Chapter 378: The Invincible Defense of Vajra!
On the train.
Chen Ye was reading through a dossier.
The document contained detailed information about the three representatives selected for the upcoming competition.
Over the past month, quite a few people had tried to challenge these three representatives. In fact, ten days ago, someone had even managed to succeed.
This proved that comprehensive strength evaluations and the expert rankings were only references. They couldn't fully represent a reincarnator's true combat ability.
The so-called comprehensive strength evaluation was a score calculated by the Main God Space. It factored in a reincarnator's four main attributes and all of their various abilities.
Every skill and trait was included.
Some abilities weren't even combat-related, but the Main God Space still scored them and added them to the comprehensive rating.
So in reality, these comprehensive strength scores contained a lot of "water."
In battle, though, psychological quality and adaptability were critical. These advantages weren't reflected in the overall ratings.
That was probably why the Director General allowed others to challenge the three chosen representatives.
With the fate of the nation at stake, no one dared to take any chances.
The dossier in Chen Ye's hands now was the updated version.
The first representative was Hu Zhong, nicknamed "Vajra." He earned this name not only for his powerful physique, but also because he had maxed out Armament Haki. He was the only person in the Main God Space with max-level Armament Haki—his defense was practically invincible.
In addition, he had other abilities as well. His overall strength ranked 11th on the Main God Space's Top 100 Experts List.
The second representative was Yu Zhengxin, nicknamed "Bloodhand Asura." He followed the bloodline enhancement path and had unlocked two bloodline slots. He possessed two powerful bloodlines: one from the progenitor of the blood clan, and the other unknown—rumored to be a demigod bloodline.
He was extremely formidable. All his abilities were designed for hunting and killing. His comprehensive strength ranked 17th.
The third was Zhao Hu, nicknamed "Shadow." There was little information available about him. He was the one who managed to defeat a ranked expert just ten days ago.
Although his comprehensive score was not on the rankings, his real combat ability was astonishing. From what was known, he seemed to have incredible speed, similar to Marvel's mutant Quicksilver, and had also mastered some ninjutsu from the Naruto universe.
…
Looking at the dossiers on these three, Chen Ye began to think.
Which one should he challenge?
This was a very important question.
With his current strength, if he went all out, he could easily crush all three.
However, Chen Ye wasn't planning to reveal his true strength just yet. He didn't want to attract unwanted attention.
So, he had to choose carefully.
"Old Chen, my suggestion is to go for that Shadow guy!" Old Zheng's voice came from the side.
This time, traveling to the capital, it wasn't just Chen Ye. Old Zheng, who had a wide network, had come along as well to help him.
Old Zheng was originally from the capital and had some connections there, which could be helpful to Chen Ye.
Seeing Chen Ye listening, Old Zheng shared his thoughts. "The first two—Vajra and Asura—are both well-established powerhouses. Their strength is beyond doubt. Especially Vajra—even the Director General praised him and said his defense is invincible. Challenging these two wouldn't be wise."
"Comprehensive strength is just a reference, but to rank so high, these experts must have a wide range of abilities. They're definitely not easy to deal with."
"This past month, almost no one has dared challenge the first two. Everyone goes for the third one."
"And that Shadow guy, while he did defeat a ranked expert, his overall rating isn't on the list. That means he probably has fewer abilities, so he should be the easiest to handle."
Chen Ye nodded in agreement.
Old Zheng's advice was very reasonable.
And Chen Ye wasn't someone who ignored good advice. He immediately said, "Then I'll choose Shadow."
Among the three, the newly risen "Shadow," Zhao Hu, really was the softest target—the easiest to deal with.
Old Zheng nodded. "That Shadow guy has been staying at headquarters ever since he won his challenge. We can go find him anytime."
Chen Ye picked up Shadow's dossier and looked through it again.
"Oh, right!"
Old Zheng seemed to remember something and added, "I heard Director Yang has come to the capital recently. He's at headquarters. If he finds out we're here, he might try to make trouble…"
Chen Ye replied indifferently, "Let him do whatever he wants."
In truth,
Chen Ye never even considered the Yang siblings his enemies.
They weren't worthy.
To him, the Yang siblings were nothing but minor clowns—he could squash them easily whenever he felt like it.
It was Captain Wu, Old Zheng, and the others who kept seeing the Yang siblings as big rivals that needed to be brought down.
…
When the train arrived,
Chen Ye and Old Zheng got off together.
"Old Chen, you're on my turf now. Let's go home and relax first. Your sister-in-law knows you're coming—she's already prepared some good wine," Old Zheng offered.
Chen Ye checked the time. It was only one in the afternoon. He said, "No rush for drinks. It's still early. Let's go straight to headquarters."
Old Zheng was clearly surprised.
"So soon? Don't you want to rest a bit first?"
"No need for rest."
Chen Ye stretched his neck. "I haven't had any missions for a month. I feel like I'm rusting."
Seeing Chen Ye insist, Old Zheng could only agree.
After all, his job on this trip was to assist Chen Ye.
Thinking about what was coming, Old Zheng started to get excited again.
Soon after,
The two of them caught a cab from the station and went directly to the Reincarnation Bureau headquarters.
What Chen Ye didn't expect was that the so-called headquarters was actually a sprawling traditional courtyard. There was no sign with the Reincarnation Bureau's name on it at all.
Chen Ye could understand not having a sign.
After all, in Xia Country, matters related to reincarnators still hadn't been made public.
Of course, anyone with a little power already knew the truth…
"This courtyard is one of the largest in the entire capital. It used to be the residence of a royal prince…" Old Zheng explained beside him.
Chen Ye nodded and walked inside with Old Zheng.
There were two security guards at the entrance.
These guards were no ordinary people. They wore security uniforms, but their military bearing was obvious—even a blind man could see it.
When the two approached, the guards stopped them and asked questions.
Old Zheng showed his Reincarnation Bureau badge, and they were allowed in without any trouble.
Once inside the courtyard, Chen Ye was amazed by what he saw…
(End of this chapter)
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