Clovis glanced at this blond man for a second as the latter simply placed his hand on his chest while lowering his head slightly like a gentleman. He indirectly told him that he shouldn’t pay him any mind.
Clovis furrowed his eyebrows. This was a miscalculation on his part. The advantage of participating independently was that they wouldn’t be known by their enemies, giving them an element of surprise.
Yet, one person had recognized him. He didn’t think the man knew about his true identity, so it was fine for now. But the competition had just become a bit harder since someone was there to investigate his strength.
Clovis could only sigh inwardly as he headed to the examiner.
There was a training dummy in front of him. The examiner simply said, "You can choose one thing you excel at the most. If you manage to pass a certain threshold that has been set, you pass. Your teammates will do the same, and if one of you fails, the group will fail. Understood?"
"Yes."
"In that case, choose your test."
Clovis looked at the list of tests and simply said, "In that case, speed, please."
"Alright." The examiner nodded with a serious expression, remembering what the staff told him. "The limit is set to be 7 strikes in two seconds. As long as you hit the dummy more than seven times, you pass. There’s no need to hit it too hard and end up losing your speed."
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Clovis nodded. The examiner even gave him some advice, probably because of the registration staff.
When he was a Tier 1, his limit was 13 strikes in two seconds. He couldn’t help but wonder how strong he had become after becoming a Tier 2 human.
Still, even for Tier 2 humans, getting 7 strikes wouldn’t be easy. Only top-notch Tier 2 explorers were able to do that.
That was why most of the participants in this competition would be Tier 3 humans.
Clovis took a deep breath and said, "I’m ready."
"You may go at anytime."
Clovis’s eyes flashed for a split second as he struck the training dummy multiple times.
As soon as two seconds had passed, the examiner shouted, "Stop!"
Clovis stopped as the screen that was linked to the training dummy showed a number.
17.
Clovis had actually hit more than double the limit that had been set.
"This…" The examiner looked shocked. He thought he should give advice so that if he failed, he could still tell him to join the first competition. However, he was wrong.
’This number… it can only be produced by a Tier 3 human. Isn’t he only a Tier 2 human?’ The examiner blinked his eyes a few times.
"It’s no wonder you are interested in him. 17, huh? He can be considered a Tier 3 human with that speed." The guy glanced at the blond man, who was actually frowning. "What’s wrong?"
"He is slower than last night." The blond man frowned.
"What?"
The blond man simply couldn’t fathom him. It seemed that Clovis was holding back because he didn’t want to reveal all his strength. He thought, ’He should be able to surpass the 20-hit mark. He is not a mere Tier 3. He is a ’super’ Tier 3. Even I might have to get serious if I want to defeat him.’
However, the shock didn’t stop there.
Bang!
Jay struck the dummy, producing a number that could also be considered high even among Tier 3 humans.
514 kg.
But it was unclear whether Jay had used all his strength or not. The only thing the people knew was that this team didn’t stop surprising them.
Kanaria took a reaction speed test, which gave yet another unbelievable result.
82 hits.
The test was to use their senses to avoid all the incoming hologram projectiles. It showed how hard it would be for her opponent to hit her.
Still, as one would expect from a Tier 3 human with Brain Affinity. When Melody took the test, she easily surpassed Kanaria’s number.
149 hits.
She even almost doubled her number.
However, the only person who didn’t shock the others was actually Ragna. He was known to be weak, so if he suddenly showed an amazing result, he couldn’t become their trump card anymore.
Hence, Ragna only showed enough blocking strength to pass the test, which actually gave him a mysterious feeling for those who didn’t know him.
After all, four of them had produced a shocking result. There was no way the fifth member would be normal.
Clovis had told them to restrain themselves a bit, considering they were wearing the items from Another World Mall.
They should produce quite a big result, but not too big since what truly mattered was the competition.
When they finished their test, the blond-haired man actually stood in their way while extending his hand.
"Erwin. I’m looking forward to competing with you."
"…" Clovis frowned. He didn’t know who this guy was and was pretty annoyed by him being a busybody. However, it didn’t seem that he was a bad guy, especially with how shocked his friend was. His friend simply couldn’t believe that the man who only thought for himself would actually lower his pride just to know this person.
Clovis said, "Do you like what you saw?"
"I love it. I sincerely wish to compete with you and have no hard feelings after that."
Clovis paused for a moment before shaking his hand. "Clovis."
Erwin smiled and walked away. As if trying to repay him for the annoyance he caused, he gave one message. "There are four Tier 4 humans participating in this competition. Make sure you prepare yourself."
"!!!" Clovis frowned. Four? According to Melody, there were only three Tier 4 humans. He couldn’t help but think, ’He is not including himself, right?’
"By the way, Clovis. I have just given the message to the mayor about our participation and results. And in exchange, the fund has just entered our group’s account." Kanaria showed her Skyphone to show him the message from the mayor regarding the amount.
"Mhmm?" Clovis glanced at the amount dumbfoundedly. ’Wait a moment. This amount… can’t I upgrade my membership and open a new shop with this?’