30: new talent

“We’re about to witness the most spectacular scene.”

“Blood, blooming like a flower, showcasing its unique, sanguine beauty.”

“It’s a pity about this Siberian Tiger, though; he was the one who defeated Grizzly Sandru.”

“If his opponent wasn’t Hellas, he definitely would have given us a few more exciting battles before he died.”

“How strange. Why did this Siberian Tiger encounter such powerful opponents one after another?”

“I wouldn’t dare say, and I wouldn’t dare ask.”

“Mind your own business when it comes to the Ismail Institute!”

“What are you all lamenting?”

“This trash Siberian Tiger is destined to be nothing more than a consumable for Hellas’s bloody fireworks display.”

“It’s his honor to let us witness such a magnificent performance.”

...In the Arena.

Facing Hellas’s impending fatal attack.

Lin Tianwei, seemingly at a dead end, was actually waiting.

Waiting for the best offensive opportunity.

At this moment, he was immensely grateful that he had acquired the Self-healing Ability (Intermediate) after killing Black Fiend.

All things have their checks and balances!

Hellas’s Ultrasonic Wave seemed powerful, but it had a fatal weakness.

That was, the attack required a certain buffer time.

Like boiling a frog in warm water, it slowly caused irreversible damage to the enemy’s internal organs.

This damage-over-time skill, which required time to accumulate, was precisely countered by Lin Tianwei’s Self-healing Ability (Intermediate).

Any damage Hellas managed to inflict was quickly healed and nullified by Lin Tianwei at an even faster rate.

In other words, from beginning to end, Lin Tianwei had not sustained any damage whatsoever.

The reason he played along with Hellas’s performance was to deliver the most fatal blow at the most crucial moment.

Just like now!

Hellas seemingly bit towards Lin Tianwei’s neck.

But in doing so, it also brought its most fatal weakness, its head, into Lin Tianwei’s attack range.

A golden opportunity, not to be missed!

Lin Tianwei launched his long-prepared attack.

His powerful tiger claws rapidly swung, striking Hellas’s head with full force.

Like a heavy hammer, it immediately left Hellas dizzy and disoriented.

Not only that, Lin Tianwei, who believed in an eye for an eye, also opened his mouth wide.

He bit fiercely at Hellas’s head.

Want to bite my neck and suck my blood?

Then let’s see if your neck is just as indestructible!

Hellas’s body seemed massive, but it also inherited the weaknesses of flying creatures.

Aside from its enormous wings, its actual body mass was pitifully small.

That tiny bat head could even be swallowed by Lin Tianwei in one gulp.

Crunch.

A crisp sound traveled through the drone to the entire live stream.

With just one bite, Lin Tianwei bit off Hellas’s head.

The audience did indeed see a blood rose.

Only, the protagonist had changed to Hellas, whom they thought had a sure victory.

A large amount of blood sprayed from the severed neck, forming a beautiful fountain of blood in the sunlight.

Lin Tianwei, bathed in the blood rain, looked terrifying, like a great demon king.

The audience in front of the cameras felt a chill of fear, involuntarily stepping back, almost stumbling and falling.

“How is this possible? How is this possible?!”

“How could Hellas possibly lose?”

“This is simply unscientific! It must be a fixed fight; otherwise, how could Hellas possibly lose?”

“I don’t believe it. The Ismail Institute must provide a reasonable explanation.”

“Otherwise, I cannot accept what I’m seeing!”

...After regaining their composure, these viewers all expressed their opinions.

However, these opinions were remarkably uniform, unbelievably so.

All were words questioning Lin Tianwei’s strength.

Watching the bullet comments spiral out of control, the host also felt his scalp tingle.

There had been upsets before, but never so uniformly.

No other reason; Lin Tianwei had never displayed any terrifying strength before.

Yet he had taken down the formidable Hellas in one fell swoop, which was simply inconceivable.

Let alone the audience, even the host himself was stunned.

So stunned his jaw dropped, hanging down in an exaggerated manner.

It was only because the live camera remained focused on the Arena that no one saw the host’s expression.

Otherwise, they would surely have cried out in amusement.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, the host quickly explained: “Ladies and gentlemen, please calm down.”

“As everyone knows, there are never any fixed fights at our Ismail Institute.”

“Any discrepancy in perception is mainly due to your lack of understanding of this Siberian Tiger’s strength.”

“Let him fight a few more matches, and you will see that this is entirely his normal strength.”

“Alright, let us give our cheers to the victor!”

“Thank him for bringing us such a wonderful battle!”

Although the host tried his best to rouse the audience’s emotions, the effect was very unsatisfactory.

These viewers were either immersed in the pain of losing money or still stuck in the absurd reality of Hellas losing.

They had no mood to applaud whatsoever.

——

Inside the Arena.

Lin Tianwei, having killed Hellas, successfully received the notification he wanted.

“Ding, congratulations to the host for killing a new target.”

“Ding, Talent extraction successful. The host has acquired the Talent: Ultrasonic Wave (Normal).”

“Ding, please confirm whether to use this Talent.”

“Ultrasonic Wave (Normal): Normal-grade Talent, grants the host the ability to use Ultrasonic Wave. The ability’s intensity will not exceed Normal-grade.”

Ultrasonic Wave, it was indeed Ultrasonic Wave, this powerful, terrifying, and extremely versatile Talent.

Without hesitation, Lin Tianwei used this Talent.

Instantly, Lin Tianwei felt an itchiness in his throat, nose, and ears.

It felt as if thousands of ants were crawling on them, constantly gnawing at his flesh and blood.

This unbearable itchiness was even more painful than Hellas’s Ultrasonic Wave had been earlier.

Especially since, to avoid showing any abnormality, Lin Tianwei had to pretend to nonchalantly enjoy the food he had hunted.

This giant bat, Hellas.

To be honest, Hellas didn’t taste very good.

To gain the ability to fly, bats had lost too many things during evolution.

Their flesh and blood were particularly scarce.

It was like a chicken rib, tasteless to eat, yet a pity to discard.

However, to resist the damage caused by the Ultrasonic Wave earlier, Lin Tianwei had consumed a large amount of energy stored in his cells.

At this moment, he couldn’t afford to be picky and began to feast.

In a short time, he had eaten Hellas, leaving only some difficult-to-chew parts.

After a moment of hesitation, Lin Tianwei began to lick his fur.

This stinky bat died and splattered blood all over him.

And with the current hot weather, if left alone, wouldn’t it ferment?

Neither tigers nor Lin Tianwei himself were unclean creatures.

However, the Research Institute didn’t seem to intend to give Lin Tianwei time to groom himself.

Countless tranquilizer darts struck again, instantly hitting Lin Tianwei’s body.

Absolutely no martial ethics!

“Ding, congratulations to the host for successfully adapting through effort and extracting a new Talent: Anesthetic Resistance (Normal).”

“Ding, please confirm whether to use this Talent.”

“Anesthetic Resistance (Normal): Normal-grade Talent, increases resistance to anesthetic drugs.”

Good people, truly good people.

They spent a lot of tranquilizer darts just to help him upgrade.

Give me more, give me billions more. If foreigners saw this little amount of tranquilizer darts, they’d think I couldn’t take it.