385: Chapter 385 Wouldn't the traffic come soon?

Old Li on the other end of the communicator spoke very definitively.

Supervisor Chen leaned back in his chair.

His fingers stopped tapping on the table.

"Old Li, why do you say that?"

Supervisor Chen found it a bit amusing.

The Organization' fund pool was bottomless; how could it be bankrupted by a newly awakened high school student?

This old man had probably spent too much time in the underground laboratory and his brain had rusted.

"Lin Yao is not simple."

Old Li paused for two seconds on the other end. He chose to reveal some information, but the crucial parts were still not easily disclosed.

"We just retrieved the energy fluctuation data from her private test."

"Her comprehensive destructive power rating, to put it conservatively, is no less than Zhao Tianyang's."

Supervisor Chen nearly spat the coffee he had just drunk onto the holographic screen.

He turned up the volume on his communicator.

"Old Li, today isn't April Fool's Day."

"A newcomer who just arrived today is stronger than the top of the Ladder Ranking?"

"If you're short on research funds, just say so; don't make up such excuses to tease me."

There was only a slight static noise from the communicator.

Old Li didn't take his bait.

Supervisor Chen sat up straight and called up the surveillance footage of the lounge area.

In the footage, Lin Yao was punching a sandbag with thuds.

"Old Li, even if we take a step back—"

Supervisor Chen pointed at the man in another corner of the screen.

"Even if Lin Yao really has Zhao Tianyang's strength—"

"Have you forgotten that among those 142 people, there's also a monster mixed in?"

"Yan Pojun is in there."

Supervisor Chen tapped the screen.

"A reserve member of the military's secret special forces squad."

"The ancestor of practical killing techniques."

"With him there, this betting pool is a sure-win business. Max out the odds, and we can draw in half the circulating capital of Linzhou."

Old Li was silent for a long time on the other end.

So long that Supervisor Chen thought the communication had been disconnected.

"Don't max it out."

Old Li's reply was still stubborn.

"Even with Yan Pojun, don't take that risk."

Supervisor Chen was a bit annoyed.

Blocking someone's path to wealth is like killing their parents.

What was wrong with this old man today, insisting on protecting a girl?

"Old Li, I'm the supervisor. I make the decisions about the betting pool."

Ding-dong.

Supervisor Chen's internal terminal popped up an encrypted compressed package.

The sender was the Underground Research Team.

"Look at the data."

Old Li hung up the communication.

Supervisor Chen clicked on the compressed package.

A string of red data streams unfolded on the screen.

This was the residual energy analysis of Lin Yao's skill release in the testing area ten minutes ago.

Supervisor Chen was initially nonchalant.

Three seconds later, his neck stretched forward five centimeters.

Ten seconds later, his face was almost pressed against the screen.

[Energy Peak Value: Unestimable]

[Spatial Interference Degree: S+]

[Law Distortion Rate: Extremely Dangerous]

...

Supervisor Chen was stunned.

Supervisor Chen looked down.

Supervisor Chen was overheating!

"Holy crap!!!"

A national curse exploded in the supervisor's office.

Is this really a high school student?

Is this really someone who just awakened?

These stats, if thrown onto the front lines, could probably take on an Abyss Domain Lord single-handedly!

Supervisor Chen's fingers frantically hammered on the keyboard.

He quickly cut off the command he had just issued to max out the odds.

Cold sweat trickled down his forehead, dripping onto his suit tie.

Old Li saved his life.

And saved the Organization' life.

If they had really opened with the highest odds, and Lin Yao won, the Organization could declare bankruptcy and liquidation tomorrow.

Supervisor Chen would even be stripped naked and thrown into the black market to pay off debts.

"Front desk!"

Supervisor Chen pressed the communicator, his voice breaking from shouting.

The front desk manager on the other end flinched in fright.

"Ye...yes, Supervisor."

"Withdraw, withdraw! Our funds, withdraw them! Let them play by themselves! We're not participating anymore, just take a cut!"

Supervisor Chen was breathing heavily.

"Don't add a single cent!"

The front desk manager was stunned.

Just now he wanted to max it out, but in a blink of an eye, he's withdrawing?

Any fool could tell there was something fishy going on.

Supervisor Chen loosened his tie.

The capitalist's brain began to churn furiously.

Since he couldn't manipulate the odds.

Then he would completely blow up the traffic pool.

Charging admission fees and broadcast fees could also earn a fortune.

"Push the news of Yan Pojun's participation through all channels!"

Supervisor Chen issued a strict order.

"Don't block it anymore, push it directly to the top of the trending topics!"

"I've even thought of the title for you!"

"The Military God of Slaughter's Farewell Battle After Six Years, Fighting Alongside a Hundred Others in a Bloody Battle at the Organization!"

The front desk manager immediately went to work.

Five minutes later.

The circular screen in the central hall of the Organization flickered again.

Next to the blood-red match list, a gilded close-up portrait appeared.

Yan Pojun.

Below it was a line of highly provocative text.

[The military's sharp blade, silent for six years, is drawn today!]

The hall instantly fell silent.

Everyone looked up, staring at the gilded portrait.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

"Boom!"

The roar almost tore off the dome of the Organization.

"Holy cow!!!"

"Yan Pojun is really participating!"

"He's not here to watch; he's on the list of 142 people!"

"This is too much! Even if that woman is Mythic Rank, facing Yan Pojun is a dead end!"

The media area immediately descended into a frenzy.

All the cameras were aimed at the lounge area's passage.

The blonde streamer was so excited he broke his phone stand.

"Families, who understands this! A once-in-a-lifetime event!"

"God Yan is playing a match!"

"A max-level boss crushing newbies! Quickly follow, I'm going live now!"

Linzhou's old city district.

Brother Wang, with Da Liu, sped in a dilapidated minivan all the way to the outskirts of the Organization.

He scrambled out of the car.

Immediately, he saw Yan Pojun's poster scrolling across the large screen.

Brother Wang froze in place.

"Brother Wang, how... how do we fight this?"

Da Liu, carrying the camera, swallowed hard.

"Yan Pojun fighting a girl?"

Brother Wang's body stiffened. He stared at the gilded portrait on the large screen, his mind racing.

"Fight my ass!" Brother Wang jolted, and he suddenly turned around.

Damn it, something's not right.

This whole thing reeked of strangeness.

Is Lin Yao really that strong?

A newly awakened high school student, Mythic Rank is rare, but she still needs Growth.

Besides, what kind of person is Yan Pojun?

Never mind whether he's military or not now, back when he was at the Organization, he was an undefeated legend. For him to fight a newly awakened girl, that's not a match; that's a one-sided crush.

"Da Liu, don't you think there's something fishy about this?" Brother Wang muttered to himself.

Da Liu, carrying the camera, shook his head.

"This is clearly a setup by the Organization!" Brother Wang slapped his thigh.

"Hype! It's definitely hype!"

The more he thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed.

Lin Yao and Zhao Tianyang, one a Mythic Rank genius, the other the top of the Ladder Ranking.

When these two come together, doesn't that bring in the traffic?

The Organization is an arena, not a charity hall.

They must have signed some agreement.

Having Lin Yao participate and creating such a spectacle is all for generating buzz.