CHAPTER 101: CHAPTER 101: ELIMINATION_1

"Surprising, isn’t it? After so many sneak attacks, I finally have you!" A cruel smile hung on William’s face as he had already begun to fantasize about how he was going to deal with this annoying brat.

Wang Zhan looked back at William and shook his head in resignation.

"Ah, truly surprising. Wait a moment. Let me finish with this Rhino Dragon, then I’ll play with you."

Before William could answer, Wang Zhan’s aura erupted. He shot forward like an arrow loosed from its string, his figure vanishing in an instant.

When he reappeared, he was already on the Rhino Dragon’s back.

The Rhino Dragon, sensing something amiss on its back, struggled to throw Wang Zhan off, but Wang Zhan had no intention of giving it the chance.

The Liyun Blade swung upwards, chopping at the Rhino Dragon’s hard neck armor. A faint gleam of blade light appeared on it, a manifestation of Wang Zhan’s Essence Energy condensed to its absolute limit.

The big saber fell, landing precisely on the toughest part of the Rhino Dragon’s neck armor. But even this armor, considered tough among soldier-level beasts, was as fragile as soft paper beneath the big saber.

The Liyun Blade effortlessly sliced into the Rhino Dragon’s neck, cleanly severing its enormous head.

The Rhino Dragon didn’t make another sound before it died.

Its head slammed heavily onto the muddy ground, sending mud flying.

The massive body finally gave way, slowly toppling sideways.

After beheading the Rhino Dragon with a single strike, Wang Zhan waited a moment. As expected, no notification sound came.

It’s a pity. I can only rely on intermediate Soldier-level beasts to increase my extreme attributes, Wang Zhan thought wistfully.

He casually opened his attribute panel.

Host: Wang Zhan

Strength: 1,800

Agility: 1,800

Physique: 1,800

Charm: 30

Wisdom: 25

mental power: 150

As expected, all three main attributes are at 1,800 points. Not bad, the effort paid off, Wang Zhan smiled with satisfaction. He then turned his gaze to the surrounding team from the Royal Martial Arts Academy.

At this moment, the expressions on William and the others turned extremely grave.

The blow Wang Zhan had used to kill the Rhino Dragon might not have seemed extraordinary to onlookers. However, the students from the Royal Martial Arts Academy, geniuses among geniuses, naturally understood the power behind that attack.

"How could his blade cut through the Rhino Dragon’s skin so easily? Is it because of that big saber of his...?" William murmured softly.

"No matter how good a weapon is, it depends on whose hands wield it," Ally gently shook her head. "I told you not to mess with him."

The two spoke softly. But Wang Zhan, whose senses had become incredibly sharp after becoming a Warrior, heard their conversation loud and clear.

"Oh, so you’re here to cause trouble for me?" Wang Zhan said, smiling. "I thought you’d come to catch up on old times."

Of course, he was just trying to annoy them.

Actually, Wang Zhan felt he had tormented the people from the Royal Martial Arts Academy enough over the past week and hadn’t planned to bother with them anymore.

He hadn’t expected this group to hold such a grudge and actually seek him out.

Wang Zhan’s gaze swept over the seven people before him, his eyes lingering on William.

"You can attack me, but have you considered the consequences?" Wang Zhan asked. "Think about the past week. Every time, I was able to snatch the beast cores from you and escape unscathed. Isn’t that proof enough of my strength?"

"All you did was resort to lowly sneak attacks! One can’t be on guard against a thief forever. We were in a hurry to get points; of course, you, a despicable fellow, took advantage of the situation," William replied coldly. "I admit you have some strength, but today your fate will be grim."

"How grim?" Wang Zhan inquired curiously. "Break my legs and then eliminate me?"

"Heh," William sneered.

Seeing William’s sneer, Wang Zhan paused. "Even more than that? Are you planning to target the rest of my Chu State Army Martial Arts Academy team? Are you going to eliminate all of us?"

"Not only that, but all the beast cores you stole belong to the Royal Martial Arts Academy!" William exclaimed, clenching his fists. "You’ve tarnished the honor of our academy, and we won’t let you get away with it, Wang Zhan. Your retribution comes today!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhan smiled knowingly. "It seems the appearance of the rankings really got to you. After all... for one of the four major Martial Arts Academies to not even make the top ten! No one will think the Royal Martial Arts Academy is incompetent; they’ll just think this batch of participating students are losers."

"In fact, our hostile relationship is already very clear. I’ve never liked pointless chatter. If you want to fight, then let’s fight. What’s the point of all this talk? It’s not like we’re close," Wang Zhan chuckled. "The only reason I’ve been talking to you for so long was to gauge your limits, so I could repay you in kind."

"Break my legs, then use me to find the others from our Chu State Army Martial Arts Academy, seize all the beast cores, and eliminate us all," Wang Zhan nodded. "A perfect plan. Since you brought it up, I’ll just do the same to you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Zhan rushed towards William, dragging the Liyun Blade behind him with his right hand. In just a few steps, he was in front of William.

