Gray Mist Street, the Bloody Tower, weak?
What was Blazing Road?
The strange copper-faced man was alone in his VIP room, so no one knew what he was muttering.
The audience in the colosseum was attracted by the performances of the young geniuses on screen, and the cheers were thunderous and ceaseless.
Speaking of which, what was with the difficulty of the scenarios?
According to normal Hell Ledge levels of difficulty, the odds of landing in one of the difficult scenarios were so slim that drawing the lots at random three times a day for 365 days straight might not even land on one of them, yet all the young geniuses were challenging the said scenarios that day.
The Bloody Tower was especially said to be the most difficult scenario for the newbie challengers.
There was a saying about the Bloody Tower: ‘The one who climbs the tower will be covered in blood—either the enemy’s blood or yours.’
The saying stated how difficult the Bloody Tower was!
However, to Tang Long, the Bloody Tower did not seem that tough. He practically sauntered through the level. Be it dodging or attacking, every single action was done with extreme elegance.
He was not just skilled. His movements seemed like he was at ease. He was not wearing his usual white uniform, but even when he donned the navy uniform provided by Darkness Port, by the time he got up to the second floor, there was not a drop of blood on him.
Even in a brutal scenario like the Bloody Tower, he advanced forward like a prince.
Countless girls were cheering for Tang Long.
At the same time, countless boys were also cheering for Tang Ling.
Gray Mist Street might not be as legendary as the Bloody Tower, but those who knew that scenario understood that the street was a strange one and the possible kill count would probably be the fiercest and highest among the scenarios.
In terms of difficulty, it was no easier than the Bloody Tower.
The Simpering Pierrot never missed the chance to hype up the crowd. He introduced Gray Mist Street to the audience when it started.
“As a matter of fact, in my opinion, we should view Gray Mist Street from two different perspectives. The first is that it’s as hard as the Bloody Tower. Actually, you can also say it’s slightly easier than the Bloody Tower.
“However, my dear audience, once our young genius, Tang Ling, triggers the SSS mode for Gray Mist Street, the difficulty will no longer remain on the common level one difficulty. You can perceive it as the level two difficulty in the newbie area!
“If you’re wondering what I mean, let me explain it to you. We all know that every level of difficulty in Hell Ledge contains 18 different levels, but to 90% of the contestants, the last 15 levels are merely decorations.
“Why? According to the statistics provided by yours truly, Darkness Port, not more than 10% of the newbies can make it through the first three levels and reach level two difficulty! And only less than 5% of those who make it through will reach level three difficulty!
“As a matter of fact, contestants who clear three levels can be considered super amazingly marvelous, fabulous, outstanding, fantastic, and wonderful! But things are different now. We are watching a group of geniuses going through the challenge, so clearing the three levels is a must for everyone and Tang Ling just might be able to show us in advance how the level two difficulty looks like, so why don’t we wait and see?”
The Simpering Pierrot’s voice was enchanting. Every word that escaped his mouth made the audience cheer like explosives going off, especially the young boys. They were very convinced about Tang Ling’s battle style.
Tang Long’s battle style was like a superior sage who was free from the filth of the world. He was an elegant prince, delivering death to his enemies as he moved his limbs with elegance. The girls were infatuated with him.
In contrast, Tang Ling’s battle style was filled with the hormones of power. He bore the presence of a demon god as every punch and slash from him exploded with power, and every strike was lethal and heavy. His battle was aesthetically pleasing. That was why his battles were unique!
He moved like water and dodged like clouds as he dodged the attacks from the killer demons. At the same time, his attack would land on them effectively.
He did not mind if he was surrounded. All he had was efficiency in killing! Every move and action was not wasted as every strike would end in red.
The other young geniuses performed amazingly too, but because of the duo, they were somehow eclipsed.
The battles in the early levels had nothing to do with talent yet! All the contestants needed to do was fight with their instincts, and it was certain that with their Precise Instinct, Tang Ling and Tang Long were the center of attraction. Their performances were mystifyingly brilliant.
“13!”
“14!”
“15!”
The boys were counting how many killer demons had Tang Ling killed. Those who understood Gray Mist Street knew that there were 37 killer demons hiding on the short street.
If Tang Ling could kill all of them within 8 minutes, he would trigger the SSS rating event.
On the other hand, some of the audience members, especially the girls, were counting Tang Long’s kills excitedly. The Bloody Tower was known for its overwhelming numbers of enemies.
The tower was only three stories high, but there were 101 bloody killers hiding. Tang Long had already made it up to the second floor, and everywhere he walked by, no one was spared. He had already killed 67 bloody killers along the way and he was becoming even faster.
“Holy sh*t! Is Precise Instinct that powerful? I’ve heard of it day and night, but I really had no idea what the ability was about!”
“It is that powerful! Look, Tang Long has drawn his sword!”
“My gosh, he is cool! He took out three of them in one slash! I think Tang Long can beat the record of the Bloody Tower by reaching the top in 5 minutes! And he probably won’t even get a drop of blood on him!”
The fight was the best drug to boost the audience’s adrenaline, and their senses were being challenged by the excitement.
However, both Tang Ling and Tang Long were perfectly calm, as if they were not affected by the intense battle at all.
