Chapter 1429: Chapter 1145: Idiot’s Counterattack
"I can’t accept this result!" The warrior who had initially fainted was now wearing different armor and shouting loudly.
"I can’t accept it either!"
"And me!"
"Me!"
"We all can’t accept it!"
The entire squad, except for Long Yi himself, all stood up because they had all lost to Long Yi, known to them as Henki. It was bizarre! Henki, always a fool, had suddenly and inexplicably burst forth with great power today; it was utterly baffling!
"Since you can’t accept it, why didn’t you beat him in the first place?" the instructor asked with a smile.
"He cheated!" someone shouted loudly.
"How did he cheat?" the instructor continued to ask.
"There’s something wrong with his metal greatsword!"
"What’s wrong with it?"
"This..."
No one could answer, because those present really didn’t know what was wrong. In fact, they were just a bunch of novices, many of whom didn’t even know why they had lost.
"Since you can’t answer, I hereby declare that Henki, ranking first, is promoted!" said the instructor with a smile.
When this result was announced, the first people to look miserable were not Henki’s squad, but the members of the upper-level squad. Honestly, any member of Henki’s squad getting promoted didn’t mean much to them. But Henki himself was a special case; having such a fool join their squad implied that they were all fools, didn’t it?
Yes, even now, as Henki was promoted to their squad with an unbroken series of victories, they still considered him a fool.
"Instructor! Let’s start the promotion matches too!" someone in the squad shouted, an idea that immediately gained everyone’s support. They were confident they could quickly oust Henki by starting the promotion matches right away.
"Nonsense!" the instructor scolded. In fact, the instructor wanted to start the promotion matches immediately too, but regulations prevented holding two promotion matches on the same day to avoid such rush actions. Despite his displeasure, the instructor still disagreed and coldly left them with these words: "Everyone, train well right now. Promotion matches tomorrow! The last three are going down to the next squad!"
These words were clearly directed at Henki. Normally, it was the last two who were downgraded, but since Henki joined today, he said the last three. Even if Henki displayed miraculous performances like today, he didn’t believe Henki could escape being in the bottom three.
Long Yi didn’t get to participate in the training; everyone in the squad shunned him, but he was happy to have some peace. He was currently concocting a plausible story with Elsa about this sudden, baffling burst of power, which also needed some people’s help and testimony, as well as some physical evidence.
Elsa’s former instructor was a noble member. Even though this noble family was out of favor now, their family power was still strong. The instructor, who was well-off himself, was controlled by Elsa, revealing all his secrets to her. Elsa asked him to go back and build a decrepit laboratory in his secret room; the lab didn’t need to be too advanced—just equipped with common devices used for testing energy alloys—of course, all these had to be carried out in secret and not let anyone know; all this was to lay the groundwork for Long Yi’s actions.
Of course, Long Yi himself also needed to sort through his current resources a bit. After being stupid up until now, suddenly becoming smart must have some reasons, right?
Reason, right?
Wait a second!
Reason!
Long Yi suddenly came up with a brilliant idea.
The Divine Worm!
Now Long Yi could create a counterfeit Divine Worm out of thin air. What if he used this method as a cover? The white-skinned people’s Prophets were originally Divine Worms, and the two who appeared later were also Divine Worms. Long Yi had a feeling that the Emperor, who had driven the two Divine Worms away might just...
No! There was no surprise at all! If anyone could drive away the Divine Worms, aside from himself, it could only be another Divine Worm! The reason was simple! Once a formidable Emperor successfully drove away a Prophet, that Emperor would surely soon be infested by a Divine Worm! Infesting powerhouses was the survival way of the Divine Worm!
So, to prove himself clever, there was no more plausible explanation than making him realize Long Yi was a Divine Worm.
"Truly clever!" Even Elsa had secretly given Long Yi her approval.
That night, Long Yi silently used Divine Power to replicate a disguised Divine Worm. Since he had created a complete Divine Worm before, the replication took almost no time. Long Yi hid the worm in the corner of his consciousness but did not activate it immediately, because once activated, other Divine Worms might discover him and become alert. Long Yi didn’t need their vigilance; this identity was just an explanation after all. Obviously, for that Emperor, his improved energy alloy was definitely more important than this worm identity.
