Chapter 82: Chen Yu is the MVP!
He Yan wiped the magma from the corner of his mouth. His crimson eyes stared dead at Chen Yu as he roared in a rough voice, "Don't think you're hot stuff just because you took down a few pieces of trash!"
"The rule of the training camp is that whoever can defeat all students within three hours is this year's Rookie King!"
Gong Wei, the long-haired man, jumped down from a high vantage point and added, "The Rookie King gets to live in the detached villa on the hill. It comes with a private courtyard and a heated swimming pool. It's ten times more comfortable than the communal dorms."
His gaze swept over Ling Yue and Elsa, who was hiding on her shoulder. "Surely you don't want the people close to you squeezing into a crowded dorm room?"
"Although you can also move in if you just find the villa key, a man like you probably wouldn't enjoy that kind of boring scavenger hunt, right?" Jin Ling'er ran her slender hand through her golden hair, her burning gaze fixed on Chen Yu.
Su Qingqing's nine tails swayed gently, a hint of provocation in her fox eyes. "This Young Miss is just telling you that you aren't the only Mythical Zoan around."
Chen Yu's gaze paused, and he subconsciously looked at Ling Yue.
Although Ling Yue didn't speak, her eyes held a hidden anticipation for a comfortable place to stay.
Elsa whispered even more quietly, "If there's a pool, can we play in the water?"
Chen Yu tightened his grip on Ace. This villa... he had to get it!!
Definitely not because of the heated pool where he could see bikinis or anything!!
"Fine." Chen Yu's voice was full of fighting spirit. "Come at me all at once. I have a reason I cannot lose."
As soon as his voice fell.
Having witnessed Chen Yu's strength, the four of them tacitly chose the path of a righteous gang-up.
Jin Ling'er moved first. With a wave of her slender hand, the alloy walls at the edge of the training ground suddenly split apart with a clatter.
Dozens of half-person-high metal plates floated into the air, compressed and twisted by her into the shape of a giant axe. "Earth-Splitting Axe!"
The giant axe whistled through the wind, cleaving down towards the top of Chen Yu's head.
He Yan stomped his foot at the same time. The ground cracked into several deep trenches, and scalding magma spewed out, forming a wall of lava behind Chen Yu to cut off his retreat. "Magma: Prison!"
Gong Wei lightly touched the giant axe and roared, "More-More: Hundredfold Amplification!"
The volume, mass, and speed of the giant axe controlled by Jin Ling'er instantly exploded by a hundred times.
Su Qingqing's figure blurred, splitting into three afterimages. Deep purple fox fire ignited on all nine of her tails simultaneously.
The fox fire wove into a giant net in the air, descending upon Chen Yu with a bewilderingly sweet fragrance. "Nine-Tails: Illusion Web!"
Chen Yu felt his surroundings shift, and his movements subconsciously paused for half a second.
"Now!" He Yan roared, magma surging from both his arms. "Great Eruption!"
Magma smashed towards Chen Yu like a meteor shower.
Four abilities wove together into an airtight net of death.
In the monitoring room, everyone watching the battle gasped.
Huo Jia subconsciously gripped his teacup tighter, while the adjutant's voice carried admiration. "These four actually coordinated so well... Chen Yu is in trouble this time!"
On the battlefield.
Chen Yu snapped back to reality instantly. His Observation Haki spread to its limit, sensing the attack trajectories from all directions.
He took a deep breath. The red and black lightning on the blade of Ace suddenly surged, the overflowing snakes of lightning shattering the ground beneath him.
"What kind of King did you say you wanted to become?"
Thunder, Fire, and Wind—three elements coated the blade of Ace.
"Great Might: Divine Departure!"
The moment his low shout fell, Chen Yu swung his blade.
There was no earth-shattering boom, only an extremely thin, brilliant blade light slicing through the air.
First, it shattered the giant alloy axe above his head, sending metal fragments flying.
Then, facing the Illusion Fire Net, the fox fire was instantly extinguished. Su Qingqing's three afterimages dissipated simultaneously, and she stumbled back, pale purple blood spilling from the corner of her mouth.
Finally, the blade light grazed the magma, slicing it in two. The residual force swept into the magma wall, cracking it open with a snap, causing the magma to instantly cool into black stone.