Those who paid attention to their battles would notice that both of them were muttering something under their breaths. Unfortunately, even though the screens broadcasted their battles and everything that happened in the scene clearly, their almost inaudible mutters were not effectively captured, so the people had no idea what they were murmuring about.
Only those important figures in the VIP rooms were able to read the movements of their lips and roughly understand what they were muttering.
Tang Ling said, “Strength of six bulls, speed no faster than 3 seconds per hundred meters, reflexes above average, and according to the extreme dodging rate of the newbie stage, it’s not even 30%.”
Tang Long was mumbling, “I need to be faster.”
He was not fast enough? It had only been two minutes since he started and he had almost wiped out all the bloody killers on the second floor, yet he said he was not fast enough?!
On the contrary…
Tang Ling continued muttering, “Strength of seven bulls, speed no faster than 2.5 seconds. According to my earlier test results, the extreme dodging rate has reached 90%. Eight minutes? How many more enemies are there? If it’s within 56, I can trigger an SSS rating.”
He was undoubtedly a monster! 56 enemies in 8 minutes?! In fact, Gray Mist Street had its own record as well albeit not being as well-known as the Bloody Tower’s record.
The fastest record of reaching the top of the tower was 5 minutes 3 seconds, and the one who had achieved it was currently a general in the Human Final Defense Line. He was just 31 years old! The general was one of the most outstanding geniuses of the previous generation.
Tang Long had a high chance of breaking the record.
On the contrary, Gray Mist Street’s record of killing all the enemies was 7 minutes 54 seconds and the SSS rating event had been triggered. Unfortunately, after achieving the record, the contestant had reached his limit and failed the moment the SSS trigger event happened.
It was said that the situation back then had been very dangerous. If the contestant did not press the transfer bell in time and save himself, he would have died on Gray Mist Street.
That was why Gray Mist Street was strangely terrifying! Due to that reason, there was no SSS rating record for clearing the street, hence it was less popular than the Bloody Tower. However, even though the contestant had failed the run at that time, he eventually became a marshal stationed in some large safety city. He was also a well-known genius from the previous generation.
The fighting and slaughtering continued.
After the sword was drawn, Tang Long obviously got faster and his battle turned even more astonishing. Insightful people knew that the sword in his hand was none other than a grade A alloy sword, but he swung it to its maximum potential.
Although he had only been stabbing with his sword, every single strike was aimed at weak spots. Albeit not lethal, he was able to gather his enemies at a single spot. His artistic battle was on full display as he used everything that he could to his advantage.
He used the terrain, his body parts, his weapon, and even the enemies!
With his powerful killing efficiency, a swing of his sword could sometimes reap three to five of his enemies’ lives.
On the other hand, Tang Ling also increased his speed.
He did not gather his enemies and kill them together like Tang Long. Instead, he increased his own efficiency. The audience with slower eyesight could not even see Tang Ling’s strikes properly. All they saw was his sword tainted in blood or his enemies falling to the ground.
After 2 minutes 57 seconds, Tang Long stepped onto the third floor of the Bloody Tower.
After 3 minutes 3 seconds, he had killed more than a third of the enemies on the third floor. It was then that he suddenly used a skill.
When he unleashed his skill, his sword glared blindingly and by the time the audience reacted to it, 13 enemies had fallen.
“Replication of the Purple Moon Warrior’s Transient Step combined with a class 1 sword technique, the Flash Slash! How did he do it?” Some of the important figures in the VIP rooms were finally stirred by the performance as they stood up and responded in shock.
The common audience was watching just for the show, but these important figures were watching the contestants’ techniques.
Tang Long’s skill had obviously surpassed the limits of a newbie! Transient Step was clearly a hurdle that a newbie could not cross at the moment.
It was not even Tang Long’s limit, not even close. He did not use his superalloy weapon, his war seed or even his trump cards. If he used everything in his arsenal, how powerful could he possibly be? Could he surpass the 18 levels of newbie limits?
If that was the case, it was not too exaggerated to say that the world would change because of Tang Long!
After 3 minutes 27 seconds, half of the enemies on the third floor had died by Tang Long’s sword.
After 3 minutes 54 seconds, he reached the top!
On the screen, things calmed down. Only the bloody breeze fluttered the edges of Tang Long’s uniform. However, several drops of blood tainted his sleeve and pants around the knees, and he seemed unhappy about it.
Swish!
He shook his sword and the blood was flung away from his sword like water.
Tang Long then sheathed his sword.
The scene around him changed as Tang Long was transported from the Bloody Tower to the resting lounge of Hell Ledge.
A large, clear rating was on display at the giant monolith at the entrance.
‘Tang Long cleared. Rating SSS!’
Beneath the clear rating was another smaller sentence: ‘Record broken! Tang Long’s record has made it to the Hall of Darkness!’
The crowd went wild!
“As expected, he broke the record. The current generation is really something else.” Madam Qing sipped from her glass as she faintly glanced at the record on the monolith.
“Then, what about the kid? What about Tang Ling?” one of the mysterious people in the mantle asked.
Boss Huang did not even turn around. He fixed his eyes on the screen and answered softly, “He has been rather average until now. It seems like he’s searching for something, but he will surely shock the crowd later.”
