Chapter 92 - 92: 092 Test
Naive!
So utterly naive!
Dean McKenzie couldn’t understand why Anthony, being of a certain age, was
still so naive.
It’s as if when someone asked him a moral dilemma whether to choose to sacrifice one or sacrifice many, he effortlessly asserted that he would save
them all.
This naivety even manifests a hint of willfulness.
But Dean had to admit, he didn’t dislike this side of Anthony.
Rather, he felt that when Anthony stated this, there was a glow around him.
But that glow quickly faded away.
Anthony extinguished it himself.
Mainly because he felt a little bit ashamed after he said it.
With a flushed face, Anthony was relatively silent on the way back.
When they returned to Spring City, Anthony, who was full of embarrassment, tore the Scroll and once again brought Dean into that lab.
He took Dean to a room within the lab, specially designed for combat data analysis.
“Bang!”
As soon as the room door closed, Anthony started undressing.
Dean was taken aback: “Damn, Anthony, what are you planning to do?”
“I am going to spar with you!”
While Anthony answered, he took off his clothes, or to be precise, his
Equipment.
Dean scrutinized his gear carefully and raised an eyebrow.
Initially, he thought Anthony, who effortlessly had a Holy Light Ring, must be rich. But now that Anthony had stripped off all his gear, Dean discovered that the most valuable thing Anthony had, was that Silver-rated sword.
The rest were mostly Bronze, and even one of his rings was Black Iron.
He seemed to look quite poor.
Dean was quite perplexed about how Anthony ended up in such a state.
While he was examining all of this, Anthony had already taken off his Equipment, picked up a wooden sword, and a wooden shield, and walked up to
Dean.
“I’m asking again, are you certain you want to open that Demon Box?”
At this point, Dean got a rough idea of what Anthony was about to do, vigorously nodding his head: “Hm!”
“Then, let me test your abilities!
Unleash all your strengths onto me!
This lab can record your skill levels. Only if they meet my approval can you proceed!”
“Bang!”
Before Anthony finished speaking, a Bone Fang fired directly in his direction.
Dean, who had faced a third-turn power, dishonorably attacked Anthony by surprise.
Anthony responded rapidly, his wooden sword glowed with radiant light as he struck on the Bone Fang.
As soon as the wooden sword hit the Bone Fang, it shattered, turning into dozens of tiny bone fragments striking towards Anthony.
This use of Bone Fang was basically a tricky play.
Anthony was caught off guard. Luckily, he was powerful enough that a radiant light shone from him, blocking the Bone Fang.
Meanwhile, as the Bone Fang was blocked, a Bone Prison rose from beneath Anthony, trapping him.
Simultaneously, the Gate of Bone opened, and a large number of Skeletons poured out, surging towards Anthony.
Anthony gave a slight shake, and the Bone Prison instantly dissipated.
At the same time, the Skeletons had filled the entire room. As Anthony was about to make his next move, Dean said, “Anthony, these skeletons are my babies. Feel free to fight but don’t break them, otherwise I’ll make you pay!”
Anthony’s face instantly darkened. Was this a joke?
But after seeing the nearly 10 elite Skeletons, even if he didn’t understand how Dean managed to summon them, he did realize that these are Dean’s hard
work.
So, he had to control his power, which made Anthony quite tied up.
While Anthony had his hands tied, Dean let loose. He continually used Bone Fang and Bone Prison as if he didn’t have to pay for them, annoying Anthony greatly.
But Dean’s fun didn’t last long.
Without using his skills or exerting his Spirit Power, Anthony used a simple body check to open a path within the Skeletons, and walked over to Dean.
Happily looking at Dean, he gave an appreciable smile.
“Well done!”
Dean thought it was all over, so he didn’t think of retreating, and then Anthony caught and beat him.
Anthony was quite brutal.
Probably relieving all his embarrassment and frustration from Dean’s irritating tactics, which led to Dean stumbling out the door, leaning against the wall for support.
This battle made Dean personally feel the horror of a third-turn power.
Without Equipment and skills, Anthony’s raw power alone had him questioning his life choices.
This greatly humbled Dean, who had just slain a third-turn power, his high spirits plummeting quickly.
Just when they stepped out of that lab, they stepped into another lab.
“Here are the results we gathered from the data!
As soon as Anthony entered the lab, someone handed him a report.
Bone Fang: Mutated Skill, Attack exceeds 80 meters, has Penetration effect, damage over 1500.
Bone Shield: Mutated Skill, Defense over 1500.
Bone Prison: Enhanced once, around level 3, energy span between 1500 and
1800.
9 One-turn Elite Skeletons, 1 Leader, 1 Skeleton Mage, 1 Shield Skeleton, 3 Skeleton Archers, 3 Skeleton Warriors.
Skill usage APTITUDE: S-level,
Skeletal control proficiency: S-level
Overall skill evaluation: S-.
“S- grade?” Dean asked, looking curious.
The lab technician glanced at Dean, then told Anthony, “Based on the current data, his combat system is biased towards physical offense, with some lapses in defense. He has a considerable advantage against physical enemies, but could be easily countered facing elemental or abnormal opponents.
Even so, he’s already quite powerful, possessing upper-middle class fighting strength of a second-turn!
At any cost, there is a chance he could fight against a top-tier second-turn.
This power is impressive, the success rate of unlocking the Demon Box should be around seventy-three percent!”
“Seventy-three percent?”
Hearing this data, Dean and Anthony had distinctly different reactions.
Dean: “Once you round it off, isn’t this practically a sure thing? Anthony: “I’m a bit surprised, isn’t that a probabilistic death sentence?
Lab technician:….
He was puzzled as to how the same data could generate two entirely separate conclusions.
While he was confused, Dean and Anthony had already looked at each other.
“Shall we go outside to chat?”
“Sure!”
They both walked out of the lab. Anthony found a room, just as they walked in, and was about to speak.
He then heard Dean ask, “Anthony, can I carry equipment into the dungeon?” “Depends. If it’s something you obtained yourself or something from a dungeon clear, it will be identified as part of your power and you can take it, otherwise you can’t!”
Then Anthony suddenly felt something wrong and looking upward instinctively.
When he looked up, he saw the Eighth rise from Dean’s shadow.
At the same time, Dean took out two objects from his hand.
He held the Pighead Summoning Order in his left hand and the Substitute Doll in his right..