Then the World Seed vibrated again, absorbing the puppet's energy. After receiving the energy fed back from the World Seed, Li Ling's injuries from the battle with the Black-Armed Puppet had recovered considerably.
"You're really something!"
During the long battle, the other students who had passed the level also gathered around. At this moment, it was Tengu Takeshi who spoke, that crazy chuunibyou patient.
Li Ling looked at the students who had gathered around. Unlike in the movie, perhaps because he had entangled the murderous black-armed puppet from the beginning, more than a dozen students were still alive.
"teacher."
"Yichika".
Upon seeing Li Ling again, Shun Takahata and the other students were overjoyed. "It's so great to see our teacher again."
Li Ling nodded, then sighed, "But things might not be so good next time."
"Why?" Akimoto Ichika also came up to Li Ling and asked, "Does the teacher know something?"
Rumble—
Before Li Ling could answer, a loud bang rang out, causing the entire building to shake and everyone to stagger. They exclaimed in panic, "What happened? What's going on?"
"Don't panic." Li Ling, having identified the direction, took the lead and said, "Let's go take a look ahead."
Among the dozen or so people, Li Ling was the oldest and also their basketball coach, so the other students instinctively followed behind him.
Shun Takahata and Ichika Akimoto followed without hesitation. Only Takeshi Amaya chuckled after glancing at Li Ling's back before following him.
Soon after, the group arrived at a dead end. There was a large hole in the hole, but the thing that made the hole was stuck there, revealing the face of a giant doll.
"What a huge doll!" Takahata Shun said. "Did he break through the wall?"
"The focus now is not on the doll, but on the seven keyholes on the doll's face."
Li Ling pointed to the seven keyholes on the doll's face, turned to look at the dozen or so students present, and said calmly, "There are seven keyholes, but there are more than a dozen of us here, so..."
Everyone's pupils contracted, and they all understood what Li Ling meant.
This means that only seven people can advance to the next level!
"Are you kidding me!"
The dozen or so people looked at each other in dismay. They were terrified, realizing that only seven of them could pass through, while the rest would face certain death.
"Everyone, calm down," Akimoto Ichika quickly said. "It's okay. Although only seven people can pass on the surface, Teacher will definitely find a way to make sure we all pass. Teacher, right?"
After everything that has happened, Akimoto Ichika now has complete confidence in Li Ling.
Facing Ichika's expectant gaze, Li Ling chuckled and said, "Do you remember how we got through the rat challenge?"
"What the teacher means is..."
Shun Takahata, Ichika Akimoto, and Takeshi Amaya all stared at the giant doll's face.
“It’s very simple.” Li Ling gripped the steel key in his hand and smashed it hard against the doll’s face again.
Several cracks appeared on the doll's face immediately. Li Ling said, "All we need to do is destroy the proctor."
Seeing this scene and hearing these words, all the students became excited. Then, a few boys who were not good at studying rolled up their sleeves, shouted "How interesting!", and waved their keys, joining Li Ling in destroying the doll.
Bang bang bang bang——
Several people used keys to smash the giant doll with all their might.
Because of limited space and the limited size of the dolls, only four or five people can smash them at a time. So when the first group gets tired, the next group will switch over and continue smashing.
Because each student used all their strength, they would be out of breath after smashing for only ten seconds or so, and had to be temporarily taken over by others.
But Li Ling kept smashing things from beginning to end, as if his stamina had no limit.
"This guy is a monster!"
Tian Guwu, who had been observing Li Ling from behind, became even more wary, and even a little fearful.
He is a fanatical believer in the survival of the fittest, where the strong are respected and the weak are eliminated.
He used to think he was the strongest, so he was always arrogant, but today Li Ling dealt him a series of blows, which made his belief begin to waver.
Perhaps... the weak should also be given a chance to live?
...
After two minutes of destruction, the giant doll was finally destroyed. As a large amount of glowing light flooded into the world seed in his mind, Li Ling once again experienced the thrill of leveling up.
The feeling was so wonderful that he became somewhat addicted to it.
"It's over. The survivor is..."
A voice suddenly rang out, reading out the names of more than a dozen people in turn.
The students cheered.
"Please change your clothes and proceed to the next level."
Upon hearing this, everyone looked behind them and saw several baskets suddenly appear on the ground.
The baskets contained different clothes, and each basket had a tag with each person's name on it.
Li Ling found the basket labeled "Saito Ryoichi," inside which was a black suit and shiny leather shoes—the same outfit Li Ling had worn earlier.