"Why isn't it starting yet? It's already ten o'clock." Saitama was getting impatient; he wanted to kill monsters!
Genos said calmly, "Teacher, the last group of people to take the exam hasn't arrived yet. The exam should start in a few minutes."
Lin Qing: "Yeah, don't be in such a hurry. Are you afraid there won't be any monsters for you to kill?"
A few minutes later, when the last group of people had arrived, a middle-aged man in a suit stood at the front, in what looked like a podium.
"Hello everyone, I am Li Qian, the deputy director of the Hero Bureau's Beijing headquarters, and I am also in charge of this assessment."
"Although you may already know the rules of the assessment, I will repeat them here."
"The assessment is divided into four categories: strength, courage, willpower, and mindset."
"First, strength. If you don't even have enough strength, how can you fight monsters and protect the safety of the people?"
"The second thing is courage. Otherwise, your legs will go weak when you see a strange person, let alone fight."
"The third factor is willpower. Monsters are very powerful. If you are weaker than a monster or on par with one, whether you can win depends on how strong your willpower is."
"The fourth and simplest one is that if you have destructive or violent tendencies or an antisocial personality, even if you pass the first three, you still cannot become a hero."
"Fighting is not allowed during the assessment period. Anyone found engaging in such behavior will be expelled and barred from applying again for five years."
"Anyone found cheating in the assessment will be permanently banned from participating in the Heroic Rank assessment."
"Our Hero Bureau is established in accordance with the will of the people, in order to safeguard society..." The deputy director began his unusually official speech.
“That deputy director is very strong.” Genos sensed Li Qian’s strength.
Saitama became interested: "Is that the deputy director up there? How powerful is he?"
Lin Qing: "Of course I'm not as good as you. Just listen quietly. I think you should learn some Chinese, otherwise you won't even be able to understand the monster messages sent by Hero Bureau A."
Saitama said with a bitter face, "Chinese is so rare. Lin Qing is one thing, he's Chinese and speaks Chinese, but why do Genos and KG also speak Chinese?"
Genos said calmly, "Dr. Kusno installed the languages of all the countries on Earth into my chip."
"KG said that in order to play the game Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he wanted to read the Chinese version of the classic novel, so he spent a month learning Chinese."
Saitama said confidently, "For the safety of the citizens, I must learn Chinese as quickly as possible."
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"...May our Chinese nation forever be harmonious..."
"Clap clap clap clap clap clap!" A burst of enthusiastic applause rang out from the audience.
"It's been an hour, and Deputy Director Li Qian has finally finished speaking."
"My goodness, this Deputy Director Li Qian is such a smooth talker!"
"He's the 58th ranked S-class hero, his only flaw is that he's a chatterbox."
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"Alright, I've said what I needed to say. I don't know how many of you will ultimately stay here, but I hope that all 13,528 of you will stay."
"I won't waste any more time. Now, let's begin the first item: the strength test."
After Li Qian finished speaking, he put down the microphone, handed it to someone behind him, said goodbye, and then left the stage.
He's a very busy man with many things to handle. He makes an appearance, gives a speech, and then leaves the rest to his subordinates.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a huge sound came from underground, and the ground began to bulge, as if something was about to break through the soil.
People in that area quickly fled, revealing an open space several hundred meters long.
Before long, a square arena measuring a full 100 meters appeared, and not just in one place, but in half of the Bird's Nest stadium, there were actually four such arenas.
"Now, I will preside over the first test. The stone lock on the platform weighs 1,000 kilograms. If you can lift it off the ground for more than three seconds, you will pass."
With a wave of his hand, a miraculous scene unfolded: a large number of stone locks suddenly appeared on the previously empty arena.
Upon closer inspection, each arena has a hundred stone locks, each weighing one thousand kilograms.
"Each group of four hundred people goes up to test, and they must pay close attention to the 'a' messages in the Hero Match. Once the notification is issued, they must quickly log into the arena to conduct the test."
"You can only use your own strength or superpowers. If you lift it for more than three seconds, you will pass. Now, begin. Those who have received the information, come up to the stage," Hu Yan said.
"Who is this person? It's terrifying. He actually created four arenas and these stone locks with a wave of his hand."
"The person above is Hu Yan, the Stone Manipulator, ranked 90th among S-class heroes. He is one of the top 100 S-class heroes in China."
"You think this is the Hero Association of an island nation? I seem to remember someone from our country went to an island nation and actually became the second-ranked S-class hero."
"Yeah, it's hilarious. There are only eighteen S-class heroes in total. They're called the Golden Flash, right? It's really laughable."
The weight of one thousand kilograms directly stumped 80% of the test takers. You should know that with that kind of strength, one punch could definitely kill an adult.
The tests were probably conducted in the order of registration; it had been twenty minutes before it was Lin Qing's turn.
Upon receiving the notification, Saitama excitedly ran up and stood in front of the stone lock, eager to try it out.
They were in the twenty-fifth batch. Nearly eight thousand people had already been eliminated, and the losers all left the stage dejectedly under the watchful eyes of the crowd.
"Batch 26, test, one minute countdown, begin!" Hu Yan shouted, his right hand sliding down.
