Hand Of God

Chapter 45 You won

"Perfect performance," Norman was so shocked that he was a bit numb and was about to clap when he was interrupted by someone.

"Impossible! Impossible!"

"How could he have such strength? I demand an investigation, it must be investigated!"

"He cheated, he must be a human spy, he must have relied on some external force, there's something wrong with him!"

"There must be something wrong with him, ahhhhhh!"

Sissi had already had a mental breakdown. Thirty-six hours of anticipation and waiting, Adam's perfect performance gave her no chance at all, and her mentality completely exploded. She was now like a madwoman.

She no longer cared about the number of high-ranking dignitaries around her and was in a state of frenzy.

James, who was writing, slightly frowned and said:

"Silence."

Then he extended a finger and quietly pointed at the frenzied Sissi.

With a single gesture, it seemed as if nothing had happened. There was no light, no beams or energy released.

But Sissi truly became "silent."

Her mouth continued to open and close frantically, yet no sound emerged, as if her vocal cords had lost the ability to vibrate.

Upon realizing she couldn't make a sound, she was initially puzzled, then her expression turned to terror.

She immediately clutched her neck, her mouth agape in disbelief, trying to produce a sound.

When she found it futile, her fingers delved deeply into her throat, scratching desperately, causing heaves.

However, no matter what she did at this point, it was of no use. She had been "silenced" by James.

Her eyes filled with even more fear, Sissi began frantically pulling at her hair. She suddenly felt as if the whole world had been against her for the past two days.

"Alright, stop acting out. I've spoiled you too much," a sigh echoed, and a figure suddenly appeared behind Sissi.

Thomas gently raised his hand and placed it on Sissi's head. A soft, milky white light flickered, and Sissi calmed down, then fell into a deep sleep.

In fact, if anyone was truly using connections, it was Sissi all along.

The judge didn't expel her directly, almost entirely out of respect for Thomas.

She had been brought into Orienta by Thomas when she was very young, and for some reason, Thomas had always treated her like a daughter.

"I apologize, everyone," Thomas slightly bowed, offering his apologies, but no one responded.

With this, the farce Sissi had caused in this trial ended in complete failure.

But at this moment, Thomas recalled something and sighed softly.

Sissi had gained nothing from her endeavors, only becoming a laughingstock.

What she didn't know was that due to today's events, the superhuman high-ranking officials' perception of her had shifted from indifference to disgust.

She had lost everything, including her reputation.

Thomas letting her sleep at this moment was actually a form of protection for her.

After all, if she had seen Adam walk out of Realm victorious, she might have been so enraged that she could have died on the spot.

Meanwhile, Adam's battle was nearing its end.

There were no twists or surprises; it was simply a display of sheer power.

This battle, with a significant disparity in numbers, concluded with an even greater disparity.

In the pitch-black night, Adam stood tall, with Edward lying before him.

Scattered around on the ground were all the students who had lost their combat abilities.

Edward's massive frame had evolved once more during the battle, now nearly three meters tall, embodying the mythical image of a giant.

But at this moment, he was gasping for air, his chest heaving like a bellows, producing heavy breathing sounds.

He could no longer stand, lying on the ground, covered in injuries.

Though gruesome, he was the last to fall.

Among the more than thirty individuals, he was the most ferocious, and almost all of the few wounds on Adam were caused by him.

His combat skills were clearly unmatched by the other students; it was evident that he had engaged in many street fights in the past.

Adam stared at the tough man lying before him, severely injured, and finally spoke:

"You're strong, so I couldn't go easy on you. I had to fight with all my might."

Edward lay on the ground, gasping for air, and after a while, he replied:

"Hahaha! You won, I lost. You're standing, I'm lying down. You still say I'm strong, that's so embarrassing, hahaha!"

Amidst his hearty laughter, he couldn't help but cough up more blood.

But he showed no signs of restraint, laughing as he pleased, even if it meant coughing up blood.

In life, one can be shrewd and calculating, but in his heart, combat was pure.

"From the first day I saw you, I wondered if I could beat you. Now it seems, I really can't."

"By the way, I have something to ask you," Edward said.

"Why the hell do you always want to shake my hand when you see me?!"

"Oh, that's a secret," Adam smiled, not satisfying Edward's curiosity.

He took out all the energy cores from his bracelet and threw them to Adam, saying:

"Take them, you've already won!"

"Also, let me sleep."

"I'm not dead! I'm really just tired and need to sleep!"

After speaking, Edward slowly closed his eyes, and his body began to shrink back to its normal size.

With this, the trial ended!

After sending Edward and the others out of Realm, Adam squatted down alone, quietly watching the flickering light in front of him.

It was all the energy cores collected by the one hundred and twenty-six students in this trial.

All of them were here!

Countless light points converged into a colorful light blanket, which was his glory.

Adam squatted in the center of this light blanket, looking around at the energy cores, and breathed lightly.

These things that all the geniuses who entered without assessment were eager for were now piled up in front of Adam like a small mountain.

After a while, he stood up straight and stretched vigorously.

Having been in this world for so long, this was the first time he had been so tired from doing something, without sleeping or playing online games for a full thirty-six hours.

Just for the sake of this trial's ranking, it was really speechless.

Then, under the gaze of all the students and judges, Adam did something that no one expected.

He bent down, picked up the smallest piece of energy core from the ground, only the size of a fingernail.

Then, leaving the rest of the energy cores on the ground, he walked out of Realm!

He had told the other students that he would not take their energy cores, and he kept his word.

This small piece was part of the energy core he had obtained when he defeated the Sand Giant.

When he went out, he even kicked the energy cores on the road as if they were trash, treating them like a pile of garbage.

As soon as he took a step out, Adam finally returned to the real world, and his body couldn't help but sway slightly.

Then, more than a hundred pairs of eyes swept over, and everyone stared at Adam without saying a word.

Adam looked around, ignored everyone's gaze, and walked straight to Diana with that small piece of energy core in his hand.

He gently tapped the table with the small yellow crystal.

"I, first place."

Diana looked at the man before her, who had far exceeded expectations and left everyone astonished, yet she still maintained her usual cold expression.

For the past thirty-six hours, she had mostly worn this expression, and all the students who had come out had learned about her reputation as the "Ice Queen" from the judges, with no one daring to approach her.