The four opponents froze simultaneously.
They looked at Chen Yu, who was holding his pose, their eyes filled with disbelief.
With just one slash, he had broken all their combined moves.
The air in the monitoring room solidified. The adjutant, who had been discussing "Chen Yu is in trouble" a second ago, now had his mouth open wide enough to fit a fist.
His eyes were popping out like lightbulbs. "W-what ability is this? He's playing with Elemental Fusion at Trainee (Peak)?!"
Huo Jia fell into a memory, and finally, his voice trembled. "This kid... has the bearing of an old friend!"
The instructors in the back row could no longer sit still. A middle-aged instructor with glasses abruptly grabbed the student file on the table.
His fingertips flew as he flipped to Chen Yu's page, the paper rustling loudly. He stared at the ability description on the file, his brows knitting into a knot. "Did he just break through Elementalization?!"
"Our guess was right! That kind of ability can absolutely be used for combat; it's just that only he has managed to do it!"
The silence on the training ground was even more profound than in the monitoring room.
Chen Yu slowly sheathed his blade. The click of Ace entering the scabbard was exceptionally clear in the quiet arena.
He lifted his eyes to sweep over the four people frozen in place. The corners of his mouth curled into a faint smile, his tone carrying an unquestionable certainty. "The Rookie King title, and that hilltop villa... I'm taking them."
"Hmph, crude!" Although Su Qingqing's mouth was tough, the way her nine tails hung limply at her side showed that she had gone soft.
He Yan clenched his fist but didn't attack again. "I acknowledge your Justice."
Gong Wei and Jin Ling'er exchanged a glance; both saw defeat in the other's eyes.
Chen Yu put away his sword and was just about to turn to Ling Yue and say "Let's go get the key."
Suddenly, Huo Jia's voice came from the announcement system: "Congratulations to Zhuge Jing for obtaining the villa key!"
???
WTF?!
Everyone was stunned. A sky screen appeared above, playing the MVP settlement footage.
In the footage, a young man wearing silver-rimmed glasses and a white shirt was holding a silver key. He stood in front of the hilltop villa's door and gently inserted it into the lock.
"It's Zhuge Jing!"
The Academic Department students in the back of the central control room exclaimed, "He kept saying he was going to the bathroom, but he actually went to steal the key!"
"Wait, we could participate too? Isn't our dorm the research lab?"
"Why didn't you say so earlier?! I have a recipe for 'Little Boy' that could flatten the training camp!"
"You know why you were banned, bro?"
On the screen, Zhuge Jing pushed up his glasses and gave a gentle smile to the surveillance camera. "If I said it suddenly fell into my hand while I was using the toilet, would you guys believe me?"
"Damn it! This kid plays dirty!" Dragon Aotian jumped up in anger, ready to rush to the hilltop.
"What is this situation?" Chen Yu looked at the other four in confusion.
Su Qingqing shrugged and said, "Instructor Huo said whoever finds the key first gets to live in the villa."
"I don't know who started the rumor that we had to determine a number one, and that only the Rookie King was qualified to move into the hilltop villa."
"..."
Chen Yu stared at them with wide eyes. "So, while we were here having a gang brawl, someone backdoored our base?"
He Yan and the others looked around awkwardly, pretending to be busy.
"Eh..."
Chen Yu sighed helplessly. "Forget it."
He looked at Ling Yue, apology in his eyes. "Didn't get it."
Fine, fine, fine, Four-Eyes, you are done for!
My bikinis are gone!!
Cyrus burrowed out of Chen Yu's hair, glaring angrily at the screen. "Stinking glasses! The Great Me will remember you!"
In the monitoring room, Huo Jia watched Chen Yu's reaction on the screen and couldn't help laughing. "This kid has a good mentality."
"But does Zhuge Jing really have such good luck? Who hid the key?"
The adjutant also shook his head with a smile. "I just asked. The staff member responsible for hiding the key... lost it accidentally while going to the toilet."
Outside.
Chen Yu thought about it, and thought about it again. Enduring for a moment leads to breast lumps; taking a step back only makes you angrier.
Seeing that there were still two and a half minutes left before the time limit ended, Chen Yu let out a villainous laugh.
"Cyrus! Open the door! I'm going to smash his glasses!"
(To be Continued)