Chapter 147: Showing Levels


    As Leo walked up to the punching test arena, he crossed Tor who was walking towards the 100 meters dash line.


    “Don’t break your arm trying to punch too hard ….tiny” Tor mocked, as Leo chuckled at hisments, replying to him rather savagely.


    “Only a fool would show his full strength in these tryouts, you can try your best to beat me, but I’ll still crush you with only 20% of my true strength” Leo replied, as Tor paused and threw Leo apetitive nce.


    “What did you just say?” He questioned, as he could not believe that Leo just said that he would beat Tor with merely 20% of his true strength.


    “Well it’s not my problem if you’re partially deaf, I’m not going to repeat myself” Leo said as he walked away from Tor without a care in the world.


    “Why you-” Tor said angrily as he felt an urge tond a cheap shot on Leo’s back, however, he decided against it.


    He had promised the guildmaster to win this tournament and could not get himself disqualified here.


    For Cervantez, he needed to endure this humiliation, even if he thought that Leo was clearly talking smack. Amidst the roar of the arena, nobody could hear what Leo and Tor talked about, however, just looking at the two exchange words the crowd went wild.


    As Leo took his position on the punching test arena, Tor took his position at the start of the 100 meters dash, however, his eyes were still trained towards Leo as he awaited the result of his punching test first.


    “The Boss is finally at the punching test! Do you think he can beat Tor’s score?”


    “Impossible- everyone has their strengths and weaknesses and The Boss certainly looks like a yer who is more suited for agility drills. I don’t think he can beat Tor in a strength contest”


    “Boss! I’m a big fan! I talk about you in the group chat all the time!”


    The crowd discussed Leo’s punching attempt as anticipation was high for whether or not Leo could beat Tor’s score.


    Leo himself enjoyed the attention, as he knew that the only way for him to get out of this mess that he was in and save his life was to silence all the haters, which was why he did not mind the attention at all.


    Looking into Tor’s eyes, Leo ensured that he was paying attention to his punch as only after he made sure that Tor was watching, did he finally unleash his blow.


    [ Shield Breaking Punch ]


    Mimicking the same technique as Tor, Leo delivered a devastating punch on the strength testing device, as a loud *BAM* sound cut sharply through the arena noise.


    “IMPOSSIBLE!” Tor eximed as he recognised his technique instantly, however, seeing Leo use it so wlessly sent shivers down his spine.


    999!


    *CHEERS*


    *WHISTLES*


    The crowd absolutely lost their minds when Leo scored the absolutely maximum possible score of 999 points as his natural strength, high stats and incredible core strength when coupled with a punching martial art delivered a blow even stronger than Tor’s.


    “999! THAT GUY MAXED OUT THE MACHINE-”


    “HOLY HELL! WHO THE FUCK IS THAT GUY?”


    “IT’S REAL! TheBoss is the number one yer-”


    “HE OUTSCORED TOR! HE OUTSCORED THAT TANK-”


    The reactions of the crowd to Leo’s score were absolutely wild as for a moment even Leo felt surprised at how high he scored.


    He knew that every move that he made, every score he got here was now being uploaded on the global forums in real time, so he just tried his hardest at each test.


    However, having no reference point topare to, he did not actually know how much he would get and could only hope that it would be enough to change the public opinion in his favor.


    As he looked into Tor’s eyes after the punch, he could see his eyes shifting from that of a challenger to that of a confused man as he could not understand how Leo learnt punching techniques unique only to a few sses.


    ‘That puny guy is a berserker?’ is what he was wondering at the moment, feeling distracted before his dash.


    As the official said “Go”.


    His reaction time was slower than it would have been had he been at his sharpest, nheless, he scored an impressive score of 07:02:21, finishing his dash in just over 7 seconds.


    While he could not beat Leo, for a guy his size to be moving so fast, it sent shivers down the spine of many.


    Although he lost two head to head contests, nobody could mock Tor for being a loudmouth as everyone could see that even his strength was the real deal.


    As thepetition advanced, Leo shattered national records in both the standing high jump and standing long jump, showcasing techniques and athleticism unmatched by any other contestant.


    Unlike others who depended solely on muscr explosiveness, Leo, with his remarkably flexible body, was able to execute moves like a double forward flip during the standing long jump, propelling him far beyond hispetitors.


    As thepetition unfolded, the disparity between him and Tor became clear, particrly in events like high jumping, which did not suit Tor’s heavy and massive physique.


    By the time Leo transitioned to the weapons test, the look Tor gave him shifted frompetitive to one of genuine fear, as he realized the sheer magnitude of gap between them.


    Leo, enjoying the look, decided to put a nail to his coffin in the weapons test as he walked over and chose a dagger as his primary weapon.


    Choosing a dagger as his weapon—a preference typically associated with assassins, not berserkers—Leo yed mind games with Tor, who began visibly twitching when Leo chose daggers as he underwent a mental breakdown.


    “Why is he choosing a dagger?” Tor pondered, along with the majority of the spectators, as everyone expected Leo to pick up a sword.


    “Just what ss yer is he?” Tor murmured as he could not get a grasp on Leo’s skills as by this point he wondered if his ims of only using 20% of his strength were true?


    As Leo hit all 20 targets intended to test proficiency with bows and arrows or dagger throwing, he achieved a perfect score in the weapons training test as well, silencing his critics that spected him choosing the dagger to troll.


    With the score of 9.9 on the leaderboards overall, Leo outshined Tor by a full 0.9 points as the berserker could only get an overall score of 9.0.


    Screenshots of Leo’s score went viral on the global forum as all his haters received a resounding p on their faces when they saw it.


    Not just one department, Leo dominated in all five physical tests as he cemented his position as the top yer once more.


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    ( Meanwhile Lin Mu )


    Lin Mu did not go all out in the second round qualifiers as the Night Guild did not see any strategic value to gathering attention so early.


    Achieving a good score of 9.3 overall, Lin Mu topped the charts of the East Hall qualifiers as well, but she did not go as wild as Leo.


    The other two members of the night guild also performed well with scores of 8.9 and 8.8 respectively, as with the rest of thepetition being around the 8.4-8.6 mark, all of them felt confident in moving onto the next round.


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    ( Meanwhile Luke )


    Luke and Jerome had gone to the North Arena to watch Cervantez’s qualification, as they missed Leo’s performance at the West end.


    Cervantez did not go all-out in the qualifiers as well, but he did try hard.


    Achieving a score of 9.6 overall, he did maintain his reputation as the guildmaster of DarkSky and the number two yer, however, little did he know that he was being outshined by Leo in real time.


    Wearing the guild robes, he tried to gain as much prestige for the guild as he could, however, once the round was over and he nced over the forums, he realized that no-one was talking about him, as the only news that the forums were flooded with were the first sighting of ‘TheBoss’ and his domineering performance.


    ncing over one of the images, Cervantez recognised ‘TheBoss’ instantly as he dressed the same as he did in his past life.


    ck robes, ck gloves, ck boots and the virex mask. It was the same yer as before, however, if there was something different this time then it was his enrollment into the Grand tournament as he had not done so in his past life.


    “A 9.9 score? Humiliated Tor?” Cervantez frowned as he read the forum discussion, feeling concerned over what this meant.


    ‘Did I make a mistake in judging him previously? Is he not a fake? But what about the system announcement then?’ Cervantez wondered as he felt as baffled as Tor.


    The more he thought about TheBoss, the more confused he felt as just like hisst life, that man remained an enigma in this one as well.