"Anyone who is able to land a single touch on me, shall be the one to receive the internship!"
The words spoken by Freddy Chang echoed throughout the large gymnasium, making the students gasp and exclaim loudly.
Of course, receiving a one-year internship from the Poseidon Guild was something that most students would only dream of. But now, they had a chance to fulfill their dreams. A one year internship might be short for many, especially if there was no guarantee for a job after the internship was over, but this was the internship provided by the Poseidon Guild!
"Are you serious? We just have to land a single touch?"
A question arose from the whispers of the students, and Freddy Chang laughed out loud, "Ha ha ha! Of course, I am not joking, dear children! You just need to make contact with me, and the internship shall be yours!"
The students' whispers became even louder, and Freddy Chang snapped his fingers, turning the crowd silent in an instant and shifting their attention towards him once again. "But.." Freddy Chang waved his hands in the air, and a long cane appeared in his hands.
Tap! Tap!
He tapped the cane two times on the floor before continuing, "You'll have to take turns and come at me alone! And also.." He raised the cane and held it horizontally, and the bottom end of the cane transformed into a sharp blade. "... I'll be on guard the whole time. So, don't expect this to be a simple test, because the Poseidon Guild doesn't do 'simple'."
The crowd of students remained silent for a few more seconds, staring at the sharp blade at the bottom end of the cane before turning to their sides and whispering quietly to themselves.
"What to do? It's a one year internship at the Poseidon Guild, but we have to land a hit on that guy! Is this even possible?"
"I mean, he didn't say that we have to defeat him, did he? Landing a hit might be easier than we think!"
"Are you kidding me? Do you know how powerful that guy is? That's Freddy Chang, you dumbass! He's definitely someone who's above the Heaven realm in terms of cultivation levels! You think you can land a hit on him so easily?"
"Heaven realm or not, I'm pretty sure that I can at least touch him for a split second before losing!"
"Are you seriously planning on doing this? You'll only make a fool of yourself! Hey!"
"Whoa! A lot of people are getting ready. Hold on, let me get my camera. I'll post this to Y-Tube, lol."
The crowd began to get excited as a few students stepped forward, facing Freddy Chang, who was standing in the middle of the circle of students with a calm smile on his face.
"Oh? Well, isn't this a surprise? I didn't expect so many students to participate in this simple event. Don't tell me…" Freddy Chang tapped his cane on the floor once again, and all of a sudden, a powerful and intimidating aura rushed out from within his body, turning the whole atmosphere cold and pushing the crowd of students backwards, widening the circle. "... You punks think I'm easy?" A smile remained on Freddy Chang's face, but this time, the smile sent shivers down every youth's spine, including those who stepped forward, and a few even stepped back and returned to the crowd, abandoning the challenge before they even tried to complete it.
"There! Now that those who weren't so sure about competing are gone…" Freddy Chang's gaze shifted to the students who remained, and his eyes scanned each and every one of them, staring at them with his curious eyes. "Eight kids, huh? I guess that's enough participants…."
"Hm?" His gaze landed on one of the students, and Freddy Chang raised his eyebrows. "This is interesting…" There was one kid who had caught Freddy Chang's attention. "He's not showing any signs of being nervous or intimidated.."
Usually, when he unleashes his aura without any warning, most cultivators below the Earth realm tremble as a result of the pressure and fear. It's a reflexive and animalistic response of the human body when it notices something that is far more powerful than it. It's reminding oneself that in front of such power, they're merely prey. Such a reflexive response can be abandoned through practice and experience, but for inexperienced cultivators like students, it might be hard to abandon so easily.
'But to think that there was one who could…' Freddy Chang licked his lips as he chuckled. "This might not be a waste of a trip after all!"
'I can feel his powerful gaze on me..' Lin Chen thought to himself. He could feel the intimidating aura produced by the scout pushing down on him.
'It's certainly powerful. But…" A faint smile formed on Lin Chen's face, as he resisted the immense pressure that came with the scout's gaze. "I've endured worse!"
Clap! Clap!
"Hai! Now that we've separated the participants from the crowd.." Freddy Chang clapped his hands as he spoke, and Lon Chen felt the immense pressure disappear in an instant. Freddy continued, "... Who's first?"
Lin Chen looked around, and his gaze landed on a boy with white hair and golden eyes. "Jang Eunsoo…" Lin Chen whispered under his breath and narrowed his eyes before removing his gaze from the boy. Jang Eunsoo of Class-A was the one who had received the internship back in his first life.
'He waited till the last participant had been defeated…' Lin Chen remembered how the events took place last time, and a serious expression appeared on his face. 'Which meant that he'll probably end up doing the same thing this time.'
Lin Chen clenched his fists. He wasn't about to let Jang Eunsoo, or anyone for that matter, walk away with this golden opportunity.
This wasn't going to be like his first life!
Tap! Tap! Tap!
The sound of footsteps were heard, and Freddy Chang's mouth curled up into a smile as he stared at Lin Chen, who had stepped forward from the group of participants.
"Lin Chen?!" Jia Sterling, who was also among the crowd of students, blurted out accidentally before covering her mouth immediately afterwards.
"So that's Lin Chen?"
"Damn! I can't believe he's the one who broke up with Jia. Does he honestly think that he can do better than her?"
"Well, I'll admit that he does have balls. To think he's the first one to step forward to fight Freddy Chang!"
The crowd began murmuring amongst themselves, as Lin Chen stood in front of Freddy Chang, staring at him.
"Are you ready?" Freddy Chang asked as he pointed his cane at Lin Chen, who responded to his words. "I am. Are you?"