Reincarnation of the Human Swordsman
28
Successfully passing through the First Gate, now Yue Jian was the first to make it into the Second Gate. In this Archway, like the First Gate, there is a black board floating. Seeing that alone, Yue Jian was able to confirm that here would be another knowledge test.
“Is the question still going around general knowledge?” yue Jian muttered, not expecting that the test this time will become much harder than before.
“Congratulations for reaching the Second Gate!” say black board. “Test this time to test how much you can strategize when fighting!”
“Either why I immediately became worried about Zhang,” Yue Jian said. He knew very well that Zhang was very bad at strategizing. The young man who only used that muscle would definitely instantly break through to the front without a second thought when in a fight.
“Now, let's start!”
On the test this time, Yue Jian only needed to answer one of the two questions correctly. However, the answer to that question is much more complicated than just general knowledge. He must answer carefully and accurately.
The first question was about how to fight that Yue Jian would do when faced with many people. Surely Yue Jian understood how to. He replied that he would look for a safe hiding place, then set a trap.
Then, the second question is quite related to the first question. And just by answering those two questions, again Yue Jian became the first to pass the second test. This young man is amazing.
“May the goddess of fortune be with you, Zhang,” Yue Jian said as he exhaled deeply, exiting from the Second Archway through the provided exit. “I'm really worried about that kid.”
***
“What will I do if I have to deal with many warriors at once?” Zhang repeated the question he was shown. “Hm ...”
“Do you want to give up on this question?” ask the black board.
“Hmph!” Zhang looked at the black board. “I'm not as stupid as you think!”
“Then, what's your answer?”
Zhang observed himself for a while, then replied, “Because I am strong, then I will face them all head-on! I won't lose!”
“Mistaken!”
“Cheat!” snapped Zhang. “I told you I'm strong and can't lose!”
“Mistaken!” The blackboard still did not accept Zhang's protest.
“You think I'm afraid of you, huh?!”
“Your answer is wrong. You have the last question to answer.” It was very clear that the blackboard did not care about Zhang's words.
“Cih!” Zhang looked unhappy in the least. However, the answer to his first question had been wrong, so once again he was forced to be in a critical situation.
“If your initial plan is to deal with the warriors,” said the blackboard. “What will you do in that situation?”
“I know—” This time Zhang refrained from directly answering. He felt he had to be wary in case he would be cheated by this black board. “This time you won't be able to fool you!”
“Who tricked you too, stupid boy?”
“Of course it's you! Hmph!”
The black board was silent, unwilling to respond to Zhang's never-ending rant accusing him of cheating. On the other hand, Zhang thought hard about the answer to this question. He can't fail now!
Then, after thinking for some time, he smiled in satisfaction, already knowing what he should say. “Hmph! This time I will definitely answer correctly!”
“The answer is simple!” zhang said, acting as if the answer was definitely correct. “If my original plan fails, then I will run! Hahahaha!”
“Sweetie, your answer is wrong!”
“He?” Instantly Zhang's self-confidence, disappeared. “He? Did you say?”
“Your answer is wrong. Too bad, you failed the test this time.”
“Heeee?!” Zhang shouted hysterically. “I failed?! No way!!!”
“That's the reality.”
“Where is this? How's this?” The young man frantically walked to and fro, confused about what to do after finding out he had failed. “What does that mean I have failed the selection? Go home, and be rejected by the teacher. Displaced. No!”
“Till be stupid creatures.”
“How can I be calm in this state?!”
“You only failed the test in the Second Gate, does not mean you have to be disqualified.”
“He? Is that?” Zhang could not believe that luck had protected him once again.
“You can still proceed to the next gate. However, you can only escape if you make it to the Eighth Gate!”
“Good! I'll do it!”
“Please continue selection!”
“Aduh!”
Different from before, now Zhang came out of the gate by being kicked by a black board. It was an expulsion because this young man was unsuccessful in answering the test at the Second Gate. However, he was not disqualified, as he was able to continue the test, albeit on condition.
“I will definitely pass this selection!” zhang said, filled with vigor, again climbing the stairs without the slightest burden.
Now, Luo Xiao's two disciples had already made it into the Third Archway. The real selection was already waiting for them to come soon.
***
I finally saw the snot boy come out. Somehow he got out, I better not think about it. However, one thing was clear this time that he looked extremely excited. Did he manage to answer one of the two questions that were almost impossible for him to answer?
Not wanting to be too deep to think about how the snot boy, I then exhaled a long breath, returning to being calm. I decided to stay on the twenty-eight step for a little longer, letting the other warriors move first.
“I don't think I need to rush to have my whereabouts which is an intruder, revealed because it got a good rating,” I muttered, quietly, not heard by anyone.
For a moment, I glanced back. It seems that the number of participants is decreasing. They didn't seem to have faced much difficulty in the previous two gates, but this level of gravity I guess made them give up. In fact, there were some warriors who still survived on the twenty-first rung.
I also looked around. From this I could see that warriors like Shi Li and Mu Lan had already made it into the Third Archway. After that some other warriors immediately followed in, while I remained silent, pretending the difficulty to step foot. In fact, the reality is very different.
“Alright, time to go,” murmured when I felt it was time to enter the gate again. As I walked, I kept praying that this test would be easier than the previous one. “You better pray more on the goddess of luck, Snotty boy.”
Since entering the Second Gate, I who was pessimistic snot boy can escape, now become more pessimistic. Unexpectedly, the snot brat who could only rely on muscles in each of those situations, was forced to use his brain right now.
