Chapter 48: Going to Watch the Battle part 1
An area-of-effect attack. All eighteen testing dolls gave the exact same feedback.
Despite being a Level 6 source weapon, every single testing doll in the area-of-effect attack broadcast the same prompt.
The logic was simple: at this moment, the area-of-effect skill of this source weapon had reached Level 8.
And yet, it was clearly only a Level 6 source weapon.
The shock was immense.
The entire venue fell into a dead silence. Not just the physical arena, but even the livestream room, which held countless viewers, saw no chat messages for a moment.
In this instant, everyone present felt as though space itself had frozen.
The commentator at the appraisal site and all the warriors stared fixedly at the eighteen testing dolls.
Jia Qingwan narrowed her eyes slightly as she looked straight ahead. No one knew just how excited she was at this moment.
As a water-element warrior, her perception of water had always been that it was soft and weak. It was better suited for defense than attack, but…
This single skill today suddenly made her realize that water could actually be incredibly powerful.
Her eyelids twitched as she silently adjusted the testing dolls to Level 8 mode.
Following Jia Qingwan’s operation, the audience at the scene and those in the livestream slowly snapped out of their daze. The chat immediately flooded the screen.
[6666!]
[What a “pure defense” ultimate source weapon. Good heavens, I actually bloody believed it! I really thought it was just a pure defense weapon!]
[As expected of Red Peony Big Brother. Heās definitely a “fighter jet,” isn’t he!]
[I don’t know who Red Peony Big Brother is, but I bet the person in Fanse Academy who looks the most fierce, has the most brutal personality, and whose head is full of nothing but combat or running on the front lines of battle is definitely him!]
[I’m a student from Fanse Academy’s Source Weapon Manufacturing Department. Itās actually our exam time right now, but because of the appraisal of this weapon, our department’s exam has been pushed back. Weāre already trying to hunt down Red Peony Big Brother’s identity again!]
[Am I the only one who noticed? Since the qualifying rounds, contestants introduce all the skills in their weapons. Itās clear that the official introduction given for this weapon didn’t actually include the attack skill we just saw tested.]
[I can almost imagine what Red Peony Big Brother was thinking…]
…
In the broadcast, Jia Qingwan stepped back, putting some distance between herself and the testing dolls.
She was a defense-type warrior.
With a subtle water-element ability, her awakened talent wasn’t particularly powerful, but…
To be able to become friends with geniuses like Yun Yinghui from Fanse Academy, she had her own strengthsāan unparalleled stability.
She possessed a vast amount of yuan energy. Her body was like a natural reservoir; even if she consumed a massive amount of energy in a short time, her body would still absorb it back at an extremely fast rate.
She was more stable and had more endurance than anyone else.
Just like now, after going through the previous testāif it were an ordinary Level 6 warrior, the energy in their body might have been completely depleted. However, the energy consumed earlier was barely ten percent of what she held.
Jia Qingwan thought to herself that this Level 6 source weapon manufactured by Yun Yingzhi was truly ingenious. Its characteristics were like the ocean, capable of holding an immense amount of energy.
The more energy funneled into it, the wider the coverage, and…
The more powerful the ultimate skill became.
The ultimate skill of this source weapon was restricted: it wasn’t an instantaneous release. It required the layers of water curtains from the Defense Fortress to accumulate.
First, she needed to activate the Defense Fortress, making the water curtains omnipresent.
Then, once she activated the ultimate attack skill within the weapon, all the water in the fortress would instantly surge toward the point of attack. The output depended entirely on the energy stored within the fortress.
Undoubtedly, the more energy, the more powerful it was.
The corners of Jia Qingwan’s eyes and her pupils turned slightly red, flashing with a hint of madness.
She yearned for power; she wanted to be a combat-type warrior!
It was this very desire that caused her to lose a bit of control at this moment.
From the moment they awakened as warriors, they learned in their tutorials that one must never, under any circumstances, use up all the energy in their body.
Ability users need energy to fight. If the energy is depleted, they fall into a state of complete passivity. Unless itās an exceptional circumstance, such a situation should be avoided at all costs.
Even during the most dangerous wars she had experienced, she had never used up all her energy. But…
This time, for the first time, she unreservedly funneled all the energy in her body into the engravings to release the skill.
Instantly, the entire appraisal site was swallowed by dense, surging currents of water.
It was late December. Snowflakes began to fall from the sky, some merging into the water curtains, others drifting to the ground. The entire venue looked like a dreamlike fortress.
Without a doubt, Jia Qingwan was the core of this area.
A gust of strong wind swept through, blowing the hat off Jia Qingwan’s head. Her long black hair whipped in the wind. Although she was still wearing a mask and her face couldn’t be seen clearly, she was incredibly beautiful in this moment.
Those watching the livestream stared intently at Jia Qingwan. Because the scene was so shocking, they even forgot to breathe for a second.
Facts proved that the more beautiful something was, the more likely it was to be lethal. This was true for the dreamlike fortress, and it was true for Jia Qingwan with her long hair.
Under manual control, a swarm of follow-cam drones broadcast the scene without missing a single detail, including Jia Qingwan’s sharp, beautiful eyes.
Everything happened in an instant.
Her gaze was piercing.
The water fortress surged and roared under her control. The scene was too grand, resembling a tsunami.
Within those waves capable of swallowing everything, the water directly submerged the eighteen testing dolls.
It was an inexhaustible, surging torrent of energy.
All the livestream drones that got close were instantly destroyed. Only the long-distance drones could capture the full scene.
However, because the close-range drones were wiped out, the camera angle was a bit far.
The viewers in the livestream manually zoomed in and enlarged the image, clearly seeing the test results.
Of the eighteen testing dolls, not a single one gave feedback. Because they were no longer capable of doing so.
In this area-of-effect skill, all eighteen testing dolls were destroyed!
The testing dolls were made of special materials and could withstand attacks up to Level 9. Anything exceeding Level 9 would cause damage. In this test, the ability Jia Qingwan unleashed had undoubtedly reached Level 9.
The entire venue fell into silence once again.
The skill effect lasted only a moment, but it had already drained all of Jia Qingwan’s stamina. her body swayed, and she rubbed her aching temples, barely managing to stay upright.
The consumption was too much.
She had heard before that using up all the energy in one’s body in a single burst would make one feel miserable for several hours. It was indeed very uncomfortable.
She felt a bit nauseous, but that couldn’t stop her joy.
She felt that the sunlight peeking through the clouds was exceptionally bright and the world was full of hope. The distance between her and becoming the Empire’s strongest combat warrior was just the distance of one little rabbitāno, one “fighter jet” source weapon manufacturer.
Jia Qingwan looked at the commentator and said, “I believe the testing can no longer continue.”
Commentator: “…”
Livestream audience: “…”
At this moment, the thoughts of everyone at the scene and everyone watching the livestream were perfectly synchronized.
Of course it can’t continue! All eighteen testing dolls are broken! How is it supposed to continue?
The commentator paused and said, “…Y-yes.” Her voice was a bit shaky.
Jia Qingwan looked at the bracelet on her wrist. She was a bit reluctant to let go, but she still took it off and handed it back to the commentator, saying politely, “Then, I hope the source weapons to be tested next will also perform as well.”
Commentator: “…”
Livestream audience: “…”
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