Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!-Chapter 654 - 495 Lose lose lose!

Observing the figure clad in a black robe, standing motionless like a wraith without a shadow on the field, Yue Ying's eyes reflected a flicker of interest, "This one is somewhat interesting..."

But that was all – just a bit of interest...

This human had touched upon the threshold of the "path", but there was still a significant gap between him and Zoro, who was truly on the "pathway".

Hopefully, with the aid of the Human Gene Optimization Solution, he could show a little more of something...

Unfortunately, he did not.

The highly anticipated "King of Shadows" had barely been in the fight for a minute before he was almost sent flying into the audience seats by a weighty punch from an Elf warrior, reminiscent of a black sack filled with junk.

The "King of Shadows," an expert in the art of assassination, performed poorly in this head-to-head confrontation; aside from his initial explosive burst of speed, his performance was even less impressive than that of Guard Commander Nolan.

Easily defeated by Zoro.

The arena fell as silent as death; the audience was comprised entirely of humans.

Being defeated consecutively by the same person in a contest against another race felt like a slap to every human face present.

Hot and stinging, none dared to utter a sound.

"How about it? Shall we continue?" the Elf's proud voice floated lightly, "If you're not convinced, our warrior can fight a third match. If I may be so bold, the first two matches might not have even been a warm-up for him."

The face of the old man in charge twitched uncontrollably, feeling as if his dignity was being ground into the dirt beneath someone's heel.

'How could we lose like this?!'

With no power to retaliate!

In consideration of the human audience's feelings, the second match had openly strengthened surveillance on the scene to prevent the use of Spiritual Energy for cheating.

Numerous high-definition cameras captured every angle without blind spots, and even after dissecting the footage frame-by-frame at high speed, no signs of foul play could be found.

Simply outmatched, with no excuses to be made.

"Accept his challenge!"

"Have another match!"

"We're definitely sure this time." came the voice from the headset of the think-tank, what is a face worth, so long as you can win?

However, the old man's face turned ashen as he responded firmly, "No need for another match! Let's move on to the next event!"

The Elves, a race that values the development of elites due to their small numbers, naturally have formidable individual strength, but science requires extensive practical application to be verified.

All top scholars are the product of immense resources, which the Elf Race, due to their limited conditions, simply cannot afford. Only humans have access to such fertile ground.

There would surely be no problem in the next round of technological competition!

The humans admitted defeat in the first match.

"So, did you see it clearly?" Yue Ying asked Bai E softly from the stands.

"...Not quite certain." Bai E shook his head.

The pathway exhibited by the Elf warriors was indeed extraordinary, requiring no energy consumption, relying solely on their formidable comprehension.

If there was even a slight deadlock, those who integrate their understanding into their craft would inevitably win.

It was a bit... like when his own specialization in light weapons reached level 7, unlocking the skill "Absolute Mastery", which then evolved into "Flow State".

Himself with "Flow State" activated and himself without it were on two completely different levels of combat ability.

"If you were to try, do you think you could manage?" Yue Ying asked curiously again.

"I don't know."

The two human contenders sent out earlier were indeed strong. With the restriction of not unleashing Spiritual Energy indefinitely, even matching their level was questionable, let alone challenging the Elf warrior.

Sure enough, compared to these Elves who treated their craft as everything, humans still lacked depth in their technical studies.

"But if we really need to try, I guess I could give it a shot," he mused.

Soon, the next round began — the competition between scholars was underway.

Two specially designed weapons appeared on the field...

The technological competition was not about comparing the ultimate core technologies of the two races; that would be meaningless, even devoid of the concept of winning or losing.

The agreed upon methods of competition were twofold: one option was to present a creation with a single core technology and see who could replicate the other's creation more quickly; the other option was to collaboratively solve a technologically advanced puzzle created by the AIs and adapt it for use by humans/Elves.

In the end, the first option was chosen.

Whoever replicated it much faster would naturally be the victor, but if the times were close...

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It would come down to the level of replication achieved by both sides.

The Elves provided a device called the "Spirit Dart Gun", a type of firearm that typically only Elf Race members could use. Humans, upon taking hold of it, would find no trigger.

Called a gun, yet without a trigger, its method of attack was not so different from human firearm systems, except it fired a special conversion of half-energy, half-solid projectiles called "Spirit Darts".

These projectiles hardly deviated en route, hit precisely where aimed, and even came without recoil. Knowing just a few tricks, even a naive Elf child or an old and frail elder could use it with ease and exhibit considerable combat effectiveness.

As for humans... they presented the recently developed High-Frequency Oscillating Cutting Blade.

This technology was also new to humans. Without sufficient funds, Elves did not prioritize this form of technology in their beliefs and certainly hadn't researched it.