Chapter 5: Opening the Trial Tower

After hearing that, the teacher was completely dumbfounded.

What the hell?

Just turned eighteen?

He looked Yasuo up and down, muttering to himself inwardly.

Come on, bro?

You look older than me, and you still have the nerve to say you're eighteen?

He ranted like crazy in his mind, but outwardly maintained his professional composure and gave a dry cough: "This… parent, you really know how to joke."

"You don't believe me?" Yasuo raised an eyebrow.

"What I said is all true."

As he spoke, Zhou Huai controlled Yasuo to pull a brand-new identity card from his pocket.

This thing had been hastily processed overnight by Uncle Fu through connections and professionals.

The other party's craftsmanship could be called miraculous, far more than just a thin card.

Instead, it directly and imperceptibly entered Yasuo's information into the official population information System of Tianhai City!

A real person who could actually be found on record!

Half-doubting, the teacher took the identity card and checked it carefully.

Age: Eighteen.

Name: Yasuo.

On the card, Yasuo's slightly weathered face was clearly visible.

The teacher repeatedly compared it, then looked at the age displayed on the card.

It really was eighteen!

The corners of his mouth twitched as he handed the identity card back to Yasuo.

Feeling a myriad of emotions in his heart, he hadn't expected that someone could look so storm-tossed at such a young age.

"Ahem," the teacher cleared his throat, "Regardless of whether you are a student or a parent, fighting is strictly prohibited here!"

"This is a verbal warning. If you offend again next time, your qualifications to challenge the Trial Tower will be directly cancelled!"

Lu Qi struggled to crawl up from the ground, clutching his stomach, his face turning green.

He pointed at Yasuo in exasperation: "He beat me up like this, and you're not going to do anything about it?!"

The teacher shot him a look as if looking at an idiot: "If I hadn't intervened, wouldn't you still be lying on the ground right now?"

"Cut the crap! The Trial Tower is about to start!"

"Walk to the end on your right, there are two healing-type female teachers. If you go over now, it's still not too late."

Lu Qi trembled all over with anger, his lungs about to explode.

He glared viciously at Yasuo: "You just wait for me! Sooner or later, I will settle this score with you!"

Finished speaking, he clutched his stomach and squeezed out of the crowd in dismay amidst the contemptuous gazes of those around him, running off.

Watching this scene, the corners of Yasuo's mouth curved into an imperceptible arc.

This teacher was quite interesting.

Clearly, he had long noticed Lu Qi's previous arrogant behavior.

Perhaps when he made his move, the teacher had been watching coldly from the sidelines, only stepping out to call a halt after watching enough.

Thinking of this, Yasuo politely said to the teacher: "Thank you, teacher."

The teacher glanced at him expressionlessly, lowered his voice, and spoke in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"Well done."

After saying that, he turned around and left nonchalantly.

Seeing that there was no show left to watch, the surrounding crowd of onlookers gradually dispersed and went about their own business.

At this moment, Ye Xi walked over gracefully, a hint of gratitude on her pretty face.

"Thank you for helping me just now."

Zhou Huai controlled Yasuo and simply gave a cold reply: "You're welcome."

After saying that, he turned and walked straight to the other side, leaving behind a solitary and proud back.

In the future, his Clone was destined to cause all kinds of big commotions and attract countless attention.

The more it was like this, the less he could get too entangled with close people.

Lest someone connect the Clone to the main body from clues.

This was a form of protection for Zhou Huai himself and for the people around him.

It was indeed a bit rash to teach Lu Qi a lesson just now.

But there was no helping it, who told Lu Qi to be so asking for a beating.

One could only say he was still a man of passion.

Ye Xi looked at Yasuo's receding figure, her delicate brows slightly furrowed.

This person… is so strange.

Clearly having helped her, yet being so cold.

Soon, the time came to exactly eight o'clock in the morning.

The broadcast on the square rang out on time, notifying all students participating in the trial to prepare.

The Trial Tower was about to officially open!

Many students whose teams were not yet full were still shouting hoarsely, making their final efforts.

"Four waiting for one, need a strong tank, guaranteed to clear the fifth floor!"

"Cute support girl looking for a team, can act cute and shout 666, can heal and apply buffs!"

Zhou Huai controlled Yasuo without any intention of teaming up at all.

Are you kidding!

An S-Class Professional clearing this novice-village-level Trial Tower, if he still needed to team up?

That would be too disgraceful for an S-Class Professional!

Soloing was the romance of the strong!

As for Ye Xi, Zhou Huai cast an inadvertent glance at her in the crowd.

She seemed to have already found her team.

A uniform group of beautiful girls, looking like a "Five Sisters Team", quite eye-catching in the crowd.

Waiting for less than another minute.

"Dong——!"

The ancient giant bell at the top of the Trial Tower was struck by an invisible force, emitting a distant and solemn chime.

Signaling that this year's Trial Tower challenge officially kicked off!

The students who had been waiting for a long time began to pour orderly like a tide toward the entrance of the Trial Tower.

Zhou Huai controlled Yasuo to unhurriedly follow amidst the stream of people.

Soon it was his turn.

As a result, the moment he walked to the entrance, he was stopped by a female teacher in charge of maintaining order.

"Hello, this parent." The female teacher's tone was considered polite, "The Trial Tower does not allow parents to accompany and participate in dungeon challenges. Please rest in the waiting area."

Yasuo: "…"

Zhou Huai was speechless, and had no choice but to control Yasuo to pull out that "eighteen-year-old tough guy" identity card again and hand it over.

Taking it and looking, the female teacher's pretty face instantly turned red, and she apologized awkwardly again and again before letting him pass.

Zhou Huai sighed helplessly in his heart.

The next Clone must be crafted to look a bit tender!

Looking too old and being treated as a parent everywhere delayed things too much!

As his body stepped into the huge light gate emitting spatial fluctuations in front of the Trial Tower.

Yasuo's figure instantly disappeared on the spot.

The next second, he appeared in a dense primeval forest.

This was the first layer of the Trial Tower.

Immediately afterwards, a majestic and ethereal voice directly sounded in his mind, broadcasting the rules of the Trial Tower:

[1. Every team or individual, after entering the Trial Tower, will be teleported to a completely independent mirror space.]

[As long as all the abyss exotic beasts on the current floor are completely killed, the portal leading to the next floor space will automatically open.]

[2. Starting from the tenth floor, on each floor, in addition to regular abyss exotic beasts, an elite BOSS whose strength far exceeds its peers will additionally refresh.]

[At that time, the challenge difficulty will increase geometrically.]

[3. Every time a floor challenge is successfully passed, challengers can choose to temporarily exit the Trial Tower to rest. But please note that exiting midway and re-entering will additionally calculate the challenge time.]

The rules announcement was complete.

[Trial Tower challenge, officially begins!]

At the same time, in Zhou Huai's mind, the long-absent System prompt tone sounded.

[Ding-dong!]

[Triggered Quest: Glory of the Trial Tower!]

[Quest Requirements: Successfully clear the Trial Tower and win first place on this challenge leaderboard!]

[Quest Reward: Professional Orb Draw Opportunity X1!]