Chapter 56 - The Competition (3)

Did you see that?"

"The hell did that boy break the tug-of-war record?

"Guys, I think he didn't even feel tired; I mean, he didn't even sweat."

"What? Nonsense! Then why would he wipe his face with his shirt?"

"He was just showing off his body, you idiot."

Wow, whatever, I think we know who the first winner is this year."

"Shut up; it's not over yet. I'm participating for the third time, and I won't give in to someone I've never seen before in this competition."

"R-Right! If he could do that, then it's not that hard."

...

The comments about Kevin's performance were heating up the atmosphere among both the participants and spectators; some actually despaired while others got excited, but Kevin just wanted to bury himself for his carelessness.

At that moment, many people began to turn to the machines and show their strength. Some were really strong and achieved good results, such as 30 points, while the majority of participants were hovering around 20–25 points, despite all the efforts and attempts.

The athletic girl was really strong, only gaining 31 points, while Simone, on the other hand, was trying to raise her score from 24 points to 30, but she stopped when she achieved 28 points. Arthur had gained 20 points without making any effort, and he was satisfied with it, but his sister, Simone, insisted that he make some effort and not be lazy. Then, after a lot of hassle, Arthur finally agreed, and unexpectedly, he had jumped from 20 points to 35 points, becoming second. On the list after Kevin.

Finally, there were also those who were very weak, like that pale girl, The boy with the glasses, and a few other people who only got 10–15 points.

....

After the last group of participants completed the tug of the rope, the commentator looked at the machinery area before returning his gaze to the participants, then to the spectators, and smiling enthusiastically as he jumped from his place like an acrobat.

"Very cool, future champions. It looks like we have some interesting participants this year. What do you think, distinguished guests?"

The short woman put her finger to her mouth, tilted her head like a little girl, and said while thinking

"Mmm, yes, I think their performance is good so far. Oh, especially the blond guy and the brown-haired guy. I'm looking forward to seeing who will be first, haha. The woman clapped enthusiastically before laughing cutely, which made some of the fans and participants blush.

"The rest of the participants are still very far behind, and their performance is very mediocre." The tall woman was silent for a moment before continuing, with the aura of a warrior surrounding her. "But overall, this is better than what I stopped at. Good."

Getting praise from someone with a difficult personality like her was an achievement, so all the participants felt proud in their hearts, and their admiration for the tall woman with a full and strong body and deep eyes increased.

"What a high spirit! Thank you, guests, for these wonderful comments! Aren't you right, guys?"

Everyone was busy cheering for the two women while the commentator turned around in confusion and whispered to them.

"Umm, will the third signed guest be late? ..."

"Oh, Commander? Nah, don't worry, he's probably on his way to... protect the restaurant."

"Excuse me, I didn't hear you.

"Huh? Oh, nothing, nothing. I said it was on the way here. Don't worry, Mr. Clown."

The commentator stood in shock for a few moments before saying, "Um, I'm suspended."

"Yes, yes, that's what I said."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, of course."

"But I heard-"

"No, you heard wrong."

" truly? "

" truly "

"..."

There was a beautiful silence.

"Okay, now ladies and gentlemen, we will take another break in order to prepare the equipment for the third round!"

The situation returned to normal after the end of the second round, but the rest of the participants began to avoid Kevin more now, but he did not really care because he knew that he looked like a cheater, and that is because his body, although not much physically trained, is still the body of a warrior from another world, so... It's very unfair. But in this round, Kevin will not repeat the mistake again.

Why?

Because in all the worlds in which he lived, he was always known for his fighting abilities and that they were the best thing about him, and although he is not arrogant, he is well aware of how good he is in direct and indirect confrontations, so he will not face any problem in restraining himself in the third round, which focuses on confrontations and combat.

Everyone was watching the group of workers as they removed the rope-pulling machines and put in their place another type of machine that literally resembled a computer plus virtual reality glasses.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Thank you for waiting! Now I will explain why this tour is the best!"

The commentator began to turn and turn before pointing to the large screen above him, which showed the list of the top 50 participants so far. The highest of them all is Kevin with fifty points, then Arthur is second, and after him is the sports girl. Then suddenly, the content of the screen changed and showed some illustrations.

"Okay, so this is what we're going to do, comrades. You're going to put on those glasses and enter into a confrontation consisting of three sections. Firstly, there are individual confrontations where you will fight against some virtual monsters. Secondly, there are team confrontations, meaning that you must be a team of only three people and carry out operations, rescue in a building, and let me emphasize that the victims must be rescued in one piece, haha. Thirdly, and finally, there will be a confrontation between you inside a virtual forest , haha, isn't that amazing? And above all, a team of experts will monitor your physical and mental state at all times , it's to check that your strength genes are still active , you know, we don't want old women in hero costumes, haha. Actually, that was rude. I'm sorry, Grandpa."

Again, there was an old man in the direction the commentator pointed, and his face became red with anger. The commentator smiled before continuing.

"Okay then, guys! There is enough for everyone this time to share together at the same time, so take your seats and get ready to dive into the virtual world."

After the commentator finished his sentence, the participants rushed to stare at the virtual reality, while some of them were naturally avoiding Kevin and others were avoiding the rest of the people in the top five.

Kevin was in the front with an expression of being a bit excited to try this technology, even though he saw things more developed, but the idea of virtual reality sounds great.

Arthur had a lazy look as usual, but with a hint of resentment directed at the people who were watching his little sister. He really wanted to kill them, but he ignored this feeling and decided to put on the helmet directly.

Simone, on the other hand, had features of enthusiasm and a desire to prove herself, so she did not hesitate to wear those looks and join the top five.

The athletic girl was indifferent and decided to wear the helmet coolly. While the boy with the looks was eager to try the virtual reality looks, and he was full of life, unlike the second round, the emaciated girl was as if she did not even want to venture into this virtual world, but she only decided to wear the looks with hesitation.

After Kevin looked at the others and saw them starting to wear looks, he also put them on, and then he felt that his vision was shifting and that the scenery in front of him was changing until a blue light filled his sight before it finally settled on the view of a destroyed city.