Hand Of God

Chapter 28 The fastest elimination

But all of these were of no use.

With purple light flickering all over his body, Henry's own superpower level had been pushed to its limit, fiercely contending against Adam's pale icy energy.

But the more he struggled, the more his face expressed sheer horror.

Because he discovered an unacceptable fact—no matter how much energy he applied, the speed of the ice's spread did not change at all, just as resolute, without any room for negotiation, encroaching upon his body.

This was a difference in quality and grade! And it was an absolutely overwhelming disparity!

But his superpower was A-rated! How could it be crushed like this?

Even if his superpower was an S-class, it shouldn't be possible!

"You!" Henry looked up, meeting Adam's cold eyes, and shouted in shock: "What is your superpower rating really?"

"E-class, as you all know," Adam shrugged, his right hand seemingly grown together with the other party, unmoving.

No matter how Henry's energy surged, it was instantly dissolved and melted upon reaching Adam.

Anger filled Henry's head, but it quickly began to transform into fear, because he realized that if this continued, there was absolutely only one outcome for him—death!

At his age, where did Henry know what life and death were? In his panic, he acted like a child, using his not yet frozen feet to wildly kick at Adam.

But at this moment, Adam was already enveloped in a frost armor, making his efforts completely futile.

"You! What are you going to do?!" Henry shouted in utter disarray.

"Don't waste your energy. If I get close to you, I can instantly freeze you, but I haven't done that, so you don't have to be too afraid," Adam continued to carefully and steadily output his cold air.

"This place won't kill anyone, but that fat old man said just now that those who face a deadly threat will be automatically teleported out."

"So I'm just experimenting to see what degree of freezing it takes to be considered a death sentence."

At this moment, Thomas, who was observing in real-time outside: Call me President Freud to my face, and a fat old man behind my back, right?

Do you know I'm watching?

You've really mastered this act of having one face in front and another behind!

Henry listened to Adam's calm voice, feeling as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

He wasn't just physically cold; his heart was even colder!

Although he knew he wouldn't die, the terror of watching himself approach death was something he had never experienced in his more than a decade of life.

Moreover, if he was teleported out now, he would be directly eliminated!

He had so many plans; he had known in advance about the trial's format, and he had intended to stand out and shine brightly, soaring to great heights from this opportunity!

Why did it have to end before it even began!

He was now extremely regretful, questioning why he had taken the initiative to flatter Sissi and target this terrifying Adam!

That look in his eyes was the kind that had seen death; only such eyes could remain so undisturbed in the face of life and death.

What had this guy done before?! Was he even a student at all?

As Henry struggled, he thought a lot. Surrounded by ice, there was no pain, only endless numbness, and his consciousness gradually became blurry.

With great effort, he turned his head, looking back at his teammates for help; they were all against Adam and had agreed to act together.

But now, they all had their superpowers activated, yet they stood far away.

"Don't..." His consciousness fading, the bracelet on his wrist began to flash frantically, signaling a grave threat to his life.

"Actually, an ice-attributed superpower is a kind of mercy, as it doesn't cause much intense pain. In that sense, I'm quite a good person."

These were the last words Henry heard before his consciousness faded, spoken by Adam.

The next second, the bracelet burst instantly, turning into a streak of light that enveloped his body and made him vanish from the spot.

Hunting Competition, fifty-eight seconds after all participants had entered, Henry Morse, superpower rating: A, eliminated!

He broke the record for the fastest elimination since the establishment of this trial, a record that had never been seen before.

And likely, there would be no one to match it in the future.

Henry's half-frozen body appeared outside the mirror, in front of all the judges.

The light membrane quickly permeated, causing the ice on his body to melt, nourishing his body.

But he did not wake up, and his heartbeat did not resume.

Thomas pointed a finger, and a golden, soft light enveloped Henry's entire body, slowly nourishing him.

The mechanism of the bracelet's light membrane was designed to shield students from fatal injuries, teleport them out, and then quickly stabilize their conditions.

But Henry, being gradually consumed by the ice, was still on the brink of death even after being teleported out, so Thomas had to take additional action.

All the superhuman executives on the Judges' Bench were frozen, with no one speaking a word.

Even though those present still had strength superior to Adam's, they were still shocked.

Adam had truly opened their eyes today.

In all the years of history, through so many trials, nothing like this had ever happened before.

They all knew that Adam had been suspected of cheating, drawing everyone's attention, and if he was truly a genius, he would have responded during the trial.

But they didn't expect the response to be so swift and so intense.

This guy, settling scores immediately, never letting grudges linger overnight!

But there were more than just Henry among the crowd who had doubted and slandered him before.

Could it be...?

"Well, this kid is fierce enough, and it's fortunate that no one can die in Realm," Thomas shook his head with a hint of helplessness, the smile on his face finally showing some change.

"Good," Norman uttered a single word, with a hint of admiration in his eyes, clapping his hands lightly.

"Is his superpower really E-rated? It seems we need to reassess the rating," said a tall man wearing a mask.

"He's strong enough, and ruthless, but lacking in reason. It's not a good choice to make himself feared by everyone right from the start," was the evaluation from the vice president of another superhuman university.

"His strength is not in question, but with this approach, he might not be able to secure the top score."

Every judge's gaze was focused on Adam at this moment, with many voicing their own assessments.

Among so many people present, if there was one with the most "colorful" expression, it had to be Sissi.

Sissi's triumphant expression had not yet fully faded when the brutal reality kicked her in the teeth, leaving her expression frozen as she stood at the edge of the Judges' Bench.

Such a scene completely disrupted all her plans and was entirely unexpected.

At this moment, she felt as if she were in a nightmare.

This Henry was the one she had the highest hopes for, the strongest in combat among the students she had selected for assessment-free admission.

She had considered that Adam's superpower might indeed be very powerful, but she never thought it was powerful enough to defeat Henry in an instant.

Was Henry that weak???

Where on earth did this Adam come from, this monster?

Looking at Henry, who still lay on the ground as if dead, she was truly gnashing her teeth in anger. She had been happy for less than two minutes, and then there was nothing.

Sissi: Could it be that I'm not even as good as Diana in selecting students?!

"Waste, good for nothing!" She had no pity for Henry on the ground, only cursing him bitterly in her heart.

"That b****, she must be very pleased now, right?"

Thinking to herself, Sissi then began to secretly observe Diana with the corner of her eye.