Instantly, one hundred out of the four hundred people lifted the stone lock off the ground.
Although they were lifted up, they were only slightly off the ground, no more than a finger's width off the ground, and this height accounted for 90% of the people.
Lin Qing, Genos, and Saitama all raised their hands above their heads with remarkable ease, making them stand out among the group.
Seven more people barely made it past their knees. Three seconds later, including Lin Qing and his two companions, seventy-three people had passed through directly.
The performance of Lin Qing and his two companions stunned the other contestants. It should be noted that among so many groups of people, no more than two people could raise their hands so easily.
Hu Yan announced the results: "Time's up. Eighty-five people have passed this time. Successful people, please stand at the back. Unsuccessful people, please leave in an orderly manner."
Soon, another ten minutes passed, and when the last batch of participants finished their tests, the first strength test was over.
"You guys are really good. This time, 1,821 people actually passed the strength test. I'm very happy."
"However, don't get too excited yet. Now, the second item, the test of courage, will begin."
"Those who have received the notification, please enter through this gate in an orderly manner." Hu Yan turned around and pointed to a place on the left side of the platform.
The place was covered by a black cloth. The next second, the black cloth was torn off, and a gate that was ten meters wide and ten meters high appeared there.
It was pitch black inside. When the sunlight shone in, it was swallowed up by the darkness. All you could see was darkness.
Inside an office at the Bird's Nest, a man and a woman are sitting on a sofa, looking at several large screens in front of them.
On one side is the examination hall, and on the other side is the scene inside the dark door. For some reason, when you go to see it in person, you can't see anything, but in this scene, you can see it clearly.
Inside the dark door, the space was empty, with nothing inside, and the light was unusually bright.
The other two sides show different scenes, which should be the testing venues for the third and fourth items.
"Old ghost, how many of them do you think will be so scared they'll wet their pants this time?" a girl asked with a smile, chewing on a lollipop.
"I told you, don't call me Old Ghost. I'm only fifty-eight. Am I that old?" Old Ghost's voice was slightly hoarse.
"Fifty-eight isn't old? I'm only twenty-one this year, and people are already calling me an old auntie. Tell me, aren't you old?" the girl slammed her hand on the table and said angrily.
"Hmph, women and men are not the same age. I'm fifty-eight and I still look younger than you, old auntie!" Old Ghost said, emphasizing each word.
"Ahhh, you're asking for it! Believe me or not, I'll pluck all your hair out, leaving you with no hair left, only a hundred strands!" the girl roared.
"You dare! These hundred strands of hair are my treasures. If you dare touch them today, believe me, I'll make you regret it!"
Although the two were arguing fiercely, they didn't actually come to blows. After all, this was the capital city, the testing ground for the Hero Bureau.
After Lin Qing went inside, he felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, and then everything returned to normal. He was standing on the inside, and when he looked around, he saw that the place was full of people.
Everyone stopped in their tracks, no one moved, while people continued to walk in from outside.
Each person who entered would appear in another place behind the dark gate in a flash; this must be a superpower similar to teleportation.
Before long, all 1,821 people walked into the dark gate.
At this moment, a slightly hoarse voice rang out: "The second test, courage, begins. If you can last for ten minutes, you will pass."
The test began, and immediately, a cacophony of screams rang out, exceptionally piercing. In an instant, hundreds of people crouched down, clutching their heads, before being teleported out of the dark gate.
"Uh, what happened? Why did they suddenly start screaming?" Lin Qing was completely confused; he hadn't sensed anything amiss.
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The look of horror on the faces of those around him didn't seem fake; after all, Lin Qing had already discovered that over a hundred people had wet their pants.
"Well, this situation must be due to someone casting an illusion, but perhaps that person's illusion was too weak, and I ignored it," Lin Qing could only think of it that way.
Most of the people present were running around in all directions, seemingly trying to avoid some terrifying presence.
Another group was attacking thin air, presumably fighting illusions, each time they were about to attack or collide with someone.
A flash of white light always appeared beneath his feet, and he would reappear in another place. This teleportation superpower user controlled it in an orderly manner.
Lin Qing also saw Genos. Goodness, his attack power is the strongest among all of them.
Energy projectiles, pillars of fire, massive shockwaves, and the power to split mountains and shatter rocks.
If it weren't for someone in the shadows taking advantage of the situation and teleporting Genos outside the Dark Gate, and Hu Yan not using rocks to surround Genos, things would have been different.
It seems the entire Bird's Nest is going to be destroyed. Even so, Hu Yan almost couldn't keep up with Gigenos's attacks.
"You old devil, what kind of footage did you show him? This attack is terrifying! You'd better take it off right now, or I can't hold on any longer!" Hu Yan cursed as he dialed the phone.
"I was just presenting what they feared most. I'll remove it now, I'll remove it now."
The old ghost immediately dispelled the illusion, and Genos's vision instantly cleared.
"Let's say this guy passes. His strength is comparable to A-level, and he's even ranked high," Old Ghost said with a smile.
Lin Qing looked at Saitama. This guy should be just like him; he wasn't affected by the illusion either.
Saitama was staring blankly around when suddenly he spotted Lin Qing and ran over with a joyful expression.