When "Sinking Before" arrived at the twelfth floor, there was already someone waiting there.
The man stood with his hands behind his back at the edge of the platform, gazing at the distant starlight, his posture quite dignified.
"You're here?"
Hearing the commotion behind him, the young man pointed to the surrounding darkness and smiled faintly, "Look, there are only two hundred stars twinkling on this twelfth floor right now. It's like the path of martial arts, where the great waves wash away the sand, and how many people are left when they reach the end?"
After throwing out a sophisticated remark, the young man turned around.
"I am Yue Dakan from Taishi No. 2 Middle School in the Third Province of Southeast China. May I ask who you are... Holy crap?!"
Before the young man could finish speaking, his voice was replaced by a string of curses, because the response he received was not the friendly greeting he had expected, but a huge fist.
With the words "Can't you take a joke?" stuck in his throat, Yue Dakan sneered and threw a punch.
This wasn't the first time he'd been ambushed, and in his mind, only the weak would resort to such despicable and shameless means to try and catch him off guard.
As for Yue Dakan, a genius rarely seen in Taiwan in the last decade, and the favorite to win the championship in the third-largest province in Southeast China, how could he be...?
Bang!
Yue Dakan, his face buried in the ground, looked completely bewildered.
what happened?
Why can't I avoid it even though I can see it clearly?
Before Yue Dakan could react, he was already being "sinked" up like a chick, and then he felt an arm gripping his neck.
"Who are you!"
Yue Dakan tried to struggle to no avail, then stared intently at Shen Qian and shouted.
"Shenqian" ignored him and began to exert force in his arm.
"Bastard, at least leave your name... Damn, it hurts, it hurts, let me go and do it again... You son of a bitch..."
Yue Dakan's voice abruptly stopped as Shen Qian snapped his neck, leaving only his eyes rolled upwards, staring intently at Shen Qian.
As the light shone down, Yue Dakan, who died with his eyes wide open, vanished. Shen Qian, who was familiar with the system's style, could only offer a small moment of silent mourning for him.
However, to be fair, a system that forces social interaction is still a bit more appealing; at least it avoids awkwardness.
Chen Qian remained expressionless. After the stairs leading to the thirteenth floor appeared, he stepped onto them again.
...
On the thirteenth floor, there was a top genius from Shanghai. He didn't reveal his name, seemingly waiting for Chen Qian to speak.
After three moves, the opponent's neck was snapped, and he died with his eyes wide open.
...
On the fourteenth floor, there was a graceful-looking girl from Suzhou and Hangzhou with the surname Shangguan. Chen Qian didn't hear the last two characters clearly because her neck had already been snapped.
This girl was even weaker than Yue Dakan, but her eyes were quite captivating. Shen Qian remembered her wide-open eyes before she "died".
...
On the fifteenth floor, the evil system finally encountered some resistance, taking five moves to snap its opponent's neck.
This young man from the Northwest named Xiao Ye is really fierce. Before sinking, I felt that his control over his power was even higher than mine, which means that his physical realm is absolutely terrifyingly high.
Unfortunately, his martial arts skills were a bit weak, and he quickly died from the system's combination of "Eight Arms Fist" and another palm technique.
hiss……
Wait a minute, Li Jiaqi had only used the "Eight Arms Fist" before, so where did this fancy palm technique, which is highly suspected to be an ancient martial arts technique, come from?
As if in response to Shen Qian's doubts, two lines of text silently floated across the AFK screen in his mind.
"System in deep thought (15:06)"
The system has mastered basic palm techniques and comprehended the ancient martial art 'Bagua Palm' (15:07)
Chen Qian: "..."
It was created by yourself?
That's alright then.
Before sinking, he glanced at the clock on the system interface again. Hmm, it happened just three minutes ago…
That actually makes sense.
...
On the sixteenth floor, there was an unnamed genius who, like the system, was aloof and arrogant. His martial arts skills and strength were impeccable. He withstood seven moves from the system. Judging from the accent of his question before his "death," he should be from the Central Plains Province.
...
On the seventeenth floor, "Sinking Before" waited for a long time.
The more you go up a level, the fewer people there are, and the system ends battles very quickly, often with consecutive wins. Unlike other players who have to fight another battle if they lose a match, it's normal that you can't wait for an opponent to advance to the next level.
"Shenqian" stood still, still in the same posture with his hands behind his back, staring fixedly at the void, motionless.
"System, what are you thinking?"
Feeling as if he had found some strange way of communicating, Shen Qian asked himself a question.
A second later, a few more lines of text floated across the AFK screen.
"The system is still in deep thought (15:16)"
The system integrates basic boxing techniques and comprehends the ancient martial art 'Tiger Subduing Fist' (15:17).
The system integrates basic boxing techniques and comprehends the ancient martial art 'Two Elements Fist' (15:18)
The system has mastered the basic footwork and grasped the ancient martial arts technique 'inch step' (15:19).
system……"
Good grief... I'm a piece of trash!
Shen Qian couldn't stand it anymore, so he casually closed the system's auto-play interface.
Five minutes later, someone finally appeared on the platform.
A handsome, arrogant man who didn't reveal his name died with his eyes wide open after nine moves.
...
The 18th floor, this time it was okay, I only waited five minutes.
As soon as the man came up and saw that "Shenqian" was about to make a move, he quickly retreated to the edge of the platform and shouted, "Wait, I know you, I have something to say!"
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