objective of the second assessment. If you’re allowed to take on four hundred and seventeen at once, you’d end up with over eighty thousand points...
No, how many points you get isn’t important anymore. If we let you do this, the result of the second assessment would see you in first place, your branch’s Amiens in second, and the remaining four hundred and seventeen tied for third. How am I supposed to report this to the bureau?
Moreover, this assessment doesn’t just test fighting ability; it also examines everyone’s information-gathering, intelligence analysis abilities, choice of opponents, combat skills using the terrain, adaptability to unfavorable conditions, etc. How would I score them if you mess things up ?"
"Then... should I fight a bit slower?"
Hearing this, Ryan thought for a bit, then tentatively proposed:
"I can hold off on attacking those who haven’t made a move, waiting for them to showcase their abilities before sending them off, to give you time to evaluate their combat levels... Would that work for you?"
Seriously... isn’t that a bit much? Not only do you want to take on four hundred, but you’re also thinking about holding back? Letting us perform before moving? How can you be so arrogant?
Facing Ryan’s attitudes that couldn’t be deemed anything but dismissive, even the most patient person couldn’t hold it in anymore. The "Grim Reaper," who hadn’t said a word from the start, stepped out coldly and requested loudly:
"Lord Pisces! I accept his challenge. If others disagree, then please arrange for me to go first against him!"
No matter the situation, shall we just fight first?
After hearing the "Grim Reaper," stood Abigail, deliberated for a moment, then also requested:
"Lord Pisces, I also accept Mr. Ryan’s challenge, please arrange for me to be on stage as well!"
The remaining Cleaners, upon realizing, also stood up one after another, glaring angrily at Ryan, and accepted the challenge one after the other:
"I also accept his challenge!"
"Count me in! Please let me go on stage as well!"
Judging by the looks, this time it seemed there’s no way to refuse...
Looking at the "incited crowd" of Cleaners around him, the Pisces director couldn’t help but sigh, shaking his head slightly, and clapped his hands lightly.
With a crisp echo, the already vast Dream Realm instantly expanded again, encompassing everyone into it.
The Pisces director, who was originally in the center of the field, disappeared, replaced by a stunned-looking Ryan. Excluding Amiens, the four hundred and seventeen were evenly spread on the Dream Realm’s edge, forming a massive circle, enclosing Ryan right at the center from hundreds of meters away.
Sighing faintly, the Pisces director, who moved to the edge of the Dream Realm, raised his voice and announced in a headache:
"The second round of assessment begins.
The first real combat assessment is of Virgin Branch Level 3 Cleaner Leon Laine against... Never mind, I won’t continue listing. Just fight however you like!"