Zhou Yu’s eyes flickered as he contemplated whether to seize the chaos and break through the encirclent, but then Sakai Tetsuya’s voice reached his ears.
"Pillar Level Superpower [Sharp Reflexes] Awakened One, Zhou Yu, don’t act rashly."
Hearing this, Zhou Yu sighed and closed the door to the lounge.
Sakai Tetsuya was rather loyal.
This guy had long since noticed his intent to escape. Though he didn’t offer any help, he also didn’t stand out to expose and report him.
"I owe you one for that!"
After sincerely saying these words, Zhou Yu couldn’t help but curse angrily, "That bastard Nagayama Youki! I wonder who he’s sold us to again, and for what good price!"
Hearing Zhou Yu’s remark, Sakai Tetsuya also wore a gritting expression.
Nagayama Youki wasn’t the top person in charge of the venue, but rather a minor leader, the one who exploited them, the assassins, the most ruthlessly. Even Sakai Tetsuya, who had willingly sold himself, couldn’t stand the fact that 90% of his earnings were being extorted.
Unfortunately, he dared not resist.
Nagayama Youki had many forces behind him, substantial backing, not just the Tabuchi Family but supposedly connections with the Ogata Family too.
The Ogata Clan had Japan’s only National Guardian Level Ability User!
Just that single point was enough to make Sakai Tetsuya feel hopeless.
The two n silently stayed in the lounge, cultivating Inner Qi for a while until their stomachs growled.
The feeling of hunger could be endured, but forced cultivation in such a state offered no benefit to their combat power.
Assassins are different from sumo wrestlers.
Under Nagayama Youki’s arrangent, every assassin was limited to a certain daily caloric intake.
According to that guy, "Appropriate hunger can stimulate the contestants’ primal instincts, controlling body fat to a lower level, making it more thrilling for the audience to watch!"
After all, the JPN Extraordinary Comprehensive Tournant doesn’t prohibit weapons, and the impact resistance brought by overweight contestants due to their thick layers of fat held no significance here; it rely made the body slow and clumsy, like a fat fish on a chopping board. Except for a few special Superpower Users, the vast majority had no competitive edge.
In reality, both Zhou Yu and Sakai Tetsuya knew that Nagayama Youki’s arrangent was out of concern that the assassins might cultivate Inner Qi too quickly, beco too strong, and break out of control.
Due to insufficient energy supply, Zhou Yu and Sakai Tetsuya couldn’t continue cultivating Inner Qi, so they could only sit in the lounge, staring at each other, and engage in so simple physical training to maintain endurance, such as burpees, shuttle runs, slashing, and piercing exercises.
When their bodies reached the limit of endurance, the two sat, panting, on either side of the locker room, exchanging glances.
The storm is brewing!
The arrival of the new venue master made the prospect of reading novels or playing gas lose its appeal; they were simply contemplating whether this change was ultimately good or bad for them.
Ti ticked away, second by second.
After about half an hour, the door suddenly opened.
A stranger wearing a peculiar family crest appeared before them, smiling brightly: "The new venue master has arrived, congratulations, you are about to embrace a whole new life!"
Sakai Tetsuya and Zhou Yu exchanged glances.
The two subtly nodded without expression.
For now, it seed the situation was slightly better than before.
Although attitudes can be a facade, the gap between being willing to pretend and not even bothering to pretend is vast!
Even so, they couldn’t let their guard down!
Leaving the lounge, Zhou Yu noticed that other assassins were also called out, heading towards the "Grand Conference Hall," which had always been shrouded in mystery for them.
Needless to say, the newly appointed venue master, who they had never t, appeared to be bold and confident.
He wasn’t at all worried about the many Extraordinary Ones uniting in resistance.
As Zhou Yu was lost in thought, Sakai Tetsuya cautiously inquired of the strange manager nearby: "Excuse , sir, may I ask about Nagayama Youki..."
"Nagayama Youki is dead."
The stranger with the peculiar family crest smiled gently, looking as if he would answer any question.
"Already dead? When did this happen?"
"Just now."
"Then... how exactly did he die? Sorry! I’m getting too emotional!"
"It’s no problem. The new master and Yin Yang Master instructed us specifically to treat the assassins well and provide them with the highest standard of treatnt. As for your earlier question, the answer is — he took a lava bath."
Zhou Yu’s eyes shifted slightly, his thoughts racing.
Nagayama Youki’s cause of death was taking a lava bath?
That guy wasn’t an idiot; he had all sorts of cunning tricks up his sleeve. Would he do such a thing?
So, the truth was that Nagayama Youki lost in a power struggle, which led to his tragic death, right!
The [Yin Yang Master] definitely referred to Japan’s strongest Superpower User, Ogata Shitou!
However, from the tone of this person’s voice, it seed the new venue master’s position was above even the Yin Yang Master?
Zhou Yu suddenly felt as if he was touching on so higher-level intelligence.
Three minutes later, Zhou Yu and Sakai Tetsuya finally reached the Grand Conference Hall.
At this mont, the hall was filled with assassins.
At the main seat, a slender young man clad in a purple suit was sitting.
[Yin Yang Master] Ogata Shitou, who was renowned throughout Japan as the "Amaterasu of the Era of Reiwa," kneeled beside this young man, indicating his position as a right-hand man.
The slender young man with slicked-back hair was definitely not Japanese!
Though there was neither reason nor evidence, Zhou Yu based on his Sixth Sense made this imdiate judgnt.
The other gave him an inexplicable sense of closeness.
Monts later, all the assassins finally gathered.
[Yin Yang Master] Ogata Shitou turned his gaze towards Zhou Yu: "Young man, you are the one the [Profound Immortal] Lord Zhao Guanlan ntioned."
"Now, you have an opportunity to join the Profound Immortal Team."
"Quickly make your choice."
At this point, Ogata Shitou hesitated slightly.
Should he remind the other to bow?
Ogata Shitou pondered; as a mber of the Profound Immortal Team, he himself had never bowed...
Special talents deserve special treatnt!
What if Zhao Guanlan suddenly had a whim and asked him, Ogata Shitou, to make a thousand kowtows? Would he bow or not?
So...
He decided not to remind them.
Zhou Yu stared blankly at Ogata Shitou for a mont, then cautiously glanced at the slender young man with red contact lenses and unusual aesthetics: "Profound Immortal..."
Zhao Guanlan.
The na sounded Chinese.
At least during all the years Zhou Yu spent studying in Japan, he’d never seen anyone with the surna Zhao.
Thinking of this, Zhou Yu gritted his teeth: "Profound Immortal Team..."
"I’m joining!"
Things couldn’t get any worse than they were now!
His experiences as an Extraordinary Combatant had honed Zhou Yu’s heart and toughened his nerves!
Zhou Yu may not have the ability to actively seek opportunities, nor the skills to face challenges head-on and break free, but now that opportunity knocked on his door...
He didn’t lack the courage to reach out and seize chance!
Although he wasn’t sure what the slender young man with the slicked-back hair saw in him, Zhou Yu could faintly sense that the other bore no malice.
But...
When the [Profound Immortal] on the main seat spoke, Zhou Yu’s heart pounded and breath noticeably quickened.
With standard Mandarin, the figure gravely stated: "Zhou Yu, nineteen, foreign student, forced to participate in the JPN Extraordinary Comprehensive Tournant."
"Publicly claims to be a B- Level Superpower [Sharp Reflexes] Awakened One, possessing motor nerves beyond the limits of ordinary people."
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