Lin Dong's Special Requirements

Chapter 47 Lin Dong's Special Requirements

"Lin Dong, you're amazing! With you, I, Xiao Hongchen, am truly invincible among my peers!"

After experiencing the effects of Lin Dong's soul skill, which granted him auto-aiming and headlock, Xiao Hongchen couldn't help but shout out loud.

Hearing this, Lin Dong retorted with a look of disgust:

"I'm not here to play support for you. I'm just letting you try it out. When it comes to the actual match, I'll have to take the lead myself."

Upon hearing his words, Xiao Hongchen's smiling face froze instantly, and then she gave him a coquettish expression, saying:

"Are you saying I'm a disposable item you use and then throw away?"

Lin Dong's face immediately darkened. Seeing that this guy had even winked disgustingly, he instantly sprang to his feet and slapped him on the head.

"I'm telling you this so many times, I'm not interested in men. If you make that face at me again, don't even think about using my soul skill on you for a second."

Xiao Hongchen then dropped his cheeky expression, and everyone was amused by the funny scene. Ma Rulong even teased him directly:

"Lin Dong, Xiao Hongchen is usually very arrogant, with an air of self-importance. We've never seen that expression on his face before. You'd better watch out."

Lin Dong, who already disliked Xiao Hongchen, immediately took a half step back, glancing at Xiao Hongchen with contempt. The latter immediately broke down and said:

"What are you doing? I just like your soul skill. I was just joking with you. Don't worry, this genius has very high standards."

Lin Dong ignored his words and turned to Ma Rulong, asking:

"Captain Ma, I'd like to ask about the competition format. I need to meet some specific people during the competition."

Looking at Xiao Hongchen's dejected expression, Ma Rulong paused and said:

"Let's first determine your position within the team."

Before Lin Dong could speak, Xiao Hongchen interrupted, saying:

"We haven't even finalized his position yet, and he'll be joining our pre-selection team, permanently paired with this genius. This combination is invincible."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Dong reached out and pressed his head down, saying, "Shut up."

Looking at Xiao Hongchen, who had suddenly fallen silent, Ma Rulong gave Lin Dong a thumbs up. This lawless young master had finally met his match.

After subduing Xiao Hongchen, who liked to interrupt, Lin Dong continued:

"I'd like to know, what would be the consequences of using lethal force during a major competition?"

Everyone was startled by the sudden murderous intent in his eyes. Ma Rulong hesitated for a moment before explaining:

"Deaths are rare in competitions. After all, the participants are the elites of each academy. If they were to die easily, it would be bad for any faction."

"There's no need to worry too much about that. If the forces behind them want to retaliate, they can come to me, Lin Dong. It won't involve the academy."

"What are you saying? Every word and action you take in the competition represents the academy. How could it not affect the academy? You don't want to do something stupid like taking responsibility for yourself, do you?"

Hearing Meng Hongchen's somewhat worried question, Lin Dong chuckled:

"I have an irreconcilable conflict with them, and if this involves the academy, I can only apologize."

Meng Hongchen frowned slightly and said in a gentle tone:

"That's not what I meant. What I meant was that now that you've come to the academy, no matter what happens, the academy will always stand behind you and won't leave you to face it alone."

Looking into his earnest blue eyes, Lin Dong was stunned for a moment, and before he could react, the surrounding crowd chimed in with their own opinions:

"That's right, you underestimate our academy too much. Is there anyone on this entire continent that our academy can't afford to offend? You are the academy's most sought-after genius, how could we let you bear the consequences alone?"

Hearing the crowd's agreement, a smile appeared on Lin Dong's lips. So this is what it feels like to have powerful backers. It seems pretty good.

"By the way, if you really want to kill someone, the referee won't let you do it. During the match, the referee will stop you based on his own judgment, so try not to get into a conflict with the referee."

Upon hearing Ma Rulong's suggestion, Lin Dong frowned: "This competition forbids killing? Then what kind of competition is it?"

Everyone looked at him strangely upon hearing this. Why does this guy like to use the word "kill" so much? Is it really okay for someone so young to have such a strong murderous aura?

Seeing everyone fall silent, Lin Dong coughed lightly and forced a harmless smile:

"In a competition, isn't it normal to risk your life for victory? If you don't even have that kind of awareness, how can you win?"

Hearing his explanation, everyone burst into laughter, and the atmosphere became more cheerful. Ma Rulong patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile:

"You're taking this too seriously. The academy won't risk students' lives for the sake of so-called honor. That kind of honor isn't what we need."

"Yeah, Lin Dong, don't be too reckless then. Your personality is quite worrying."

Seeing the worry on Meng Hongchen's face, Lin Dong chuckled and replied:

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"Don't worry, I'll decide based on the situation. Instead, let's discuss some tactics."

As if he had found an opportunity, Xiao Hongchen quickly said, "You can't compete with this genius for Lin Dong. He and I are a perfect match."

"Get this straight, it's you who needs Lin Dong, not him. He has the strength to defeat a Soul King on his own."

Meng Hongchen added quietly from the side, and Xiao Hongchen then realized that Lin Dong's soul skill, when paired with anyone, would be a killing machine. She then looked at him with a fawning expression:

"Lin Dong, you'll choose me, right? We've known each other the longest, so please give this genius some face."

Lin Dong stared at him and said calmly, "I refuse. I prefer to listen to Captain Ma's suggestion."

When Xiao Hongchen heard that he had been rejected, he looked at Lin Dong with an expression of existential doubt. He couldn't understand how anyone could say such hurtful things without any expression on their face.

At this moment, Ma Rulong smiled and said, "Since you want to encounter specific individuals during the competition, you must have high expectations for the individual matches. When your opponent appears, we will have the players on the field deliberately concede before sending you onto the field. Is that alright?"

Hearing his arrangement, Lin Dong nodded in satisfaction and smiled, "Then thank you all for your cooperation."

Ma Rulong shrugged indifferently and chuckled softly:

"Well, with your soul skill and our soul tools, our team battle is almost guaranteed to win. The outcome of an individual match won't have much of an impact."

"Yes, Lin Dong, with you here, even as a defensive soul master, things are much easier. I can sense my teammates' condition at any time and provide timely protection. I don't need to be on high alert observing the situation on the field the whole time. You're truly a treasure to all of us!"

Although Lin Xi's expression was somewhat cheesy, it still resonated with everyone. It was at this moment that Meng Hongchen raised the most crucial question:

Which starting player will you be replacing?

(End of this chapter)