The large group of assassins watching from the back had all turned silent. The silence of experts might be due to indifference, but the faces of quite a few of the participants had sunk down. Perhaps they might be able to hold on for a while at the start. However, as they continued to do so, even the slightest mistake would result in failure. Furthermore, the most vexing aspect of the Lightning Formation was its unpredictable trajectory. This required the greatest degree of concentration and concentration. Although this test was the simplest, it was also the most headache-inducing.
Emily continued to watch on calmly, not showing the slightest bit of reaction. Just from the flash of lightning, she was able to tell that it was absolutely not at the level of 200,000 volts. That was because she had adapted to even stronger ones. This might be a form of mental suppression, purposefully causing the participating students to feel a sense of dread and dread. In the eyes of the assassin clans, such training was at the level of a kindergarten.
Very quickly, the third person was eliminated, having taken 5 steps. According to the results, he had persisted within the formation for 2.5 seconds. Approximately 20 metres, which was only a tenth of the distance of the race track, his speed was clearly somewhat unable to keep up. Every single step he took was a sliver slower than the perfect landing time. One or two steps might not be able to feel it, but with a few "slivers" stacked on top of each other, he was finally unable to make it to the sixth step, resulting in the same outcome as the first two people.
Of the 4 race tracks, only Elena was still persisting. From the looks of it, she was an outstanding assassin with a rather solid foundation. Her speed and reaction speed were both top notch, and she was completely able to keep up with the 0.5 second delay. However, very quickly, as the race track crossed the 50 metre mark, the difficulty immediately increased.
The flashing squares on the race track started to change. From the initial 5 metre distance, they would occasionally shorten to extremely close to one's eyes, before extending to a distance of 6 to 7 metres, or even further. The varying lengths caused one to be unable to maintain any sort of rhythm. If one wanted to control this, one would need to have a reaction speed that far exceeded that of the first 100 metres, as well as the strength to double one's speed. At this moment, Elena started to feel nervous. After using all of her strength to cross an 8 metre long distance, the next square that was just 2 metres away caused her to make a mistake. Due to her highly nervous state of mind, she was unable to properly control her momentum, causing her to fly 3 metres away. By the time she reacted, it was already too late for her to turn around.
Dense lightning bolts descended brilliantly, instantly knocking Elena out. At the same time, it also gave the other spectators goosebumps.
For the first fifty meters, it was already difficult enough to cross the difficult to predict five-meter landing point with a 0.5-second interval. The three seemingly passable assassins had all died there, but who would have thought that there would be even more abnormal ones at the back!
None of the people present were rookies. The reaction speed that Elena had displayed was something that at least half of the people present did not think that they could surpass. Elena's reaction speed was already considered pretty good among the academy's assassins, but she actually could not even cross 100 meters. Even those who felt that they were stronger were extremely worried about the difficulty of the latter half of the journey.
The first group had been completely wiped out. Even the strongest person had not been able to cross the halfway mark of a hundred meters. Elena, who had been rescued and woken up, appeared extremely vexed. If she had been given another chance, she was confident that she would be able to cross that final step. While there might be times when she felt that her strength was lacking in the face of greater difficulties later on, she should not have fallen here. Her earlier failure was clearly not entirely due to a lack of strength. Her mentality had not been able to pass the test, and her nerves had been too strained. This sort of Lightning Matrix test might seem simple and straightforward, and the speed was also fast, but the aspects of the test were rather comprehensive.
It had to be said that those who took part later would have a certain psychological advantage over those who had taken part earlier. However, drawing lots was something that depended on luck, and no one could do anything about it. Luck was also a part of one's strength.
"Although it's just a small adjustment to the data, we must not be careless. The slightest difference is the difference of a thousand miles." With a chuckle, the little old man started to draw the second group of people. "Naturally, don't let your heart be dominated by fear. Regardless of the situation, an outstanding scout has to control his breathing."
Nervousness was definitely the greatest natural enemy of an assassin. Any occupation would experience emotional fluctuations. For soldiers, their emotions might be able to unleash greater strength, and even allow them to achieve a breakthrough. However, this was absolutely not necessary for an assassin, as they needed to be like ice.
Looking at the little old man, Emily felt that he really was too ordinary. However, for some unknown reason, Emily felt that something wasn't quite right. Not only did he hit the nail on the head and point out the crux of the problem, Emily also had some strange insights. From her point of view, any life form would possess a sense of energy. This was the result of the Assassin Family's training. However, although this little old man appeared to be an ordinary person, he should, in fact, be a new human.
The competition continued on, with the majority of people not being able to last for more than 10 seconds. The reaction time set up was too extreme. Although they were all elite squadrons from various regions, even some of the veteran powerhouses did not have much of an advantage when it came to the occupation of assassins. Elena's result could be considered to be rather outstanding within this group of people, with her 9 seconds and 97 meters being the limit that she was unable to surpass in the first few rounds. Nevertheless, a result that was considerably close to her had appeared, 9.9 seconds and 95 meters. The person who had completed this was Camus of the Lightning Dragon Academy. Even amongst the assassins of the B rank squadrons, this result was already considered to be in the upper echelons. One could see the slightly pleased expression present on Camus's face. Since the difficulty had already reached such a degree, it wasn't important whether one could complete the entire process. It was fine as long as one was stronger than the majority of people.
In fact, his performance was slightly better than Elena's, with him exhibiting close to 100% of his strength. Having watched a few rounds, he had already made sufficient mental preparations, which was also an advantage he had.
This lasted until the 9th round, when the first person to break the record appeared. After that, she completed the entire process in a manner that caused people to be flabbergasted.
It was Pova from the Toronto Academy, a rather sexy looking female student.
Toronto was a famous special ability academy. This female student by the name of Pova wasn't even a traditional assassin. Due to her mastery of the lightning special ability, she had a slight advantage over her other squadron members in terms of speed. Within the lightning field, with that bit of speed of hers, she might not even be able to take a second step.
However, the problem was that she wasn't afraid of electricity! That bit of 200,000 volts of electricity was just a drizzle to someone who had mastered the lightning special ability. From the start, she didn't even think about following the rules. Her first step wasn't towards the white light grid, but instead, she used her fastest speed to leap over a distance of over 10 metres. After activating the voltage, she leisurely ran across the entire electric field. Moreover, her result was rather exaggerated, taking 15 seconds to complete the entire process.
This, this is possible?
Everyone present was dumbfounded by what they saw, with each and every one of them looking at the invigilator anxiously.
"Rules are rules. A pass is a pass, regardless of what method you use." The invigilator appeared to be very calm. "If you have the ability, you can jump over 200 metres in a single step."
"Fuck …"
"If I had known earlier, I would have let the special ability user from my squadron come. There's also a lightning special ability user in our squadron …"
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