"Still daring to make a futile resistance!" William roared, throwing a fierce punch at Wang Zhan.

But Wang Zhan neither dodged nor evaded, allowing William’s fist to land squarely on his face.

BANG!

With a muffled thud, Wang Zhan stood firm less than half a meter from William, William’s fist still pressed against his face.

However, William was a level 9 Martial Artist who had broken the Limit by more than 30%. Yet, when his fist landed on Wang Zhan’s face, it couldn’t even make Wang Zhan frown.

"How... how is this possible?!" William cried out in shock. He rarely lost his composure, but this situation was truly beyond his expectations.

"I just came over to say hello, and you attacked me. That’s too much. I’m going to fight back," Wang Zhan said, his face expressionless.

Although I don’t know what the punishment is for attacking students from other academies during the competition, I always like to have justification before acting. William attacked me first, so my actions are self-defense. Even if I hit too hard, it can only be considered an excessive counterattack, right? With this justification in mind, Wang Zhan decided not to use his Liyun Blade.

Instead, he drew back his left hand and, with a powerful swing, slapped William across the face.

Slapping someone across the face was truly satisfying.

Of course, William wouldn’t just stand there and take it. After the brief shock, he quickly regained his senses and tried to retreat.

But Wang Zhan’s speed was far beyond his expectations.

SMACK!

A hard slap sent William flying backward, his mouth full of shattered teeth, leaving his oral cavity a bloody mess.

After dealing with William, Wang Zhan turned to Ally with a gentle smile.

This smile, however, sent a chill down Ally’s spine.

"You..."

"Don’t worry, it’s not your turn yet," Wang Zhan shook his head slightly, still dragging his Liyun Blade as he approached the next student from the Royal Martial Arts Academy, slapping them away in the same manner.

These so-called elite geniuses, third-years from the Royal Martial Arts Academy, were like helpless infants in Wang Zhan’s hands. They couldn’t even dodge, let alone fight back, and could only let Wang Zhan do as he pleased.

A few minutes later, of the seven members of the Royal team, only Ally remained standing, not daring to move a muscle. The other six had all fallen to the ground. They were either completely knocked out or clutching their bleeding mouths, their eyes filled with terror.

Only then did Wang Zhan approach Ally.

"You... how could you... how could you be so strong?" Ally was already in despair. She had never imagined that someone her own age could defeat the entire Royal Martial Arts Academy team like this.

"Perhaps because I’m a Warrior, the type that breaks the Limit by 50%," Wang Zhan shrugged. My information isn’t a secret anymore, so it doesn’t matter if I reveal it, he thought.

Hearing this, Ally was stunned. Both Wang Zhan’s Warrior rank and his astounding 50% breakthrough of the Limit were shattering her perception.

"You clearly could have defeated us head-on. Why did you previously run away after stealing the beast cores instead of fighting us directly?" Ally asked again.

"It’s too bothersome to look for beasts one by one. Isn’t it better if I come out and take advantage after you’ve almost defeated them? I was confident you couldn’t do anything to me, so that’s what I did," Wang Zhan said frankly. "You’re one of the Four Majors. You can’t stop hunting beasts just because you’re being targeted; you have the pressure of the rankings. That’s why I targeted you. It’s that simple."

After explaining, Wang Zhan pointed to Ally’s backpack. "The signal flare is in your backpack, right?"

Ally seemed to realize something, but under Wang Zhan’s gaze, she still took out the signal flare.

"The Royal Martial Arts Academy can’t be eliminated like this! Too many influential people are watching the performance of the four major Martial Arts Academies. If you eliminate us, you’ll offend too many powerful figures," Ally said, still clinging to a glimmer of hope.

But Wang Zhan just shook his head slightly. "You advised William not to attack me earlier, so I’m not attacking you now. Everything is reciprocal, and you brought this upon yourselves."

"Why should the Four Majors be superior? If my Chu State Army Martial Arts Academy can be eliminated, why can’t you? Young lady, you’re being far too optimistic."

"But..."

"No more ’buts’," Wang Zhan said emotionlessly. "Fire the signal flare, wait for elimination with your teammates, and hand over all the beast cores. Or, should I knock you out too and do it for you?"

Hearing this, Ally finally realized there was no room for negotiation.

She gave Wang Zhan a deep look, a trace of humiliation on her face, but she didn’t argue further and obediently fired the signal flare.

Seeing the signal flare arcing through the sky, Wang Zhan nodded in satisfaction.

"Hand over the beast cores too."

After receiving the beast cores from the Royal Martial Arts Academy from Ally and stowing them in his backpack, Wang Zhan waved goodbye with a smile and jogged away from the swamp land.

However, he didn’t know that the elimination of the Royal Martial Arts Academy had indeed caused a massive uproar in the Federation.