Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!
Chapter 146 Can you go easy?

Chapter 146: Chapter 146 Can you go easy?

"Yo! Isn’t this the patrol officer who failed to capture his target that day? What are you doing here?"

Seeing Dian Wen desperately searching his memory, Yang Yu decided to take the initiative to engage him in conversation. If the information dealer had given him outdated information, it would be convenient to chase after him with a forty-meter long machete to recover the one million yuan he had spent on the Martial Arts Exam registration.

"Oh, oh, oh, so you are that passerby from that time, I knew we had met somewhere."

Reminded by Yang Yu, Dian Wen’s train of thought connected instantly,

"Aren’t you here for tourism, just to check some information? Why are you here?"

"That’s a long story. There’s a certain decorum to asking questions too, answer my question first."

Dian Wen shrugged indifferently, "Actually, I am not the one in charge today, it was a friend of mine. But he had diarrhea and took a rest today, so he asked me to take over."

Yang Yu’s mouth twitched.

Brother, why did you have to have diarrhea today of all days?

Once again, he glanced at the examiner seats; the absent one happened to be the weakest of the eight.

Great, the weakest has suddenly turned into the strongest.

This is really too hard for me.

Yang Yu wouldn’t mind if he threw one thousand yuan into a drain, but if one million went down the drain, he couldn’t remain calm.

"Brother, look, could you go easy on us? We’re just here for tourism, never seen the grandeur of the All Things Library, we thought to take the exam just for fun. You don’t need to use any advanced magic, just cast a few weak spells for us to see. After we’ve had enough, we could just forfeit, how about that?"

To prevent losing one million yuan, Yang Yu attempted to persuade Dian Wen to go easy on them.

As long as Dian Wen believed that their team was very weak, Yang Yu’s side still had a chance of winning.

Generally, magicians are not good at close combat. As long as he could safely get close, Yang Yu was confident in forcing Dian Wen into a corner and defeating him.

However, Dian Wen laughed,

"Turns out you really are just here for tourism. Don’t worry, I will use the most spectacular magic I have learned to defeat you, to broaden your horizons. If you had said you were here just for the Martial Arts Exam, I might have spared you a few moves."

"Alright!" Yang Yu’s tone of flattery disappeared, and he spoke earnestly: "I admit everything I just said was false. We came to the library not only to tour but also to look up some important information.

You know, the library’s fees aren’t very friendly to us.

We had no choice but to try this method, wishing to pass the Martial Arts Exam to become a member of the library and access the information we need.

So, could you make it easier for us, I’ll make it up to you afterwards."

Do you think we’re all deaf?

Everyone present was speechless; it was their first time seeing someone so blatantly trying to bribe an examiner, asking an examiner to go easy.

Even the proud overseer couldn’t stand it anymore, and he coughed softly,

"Please, the candidates must not approach the examiner while talking. I am now going to set up a barrier, could both the candidates and the examiner please maintain a certain distance, otherwise, your qualifications will be revoked."

Crap—

Caught.

Yang Yu secretly clicked his tongue and retreated a few steps, maintaining a fifty-meter distance from Dian Wen again.

"Rules indeed favor magicians."

"After all, the library needs truly capable individuals. This is what keeps the library going," Dian Wen couldn’t help but smile, then his expression turned extremely serious, "Whether or not you genuinely want to test for the library, I will not be bribed by you, nor will I make it any easier. If you come to take the exam, you must be prepared for the possibility of failure!"

"Roar, very righteous indeed. Then, there’s no other way, we must fight. Let’s see if your so-called most spectacular magic can defeat me!"

Failing to persuade Dian Wen to ease up, Yang Yu focused his gaze.

The spirited middle-aged man also prepared the barrier magic; a pale blue light shield, like a giant bowl, was placed over the entire arena, bathing Yang Yu and his team in a visible white light.

This was a special barrier, developed by the magicians of the All Things Library specifically for combat.

In this barrier, everyone would receive a white protective shield based on their physical condition, which wouldn’t hinder their movements. This layer would absorb damage inflicted during the combat, consuming the shield’s shield value.

The shield shattering meant elimination.

Furthermore, when the shield shattered, the person whose shield broke would briefly gain a period of damage immunity.

This allowed people within the barrier to freely engage in combat, and magicians could use powerful magic without hesitation to eliminate those who came for the Martial Arts Exam.

Fifty meters, neither too long nor too short. For high-caliber magicians, just enough distance to cast one or two spells, and one or two spells could generally determine the outcome of the competition.

Yang Yu was confident in his speed, but even with his speed, it wasn’t enough to close the distance to Dian Wen in one go and inflict damage.

More importantly, advanced mages generally possess a skill known as "Protection Shield."

Based on the information Yang Yu had gathered over the last few days, once the passive skills "Chant Simplification" and "No Chanting" were learned, that skill could almost be cast instantly, forming a shield to provide the magician more time to chant.

This made it exceedingly difficult for professions other than magicians to pass the Library Exam. Many would be eliminated by the magician’s magic without even realizing what had happened, losing their qualification.

The spirited middle-aged man raised his right hand over his head, "Places everyone!"

Yang Yu bent his knees slightly, his posture lowered as he gripped the sword handle, Bai Jin raised her magic wand, and Iyas reached back for the feather of an arrow╝

Dian Wen stepped back, gripping the wooden wand in his hand.

Seeing both sides ready, the spirited middle-aged man forcefully swung down his hand, his loud voice echoed throughout the hall,

"Begin!"

At this command, Yang Yu drew his sword and launched an assault.

Dian Wen stepped back, Yang Yu’s speed was very slow, slower than all the warriors he had seen before; it wouldn’t be easy to get close enough to make an impact. He was more concerned about the two girls behind Yang Yu than Yang Yu himself.

Iyas drew her bow, and the arrow glinted with golden light, her eyes fixed solely on Dian Wen. Suddenly, the golden arrow charged towards Dian Wen like a runaway horse.

"Hunter Mark" combined with "Deadly Shot," Yang Yu locked down this combo and communicated with Iyas through specific gestures to use it at the most appropriate moment.

Dian Wen faintly sensed the destructive aura on the arrow, but he wasn’t panicked at all; while chanting a magnificent spell, he stretched out his hand and wove a "Protection Shield," taking a defensive stance.

The golden arrow struck the pale blue shield, but the shield remained unshaken, and the golden arrow was mercilessly deflected by the shield.